The Archive · 1940

Brilliance for Your Eyes

The eyes and the eyelashes should be very brilliant.

They are one beauty point which you simply must emphasize, and, even though you may not be in the habit of using eye shadow during the daytime, you must use it at night time. Eye shadow will give your eyes a depth and brilliance which is very attractive, but do be careful and not overdo the application, Just the faintest trace is all that is necessary.

Your mouth make-up is important Not only must the lips be correctly outlined, but the colour must also be taken inside the mouth.

And finally there are your hands. No evening make-up is complete unless the hands also have received their quota of attention. Apart from Steam Treatment Hand-brushes or long brooms whose bristles have been bent or crushed should be held in the hot steam from a kettlespout until they are softened and straightened. They should then be hung up to dry. Celluloid knitting needles which have become bent may be straightened in hot steam, To stiffen them again they should be plunged at once into cold water, Felt and velour hats, and coats and frocks of velvet or velveteen should be gently steamed when they have become crushed or creased, The steam will remove ihe creases and freshen the appearance of the material by raising the pile, your usual manicure, the hands should also be massaged with a honey and almond or some other sunil lotion, and finished with a hand-whitening lotion. When you are at ball the hands become rather consi cuons, and you must give them as much attentión as the rest of your make-up.

And finally remember that a change of make-up means a change of mood, therefore why wear your natural day make-up when you can turn into a glamorous beauty at night-time?

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