Pictures and the Picturegoer (Jan-Dec 1924)

DECEMBER 1924 Picture s and Pichjre Over 79 your shoulders and press forward on to the hands, resisting the pressure as much as you can. Now relax and let your arms fall to your sides. Don't forget to keep your back rigid and your chin well in whilst exercising. To whiten the skin of your arms and shoulders try an oatmeal paste made ot fine meal and warm milk. This must be rubbed in well and not rubbed off until it is nearly dry. Is it necessary to tell you never to go *■ to bed until you have washed your face thoroughly to rid it of the day's accumulation of dust and dirt? If these are allowed to cling and work their way in during the eight hours or so you arc asleep how on earth do you expect to have a clear, fresh complexion. I know bed's a temptation when one comes home all-in from a dance or party, but try to remember that beauty is a fleeting thing and needs constant care if you would keep it. Whether cold or hot water in the morning is the best is a question on which no two skin experts can agree. Some advise very hot water, using the steam only to open the pores and cleanse the face, others say use it just tepid, whilst others prefer cold water because it closes the pores and enables them to resist any injurious substance. I like cold water myself in the morning, though I use warm during the day. But, as I said before, every skin is different and needs individual treatment. A final word about make-up. Rouge if you want to, it won't hurt you so long as you use it in moderation. Apply your powder last of all. The cream will hold it on the three dangerpoints i.e. nose, chin and forehead. You need not touch your face again for hours. In that you're luckier than I, for at the time of writing I am putting in two houses a day and spend several hours a day putting on and taking off my stage make-up. Colleen Moore's nifty vanity-doll. 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