Beauty Tips on Nails, Hair and Skin
NAILS – Use a good cuticle remover to get the dead skin off, and then a face cloth to push back the cuticles. Never cut the cuticle on your nails or toes, because the more you cut it, the more you have to. Put cuticle oil on them at night and push the cuticle back after it has soaked in the oil. Also use an emery board and a buffer and keep your nails at medium length. When you polish your nails, use a clear shade.
HAIR – Wash your hair every other day and use a blow comb to shape it while it dries. Some women have very fine hair that won’t hold a curl. If you have hair like that, you have your hair cut short and shaped by a really good hairdresser, so that you can just run your hand through it and it would fall into place—or let it grow very long and wear it as piled on top, or pulled back. Every four months have your hair streaked. It’s naturally light, so all you need is highlights.
SKIN – One night a week, make it a practice to cover your entire body, forehead to toes, with Vaseline. Buy Vaseline in huge jars for this purpose because you rub it in thoroughly and apply it thickly. Then put a flannel nightgown and lightweight socks on to cover your feet and go to sleep like that. Of course, if a woman is sleeping with a man, husband or otherwise, she is not a very appetizing number in this condition and it’s best for her to be in a separate bed on this occasion. Vaseline has a rather pungent odor, which is not exactly offensive but is not very pleasant, either. However, the sticky, gooey Vaseline does wonders for the body, specially the feet. After a Vaseline soak and a little work with a pumice stone, one’s feet, elbows and knees—those vital places that have a tendency to become tough—are as good as new. The only danger connected with the overnight Vaseline soak is that one can slide out of bed.
Adding a note here about the sun and your skin, in getting your sun tan first allow yourself only ten minutes in the direct sun, not a minute more. Slowly, over many days, work up to 20 minutes—but never, under any circumstances, more than that. It’s important not to bake the skin, for that dries it out and creates all kinds of havoc. One trick, if you really like the sun, is to wear a big hat that completely protects your face, and tan only your body. Then use a foundation to darken your face to match the color of your body tan. Be very careful about your lips when you’re in the sun. Cover them with zinc oxide before you go out and never let them get exposed to direct sunlight.
