Dry Skin Tips from Madame Sylvia

Madame Sylvia's Dry Skin and Face Tips

1. Remove all foreign matter very thoroughly from the surface of the skin.
2. Take a piece of absorbent cotton and apply a mild face wash to the skin, instead of soap and water
3. Wipe away the face wash with a soft cloth
4. Follow steps 1 - 3 with a feeding cream (I imagine this must be cold cream).  Pat the cream gently all over the face - do not rub it in!  Pat the cream on your face until you feel the tingle of blood rising to the surface
5. Leave the cream on for at least one half hour.  

My personal favorite insight from Madame Sylvia:  "If you have a husband or better reason for wanting to be presentable at a late hour, remove as much cream as you wish."

1. In the morning, take your face wash, lave the face thoroughly and dry with a soft towel.
2. You should have a good astringent lotion.  Pat it gently and use it as your powder base.

*Those with dry skin should have a weekly facial massage to stimulate the skin glands.

Red Head Beauty Skin Care

Ruth Murin, who wrote a monthly beauty column in Good Housekeeping, addresses Redheaded beauties this month. She acknowledges, that most of the time us poor redheads are ignored in favor of blonds and brunettes, so Murrin attempts to remedy this.

Because Redhead's skin is so fair, it "coarsens readily, wrinkles early, and freckles with maddening ease". A Redhead's skin needs at least one good cleaning a day with soap and water to keep it fresh and clear. Use a Bland cream at other times or even an Oatmeal mask that is neutral for sensitive skin. Use a great lubricating cream and night and be sure to protect your face from sun, wind, and cold weather.

No sunbathing! "You must shield your face and cover up your back and arms if you want to save them from permanent freckles." Be sure to protect your skin at all costs in order to maintain as ideal skin as possible.

"Whether your hair is red-gold, sand, brick, copper, or carrot, it is important for you to see red - really see it and recognize it as orange or a true red or one with a note of blue. If you don't know the difference between geranium and rose, vermilion and carmine, you probably will go haywire when you choose your lipstick and clothes."

Tomorrow's Lesson - Lipstick and Makeup for Redheads

Beauty Bonanza 2

1937 Beauty Clinic - Good Housekeeping

Irradiated with ultra-violet light, the above skin cream apparently releases "atomic oxygen" into your skin. Not sure what that involves, but it doesn't sound good to me. Hopefully harmless!

Skin problems are a highly common thing. It is so difficult to get just the right balance. Great advice about lotions and creams. I try to do it religiously, but I forget sometimes.

Curious about the lipstick advice. It would never occur to me to wear lipstick to bed. Your pillowcase would be a mess in the morning!

This poor girl! I guess I have not had as much powder drama as she has. I do understand sensitive skin, though.