My mini beauty hint – Diana Sinclair

This is a 1933 beauty hint by actress Diana Sinclair. Enjoy!

Cocoanut milk Is my favorite beauty aid. I drink it and I bathe my face, neck and hands with it. I learned this in South America where I was born. It is rich and nourishing and many South American women, famed for their smooth complexions, use It as I do. After bathing my face in the morning with the milk, I follow with a soothing massage with a hot towel and then pat my face gently with a very’ cold one. And I never let my skin become sunburned.

My mini beauty hint – Dorothy Lee

This is a 1933 beauty hint by actress Dorothy Lee. Enjoy!

Early to bed and not too early to rise is about the best beauty prescription I can offer. No girl can look fresh under a coat of paint when she is tired. A normal routine of living including wholesome foods fresh air and just enough exercise—these things are better for beauty than the preparations that come out of jars.

My mini beauty hint – Ruby Keeler

This is a 1932 beauty hint by actress Ruby Keeler. Enjoy!

From my viewpoint the words “Pat gently into the skin” are all wrong. I like’ a “rub the skin” slogan better and that is my one beauty hint. Rubbing the skin – I find is not harmful providing the rubbing is of the constructive “upward and outward’ type rather than the downward and inward motion. Patting On the other hand allows the skin to become too dead and flabby. The advantages of rubbing, I have found, are three-fold: You roll out dirt, peel off dry skin and revive dying pores.

My mini beauty hint – Colleen Moore

This is a 1932 beauty hint by actress Colleen Moore. Enjoy!

SINCE beauty demands a tan for Summer and a delicate white skin for Winter girls have a problem. There are many ways of achieving a burnt-toast complexion but bleaching the akin in the Fall is more difficult. One good way I find Is to form a paste of corn meal and milk to use as a facial mask. Half an hour is needed to dry the meal on the face after which a washing in milk will result in a complexion two shades lighter!

My mini beauty hint – Susan Fleming

This is a 1932 beauty hint by actress Susan Fleming. Enjoy!

A LOVELY face needs attractive ankles to complete its appeal, even more than pretty ankles need an alluring face to round out their success. Dancing—especially ballet and ballroom — helps reduce ankle width. There is also a simple morning and evening exercise which I recommend. Stand on the bare feet and rise very very slowly to the toes, hesitate a moment and drop back on the heels very slowly. Do this 10 or 12 times twice a day and time will do the rest.

Elizabeth Taylor – Take two

This is a 1954 Lydia Lane article where actress Elizabeth Taylor talks about a bunch of beauty stuff. Enjoy!

Elizabeth Taylor was recently voted the most beautiful girl in the world. When I was lunching with her and her attractive husband, Michael Wilding, in the MGM commissary the other day, I mentioned this, asking: “How does it feel to be constantly told how beautiful you are?” “Most of the time that sort of talk is flattery and I don’t place much value in it,” Elizabeth said as she lifted her deeply fringed blue eyes from the menu. “As for there being on ‘most beautiful girl in the world* — that’s ridiculous.” I wanted to know how much’ importance one so richly endowed by nature placed on grooming. “Grooming is essential to everyone who cares anything about how they look,” Elizabeth replied, “but it takes time to have a well turned out appearance—especially for me because I am a slow dresser.”

“Liz has no conception of time,” her husband said reminiscently. “I’ve known her to be’ hours late for an Engagement.” . “I’m trying to be organized,” Elizabeth explained, “but it’s hard for me not to get distracted. I’ll see a chipped nail, start to change the polish on one finger and end up giving myself a manicure.” Elizabeth was wearing no makeup, but lipstick and when I remarked about this her husband said, “When I first met Liz I wondered why a girl so beautiful felt she needed all that make-up.” “I had a mad crush, on Mike,” Elizabeth confessed, “and ‘it was ah adolescent attempt to add years  to my appearance. Between the ages of 16 and 18 I did everything I could to look older.”

I asked Mr. Wilding to tell me what feminine traits appealed to him the most. “A sense of humor,” he said after a pause, “which implies a sense of proportion and balance.” Next on his list- he mentioned taste and kindness. “You often ind that these,traits come as a >air. A woman with taste is never rude. He also dislikes aggressive women. “I like complete femininity, and,” he added, “loyalty.” “Admirable traits,” I agreed. But here you are married to a great beauty and you make no mention of physical appearance.” “Of course I want her to have pretty face and a nice figure and to be neat. When a girl is sloppy she implies that she is a bit of a stoop.” “Do you like perfume?” I asked. “The sense of smell has great power to evoke memories and women should take advantage all this nostalgic quality. Perfume properly chosen,”. Mr. Wilding reflected, “can evoke whistles, but a scent which is overpowering gives me the creeps.”

“I love wearing the perfumes Mike has chosen for me,”‘ Elizabeth cut In. Michael smiled his appreciation of the compliment. Elizabeth was wearing a beautifully cut sheath dress with a scoop neckline. “The best dresses are always simple,” she explained. “It takes time to learn to distinguish between plainness and simplicity. A plain dress is unattractive and uninspired — it will never get you compliments. But really chic women always wear well-cut dresses with an uncluttered line. It requires much more talent to design a simple gown that a fancy one.” Elizabeth remembered it was time for her ballet class. “Dancing is so good for you,” she said, “it keeps your body limber and improves your posture. I think anyone who takes dancing looks better in their clothes. “And another thing,” Elizabeth added, “don’t rush! I never do. You get worn out and accomplish little.”I wish more people would realize the truth of ‘haste makes waste.’ “

Linda Leighton

This is a 1954 Lydia Lane article where actress Linda Leighton talks about wardrobe. Enjoy!

Linda Leighton is known to her TV fans as Hazel on the “One Man’s Family” show. And if you have admired how gracefully she carries herself, it is because she was one of New York’s top models. “I went to New York from Texas and decided I would try the top agency first. Much to my surprise they signed me,” Linda told me as we chatted on the set at NBC. “What did you have that enabled you to meet such potent competition?” I asked. “It was my wholesomeness. I was well scrubbed and natural. I think it is nice to hold on to these qualities as long as you can.” I wanted to know what she learned from her experience as a model. “I quickly learned about clothes. The routine procedure is to classify you as to type. You are sent to a top photographer who takes your picture in every conceivable costume. I had about 20 costume changes and it was quite apparent that the dramatic clothes which were my first choice did nothing for me,” Linda laughed.

“In the picture they chose for the book, I was wearing a round off-the-face hat and a soft Peter Pan type collar. “Seeing is believing. Nothing but those pictures would have convinced me that I was dressing all wrong. I strongly recommend every girl getting snapshots of herself in a variety of costumes. You can be so much more objective this way than by using a mirror. “ANOTHER THING I learned,” Linda continued, “was that one good dress is worth three bargains. You usually get what you pay for. If you choose a dress that is well made but basically simple you can dress it up with pearls and jewelry, or down with scarves and sweaters.”

I wanted to know what Hollywood had taught Linda. “That worry is the arch enemy to beauty. When you get tied up in knots you cause lines to be etched in your face and you tear yourself down in every way. “When you do five live TV shows a week, run a house, work at being a good wife and mother you could be writing a ticket for a nervous breakdown. But I’ve learned the hard way to take each task as it comes and to close my mind to the other things that must be done. I live by a motto which has saved me many times. When I feel my motor starting to race inside I murmur, ‘Life is hard by the yard but by the inch it’s a cinch’.”

My mini beauty hint – Sari Maritza

This is a 1932 beauty hint by actress Sari Maritza. Enjoy!

Carelessness more often than old age causes crow’s feet and frowning lines. Squinting Is perhaps the foremost reason for furrows between brows. Using smoked glasses when driving or working In brilliant sunlight will avoid them. Never go to the beach, mountains, or for a drive without a pair of dark hued glasses. You will not only keep lines away, but will avoid blood-shot eyes and pink rimmed lids.

June Haver

This is a 1954 Lydia Lane article where actress June Haver talks about dieting and nutrition. Enjoy!

June Haver told me recently she never realized how many friends she had until, this wonderful welcome she has received since she decided to resume her motion picture career. When I called for June to take her to visit some paralyzed soldiers in a local hospital, June looked just as glamorous as she ever has. She was wearing a beige cashmere suit, size nine. June is planning to make a musical soon and she talked about the scripts she was reading. “How many pictures have you made?” I asked. “The next one will be my thirteenth,” June smiled, confessing she was not in the least superstitious.

“That doesn’t sound like a lot but big technicolor musicals are months in preparations, working on the dance routines and songs.” in Fine Shape “How did you get back into such beautiful shape?” I asked. “High protein does it,” June confessed. “I love meat, eggs, fish, cheese, green vegetables, salads, fruits all the things which are good for you.” “But not often found in institutions,” I commented. “When you are feeding so many people, menus are a matter of economy’. But if you are free to choose your own meals,” June continued, “I don’t think anyone need have a weight problem. It’s just a matter of finding out what works with you.”

“If a person is inclined to put on -weight easily the thing to watch is the between meals nibbles. When you are home all day with the ice box close it’s more difficult. But if you eat well planned meals at regular hours and don’t depart from this schedule, your body stabilizes and you don’t have appetite cravings. “It is necessary to differentiate between appetite and habit. If you really crave something, your system is demanding it. But if you are used to a lot of sweets and you think you simply have to have something sweet take fruit juice and sweeten it with a non-calorie sugar substitute.

“Every voluntary act can become a good or bad habit,” June continued. “It’s entirely up to us. It shouldn’t be necessary to have to diet regularly. But some people are forever putting on weight and taking off so that their body chemistry never has a chance to normalize. Don’t set too high a goal-it’s better to be slow but sure,” June advised. “Some people starve themselves all week so that they feel that they deserve to indulge at the weekend. In successful dieting you have to think of the nutritional value as well as the caloric content. For example, a steak without fat could be four hundred calories, and a hot fudge sundae five hundred. That’s not a great difference, but the steak is the type of protein which will burn up the fat in your body while sweets will be stored as more fat.”

June said people should only follow the golden mean right down the middle. They should avoid excess in anything. June feels they would find moderation the solution to their weight problems. “But moderation,” she added, “can be wisely applied to everything. I don’t think you should get in a rut. Variety is the spice of life, but it does pay off not to go to extremes.” We chatted about how most people wore themselves out by allowing tension to accumulate. “Sometimes it’s impossible to get as much rest as we want,” June commented, “but small breaks taken often enough will keep you from getting wound up, and being exhausted at the end of a day.

“If you have a date and you don’t have time for a nap, dis cover your own substitute. Some people feel wonderfully refreshed with a bubble bath, others respond to hot wash cloths held at the back of their necks or over their eyes. I find a cup of tea peps me up. Take a Refreshing Pause. Outside the hospital a group of veterans in their wheel chairs were waiting to welcome June. “You look more beautiful than ever,” they told her. “I’m happier than I’ve ever been,” June smiled and her eyes were lit with an inner glow.

Karen Sharpe

This is a 1954 Lydia Lane article where actress Karen Sharpe talks about her shampooing habit. Enjoy!

“I can’t remember when I didn’t dream of being an actress and coming to Hollywood,” Texas-born Karen Sharpe told me as we lunched recently in Beverly Hills. “As soon as they would let me I worked in the Little Theater in San Antonio, and when I felt I wanted more professional training I persuaded my mother to let me come to California. ‘I went to school here but in order to pay for my dramatic lessons I Worked after classes in a little bakery. I used to sell coffee cake every day to a pleasant man who turned out to be an agent. “The funny thing is that he didn’t become interested in me until he heard me doing a scene one day with my dramatic coach who was a friend of his. ‘I want to meet that girl, he said. ‘I like her voice.’ And when he came into the room he began to laugh, because he had seen me every day for months. “But a few days later,” Karen confided, “he took me to meet John Wayne and I began work in “The High and the Mighty.’ ”

“That’s a Cinderella story!” I remarked. “And a true one,” Karen insisted. We chatted about adjusting to life in Hollywood. “I FIND SUCH a high standard on appearance here that it has made me more carefully groomed. I used to wash my hair once a week ‘ because I was told it was not good for the hair to do it more often. But when I was on the picture they washed it every day and it stayed in lovely condition.” “Do you still wash it every day?” I asked. “No, but I do every other day and it is very healthy. The girl at the studio advised that I use three different shampoos so that I don’t use any more often than once a week. This has turned out very well for me. I alternate with a detergent, which gives wonderful high lights, an oil type shampoo and a creamy one. “It’s not washing your hair that does harm,” Karen insisted, “but failing to rinse all the soap out. You must rinse for one full minute but never with water which is too hot. “And once a week I use a conditioner on my hair, Karen added. “I rub this cream in, tie a wax paper cap over my head and sit close to an electric wall heater in my bath room. You can buy an electric cap but I don’t happen to have one and my method has worked out very well for me.”