#1: Creme Rinse.
Say you buy two bottles, one shampoo and one creme rinse. Do you have the problem of running out of creme rinse first? Here's the tip: Once you've used about an inch of the creme rinse, fill it back up with hot water.  Keep adding water from time to time. Also, be sure to dampen your hair completely when applying creme rinse. It helps to distribute the liquid. Amelia may call me 'glamorous,' but I'm not above saving a little money!

#2 Happy Face
If your face looks pale or grayish in the mirror, apply a little peach or pink blusher to the area underneath your eyebrows along with your cheeks. It makes you look happier and more alive ! It's a good thing, Alec says,
"...when ye consider the alternative."

#3 Clip, Don't File
A friend of mine has wonderful healthy fingernails. Her secret, she tells me, is that she shapes her nails with a nail clipper only, and never, ever files them with a file or emery board or any such thing. Her theory is that it
keeps your nails from peeling, and she's living proof! 

#4 A Touch of Red
I learned this in summer stock. If you put a tiny dot of red on the inside corner of your eye--you could use a lipliner pencil--the white of your eyes will appear whiter and your eyes will look bigger.

#5 Tooth Whitener
The more blue or purple tones in your lipstick, the brighter your teeth will look. It's true!

#6  Scented Hands at a Bargain
For each place in my home where somebody might want to wash their hands, I bought pretty little empty pump containers--at the craft store or wherever--and filled them with a lovely-smelling body wash. (I chose a cucumber-green tea scent for only $1 per bottle from the Dollar Store! )
They say on the news that too much anti-bacterial soap isn't good for you, anyway.


#7 Powdering Your Wig

Baby powder or perfumed dusting powder can be excellent as an emergency dry shampoo. Simply sprinkle the powder over your hair, concentrating on the roots and the oiliest sections. Give it a few minutes to absorb the oil, then brush it out of your hair. This works better for people with blonde or gray hair. If you have very dark hair, you may have to brush a good deal longer. This does tend to give your hair a matte rather than a shiny look, but when you have an emergency, it really helps!

#8  I Enjoy Being a Girl

I always wear earrings, every day. They give me a feminine look at all hours and dresses me up.
I think I look more pulled together. (Yes, I know that some men like to wear earrings. That's their decision.)
All I know is I feel more like a girl when I wear them.


#9  A Cloud of Beauty
When you wear too much perfume, it can annoy the very people you wish to charm.
If you can smell your own perfume after a few minutes of application, then you're wearing too much.
The best way to apply perfume is a single drop on each pulse point (wrist, base of neck).
Cologne should be sprayed into the air so you can step into the cloud of fragrance and have the subtle scent all day long.

#10 Extra, Extra
Exfoliation doesn't have to be expensive. It can be as simple as a good cotton terrycloth washcloth and mild, creamy soap or skin cleanser. Give that a try before you buy an expensive gadget. Do you really want a machine sanding your face? (They call it "Dermabrasion." "Derma" means skin. You can guess what "abrasion" means.)

#11 Top of the Line Topcoat
Do you do your own manicures? Amelia doesn't know this, but I've done my own for years. My secret in keeping a good manicure--or pedicure--is a top-of-the-line topcoat. You can buy inexpensive (okay, cheap) nail polish if you top it with an expensive clear topcoat. It's worth every penny, and will keep your manicure going
longer than you have reason to expect!
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#12 Younger Eyes
Over the years, many women's eyebrows have a tendency to turn gray, thin out, even disappear completely from the outer edge inward. Since eyebrows carry much of the weight of our facial expressions, it's important to keep them on your face. Forget about those dumb stencils you see here and there. What you want to do is use a very sharp eyebrow pencil in a shade lighter than your hair and flick hair-like strokes along your brow line to simulate brows. It's flattering and subtle, and your face will look younger. (A young actress once gave me another tip: you look friendlier if you raise your eyebrows when you smile.)
#13 Hair or Lettuce, Your Choice
My mother used to use vinegar and water as a final hair rinse instead of creme rinse.
She said her mother had, too. I ignored this motherly tip until quite recently. It works!
It makes your hair soft and shiny, something to do with Ph balance or something.
Use a couple of tablespoons to about a cup of water and rinse after shampooing.
Don't worry about the smell. It rinses out with the vinegar,
though I'd stick with standard white or apple cider vinegar and stay away from the other flavors.

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#14 Treasure Chest
I've seen this simple secret several places, so I tried it and it works! To make your figure look younger, make sure your bra straps are adjusted nice and tight. If they're stretched out, it's time to get a new bra.
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# 15 Move Over, Carmen Miranda (And if you know who that is, you're older than I am.) Okay, I haven't tried this yet, but this method of moisturizing dry hair sounds like it might work: Apply commercial mayonnaise to your hair. Wrap it in plastic wrap. Walk around in this getup for up to an hour, then unwrap and rinse your hair out. Why don't you try it and let me know how it turns out?
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#16  New Beauty Secret? Water!
I like to keep a bottle of water around because I recently learned that drinking lots of it is good for you because it: reduces wrinkles, tightens your skin (especially if you're on a diet), prevents dry skin, flushes toxins out of your system, improves digestion and supposedly helps reduce dark circles under the eyes. Maybe it does all this and maybe it doesn't, but it's not very expensive to give it a try.