Beautiful You
Look your radiant best with these head-to-toe tips collected from our past 75 years of issues.
Gorgeous Hair
1 | Camouflage roots by zigzagging your part rather than making it straight. February 1981
2 | Brush hair from roots to ends nightly. This distributes natural oils throughout the shaft and gives hair a healthy sheen. October 2005
3 | Be direct when telling your hairstylist what you want, and bring photos from magazines of styles you like. April 1971
4 | Doing your color yourself? Don’t make too drastic a change. Stay within one or two shades of your natural color. October 1955
5 | Comb wet hair like the pros: Hold a handful at a time and work from center to ends, then scalp to center. March 1963
6 | Never let a stylist interfere with the natural hairline on your neck. The hair there is cowlicklike and will stick out when it grows.February 1976
7 | Always rinse out conditioner (which should go on hair ends) with cold water to seal the cuticle and promote shine. September 2009
8 | Protect hair from sun damage with a scarf or hat. June 1938
9 | Keep a blowout lasting days longer by sleeping on a silk or satin pillowcase. September 2009
10 | Change your part to boost body and volume. April 2010
11 | To fix hat-head, bend over and shake your head a few times. Then run fingers through hair to add volume. For even more body, mist a natural-bristle brush with hairspray, bend over and brush lightly from underneath. February 1990
12 | Avoid frizz: Use only a widetooth comb, especially when hair is dry. January 1940
13 | If you color your hair, look for sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners, which don’t contain harsh detergents. September 2009
14 | Stop flyaway hair! Spray Static Guard on your comb or brush. Or smooth an antistatic dryer sheet along your head. February 1990
Beautiful Brows
15 | Soften skin before tweezing by dabbing with a cotton ball soaked in warm water or cream.April 1963
16 | Tweeze in the direction the hair grows. April 1971
17 | Don’t change the place where your brows peak and never pencil the whole brow. Instead, only fill in holes. November 1976
18 | Use only the side of a sharpened brow pencil—not the pointed tip—so as not to draw a hard line. January 1938
19 | For unruly brows, apply hairspray to an old toothbrush, then brush brows upward and outward. September 1992