Show most mustaches should never be there says makeup man but if you insist here are the rules for beautifying it HOLLYWOOD this is for men 1 JL only but wives whose husbands wear mustaches are respectfully invited to listen according to perc westmore one of hollywoods Holly woods foremost makeup specialists the average male running around with a misplaced eyebrow should shave it off immediately westmore whose tame fame as a mustache critic has grown since the day he designed one for handsome errol flynn points out that 90 out of every men wear the wrong type of mustaches moreover a lot of them should never wear one generally speaking here are the rules bald headed men should never wear them long nosed men should never wear them high above the upper lip short nosed men make caricatures of their mugs when they wear mustaches snug against the lip for men who cant decide which type looks best westmore suggests penciling on a sample line with rouge and trying various patterns until one is found that will best blend with his characteristics then go ahead and cultivate it here are the points to watch mouths that turn downward at the corners should have mustaches that turn up at the ends this gives the illusion of a straighter mouth A mustache too close to a long nose makes the nose appear longer on the other hand the man with a broad upper lip and a normal nose should wear his mustaches higher than the average man it gives better lines to his mouth like bald headed men tall men should never wear mustaches if the face has heavy or puffy cheeks the mustache line should never correspond with the line that extends from the nose to the mouth corners it should always curve inward instead of outward sometimes westmore points out a mustache can be a real boon it can correct a badly sloped mouth make thick lips appear thinner and improve the average ugly mouth |