YOUR DOLLAR
Union, Consumers
Your Dollar By CONSUMERS UNION Sunglasses MOST people don't need sunglasses, points out Consumers Union, except where the light is exceptionally brilliant, as at the beach. Normal eyes adjust...
...But you can make pleasant tasting ice cream from some brands...
...The tasters compared the samples, and told also1 what they thought of each...
...However, good* sunglasses are not apt to harm the eyes...
...After the makeup lias dried thoroughly, rubbing with the hands will remove excess powder and give the legs a sheen...
...Ratings are in order of increasing cost per ounce...
...Be sure to fill in hollows around the heels, ankles, and the backs of the knees...
...Vanilla Ice Cream Mixes You're not likely to fool your family with an ice cream mix, CU found in taste tests of 12 brands...
...Price has little to do with quality, CU found in tests of 27 brands...
...Normal eyes adjust without glasses to ordinary light changes...
...Others will make a sorry mess if you're caught in a rain...
...Here are some of the brands liked best by CU tasters...
...Buy only the water resistant brands, CU advises...
...For comfort, choose a dull shade like gray or drab green, CU advises...
...Some of the best known brands, such as Helena Rubenstein's Aquacade, Harriet Hubbard Ayer, and Lentheric were rated "fair" because they rubbed off on clothing or were not water-resistant...
...First, check the surface for cracks or chips...
...If the lines look wavy, bent, disconnected, larger or smaller through the glasses, or if the image seems to jump when you move the glasses up and down, reject them...
...You may spoil the first pair or two, but you'll soon learn to apply fine-looking stockings from a bottle...
...CU staff guinea pigs wore the leg paints to work, where they were scrutinized and tested...
...The good ones look well and are cheaper than stockings...
...at $1.95 had ripples...
...Flight at $5 had ripples and other irregularities...
...Also good quality, with more durable frames, were Sun Veil at $1.50, Cool-Ray at $3.49 and* $1.98, Full Vue at $4.50, and Columbia Goggles at 98 cents...
...You can get good glasses for as little as 25 cents, and you may find serious defects in glasses costing as much as $5...
...The samples were prepared exactly according to directions in CU's laboratory, and each brand was taste-tested by a large number of tasters...
...Such glasses may strain your eyes...
...Among the low priced brands offering good quality were Columbia Goggles at 39 cents, Macy's at 69 cents, Optiks at 50 cents, Cool Vue (Woolworth) at 25 cents...
...Polaroid, Jr...
...Oimbel's, Filene's Own, Perlac, Sutton, Lady Marlow, Rose Laird, Chantrey, Frances Denney, Jacqueline Cochran, Tattoo, Nina...
...In blindfold comparisons with store ice cream, tasters could tell the difference almost every time...
...Two brands, known to the tasters only as "A" and "B" were included in each test...
...Cosmetic Stoekrngs Leg paints are a better buy than ever this year, CU technicians found in actual use tests of 54 brands...
...Figures in parentheses indicate the cost per pint of tha finished, ice cream, including added ingredients: Zip-Freeze, 10 cents (20 cents) ; Virginia Dare, 10 cents (21 cents...
...Apply the lotion in long, even strokes up the legs, starting with the foot...
...And test the glasses carefully for optical defects if you are going to use them for more than occasional sunbathing...
...The following brands were water resistant and didn't rub off...
...Then, hold them at arm's length and look at a brightly lighted object with straight lines, such as a building...
...Junket Freezing Mix, 1 cents (26 cents) ; Frizz, 33 cents (22 cents...
Vol. 8 • August 1944 • No. 33
