The poor and the rich want to be young. Cleopatra, Josephine, Diane de Poitiers… all these women had their own rejuvenation and beauty recipes.
Isabella, queen of Spain had beautiful hair, perfect skin, a glitter in her eyes and long-lasting youth. She maintained these natural qualities with the help of nature. She made simple face masks from wild herbs such as daisy, plantain, rosemary and milfoil as well as flowers of rose and lily that were prepared with alcohol. She was a picture of health even when she was old enough.
Though Scheherazade is rather a fictitious character, she is a personification of beauty. The queen colored her hair with henna and black hair dye mixture and then she rinsed it with some fruit juice. She whitened her teeth with very thick natural yoghurt. Before bathing she rubbed her skin with honey mixed with ground nuts and vegetable oil. She removed her needless hair with a ball of sugar syrup boiled to the goldish tint and mixed with lemon juice.
Josephine, a wife of Napoleon, came from a simple family. Being a provincial Creole she knew that rejuvenating face masks should be made of boiled potatoes. She cleansed clogged pores with hot camphor compresses. Every morning she drank a glass of lemonade on an empty stomach. At that time it was lemon juice diluted with mineral water. It helped to thoroughly clear the bowels of chemical waste and as the result to preserve natural beauty. Now everyone knows that body purifying is very healthy and promotes rejuvenation but then it was an idea of the future.
Diane de Poitiers (a mistress of Henri II) believed it was impossible to look young just making a couple of face masks and applying a lotion. She took a cool bath at 6.00 am, then she rode till 8.00 am. Later she luxuriated in bed. She had light breakfast about noon. She preferred to get busy with weighty matters of state in the afternoon. Diane completely denied herself alcohol. She considered not without reason that her face became dropsical after taking wine. She never thought of old age. It was her main rejuvenation and beauty recipe.
To be continued…
Rejuvenation and Beauty Recipes of Famous Women (part 1)
The poor and the rich want to be young. Cleopatra, Josephine, Diane de Poitiers… all these women had their own rejuvenation and beauty recipes.
Isabella, queen of Spain had beautiful hair, perfect skin, a glitter in her eyes and long-lasting youth. She maintained these natural qualities with the help of nature. She made simple face masks from wild herbs such as daisy, plantain, rosemary and milfoil as well as flowers of rose and lily that were prepared with alcohol. She was a picture of health even when she was old enough.
Though Scheherazade is rather a fictitious character, she is a personification of beauty. The queen colored her hair with henna and black hair dye mixture and then she rinsed it with some fruit juice. She whitened her teeth with very thick natural yoghurt. Before bathing she rubbed her skin with honey mixed with ground nuts and vegetable oil. She removed her needless hair with a ball of sugar syrup boiled to the goldish tint and mixed with lemon juice.
Josephine, a wife of Napoleon, came from a simple family. Being a provincial Creole she knew that rejuvenating face masks should be made of boiled potatoes. She cleansed clogged pores with hot camphor compresses. Every morning she drank a glass of lemonade on an empty stomach. At that time it was lemon juice diluted with mineral water. It helped to thoroughly clear the bowels of chemical waste and as the result to preserve natural beauty. Now everyone knows that body purifying is very healthy and promotes rejuvenation but then it was an idea of the future.
Diane de Poitiers (a mistress of Henri II) believed it was impossible to look young just making a couple of face masks and applying a lotion. She took a cool bath at 6.00 am, then she rode till 8.00 am. Later she luxuriated in bed. She had light breakfast about noon. She preferred to get busy with weighty matters of state in the afternoon. Diane completely denied herself alcohol. She considered not without reason that her face became dropsical after taking wine. She never thought of old age. It was her main rejuvenation and beauty recipe.
To be continued…