Tea at Trianon: The Wonders of Shea Butter

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Friday, September 15, 2017

The Wonders of Shea Butter

I have begun a new health blog. I thought I would begin with an introduction to the wonders of shea butter which is the main ingredient in Trianon Bouquet Beauty Creams. Please visit HERE. Share

4 comments:

Unknown said...: They seem lovely! Is the list of ingredients the same as those listed in the description or are there more ingredients included?; September 15, 2017 at 5:53:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Yes, they are the same. No alcohol used. Just pure, simple, natural ingredients. Thanks for asking. You can write to me via Etsy as well.; September 15, 2017 at 7:51:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: And I am assuming you are referring to my Trianon creams.; September 15, 2017 at 7:53:00 PM EDT
Unknown said...: Elena, shea butter is used a lot in Bath and Body works products and many other things. I think Cleopatra also used it. Her beauty routine was milk baths and roses. I've adopted it myself.; September 16, 2017 at 1:26:00 PM EDT