Tea at Trianon: The Magic of Essential Oils

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, August 31, 2018

The Magic of Essential Oils

From the Trianon Health and Beauty Blog:

And here is a quote from another article about natural and healthy ways to care for aging skin, from Balance Me Beautiful:

Essential oils are a must have for older skin because they can help to counteract some of the main challenges facing mature skin. As skin ages after menopause, fewer blood vessels reach the skin’s surface, and that’s a big problem because it’s the blood vessels that carry nutrients to skin cells. Now, essential oils won’t create new blood vessels, but the following oils can boost circulation, allowing the remaining blood vessels to work more efficiently:

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus)

Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens

Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

To counter dryness and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles try:

Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)

Frankincense (Boswellia carteri)

Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea)

Neroli – also known as Orange Blossom (Citrus aurantium)

Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata)

(Read more.)