Tea at Trianon: Recipes for Natural Hair Masks

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, January 31, 2020

Recipes for Natural Hair Masks

From the Trianon Health and Beauty Blog:

From Women's Health:

Whether you’ve just run out of your favorite leave-in conditioner or feeling like your strands need more TLC, you might want to take a look in your kitchen before heading to the drugstore to restock. From dryness, to frizz, to flakes, and more, we’ve asked the pros for their best DIY hair mask recipes to target every kind of hair concern. Once you've decided which mask is best for your strands (keep scrolling to make your pick), you'll just want to make sure you follow these pro application tips to get the most out of your recipe. “I definitely think the way to go when applying DIY masks is to apply them to dry or damp hair, then shampoo and condition as normal—this gives you a little buffer if you accidentally over apply the mask,” says Judy McGuinness, a stylist at mizu Louis Licari. “There’s nothing worse than putting a concoction on your hair only to find out it won’t rinse out after a few shampoos!” Make sure to apply the majority of the mask to the mid lengths and ends of the hair (unless it’s a scalp detox mask), as that’s where the hair is the oldest and most damaged or dry. With any hair mask, Mahshid Baghaei, a colorist at mizu Louis Licari, recommends a 20 minute processing time to make sure it penetrates the cuticles and seeps into the scalp, if trying out a scalp mask. “Adding a shower cap will also help speed up the process,” says Baghaei. “After the processing time, shampoo the hair lightly and condition as usual, unless you have a heavy conditioning treatment in your hair—then just rinse the hair after shampooing.” Another thing to remember: “Always be extra careful when rinsing masks out in the shower,” Paul, celebrity stylist and owner of Cucinello Studio NYC. “Most have a lot of oils and emollients in them, so they create a super slippery situation on the shower floor." (Read more.)