La bella Otero
From prehistoric Venus ample hips, large big belly and breasts that symbolized fertility to the "top models" and "playmates" current, the canons of female beauty have changed over the centuries. Not surprisingly, our eyes many of the most famous courtesans not appear to us beautiful and their bodies plump, rosy cheeks, snow-white skin and strange and complicated hairstyles are not desirable qualities in this age that worships thinness and bodies defined based on fitness, breasts, cheeks and luscious lips (whether natural or the work of a plastic surgeon) and tanned skin. In the same way that women today spend many hours to get dark (the sun UVA summer and winter), our ancestors spent many hours to bleach the skin. Only farmers and people who performed work outside had brown skin. A lady had to have a white skin as a sign of their status and not only be protected from the sun, but all sorts of ointments used to pigment and powder makeup to look even whiter.
The courtesans of Greece, as well as being skilled in the art of love, were also priestesses and healers. They knew how to use herbs to maintain vitality and a shiny skin and hair. The courtesans of the Renaissance also used herbs for your lotions and creams, so their Critics compare them to the witch and said he used potions and spells to bewitch men. Apparently these recipes passed from mother to daughter. The blond hair was always desired and Venetian wash their long hair with chamomile and left to dry her hair scattered to the sun in a sort of ring on their heads to make them gold.
Some of the powders and creams that are used in the past were highly toxic because they contained lead and mercury. Many courtesans became ill or died young, and not only because of tuberculosis or syphilis, but by poison. It is believed that Kitty Fisher, a famous eighteenth century English court, he died for using powder white " Lead "or lead carbonate, today banned because of its high toxicity.
Kitty Fisher
courtesans dressed elegantly and knew how to enhance their beauty without being vulgar. In some cases it was difficult to distinguish from the ladies of high society because they were too transgressive in the way of dressing and grooming, soon created fashions and trends that mimic all the other women. They used to have lots of clothes and used a different one for every occasion. Sometimes they changed up to eight times a day and considering how bulky their outfits, that was exhausting for those who had a great social life. They had jewelry that had nothing to envy of the ladies of the aristocracy and nobles who were his favorite customers husbands courtesans.
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