#i got a request for fun sisi facts AGES ago and i'm only getting around to it now what HAPPENED

[rosepompadour]

SECRET SWEETH TOOTH: Sweets turned out to be one of Sisi’s favorite over-indulgences, and she was known to splurge on confections and pastries. She frequented Demel, the official patisserie of the Imperial Court, which was conveniently located across the street from the Hofburg. She would slip in and order thick hot chocolate, homemade truffles, and sumptuous slices of chocolate cake. She was especially fond of candied sugar violets, and always went home with a box. Her passion for violets was so great that she even indulged in her favorite treat, violet ice cream, when she wasn’t starving herself. THE FAIRY QUEEN: Sisi got the idea for her famous sparkling stars after attending a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Vienna's Burgtheater. The actress portraying Titania wore a sprinkling of glittering stars in her hair; inspired, Sisi then requested her own fairy stars from the imperial jeweler. She saw herself as the fairy queen Titania, and her bedroom (which she called "Titania's enchanted castle")  was painted at great expense with scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream by a young Gustav Klimt. THE LOOK: Her beauty routine was legendary. She used facial waters of rose, chamomile, lavender, and violet to remove impurities, and she would slather her cheeks with pure honey, rose petals and crushed strawberries. After her Rapunzel-esque hair was done to her satisfaction, it would be sprayed with Creed’s Fantasia de Fleurs, a heady floral fragrance created especially for the Empress, with a regal bouquet of the best Bulgarian roses.

- Assorted sundries about Empress Sisi 💗

#elisabeth of austria #sisi #romy schneider #ludwig #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #historicwomendaily #* #poor romy she had to wear this wig in four separate movies #it looks stunning obviously but my god the migraines! #you know how the romanov daughters survived the initial round of gunfire because their jewels were bulletproof? #i am shocked sisi's hair didn't protect her from that cheap-ass file #that's why it's so big #It's full of secrets #but i digress #i got a request for fun sisi facts AGES ago and i'm only getting around to it now what HAPPENED #i pulled this from a dozen books and i don't feel like citing all of them but it's all documented! #whenever i make a post like this there's always someone who's like 'this sounds fake but okay' #yeah i made it all up for tumblr likes 🙄 #girl my minor in college was history i do not fuck around on this stuff!