tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post6961717335913058136..comments2023-11-01T02:48:18.057+11:00Comments on Historical Belles and Beaus: Love in the Eighteenth Century?AnneMarie Brearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913093174855808979noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-64669056826245598022010-07-06T02:04:19.474+10:002010-07-06T02:04:19.474+10:00I loved it. It managed to be sexy as well as descr...I loved it. It managed to be sexy as well as descriptive, because she was going to have him, bugs or not, with or without kisses. Delightful.Freda Lightfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645328548631325064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-4842529062494226612010-07-01T22:31:51.283+10:002010-07-01T22:31:51.283+10:00Great post Diane.Just imagine their faces if they ...Great post Diane.Just imagine their faces if they could see the deodorant spray, toothpaste and floss, electic razors, not to mention hair gel, highlights and botox. I'm just researching cosmetics in the 17th century, but plastering them over the unwashed body was pretty revolting!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-90880747968335660052010-07-01T11:28:53.474+10:002010-07-01T11:28:53.474+10:00Not a pretty picture is it? It didn't change u...Not a pretty picture is it? It didn't change until Regency times when Beau Brummel convinced people that cleanliness was essential, and they bathed more regularly. George 'Beau'Brummel greatly influenced men's fashion preferring the more sombre and simple style of black and white. This gained popularity duringMaggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-77187401632994127552010-07-01T11:09:03.585+10:002010-07-01T11:09:03.585+10:00Great post. Do you suppose that it's grosser f...Great post. Do you suppose that it's grosser from our 21st century-bathe-every-day perspective? Maybe they didn't see it the way we would if we traveled back in time.Historical Writer/Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723590041615635358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-66360465671150407532010-07-01T04:45:54.001+10:002010-07-01T04:45:54.001+10:00Thanks, I thought it was funny too, the reality vs...Thanks, I thought it was funny too, the reality vs. the romance of movies and some books.<br />I was always amazed that those soap stars woke up every morning with perfect make-up, and yes, the long kiss....Ugh!Diane Scott Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724042672923318289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-62040111108467544892010-07-01T03:27:02.894+10:002010-07-01T03:27:02.894+10:00Ah...just like in the television soap operas where...Ah...just like in the television soap operas where hero and heroines never brush their teeth before those delving kisses in the new light of the morning, nor do they use the toilet...even when stranded for days on end in small rooms or cells without facilities.<br /><br />Recently, one soap star was stranded for days on a lonely West Virginia mountain, after her plane crashed. She wore the same clothes, and although the pristine white eventually became soiled, amazingly enough, her make-up remained pretty much flawless. Talk about staying power! Amazing, isn't it?<br /><br />At least your post is based on historical facts, and although repulsing to think of sitting upright to preserve my hair style, wearing something for so long it could stand on its own accord,and scratching at bedbug bites, the truth does dampen the romance a bit. :) Great post. Loved it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-41476999749908256892010-07-01T01:37:49.448+10:002010-07-01T01:37:49.448+10:00Lol, Diane! Thank the Lord for their diminished se...Lol, Diane! Thank the Lord for their diminished sense of smell. It is like perfume. After wearing it for a while, you can't smell it anymore!<br /><br />MaggieMaggie Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894111738759045539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-72450490606646333522010-06-30T23:20:24.188+10:002010-06-30T23:20:24.188+10:00Imagine the enticement of a freshly bathed man!Imagine the enticement of a freshly bathed man!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-46712001881812984442010-06-30T23:14:57.196+10:002010-06-30T23:14:57.196+10:00Euwww, be they were stinky and we won't even t...Euwww, be they were stinky and we won't even touch on the subject of personal hygene!!!lolMargaret Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771552615505635250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-85785285851502979712010-06-30T21:22:33.927+10:002010-06-30T21:22:33.927+10:00Neither of them sounds an entrancing prospect, Dia...Neither of them sounds an entrancing prospect, Diane! I'm sure it's accurate, but I'd rather have a version where the odourous realities are not mentioned!<br />JenJen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628305777383099281noreply@blogger.com