Lettres de Marie Antoinette et al., pp.42–44 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFLettres_de_Marie_AntoinetteLe_Marquis_de_Beaucourt1895Vol_ii ( help) Lanser, Susan S. (2003). "Eating Cake: The (Ab)uses of Marie-Antoinette". In Goodman, Dena (ed.). Marie-Antoinette: Writings on the Body of a Queen. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-93395-7. As early as 1774, Marie Antoinette had begun to befriend some of her male admirers, such as the Baron de Besenval, the Duc de Coigny, and Count Valentin Esterházy, [42] [43] and also formed deep friendships with various ladies at court. Most noted was Marie-Louise, Princesse de Lamballe, related to the royal family through her marriage into the Penthièvre family. On 19 September 1774 she appointed her superintendent of her household, [44] [45] an appointment she soon transferred to her new favourite, the Duchesse de Polignac.

After their return from Varennes and until the storming of the Tuileries on 10 August 1792, the queen, her family and entourage were held under tight surveillance by the Garde Nationale in the Tuileries, where the royal couple was guarded night and day. Four guards accompanied the queen wherever she went, and her bedroom door had to be left open at night. Her health also began to deteriorate, thus further reducing her physical activities. [167] [168] It was not a popular decision that he made to send the French troops to fight with us in the American Revolution, because France was basically bankrupt and it was really expensive,” she says.To offset her extremely pale skin, Marie would often apply rouge to her cheeks and lips. Marie’s coloring was usually procured from carmine, an insect-based pigment that was mixed with an acid, and then with alum. However, this combination was extremely expensive, so for everyone else, popular and cheaper alternatives included minium, also known as red lead, and cinnabar, the ore of mercury. Neither was known to be dangerous until the early 19th century. 9. Wear your hair big and bold. a b de Ségur d'Armaillé, Marie Célestine Amélie (1870). Marie-Thérèse et Marie-Antoinette. Paris, France: Editions Didier Millet. pp.34, 47. Lettres de Marie Antoinette vol 2 1895, pp.364–78 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFLettres_de_Marie_Antoinette_vol_21895 ( help) Bashor, Will (2013). Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution. Lyons Press. p.320. ISBN 978-0762791538.

First, what did hairstyles look like in 1774? Going out of style was that high tête de mouton look | Marie Antoinette by Jean-Martial Frédou, 1774, Christie’s If you wanted her to look fashion-forward, as the scene tries to imply, you should be going with this higher and wider style with LOTS of decoration | Marie-Antoinette by Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty, 1775, Palace of Versailles Marie Antoinette is a big part of why women in the 18th century sported hair that resembled giant cumulonimbus clouds. She popularized the pouf—a hairstyle support device designed by French stylist Léonard Autié that allowed women’s hair to tower as high as two feet above their heads. The pouf gave women the opportunity to show off their personalities with their strands. Marie would often accent her hairstyles with animals, birds, flowers, and any number of other novelty items. Chevrier, M. -R; Alexandre, J.; Laux, Christian; Godechot, Jacques; Ducoudray, Emile (1983). "Documents intéressant E.B. Courtois. In: Annales historiques de la Révolution française, 55e Année, No. 254 (Octobre–Décembre 1983), pp. 624–28". Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française. 55 (254): 624–35. JSTOR 41915129. Farr, Evelyn (1 July 2016). I Love You Madly: Marie-Antoinette and Count Fersen: The Secret Letters. Peter Owen Publishers. ISBN 978-0720618778.Suffering from an acute case of depression the king began to seek the advice of his wife. In her new role and with increasing political power, the queen tried to improve the awkward situation brewing between the assembly and the king. [119] This change of the queen's position signaled the end of the Polignacs' influence and their impact on the finances of the Crown. Burke, Edmund (1790). Reflections on the Revolution in France, And on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. In a Letter Intended to Have Been Sent to a Gentleman in Paris (1ed.). London: J.Dodsley in Pall Mall . Retrieved 7 September 2021.