Welcome to Charming, where swirling petticoats, the language of flowers, and old-fashioned duels are only the beginning of what is lying underneath…
After a magical attempt on her life in 1877, Queen Victoria launched a crusade against magic that, while tidied up by the Ministry of Magic, saw the Wizarding community exiled to Hogsmeade, previously little more than a crossroad near the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the years that have passed since, Hogsmeade has suffered plagues, fires, and Victorian hypocrisy but is still standing firm.
Thethe year is now 1895. It’s time to join us and immerse yourself in scandal and drama interlaced with magic both light and dark.
With the same account, complete eight different threads where your character interacts with eight different usergroups. At least one must be a non-human, and one a student.
Did You Know?
Braces, or suspenders, were almost universally worn due to the high cut of men's trousers. Belts did not become common until the 1920s. — MJ
New Year, New Beauty Regimen
With nearly a whole month gone by in the new year, it isn't too late to be rethinking your beauty regimen! We've compiled quite the list with tips and tricks for those lovely debutantes still needing to find the right match for a husband or for those already married and wanting to keep up on the trends and remain looking just as youthful as all the rest!
Bathe often and in ammonia. A lady should bathe at least three times a week. If one cannot do so in a full bath, a sponge bath should do for at least one of said bathings. But, keep in mind, that ammonia does a far better job of cleansing the skin than regular soap. A capful per each bath should be plenty and should be used each time a lady bathes.
Be sure to wash your eyes. To keep one's eyes sparkling, be sure to wash them during each of your three baths during the week at the very least. One can always do so every morning to ensure one always has sparkling eyes. A lady has many options at hand when it comes to washing one's eyes. A dash of soapsuds is ideal but if another method is preferred, a drop of perfume makes for a good substitute. A non eye drop version without burning (at least to one's eyes) would be to dash a half a dozen drops of whiskey and Eau de Cologne on a lump of sugar and eat it.
But don't wash your hair, face, or hands. Though you may feel your hair is dirty, don't wash it during each bath. One washing a week should suffice. In the meantime, simply wipe the dust away with a towel otherwise one risks injuring their hair. Be sure to brush during any long breaks. Thirty minutes a sitting should suffice. When it comes to ones face, don't wash it at all. Simply rub a glycerin ointment into ones' skin and then dry with a cotton flannel and voila, a clean and rosy looking face! And when it comes to the hands, be sure to wear gloves while one bathes. Hands over exposed to water (more than once a month), are bound to get rough and the potential for added wrinkles increase. A similar regimen as to keeping a face looking clean can be followed, glycerin ointment and cotton flannel!
Vapor bathing!. In addition to a lady's three baths a week, at least one vapor bath is needed. A lady should choose a window, one preferably to not be seen by passerbys, and lounge entirely in the nude and soak up the warmth of the sun outside of the window. One hour is the minimum for a vapor bath. If a lady is a particularly restless sort, dancing within the rays coming from the window is acceptable.
Line your eyes and trim your lashes. Lining your eyelids is no longer a thing for women of the night! A line eyelid makes for a most handsome women and helps to further brighten eyes, especially if one is diligent with their soapsud eye drops. Two drachms of nitric oxid of mercury mixed with one of leaf lard makes for the ideal liner though if such items are inaccessible, a hairpin steeped in lampblack should do the trick. And for one's lashes, trimming them every other day is a must so that they do not grow unruly over time. Using a pair of small, sharp scissors will work and should be trimmed to a shorter length to ensure they remain pristine in appearance.
Plump up those lips. Lips are one of the first attributes many men notice and so women should be thinking of them starting at a young age. If a lady has thinner lips, she should begin using suction on them. The suction will draw the blood to the surface and make them more plump. But don't fret, over time as long as a lady is diligent in continuing to use suction, the results will eventually become permanent!
Most importantly, keep it all a secret! Some gentlemen may not be quite so keen on some of these practices should they find out exactly what they entail. As such, it is best to keep them a secret otherwise one may find themselves single as a result. Once your gentleman has fallen hopelessly in love with your beauty, however, be sure to continue with your regimen so he'll never be any wiser!
