This is how Sisi, Queen of Hungary kept her amazing beauty

Elisabeth, commonly known as Sisi, the Queen of Hungary, was considered to be the most beautiful woman in Europe in the 19th century. She was beloved by a whole nation and the world around her. On the other hand, the Queen was not always satisfied with her appearance and paid a great price to make herself dazzling every day. 

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Femina reported that many know the significant moments of the Hungarian Queen: when she fell in love with Franz Joseph at the age of sixteen, that she felt lonely and abandoned in Vienna and loved spending time at the Castle of Gödöllő (Pest County). And, of course, everyone was aware of her amazing beauty. But how did Sisi keep her perfect look?

An interesting fact is that when she was a young woman, she was not considered to be beautiful at all. Many historians wrote about her boyish look and body shape which was the main reason Sisi started a strict diet, leading her to suffer from a severe lack of self-confidence. 

Sisi became an adult, and at the same time, she also became the most beautiful woman on the continent. Her thin body and long brown hair astonished every eye looking at her. She was proud of herself but paid a great price for her beauty. 

Sisi had her hair washed every third week. Her hairdresser, Fanny Feirfalika, brushed a special liquid for hours into Sisi’s hair which weighed kilograms. The liquid contained eggs and cognac which made the Queen’s hair soft and glowy. During the procedure, Sisi usually read or studied Greek and Hungarian. 

Allegedly, Sisi could not bear the sight of hair loss, and whenever this happened, Feirfalika hid the lost hair under her skirt. Although Sisi loved her hair, because of its heavy weight, it often caused her physical pain and headaches. 

Sisi was 172 centimetres tall but weighed only 48 kilograms. She registered her measurements in her diary every day. At the Castle of Schönbrunn, Vienna, she spent one hour with strict training every day. She often rode a horse and took long walks whenever she had enough time.