Coucou everyone!

Happy 100 to us! Thank you to listeners old and new for being here, we love making Europhile and sharing it with you <3 Be sure to follow us on TikTok and Instagram to enter our first giveaway!

This topic summarizes some of our favorite things - discovering traditions across cultures and history, and beauty/skin/hair care! From Germany to Ancient Greece, Hungary to the Vikings, tune in to hear a unique list of helpful and harmful (why did they love putting lead on their faces) tips and tricks from those who came before us. Now we're going to go slather vodka on our scalps and slap some honey on our faces...ciao!

Don't forget to send us your travel stories to coucou.europhile@gmail.com.

Sending a special thank you to Ana of BTWNTHESHEETS for adding to the giveaway! Use EUROPHILE15 to receive 15% off your purchase. (Obsessed with the body oils!!)

Topic sources:

It’s All Relative: How Beauty Standards Have Evolved Throughout History

BEAUTY RITUALS OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder: How Victorians Used Common Poisons to Become Drop Dead Gorgeous

Medieval Beauty, Health & Hygiene

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with these Irish Beauty Tips

From lard to leeches - here are four of the strangest beauty practices from history

Mouse-Skin Eyebrows - A Short History of Makeup.

The Most Toxic Foundation Ever - History of Makeup

Swans Fat, Crocodile Dung, and Ashes of Snails: Achieving Beauty in Ancient Rome

» Medieval cosmetics and beauty routine-Wienische Hantwërcvrouwe 1350 

Leave the Donkey Milk to the Donkeys | Office for Science and Society - McGill University.

10 Surprising Facts about Vikings.

Birch sap - Wikipedia

Deadly Nightshade – Hallucinations, Lightness and the Sensation of Flying | Europeana

5 Traditional Beauty Secrets Russian Women Know

szepelet.com - Hungarian Paprika Gel Treatment

Connemara Seaweed Baths | Health Benefits 

Top Five Ancient Greek Beauty Tips Everyone Should Know - GreekReporter.com 

Ancient Greek Makeup Techniques: A Historical Perspective 

Through the Years: The History of Hair Removal. 

Dr MacKenzie’s Improved Harmless Arsenic Complexion Wafers | The Quack Doctor

What Did Vikings Consider Beautiful? - Beauty Standards of Pagans - Norse Traditions
6 Terrifying Beauty Practices from History
Melody |Ancient Beauty Secrets

Kate's recommendation: Siyah Beyaz Ask (Black & White Love) Turkish Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Catherine's recommendation: Grantchester, Season 8 (hot priest alert)

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Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

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