I asked my servant to dress me for the night. I picked a white silk topped and I instructed Amelie to tighten my corset so my chest would look big.
Mama told me and my sisters to always keep an hourglass figure because men can never resist it like the way she had Papa under her control. She wore no cosmetics, just a soft red tint on her lips. She also told us not to style our hair too much and to keep it loose and bouncy as possible to give the illusion of a Roman goddess. Sensual but fragile.. in need of a man's protection..
According to Mama, it's all about the illusion and once we captured men's imagination, we could tell them to do anything and everything we desire.
" Shouldn't you put something on top of your dress? Like a showl to protect your modesty my lady? " Amelie asked.
" This is fine. Now I want you to make this dress a bit shorter and tighter. You still have plenty of time to sew it." I replied.
I prepared my bath and poured the lavender oil I bought at the ship's souvenir shop. I also put honey on my face and tea bags on top of my eyes. I bathed in milk and rose petals for like an hour while I washed my hair with beers to make it looked full and rich.
As I waited for my hair to dry after my bath, I put a red tint on my lips and a little for my cheeks. I chose a blue emerald necklace that matched my eye colour and a crystal pin for my long hair which I parted sideways.
If Papa could see me, he would have a heart attack and mama would put a cover on me because she always told us to be attractive but fully clothed from head to toe.
I no longer looked like the Grandduchess of all Russia but a seductress, a temptress, a Venus..