The Servant Props | ASMR Antiques Show & Tell | Cozy Basics (soft spoken)

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Good evening, and welcome
to this new video

about the props and costumes
from my roleplays.

Tonight I'm going to show you
the props I used

for the servant videos,
especially the second one.

These roleplays
were supposed to take place

around 1730-1740.

And of course,
there was no way

I could find or buy antiques
from this era.

So I tried to look for props

that would not feel inappropriate
for this historical period.

And we're going to start with

the two beautiful jewellery boxes.

This one is probably
the oldest

I'm not sure but this could be
from the 19th century.

It's made of simple tin,
I guess.

And what I like about it is

this little portrait on the top.

That really looks like
and 18th century portrait.

So, that matched my theme
pretty well.

But this part did not age very well

and it's getting dusty inside.

But obviously there is no way
to remove the glass

so I cannot do anything
about it.

But the rest of the box
is in very good condition.

And it's finely carved.

And inside...

it's covered with velvet.

Burgundy velvet.

The other is probably from
the beginning of the 20th century.

It's made of what we call régule.

I'm sorry, I could not find
the English word for that.

It's a blend of different metals

that include pewter, lead...

antimony and sometimes copper.

And most of the time it was covered

with this lovely golden bronze colour.

It's very heavy.

But no that resistant.

This is why it was easy to carve.

It's in good condition as well.

The fabric inside is some kind of...

pink...

satin.

I had to clue back
the upper fabric part

and the lid together.

But...

it feels like Madame de Pompadour
could have had the same, right?

Again, it's full of details.

Very pretty and elegant,
with these little legs.

There are some roses
on the top.

So now let's have a look
to the silver hairbrush.

From the moment I decided
I wanted to make a video

based on hair-brushing
in the 18th century,

I started to look for hairbrushes

that would look old and precious enough

to be credible.

And that was the most difficult part

because most of the hairbrushes
I could find

were from the 30s or 40s

and already had noticeable
plastic bristle.

And I finally found this one

on a second-hand website.

This is made of...

wood...

Some kind of sisal bristle...

and covered with real silver.

And it was just perfect.

And just like the jewellery boxes,

it's beautifully carved on the back.

The only thing with this brush is that

because of the silver part,

it produces a kind of
unpleasant metallic sound

when going through the hair.

Let me try it on you
and listen to the sound.

(brushing sound)

So, could you hear it?

For me, it was not really
a relaxing sound

so I lowered the sound
of this brush

and I layered another
brush sound on it

coming from this wooden hairbrush.

And it was much better.

(both brushes sound together)

And now, only the wooden one.

(brushing sound)

Can you hear the difference?

(rustling sound)

And there was some jewellery of course,

and some hat pins as well.

Let's start with the jewellery.

There were several pieces,

some that used to belong
to one of my grandmothers.

And others that I already had.

And these are not really interesting

because it's quite new, so...

Let's skip directly to the vintage ones.

So...

this is a pearl necklace.

I don't know if
these pearls are real.

I think they are, but it's probably
what we call cultured pearls.

Meaning, they don't come
from wild oysters.

I'm not fond of pearls

but this is something that

noble women often used to wear
during the 18th century.

This is another one...

with a silver chain,
and I tend to prefer that one.

What do you think?

This is simple but very elegant.

And...

there was also this brooch.

This is probably
from my great-grandmother.

I'm not sure about the material.

I don't know what it's made of.

It's probably gold-plated.

And it's very detailed.

I don't see ladies wearing
these kind of brooches nowadays.

There are some kind of stones.

Maybe coloured glass.

But it's very shiny.

So, there are one, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight,
nine, ten, eleven...

twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen,
sixteen, seventeen, eighteen...

And now let's have a look to the hat pins.

I was looking for hair ornaments
and this was the best I could find.

Even if it's clearly from
the 20th century.

And not even meant to be
directly worn in your hair.

This was supposed to help your hat
to remain on your head.

So...

you had to thrust the pin
through one side,

carefully sliding it
under a portion of your hair

and then pushing the pin back
out the other side of the hat.

This is another item
that is almost no longer used.

It's a shame because it's beautiful.

Here we have a pearl, again.

This is probably from the 50s.

This is the one I used in the role-play.

I like this tiny one.

And... oh yes.

There were feathers as well
that I used for the hair.

Again, this was quite fashionable
in France

in the middle of the 18th century.

These are ostrich feathers.

Some of the largest
the ladies could find.

One... two...

three...

and four.

It's quite big but it's very soft.

And it instantly adds
a lot of volume to the hair.

Especially during a period
when having huge hair

was la crème de la crème.

And finally, the last props you saw
in the second video

were the perfume bottles.

So, there are three.

So, this is what we call
Egyptian bottles.

This is a well-known craft
from Egypt,

which was probably one of the first
countries to use glass for art.

The style is quite easy to identify

even if of course,
these are often copied...

all over the world.

But these...

are authentic.

We have the certificate here

that says...

[speaking in French]

What we see here is gold.

You can see how it's detailed

and finely carved.

And I'm in love with the sound.

(glass clinking softly)

It's so delicate.

These are really meant
to be perfume bottles.

Although I'm not sure
Europeans of the 18th century

wold have used this.

Which one is your favourite?

I think my favourite is this one.

(glass clinking)

(glass clinking)

So now let's have a look
to the servant costume.

So, this is the costume I used

for the two videos I made
with this character.

And this is clearly not a servant
nor a maid costume.

The maids from the 18th century

had lighter and more colourful dresses.

But I fell in love with this costume

because it was made after Claire's costume

in the Outlander series.

And again, the second season,
that takes place in Paris around 1740

was my main inspiration for the setting
of these videos.

This lovely outfit was made by

a very talented seamstress.

You can find her on Etsy.

I'll leave a link down below.

The main fabric here is wool

for both the bodice and skirt.

This is what gives
such an authentic look to it.

It's lined with this beautiful
old pink linen.

And...

once you have put this on you,

you can slip the stomacher...

just like this.

And there it is.

The bodice has boning

here and at the back.

Just in the middle.

And it's very comfortable.

And the final piece -

please don't judge me,
I am a terrible seamstress.

This is a little coif that I made
after St. Birgitta cap.

For this I watched a video
made by Morgan Donner.

And she would be horrified
to see this result

but I do not have
a sewing machine

and I wanted to make it quickly, so...

As long as you don't look close it's okay.

So this is basically...

a piece of linen that you
would wear on your head...

thanks to these long ribbons,

that you wrap around the coif
to secure it.

It's more a medieval piece
than an 18th century one

but I like the look it gave me
as a maid.

So...

I know that it's awful.
(laughs softly)

Two pieces bend here...

for the forehead.

And one long ribbon
on each side at the back.

It took me a few hours, I believe.

And that's it.

I hope you are now ready to sleep.

And... as always...

I wish you a very good night.