All posts by Born Unicorn

Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Under the Skin (2013)

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clinique_intensechubbystick_heftiesthibiscus_bornunicornWhen the Female (Scarlett Johansson) visits a mall, she stops at the Clinique make-up display. She first holds a lipstick, then a Chubby Stick Intense lip colour in a red shade.

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cliniquemascara_bornunicorncliniqueeyepencil_bornunicornThe display contains Superbalm moisturizing lip glosses and lipstick testers, Quickliner eye pencils and High Impact mascaras.

undertheskin_mall_bornunicornStill at the make-up department, the camera pans over another counter, where a sales assistant applies a product on a customer. All the skincare is by Clarins.

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clarins_serumcapitallumiere_bornunicornAmong the products, there’s a set box which includes a pump bottle of Huile Très Démaquillante cleansing oil; there are also the eye make-up remover Démaquillant Express and the serum Capital Lumière.

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smashbox_foundationbrush_bornunicornThe final stop of the camera is at a Smashbox make-up counter, where a make-up artist is applying some foundation on a customer using the buildable foundation brush.

Freak Show (2017)

freakshow_bornunicorn (1)Billy Bloom’s vanity is pretty busy with cosmetics and accessories. In the screencap above, the face powder situation is out of control: it’s basically everywhere on the table.

velourlashes_bornunicornThe center-stage position goes to a pink box contaning Velour lashes.

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milanilipstick_bornunicorn.jpgThere are also a MAC hot pink lipstick and a Milani pink lipstick.

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lorealvisibleliftblush_bornunicornThe round compact on the upper left is L’Oreal Visible Lift blush.

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mac_singleeyeshadow_bornunicornOn the table there are some MAC Pro palette refill pans in their black envelopes and a single eyeshadow.

avonmesmerize_bornunicorn.jpgThe perfume in the blue bottle is Avon Mesmerize For Her, a woody aromatic fragrance launched in 1992. Billy uses it all through the film.

Glow S02E10 (Every Potato Has a Receipt)

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aquanet_hairspraymaybelline_greatlashmascara_waterproof_bornunicornWhen Big Kurt Jackson and Chavo barge into the girls’ dressing room to complain about Carmen’s moves (stolen from her brothers), Debbie (Betty Gilpin) acts as peacemaker. In the screencap above, Tammé (Kia Stevens) is holding a can of Aqua Net hairspray; on the glass shelf by the washbasin there’s Maybelline Great Lash mascara.