The future Berlin envisioned by Duncan Jones has got an unexpected 1980s touch: a neon sign of LouLou, the famous Cacharel perfume created by Jean Guichard and launched in 1987.
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Red Oaks S03E05 (Paroled)
Fay Getty (Gina Gershon) uses Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color moisturizing lipstick in a dusty rose shade.
Gueule d’amour (1937)
Lucien Bourrache (Jean Gabin) is taking a bubble bath. Luxurious moment, since he’s surrounded by Guerlain products!
There are a bottle of talcum powder and two flacons montres by the tub. I wish I knew what colognes they contained, but some assumptions can be made. These bottles were introduced in the late 1930s, just one year before the film release, so they could contain Shalimar, Cachet Jaune or Mitsouko (all of them were launched in 1937).
Thanks to Despina Veneti for the id.
Endeavour S05E02 (Cartouche)
Guilia Gallo is reading an issue of Movies Monthly, which has a Max Factor advert as back cover. Lucille Ball stars in it, introducing new shades of lipstick. While I appreciate the effort, there’s a problem here: the episode is set in the late 1960s, while the advert is from the 1940s. The actress on the magazine cover is Veronique Carlton (Betty Denville), who appears in the episode; from this we know that the magazine is recent and not from 20 years earlier.
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
There are several bottles by the bath-tub in Rita Marlowe’s bathroom. Among them, five Lanvin products.
The tall rectangular bottles with squared stopper are colognes. They could be either Arpege or My Sin (I’ve already explained why).
The same uncertainty can be applied to the two black boules and the black bottle with golden stopper, which contained perfumed body powder.
The bottle between the two Lanvin boules is the eau de cologne of Dana 20 Carats, launched in 1933.
The tall bottle with fake tiger fur stopper is Fabergé Tigress, a warm spicy fragrance launched in 1938. The ad above dates back to 1975 and features the American showgirl, actress and singer Lola Falana as testimonial.
Thanks to Jeremy in the comments for the Dana id.
American Crime Story S02E04 (House by the Lake)
There’s a jar of Vaseline petroleum jelly in David Madson’s bedroom.
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Amelia Bly (Kim Cattrall) checks her make-up in a Chanel compact.
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
The lipstick Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) is applying is by MAC (a tube from the 1980s).
Less Than Zero (1987)
There’s a bottle of Calvin Klein Obsession on the dressing table in Clay’s mother’s bedroom. This oriental spicy fragrance was created by Jean Guichard and launched in 1985.
The white box under the glass counter is a product from the Chanel No. 5 body line: I couldn’t find any picture of it, but I guess it contained a jar, so it could be an after-bath powder, a body cream or even a set of soaps.
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
There’s a Clinique aqua green compact in Ronnie’s dressing room.
There’s also a bottle of Superbalanced Make-Up liquid foundation.
