There’s a yorkshire-shaped bottle in Sheila and Ruth’s motel bathroom: it’s Avon Princess of Yorkshire Sweet Honesty cologne, a floral fragrance launched in 1973. We know Sheila uses Cartier Pasha de Cartier, so this one must Ruth’s.
There’s also a jar of Noxzema skin cream.
Among the products in Nora’s bathroom cabinet: a bottle of Cutex acetone-free nail polish remover, a Carita mask (old packaging), a moisturizer by C. O. Bigelow in a gold bottle and a spray bottle of Heritage Store lilac water.
On the top shelf there are a jar of Tiger Balm red ointment and a bottle of Tiger Balm liniment. On the far right there’s a tube of Nivea Pearly Shine lip balm.
Thanks to Jennifer for the ids.
Nora (Parker Posey) puts on some lip balm by C. O. Bigelow.
There are three products from the Cacharel LouLou perfume line on Kika’s dressing table: the shortest bottle contains Lait de douceur body lotion, and the tallest one the perfume. The floral can in the middle of the table is the deodorant. No wonder so many products of the same line were selected: this perfume, created by Jean Guichard and launched in 1987, was hugely popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The striped bottle in front of the mirror is Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, another iconic perfume, created by Michel Hy and launched in 1970.
Last but not least, some Kerastase Nutritive products (old packaging) can be seen on the far right of the table.
When Nicholas signs his book for Kika, we can see all the make-up on the table is by Cacharel. In this screenshot, pencils and compacts are visible but there are also tubes of foundation, lipsticks and bottles of setting spray.
One of the most interesting characters of this TV show is Sheila. Her gimmick is “the She-Wolf”, but after getting a glimpse of her backstory, we know it’s not really a gimmick: her feral appearance mirrors the way she feels inside. This episode opens with Sheila putting her She-Wolf persona on. There are several interesting products on her dressing table, starting with her perfume.
The silver bottle on the left is Cartier Pasha de Cartier (the Prestige Acier edition). I’m a bit disappointed by this choice: I appreciate it, because the bottle is spectacular, and because this aromatic woody fragrance by Jacques Cavallier seems just right for Sheila, but it’s historically inaccurate. As a matter of fact, Pasha was launched in 1992, one decade after the events told in the show.
The glossy black compact with a gold rose is a Lancôme product – face powder, foundation or an eyeshadow palette.
Last but not least, there’s a pump bottle of Dep hair gel. This product is still on the market.
Sam Sylvia (Marc Maron) asks the wannabe wrestlers what their “special abilities” are. Sheila the She-Wolf (Gayle Rankin) explains she has “a very acute sense of smell.” Sam tries her: what cologne is he wearing? She replies: “Drakkar Noir.”
The TV show is set in the 1980s, so this reference is very accurate: the Guy Laroche aromatic woody fragrance, created by Pierre Wargnye and launched in 1982, was incredibly popular at the time.
Sam’s question is tricky, though: he’s not actually wearing Drakkar Noir, but he has sprayed it on his clothes, something he does when he forgets to do his laundry.
There are a bottle of Oil of Olay moisturizer and a can of Aqua Net Super Hold hairspray in the locker room of the gym where Ruth and Debbie (Betty Gilpin) attend aerobics classes.
There’s a bottle of C. O. Bigelow triple rose water in Nora’s bathroom.
Nora (Parker Posey) keeps a tube of C. O. Bigelow lemon hand treatment on her mantelpiece.
There’s a can of Barbasol Soothing Aloe shaving cream in Joe’s shower.
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