Sam (Marc Maron) wears Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir, but it’s not the only fragrance he wears: there’s a bottle of English Leather in his bedroom.
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Étoile (1989)
There are two Nina Ricci perfumes on a dressing table: L’Air du Temps and Fleur de Fleurs. The first, launched in 1948, was created by Francis Fabron; the second, launched in 1982, was created by Betty Busse.
Next to them, on the left, there’s a bottle of Guerlain Chamade, a 1969 creation by Jean-Paul Guerlain.
Lady Gaga’s Dressing Room (2013)
This picture of Lady Gaga backstage was taken by Terry Richardson on January 21st, 2013.
On the small table next to the Versace-clad huge sofa there’s a Diptyque candle, Figuier.
American Horror Story S07E02 (Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark)
There’s a Voluspa Classic Maison candle (from the Maison Noir collection) in Ally’s bathroom.
American Horror Story S07E02 (Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark)
There are a Louis Vuitton perfume box and a tin of Smith’s Rosebud Salve on the dressing table in Ally and Ivy’s bedroom.
20th Century Women (2016)
There’s a suprising object on Dorothea’s writing desk – a bottle of Yves Saint Laurent Opium, the Secret de Parfum version. This is not the original 1977 perfume, created by Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac, but a later version, created by Jean-Louis Sieuzac and launched in 1992. From a strictly historical point of view, this is an inaccurate choice, because the film is set in the late 1970s.
Lemonade (2016)
A Santal 26 
20th Century Women (2016)
Abbie’s project is taking pictures of her personal belongings: among them, there’s Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color moisturising lipstick in a red shade. The golden and silver metal case is reminiscent of the brand’s iconic red door, symbol of the Fifth Avenue salon founded in 1910.
Unfortunately, the choice of this prop is historically inaccurate: the film is set in the late 1970s, while this lipstick was launched in 2014.
American Horror Story S07E01 (Election Night)
There’s Barbasol shaving cream in Kai Anderson’s bathroom.
Stardust Memories (1980)
Dorrie (Charlotte Rampling) appreciates Sandy’s aftershave. Like a madeleine, that scent brings back memories from her childhood. Sandy (Woody Allen) gets the reference to À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust and jokingly comments he’s wearing Proustian Rush by Chanel. The reason why the French maison has never produced a perfume with such an evocative name is beyond me.
A real Chanel perfume appears later in the film, when Sandy visits his sister (Anne De Salvo). Chanel no. 5 refillable atomisers (one small, one big) can be seen on a plastic tray on her dresser.
