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Lady Gaga’s Superbowl Dressing Room (2017)

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ladygaga_superbowldressingroom_bornunicorn-4Lady Gaga, the half-time show performer at the 51st Super Bowl, has posted a short video in her Instagram Stories. Set in a dressing room at the NRG Stadium in Houston, the video shows the artist in front of a mirror with her hair stylist Frederic Aspiras. Lots of Marc Jacobs Beauty can be seen on the table.

marcjacobs_remarkablefoundation_bornunicornRight in front of the mirror there are several bottles of Re(marc)able full-cover foundation concentrate.

marcjacobs_aboutlastnightpalette_bornunicornThe huge palette on the left is About Last Night, which contains 20 eyeshadows.

marcjacobs_palette_bornunicornThe smaller one is the Style Eye Con No. 7 Plush, containing 7 eyeshadows.

marcjacobs_pencils_bornunicornA large number of eye and lip pencils can be seen, too.

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marcjacobs_lipstick_bornunicornMoving to the right, we can see one bottle of Genius Gel super-charged oil-free foundation, Under(cover) perfecting coconut face primer, Glow Stick glistening illuminator and Le Marc lip crème lipstick.

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marcjacobs_airsoftblush_bornunicornLast but not least, other two compacts – O!Mega bronzer and Air Blush soft-glow duo.

Here’s another picture of the dressing table from the Instagram account of Lady Gaga’s make-up artist, Sarah Nicole Tanno.

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The Get Down E02 (Seek Those Who Fan Your Flames)

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Many scenes of the tv show are set at Adele’s, the Kiplings’ hairdresser’s shop. In the screencap above, a jar of Vaseline pure petroleum jelly is visible, along with a spray can of Raveen oil sheen and conditioner, a Marvy Marvcide sanitizing jar and a bottle of Sea Breeze astringent for skin and scalp.

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Pal Joey (1957)

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paljoey_bornunicorn (2)Vera Prentice-Simpson (Rita Hayworth) sings Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, a popular song from the 1940 musical the film is inspired to.

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lanvinarpege_tallbottle_bornunicornThere are two big Lanvin bottles on her dressing table, possibly of Arpege, one of Hayworth’s favourite perfumes.

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lanvinvintagearpege_ritahayworth_bornunicornThe black boule bottle of Arpege can be seen on the bottom shelf in her bathroom. The iconic perfume was created by Andre Fraysse and launched in 1927.