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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Mr Selfridge S02E01

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yardleyhairpomade_bornunicornWhen Lady Loxley (Katherine Kelly) visits Selfridges with her husband, Kitty Hawkins (Amy Beth Hayes) tells her the Yardley face cream she wanted has arrived. The teal glass jars displayed on the counter are by Yardley, but they originally contained English Lavender brilliantine.

On the same counter, some bottles of Lily of the Valley (an original Selfridges fragrance) can be seen.

Sex and the City 2 (2010)

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ponds_dryskincream_bornunicornThe dressing table of Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis) is very busy. I’ve spotted several Bed Head by TIGI products – Recharge shampoo in the hot pink bottle, Clean Up daily shampoo and In Check curl-defining cream (both from the Bed Head For Men line), plus MAC Face and Body foundation and a jar of Pond’s cold cream.

What’s in Xtina’s Bags (2016)

xtina_fragranceelizabetharden_untold_bornunicornLast March an interesting What’s In My Bag? video was posted on the YouTube channel of The Voice. The protagonist? The one and only Christina Aguilera, who opened her several bags and showed their content. The perfume she took out of her scent bag was Elizabeth Arden Untold, a fruity floral perfume created by Clement Gavarry and launched in 2013. I’m not surprised by her choice because we already knew she loves sweet/floral scents.

xtina_glosskevynaucoin_elegantlipgloss_vizcaya_bornunicornShe took two products out of her go-to make-up bag. The first was Kevyn Aucoin Elegant lip gloss in Vizcaya, a peachy shade now discontinued.

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The second was SeneGence LipSense, a long-lasting lip colour in a beautiful red shade.

 

Thanks to Kate for first telling me about the video and to Fragrantica users for identifying the perfume.