Joe McCain (Martin Compston) puts on some Fabergé Brut cologne while getting ready to spend all night at Wigan Casino.
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The Birds (1963)
Red stiletto nails on Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren).
Mad Men S01E02 (Ladies Room)
There’s a bottle of Coty Muguet des Bois on Betty Draper’s dresser. This is one of the most popular Coty perfumes: created by Henri Robert and launched in 1941, it has top notes of aldehydes, orange, green leaves and bergamot; middle notes of cyclamen, lilac, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley and rose; base notes of sandalwood and musk.
Thanks to Elena Vosnaki for the id.
Homeland S01E05 (Blind Spot)
Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) opens a bathroom cabinet to get some medicines. There are a Weleda Iris soap and a L’Oreal Professional EverStrong shampoo (or conditioner, hard to tell) in it.
Endeavour S02E03 (Sway)
Mrs. Haldane, one of the victims of a mysterious strangler, had a very busy dressing table. Among her perfumes, there’s a bottle of Californian Poppy, a fragrance by Josephine Kell Ltd. The picture above refers to the 1940s version of the perfume, while the bottle seen in the tv show has a different shape and a different lettering on the front label.
The round bottle in front of Californian Poppy is the eau de cologne version of Worth Je Reviens, a floral aldehyde fragrance created by Maurice Blanchet and launched in 1932.
The brown tube looks like Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners hand therapy cream.
There’s also a refillable atomiser of Rochas Madame Rochas.
Thanks to Jennifer for the hand cream id and to Nastja for the Worth id.
Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain (2001)
There’s a bottle of Botot mouthwash on the bathroom shelf.
There’s also a bottle of Fabergé Brut Oceans after shave.
Thanks to Cpt. Librarian for the mouthwash id.
Dominic West’s Dressing Room (2016)
There’s a tube of Aveeno daily moisturising lotion on the dressing table of Dominic West at the Donmar Warehouse in London, where he’s currently acting as the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, adapted and directed by Christopher Hampton.
Les choses de la vie (1970)
There are two perfumes on the shelf of the bathroom where Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is shaving and Hélène (Romy Schneider) is putting mascara on. The white bottle with a floral pattern is the refillable atomizer of Guerlain Chant d’Arômes, created by Jean-Paul Guerlain and launched in 1962; the white and green striped box contains Carven Ma Griffe, a chypre floral perfume created by Jean Carles and launched in 1946.
Pushing Daisies S01E09 (Corpsicle)
The smell expert Oscar Vibenius (Paul Reubens) appears again in Chuck’s life: he’s genuinely intrigued by her peculiar smell. Ned’s dog, Digby, has the same smell. It’s not a coincidence: both of them were brought back from the dead by the Pie Maker.
Oscar asks Chuck if he can smell her hair, because “hair can be so telling about so many things.” There’s nothing sensual in this scene, but the act of smelling someone has a certain intimacy.
Oscar soon realizes what’s the secret of Chuck and Digby: the peculiar “smell of ozone” is the evidence he needs to understand what happened to them.
Carol (2015)
There are lots of make-up products on the coffee table in Carol Aird’s living room, most of which are vintage pieces.
The item that caught my attention is the oval red box with white lid. This is the Du Barry face powder, produced by Richard Hudnut, an American businessman who first achieved international success in cosmetics manufacturing. This face powder was named after Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry, the last Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV of France and one of the victims of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. It’s unclear which version of the powder appears in the film – the lid is not clearly visible – but I think it’s the first.
World Wide Aura 
