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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Franca Valeri’s Dressing Room

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There are two Shiseido products on the dressing table of the Italian actress, both from the Benefiance line – the creamy cleansing emulsion and the enriched balancing softener. You can also see a round tin box of Santa Maria Novella pasticche.

Sex and the City S06E07 (Hop, Skip, and a Week)

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viviennewestwoodlibertine_bornunicornThere’s a bottle of Vivienne Westwood Libertine on the window sill in Carrie’s bedroom. This fragrance was created by Martin Gras and launched in 2000 as the lighter side of the British designer’s first fragrance, Boudoir. The bottles of the two perfumes are very similar, but Libertine‘s is taller.

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Scream Queens S01E06 (Seven Minutes in Hell)

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With the Red Devil killing spree still going strong, Chanel #5 (Abigail Breslin) and Chanel #3 (Billie Lourd) seal the pact of surviving Chanel Oberlin, the co-president of the Kappa House. In this scene, Chanel #3 is doing her pedicure, using Christian Louboutin Loubi nail care kit, which includes a nail primer and a nail gloss. On the marble counter, a Chanel blush compact can be seen.

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chanelcocomademoiselle_bornunicornThere’s another Chanel product in the bathroom, just behind the wash-basin: a bottle of Coco Mademoiselle.

Thanks to Yaenii for the perfume sighting.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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evianspray_bornunicornAfter much debate, I’ve come to terms with the fact that no Evian products were mentioned in the famous first dialogue between Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling. The point is that an Evian product actually appears in the movie and I’ve never noticed it before. It’s the classic mineral water spray with the pink cap, sitting on a chest of drawers in Clarice’s bedroom.

Scream Queens S01E05 (Pumpkin Patch)

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sceamqueens_s01e05_bornunicorn (4)Chanel #5 (Abigail Breslin) wants to convince Jennifer to vote Zayday as new president of the KKT Sorority House, so as to bring Chanel Oberlin down. She reveals one of Chanel’s luxurious habits (burning Diptyque candles once and then throwing them away), promises all those candles to Jennifer, who obviously freaks out, ready to vote whomever she is asked to.

sceamqueens_s01e05_bornunicorn (6)In Chanel’s closet there’s a number of candles, burnt once and then put aside. They’re not real Diptyque candles, but prop masters did a good job in reproducing the main features of the famous French candles – oval label, glass vase and names. None of the names (Iris, Lilac, Lily, 23) is the real name of a Diptyque candle, but they are reminiscent of them. 23 instead of 34? Nice try! Someone in the prop department has done his/her research.