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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Younger S01E11 (Hot Mitzvah)

younger_s01e11_bornunicorn dovedeepmoisturebodywash_bornunicornThere’s a bottle of Dove Deep Moisture nourishing body wash on Josh’s bath-tub. The label has been covered, so you can read “Park” and not the actual brand on it.

The same has been done to a tube of Noxzema Ultimate Clear daily scrub.

Thanks to Emily in the comments for the Noxzema id.

 

Prison Break S02E06 (Subdivision)

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prisonbreak_s02e06_subdivision_bornunicorn (7) thierrymugler_angel_bornunicornT-Bag (Robert Knepper) is one of the most wicked and creepiest characters of this tv show. He shows the unexpected ability of identifying the fragrance Jeanette Owens (Diana Scarwid) is wearing: it’s Thierry Mugler Angel, the mother of all gourmand oriental fragrances. Created by Olivier Cresp and Yves de Chirin and launched in 1992, Angel stays in T-Bag’s memory because an ex used it; as such, it brings back both good and bad memories.

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Phaedra (1962)

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voldenuit_vintage_guerlain_bornunicornThere’s a bottle of Guerlain Vol de Nuit on the protagonist’s bathroom shelf. Phaedra (Melina Mercouri), who falls in love with her stepson (Anthony Perkins), is a rich and bored woman, so it’s no wonder she uses this perfume. Vol de Nuit, created by Jacques Guerlain in 1933, is not the ubiquitous Shalimar or Mitsouko, but has a special charm, also related to its source of inspiration – Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s novel with the same name, published in 1931. The aviation theme of the name can be found in the flacon rayonnant, resembling a moving aircraft propeller.

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Electric Slide (2014)

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pantheredecartier_bornunicornCharlotte (Chloë Sevigny) has a very busy dressing table. There are several make-up items and perfume bottles, among which Christian Dior Eau Savage and Cartier Panthère de Cartier.

Eau Savage is a classic perfume by Christian Dior, first launched in 1966 and created by Edmond Roudnitska; it’s still a best seller, despite the reformulation process it’s gone through. It’s an enjoyable perfume with a fantastic citrusy opening, aromatic middle notes and woody notes in the base. The Cartier perfume, on the other hand, is a symbol of the decade it was launched in – the 1980s. I’ve always loved the showy luxury of its perfume bottle, with the two panthers made of frosted glass.