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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain for Sassy Magazine (1992)

cobainlove_sassy1992_bornunicornSome days ago I came across the picture above, taken by Dora Handel in 1992. Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain were portrayed in New York for Sassy Magazine; Christina Kelly interviewed them at the peak of their love story. They weren’t married, the Nirvana mania had just exploded and tragedy hadn’t struck their family yet. I had seen pictures from that photoshoot lots of times, but for the first time I noticed the compact Courtney was holding in her hand. A Christian Dior blue and gold striped compact containing Teint Poudre dual powder foundation.

As for the pencil she was holding, something (the gold writing on it) tells me it was by Chanel, but it’s just a guess.

It’s nice to see that some things never really change: even as the poster child for the kinderwhore aesthetic Courtney had an expensive taste. After all, she’s always wanted to be the “girl with the most cake”, hasn’t she?

Thanks to Heather Martin in the comments for the compact id.

Pretty Little Liars S05E18 (Oh What Hard Luck Stories They All Hand Me)

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500There are a tube of Maybelline Great Lash mascara and a bottle of L’Oreal Paris EverCurl Hydracharge leave-in cream on Aria’s desk.

I usually don’t write about medicines/vitamin capsules, but my friend Jennifer, who identified L’Oreal cream for me, told me the jar next to it contains Rainbow Light certified organic women’s multivitamin vegetarian capsules. I guess Aria needs them to keep up with school and all the complicated adventures in her life.

Sarah Jessica Parker’s Dressing Table (2015)

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kerastase_chromatermique_bornunicornSome days ago Sarah Jessica Parker posted an interesting picture on her Instagram account, along with the comment: “The necessary tools. It’s work, I swear. X sj PS I am not her without you @sergenormant”. I think it’s clear the third Sex and the City movie is on its way, right? Am I the only one who thinks “her” refers to Carrie Bradshaw? Or was she only speaking about her public persona? Mandy Lyons was the hair-stylist of the actress in the show and in the movies, but Normant is the hair guru behind Parker‘s trademark tousled hair; he’s given his name to a haircare line, some products of which can be seen in the picture above.

I’ve spotted Dream Big instant volumizing spray (the blue can), Meta Revive dry shampoo with cedar bark and and Meta Sheer dry oil finishing spray. There’s also a Kérastase product, Chroma Termique, a thermo-radiance protecting milk for colour-treated hair. SJP (and probably Normant too) has been a Kérastase fan since Sex and the City: in an episode from the 6th season you can see a bottle of Nutri-Sculpt serum in Carrie’s bathroom. As a matter of fact, the American actress often asked Sex and the City prop masters to make her favourite beauty products appear in the show… But more about this in an upcoming post 😉