While Frances (Alison Oliver) is taking a bath, we can see some toiletries behind her.
Starting from the left there’s a bottle of Aveeno almond oil blend shampoo.
Next, a bottle of Super Beauty ginger and pear bath & shower gel.
Last, a bottle of We Are Kind Natured sea salt & bergamot soothing bath soak.
This picture of Marlene Dietrich was taken on the set of Der blaue Engel, directed by Joseph Von Sternberg. The role of the provocative cabaret singer Lola-Lola would establish Dietrich as an international star: soon after the release of this film, she moved to Los Angeles, where she starred in six films directed by von Sternberg at Paramount [1].
Once in Hollywood, the reinvention of Dietrich’s look happened thanks to Max Factor, who created a very specific and dramatic look for her. When she filmed Der blaue Engel, the transformation was still to happen but Dietrich already used Max Factor products, as we can see from the round tin box sitting on her dressing table: it was Max Factor’s Supreme Face Powder.
[1] These films – Morocco (1930), Dishonored (1931), Shanghai Express (1932), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934) and The Devil Is a Woman (1935) – created the image of the glamourous femme fatale that had so much importance in Dietrich’s career.
Thanks to Kailey for submitting this post.
There are two interesting bottles on a dresser in the bedroom that Kelly (Lee Remick) shares with her younger sister Toby (Stefanie Powers).
The white bottle is the eau de cologne version of Rochas Femme, a chypre fruity fragrance created by Edmond Roudnitska and launched in 1944.
The other bottle is an eau de cologne by Lucien Lelong. Unfortunately it’s impossible to tell the exact fragrance because the label is unreadable and because the same balloon bottle was used to house several different scents.
Nancy (Patricia Huston) keeps several fragrance bottles on her vanity.
Among them there’s the fluted bottle of D’Orsay Intoxication, a chypre floral fragrance launched in 1938.
The Jackal (Edward Fox) pours some hair dye in a bottle of Old Spice after-shave lotion.
There are some interesting bottles on Jackie’s vanity.
One is the eau de toilette version of Robert Piguet Fracas, created by Germaine Cellier and originally launched in 1948.
The second is Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles, an amber powdery fragrance launched in 1962.
The third is the refillable atomiser of Guerlain Shalimar, a fragrance by Jacques Guerlain launched in 1925.
The fourth sits in front of the Guerlain atomiser: it’s the refillable atomiser of Chanel No. 19, created by Henri Robert and launched in 1970.
There’s also an Erno Laszlo jar, possibly containing face powder or moisturizing cream.
Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post, to Alindri for the Desprez id and to Leylalight for the Chanel id.
This episode is set in 1992: Princess Margaret (Lesley Manville) is sitting at her vanity and she’s writing a letter to her former lover Peter Townsend. Among the several objects on the table we can see a Guerlain flacon montre, but the aerial shot makes it impossible to identify it.
One season and almost one decade later (this episode is set in 2001), we can see Margaret sitting at the same vanity but now we can finally tell more about the flacon montre.
The teal disk tells us it contains Mitsouko eau de cologne.
In the same scene, Margaret is putting on some lipstick. The product in question is Elizabeth Arden Lip Spa.
The bottle sitting on Elvis Presley’s dresser in his bedroom in Bad Nauheim is Fabergé Brut, an aromatic fougère fragrance created by Karl Mann and launched in 1964.
This choice is not historically accurate because Elvis’ military service in Germany took place from October 1958 to March 1960, well before the release of Brut. Sofia Coppola’s fans know these “mistakes” are frequent in her films, though, and usually add a fascinating touch. Anyone remembers the purple Converse All Star hi-tops in Marie Antoinette (2006)?
The first two products Priscilla takes from her beauty case are a jar of Noxzema skin cream and a bottle of Cutex nail polish in an orange/coral shade.
Next, there’s a bottle of Chanel No. 5, the legendary floral aldehyde eau de parfum created by Ernest Beaux and launched in 1921.
She also takes a compact containing pressed face powder and a marbled jar containing a cold cream (this is what is written on its lid). I can’t identify the compact but I am sure the cold-cream jar is just a prop.
The last items are two lipsticks – one in a dark green case, the other in a gold case.
Chanel No. 5 is introduced when Priscilla (Cailee Spaeny) first visits Elvis at Graceland, but it is mentioned and appears in two more scenes.
In 1964, deep into his spiritural phase, Elvis (Jacob Elordi) is shown lecturing some fans in Los Angeles. The singer is intrigued by the fragrance a blonde girl is wearing: it’s No. 5, which he should have identified right away because Priscilla wears it, too.
It’s not clear whether Priscilla starts wearing No. 5 because her over-controlling partner wants her to, but we know that later in the film (in the 1970s) the fragrance makes another appearance, this time in a refillable canister. This means that it’s somehow become her signature scent.
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