Nick Callan (Len Cariou) gives Ginny Newley (Bess Armstrong) Guerlain Shalimar as a gift. The zigzag box tells me he gave her the Eau de Toilette version from the 1980s or the Eau de Cologne.
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How to Get Away with Murder S01E10 (Hello Raskolnikov)
Annalise Keating’s dressing table is always worth a careful look because there’s often something interesting on it. In the opening scene of this episode she puts some NARS blush on and picks a Tom Ford black-case lipstick, even if she ends up wearing a different lipstick.
The title of this episode refers to Rodion Romanovič Raskol’nikov, the protagonist of Fëdor Dostoevskij’s Crime and Punishment (1866): he kills a pawnbroker and her sister; he gets away with the double murder until he decides to admit the crime. Could it be a hint to what will happen next in the tv show?
Sisters (1973)
American Horror Story S04E06 (Bullseye)
The medium stiff-bristled faux bone-handled lady’s hairbrush Dandy Mott (Finn Wittrock) is buying for the Tattler twins happens to be by Mason Pearson.
Nightcrawler (2014)
There are a Vaseline jar and a can of Barbasol Soothing Aloe shaving cream in Louis Bloom’s bathroom cabinet.
American Horror Story S04E13 (Curtain Call)
In the season finale Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange) has finally become a Hollywood household name, but her make-up habits haven’t changed: she keeps using the same products she used back in Jupiter, Florida. In this scene she’s filming a commercial for Campfire Gold instant coffee, but she doesn’t like her script. On her dressing table we can see some items spotted in other episodes.
There’s a Bésame cake mascara.
There’s also a lipstick by the same brand. The shades used on this character are Cherry Red and Red Hot Red.
There’s a red pot of cream rouge, a product which can be used on lips and cheeks.
The white pot with the red lid is the Brightening Violet powder, a translucent powder which brightens any skin tone.
The season finale aired yesterday but I know I’ll miss it. Sure, it had some serious WTH moments; I didn’t agree with some choices (poor Maggie), but I thoroughly enjoyed the last episodes. Needless to say, I’m looking forward to learning more about the 5th season.
American Horror Story S04E13 (Curtain Call)
Dandy Mott (Finn Wittrock) is now the owner of Elsa Mars’ freak show and, as such, gets ready for his “performing” debut… The spoiled boy definitely has a talent but it will turn against him. This scene is very interesting because it echoes a similar scene from the 5th episode (Pink Cupcakes). In both scenes, the owners of the freak show are putting their make-up on: they are using almost the same products, and some shots (the one where they apply some lipstick) are the same, as a mirror image.
There’s a Bésame cake mascara, which Dandy uses on the inner waterline.
Then there’s a Signature powder compact.
And then the omnipresent gold bullet-shaped lipstick. Dandy uses a nude shade, Champagne, creamy beige with a slight sheen.
Nénette et Boni (1996)
Bottles of Christian Dior Dolce Vita and Lancôme Poême in the department store where the baker (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) goes shopping. The choice to put them on the shelves is historically accurate: the fragrance by Dior (created by Pierre Bourdon and Maurice Roger) was launched in 1994, while the Lancôme one (created by Jacques Cavallier) was launched in 1995.
Right below the Dior display there’s another interesting perfume, launched in 1996: it’s Butterfly by Hanae Mori, an amber fragrance created by Bernard Ellena.
Thanks to Alessandra for the Hanae Mori id.
How to Get Away with Murder S01E01 (Pilot)
Agent Carter S01E03 (Time And Tide)
There are two interesting make-up items on Peggy Carter’s dressing table.
The large gold box is Chen Yu Cloud Silk cake make-up refill, a compact foundation. I’ve always known this brand for its super–glamourous advertisement campaigns and for its nail polishes, but I had no idea it made regular make-up, too. Furthermore, I had no idea it’s still in the business.
On the Cloud Silk compact there’s a smaller box whose lid reads “Dorothy Perkins”, a name which is still present on the market as a clothing brand. Back in the 1940s it produced make-up items, too. I don’t know exactly what the round box in the screencap above contained, but I guess it was rouge or face powder.
World Wide Aura 
