Marwan (Ashraf Barhom) gives Amal (Hiam Abbass) a bottle of Rochas Tocade as a present.
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Marc Almond’s Dressing Table (2014)
Marc Almond shared this picture of his dressing table some months ago. He was having sore throat issues, so there are some throat pastilles, too.
I can see UltraDex recalcifying and whitening toothpaste, No7 Beautiful Skin cleansing balm, Moroccanoil molding cream, Redken Wax Blast 10 styling hairspray and Vaseline Lip Therapy petroleum jelly balm.
The Rum Diary (2011)
There’s a tube of Mollé brushless shaving cream on Paul Kemp’s bathroom shelf.
Pane, amore e… (1955)
When Comandante Carotenuto (Vittorio De Sica) first meets Donna Sofia “‘a Smargiassa” (Sofia Loren), he comments on her perfume. “What a wonderful perfume! Notti d’oriente?”, he muses. “No, no. Lavanda Cannavale,” she replies.
There’s a contrast between the two fragrances: Notti d’oriente is a fictional perfume, a synonym for respectability, despite its exotic and seductive name; on the other hand, Lavanda Cannavale is a real perfume which stands for something common, not refined. Later in the story, Carotenuto will ask Donna Violante (Lea Padovani) the same question; it will come out that she is the one wearing Notti d’oriente.
Thanks to my friend Rocco for this id.
Secretary (2002)
Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) finds a Maybelline Expert Eyes icy blue eyeshadow in the bathroom of Mr. Grey’s office, left there by his paralegal. This packaging is from the late 1990s.
Gossip Girl S04E13 (Damien Darko)
Blair (Leighton Meester) steals a bottle of Chanel no. 5 perfume from a desk at W offices..
Carnivàle S01E10 (Hot and Bothered)
The Fall S01E01 (Dark Descent)
Colgate MaxFresh toothpaste in Paul Spector’s bathroom cabinet.
Faking It S01E07 (Faking Up Is Hard to Do)
Vera Wang Princess perfume and Urban Outfitters nail polishes on Karma’s dresser.
Cat People (1942)
Lalage is the fictional perfume used by Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon). Oliver Reed’s description of it (“It’s like something warm and living”) is intriguing.
What perfume do you think could be described in the same way?
World Wide Aura 