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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows
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The Polanskis’ Bathroom Shelf (1968)

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This picture of Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski was taken by Bill Ray in London in 1968.

Among the products sitting on the tiled shelf I can see

some Erno Laszlo products (among which a jar of pHelityl Cream)

a Revlon nail polish

a fluted bottle of Rochas Moustache eau de cologne, a citrus aromatic fragrance created by Edmond Roudnitska and Thérèse Roudnitska, and launched in 1949

a bottle of La Bottega Vetiver eau de cologne

a tiny bottle of Shiseido Zen, a chypre fragrance created by Josephine Catapano and launched in 1964.

Thanks to Showtimesynergy in the comments for the Rochas id, and to Obliviana in the comments for the Shiseido id.

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Paper Moon (1973)

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Addie Loggins (Tatum O’Neal) uses Bourjois Evening in Paris cologne (her mother’s perfume).

The perfume, created by Ernest Beaux in 1928, was first launched in France as Soir de Paris. The movie is set during the Great Depression and the bottle is historically accurate: as a matter of fact, the silver curved label on cobalt blue glass appeared in the 1930s.

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Pretty Little Liars S05E06 (Run, Ali, Run)

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traderjoes_refreshconditioner_bornunicornTrader Joe’s Refresh citrus conditioner with vitamin C in Paige’s locker.

Have you noticed they covered the Trader Joe’s logo and put another logo – similar to Kiehl’s – on it? Don’t tell me it’s for avoiding blatant product placement: you can see all the beauty items spotted in the show here, and there’s a ton of them. They probably did it to give a more refined appeal to the product. Still, I don’t like this policy.