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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)


There are two Revlon red nail polishes on the small shelf in front of the mirror on Holly Golightly’s dressing table.

On the table there’s a giant flacon bouchon coeur by Guerlain; there’s no label on it, so it’s impossible to know what fragrance it contains.
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The small bottle with white stopper is Desert Flower, a Shulton fragrance launched in 1947.

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The black tall bottle is a René Lalique creation housing D’Orsay Mystère, a chypre fragrance launched in 1915.

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On the right side of the table there are four Lucien Lelong fragrances. The small bottle is Balalaika, launched in 1939; the tall bottle behind it is Sirocco, launched in 1934; the bottle with the bow-shaped stopper is Jabot, launched in 1939; the bottle in the blue box is Opening Night, launched in 1935.

Screencap source.

Thanks to Phyl D for the Shulton id and to Alessandro for the D’Orsay id.

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Clarinsmakeup1990s_bornunicorn.jpgClarins Lift Fermeté body firming cream, Lotion Douce eye make-up remover and Le Teint Mat Multi Éclat liquid foundation can be seen on Alice Harford’s dressing table.

The pump bottle on the far left probably contained a Clarins body oil.