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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

The Glass House (2001)

The cabinet in Ruby’s bathroom is pretty busy.

On the left there’s a box of Pond’s clear pore strips (the packaging in the film is older than the one in the picture above).

There’s also Pond’s deep pore foaming cleanser from the Clear Solutions line.

Her fragrance is not surprising at all – it’s Calvin Klein CK One. Created by Alberto Morillas and Harry Fremont and launched in 1994, this citrus aromatic scent became the symbol of a decade but also set a standard for a new type of fragrances.

The two bottles on the far right look like lip glosses but they are actually fragrances from the Bottled Emotion line by Bonne Bell. The scents are Lucky (blue bottle) and Shy (clear bottle).

Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post and to Dipali for the Bonne Bell id.

The Glass House (2001)

Social worker Nancy Ryan (Kathy Baker) visits the Glasses in their house to check if it’s a suitable place for two teenagers, Ruby and her brother Rhett, to live in. She opens the cabinet in Erin Glass’ bathroom and we can see some interesting products in it.

On the top shelf there are three bottles by Peter Thomas Roth. The blue one is the pre-treatment exfoliating cleanser; the pale blue and the pale pink bottles could contain another cleanser or/and a toning lotion.

Another product by the same brand can be seen on the bottom shelf, in a white jar with black lettering. Impossible to know exactly what it is because this packaging has been used for different products.

Earlier in the movie, the cabinet reveals a different story: the first time Erin (who’s a doctor) opens it, it’s packed with medicines. One of the few beauty products in it is Oil of Olay oil-free beauty fluid in a white bottle, a packaging that dates back to the early 1990s.

Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post.

Kærlighed for voksne (2022)

On Leonora’s dressing table there are two Dior lipsticks – Rouge Dior Ultracare in the red case and Rouge Dior in the classic black case.

There’s also a bottle of Estee Lauder Double Wear liquid foundation.

The pink bottle is not a perfume but the deluxe edition of Jurlique rosewater balancing mist intense.

Succession S01E04 (Sad Sack Wasp Trap)

There are some interesting products in Shiv and Tom’s bedroom.

The jar with silver cap is L’Occitane Amande Concentré de Lait, a smoothing and beautifying body cream.

The tall bottle with golden stopper is Ysatis, a Givenchy classic from the 1980s: this chypre floral fragrances was created by Dominique Ropion and launched in 1984.

After much pondering and analysing, now we know the identity of the other tall bottle, which is Chanel No. 5 in the built-in sprayer version (see the gold details in the screencap above).

Thanks to Jane Daly for submitting this post and to lepetitcivet and ladiesofthepast for the Chanel id.

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

The drugstore the Jackal (Edward Fox) visits is full of interesting bottles.

On the wall right behind the main counter there’s a poster advertising Victor Acqua di Selva. A factice bottle of the same fragrance can be seen on the counter.

In the glass cabinet behind the counter there’s a Christian Dior houndstooth bottle. Impossible to tell what fragrance it contained.

On the counter on the right there are so many bottles! Among them, the beautiful fluted flacon of Lucien Lelong Gardenia.

Next to it, the heart-shaped bottle of Guerlain Chamade.

The camera angle changes and more bottles are revealed.

On a glass shelf there’s a spray bottle of Chanel No. 5 eau de parfum.

Next to Chamade there’s a Guerlain flacon montre, but the colourful disk on white background was replaced with an odd label that looks absolutely wrong. I wonder what the prop masters were thinking…

On a glass shelf there’s Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass dusting powder.

In the mirrored cabinet behind the Jackal there are some bottles of Chanel eau de cologne and Lanvin Eau Arpège.

If you’re wondering what hairdye the Jackal buys, wonder no more: it’s Clairol Loving Care.

Day Out of Days (2015)

There are several beauty products in Mia’s bathroom cabinet.

On the top shelf there’s a bottle of MCMC Noble fragrance, created by Anne McClain and launched in 2009.

On the same shelf there’s a jar of Iwilla Remedy My Skin Glows vegan nourishing cream.

Another product of the same brand –  I Love My Armpits deodorant in Baby Powder – can be seen on the middle shelf.

On the same shelf there’s a bottle of Sinful Colors nail polish.

On the bottom shelf there’s a bottle of Hamadi Organics shea leave-in moisturizing styling cream.

Last, a tube of MAC lipstick.

Thanks to Jennifer for submitting this post.

Hanyo (2010)

Most of the beauty products on Hae-ra’s vanity are by the French brand Sisley Paris.

Half-hidden among other bottles there’s Phyto-Blanc Le Concentré pure bright activating serum.

In the central part of the table there are three tubes of Phyto Lip Shine lipstick.

Next to the lipsticks there’s a pump bottle of Phyto Teint Éclat long-lasting fluid foundation.

Behind the fluid foundation there’s a bottle of PhytoBlanc lightening toning lotion with botanical extracts.

Next there are two products for the eye area – the gentle eye and lip make-up remover and the eye contour mask.

On the far right side of the vanity there’s a tube of Eau de Campagne moisturizing body lotion.