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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

To the Stars (2019)

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Soon after Iris (Kara Hayward) meets the newcomer Maggie (Liana Liberato), they become friends. Maggie decides to give Iris a makeover, so they go shopping for cosmetics. The beauty counter at the department store they go to displays make-up and skincare products.

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On the far left in the screencap above there’s a cardboard table display containing several tin boxes of Palmolive Cashmere Bouquet face powder.

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More products can be seen thanks to a close-up.

The two jars with pink lids contain Woodbury skin cream.

There are three boxes of Coty Airspun loose face powder: the classic version has the yellow box, while the peach box contains a perfumed version (the scent in this case is L’Aimant).

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The lipsticks with the striped cases are Yardley Slicker.

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The white compacts with pink lid contain Beauté-Salon face powder.

On the right side of the counter there’s also a table display of Pond’s lipsticks.

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Another shot shows us the far left side of the counter, where there’s another table display. This time the product is Woodbury lanolin-rich hand cream.

Fin de siglo (2019)

On their first meeting, Ocho and Javi visit the Museu de Perfum in Barcelona, founded in 1961, currently displaying more than 5,000 bottles. Some of them are highlighted in a brief scene.

The first bottle from the left is Schiaparelli Zut, housed in a geometric flacon. This perfume was created by Jean Carles and launched in 1948.

One of the most treasured pieces of the museum is a limited-edition Baccarat bottle designed by Salvador Dalí. Le Roy Soleil by Schiaparelli has the shape of a rock surrounded by waves, while the sun-shaped stopper is painted with flying birds to create a face. The packaging is a gold metal shell-shaped box lined in beige silk. This perfume, produced in 1947, was created to celebrate the end of WWII and was a homage – from the title to the bottle design – to Louis XIV.

The ivy leaf-shaped bottle (designed by Michel de Brunhoff) on the right is another Schiaparelli creation – Succès Fou. This woody/floral perfume was launched in 1953.

Another cabinet displays Guerlain perfumes. The first bottle on the left (a Baccarat flacon designed by George Chevalier) contains Djedi extrait. This oriental chypre perfume, launched in 1927, was created by Jacques Guerlain.

There are some flacons noeud papillon by Guerlain in two versions – the cobalt blue glass one and the gold and cobalt blue glass one. It’s unclear what fragrances they house because this bottle was designed to contain the extraits of several perfumes, like Kriss and Coque d’Or.

Half-hidden in the background there’s a cobalt blue flacon lanterne, first launched in 1935 to contain extraits of perfumes like Jicky, Rue de la Paix and Cuir de Russie.

Last but not least, a very original item: it’s HIS cologne by Northwoods, a fragrance launched in 1940. A man-shaped dark red bottle with a “face” stopper is designed in an Art-Deco style.

Nocturama (2016)

Several bottles of Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey eau de parfum are displayed in the luxury department store where most of the film is set.

The eau de parfum version was launched in 2006, while the original eau de toilette was launched in 1992. A Jacques Cavallier creation, it’s one of the first ozonic/aquatic perfumes which set the new trend of “clean” perfumery in the 1990s.

Blow the Man Down (2020)

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The two dropper bottles are Pearlessence products – overnight recovery serum in the gold one, Vitamin C + hyaluronic acid brightening facial serum in the dark one.

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The tube on the right is Gold Bond Ultimate Radiance Renewal hydrating cream.

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After her son Brendan leaves for college, Eve (Kathryn Hahn) accepts to go out on a date. Her bathroom shelf is busy with skincare products.

On the left side of the mirror shelf there are three Suki products. It’s hard to identify them because the same packaging has been used for different products. My guess is that they are the transformative purifying masque (in the medium-sized bottle), the concentrated clarifying toner (in the tall bottle) and the tinted active moisturizer (in the small bottle).

The deodorant on the washbasin is Dove Advanced Care ClearTone.

On the mirror shelf there’s also Shiseido Senka Perfect Whip cleansing foam in the blue tube.

On the same shelf, the jar with black cap is Suki exfoliate foaming cleanser.

Thanks to Jay in the comments for the Dove deodorant id.

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Several bath products can be seen in Eve’s bathroom.

The green bottle is Irish Spring body wash.

Then there’s Aveeno Positively Nourishing calming body wash.

Next, there’s a Redken product (a shampoo or hair conditioner in the old packaging).

The white jar with black cap is the ultra-protect body balm by Suki.

Last, a bottle of Live Clean coconut milk moisturizing body wash.