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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Aus dem Nichts (2017)

Nadja has got several toiletries and perfume bottles on her vanity. Some bottles look decorative, but other items are real make-up and personal care products.

The plastic tube, for example, is Alessandro Hands!Up lifting hand cream.

chanel-teint-innocence_bornunicorn.jpegThe round Chanel bottle is the now-discontinued liquid foundation Teint Innocence.

16243.jpgThe glass spray bottle in the back is L’Occitane Fabulous Oil for body and hair.

 

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

onceuponatimeinhollywood_bornunicorn (1)There are several hair products on Rick Dalton’s dressing table.

aquanethairspray_bornunicornThere’s a can of Rayette AquaNet hairspray.

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vitalishairtonic_bornunicornThere are two bottles of hair tonic – Wildroot VAM and Vitalis V7.

barbicidejar_bornunicornThere’s also a Barbicide disinfectant jar.

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ayerhandcream_bornunicornLast, there’s a jar of Ayer hand cream.

Shopgirl (2005)

shopgirl_bornunicorn (3)Lisa Cramer (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) works as a sales assistant in the beauty department at Saks. In some scenes of the film she’s literally surrounded by Lancôme products. 

lancomemiracle_bornunicorn.jpglancometresorbodylotion_bornunicornIn the first image, there’s a factice of Miracle, a creation by Harry Fremont and Alberto Morillas launched in 2000, and two bottles of Trésor body lotion and shower gel.

shopgirl_bornunicorn (4)In the second picture there are boxes of Miracle and some skincare in the old white and grey packaging.

A Single Man (2009)

asingleman_bornunicornWhile Charlotte (Julianne Moore) is applying eye-liner, we can get a glimpse of her dressing table.

esteelauder_youthdewcolognesplash_bornunicornThere are two versions of Estee Lauder Youth Dew, the perfume created by Josephine Catapano in 1953: the aqua blue spray bottle contains the eau de parfum, while the glass bottle contains the cologne.

tomfordesteelauderazureesoileilfaceglow_bornunicorntomfordesteelauderazureesoleilcompact_bornunicornThe other three products are from Tom Ford x Estee Lauder Azurée Soleil collection, launched in 2006: they are the Face Glow (in the tall bottle with fluted stopper), the Sunbronzer mirror compact and the Cheek Glow stick.

Jennifer 8 (1992)

When John Berlin visits John Taylor’s mother’s house looking for clues, we can see a blue container on a marble counter. The image is quite tricky: here the product is placed upside down. In any case, it’s Avon Moonwind perfumed talc. The aromatic green fragrance of the same name was launched in 1971 and soon became one of the most popular scents of the American brand.

avonmoonwindtalc_bornunicornThe packaging, royal blue with white accents, is decorated with Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt, and one of her hounds.

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The Hunger (1983)

thehunger_bornunicornThe moment in which a movie character opens a bathroom cabinet is always thrilling. I personally get the chills because I know I’m about to see something interesting in it. Sarah Roberts’ cabinet, for example, is a very simple but intriguing one.

vintagejohnsonsbabypowder_bornunicornOn the bottom shelf there are a spray bottle of Evian Water and a bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder.

guerlain_vetiveraftershave_bornunicornI’m a bit on the fence when it comes to the glass bottle on the bottom shelf. It’s definitely a flacon de voyage by Guerlain (see the plastic ring around the stopper), but the bottle looks larger than usual.

gillette_rightguarddeodorant_bornunicornOn the top shelf there’s Gillette Right Guard deodorant.