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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Copycat (1995)

copycat_bornunicorn.pngWhen agents M. J. Monahan and Reuben Goetz pay a visit to doctor Helen Hudson, the woman they’re protecting, we can get a look at her busy dressing table.

valentinoclassic_bornunicornThe first thing that has caught my attention is the perfume on the left – the 1980s classic Valentino. Created by Pierre Dinand and first launched in 1979, is a floral powerhouse. I still remember when my mother wore it: I was in heaven because it smelled amazing on her.

elizabetharden_lipspa_bornunicornOn the bottom left there’s Elizabeth Arden Lip Spa lipstick.

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guerlainshalimarfactice_bornunicornWhen the camera pans to M. J. (Holly Hunter), we can also see an Annick Goutal perfume (behind the blue box with red tassel) and a factice of Guerlain Shalimar in the background.

American Gods S02E02 (The Beguiling Man)

americangods_s02e02_bornunicorn (1)americangods_s02e02_bornunicorn (2)Technical Boy (Bruce Langley) is trying to summon Media and the goddess lures him to the windows of an Inglot shop. She doesn’t show herself but she speaks through the monitors in Times Square and through the flat screens in the shop window.

Strangely enough, the lipsticks appearing on the screen above are not by Inglot. As a matter of fact, the lipsticks of the Polish brand usually have a glossy black tube; the only lipsticks with metal and plastic tubes are from the Jennifer Lopez collection, but their shape is different from those seen on screen.

Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

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aramis_bornunicorn.jpgMcReynolds (Tyler Hoechlin) and his house mates are getting ready for a night out. In the screencap above he’s using the woody fragrance Aramis For Men, created by Bernard Chant and launched in 1966. Other boys will end up using the same perfume.

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barbasol_bornunicornOther products can be seen in the bathroom: for example, there’s a can of Barbasol shaving cream on the sink.

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rightguard_deodorant_bornunicornOn a counter there’s a can of Gillette Right Guard deodorant.

Piercing (2018)

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esteelaudersensuousnoir_bornunicorn-1.jpgThere are four perfume bottles sitting on Jackie’s vanity. Two of them are decorative objects, but two are real perfumes. The octagonal bottle is Jean Charles Brosseau Ombre Rose L’Original, a woody powdery fragrance created by Francoise Caron and launched in 1981. The purple one is Estee Lauder Sensuous Noir, a flanker of the 2008 perfume Sensuous: created by Annie Buzantian, it was launched in 2010.