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Pedantic archivist of beauty products in films and tv shows

Girl Most Likely (2012)

girlmostlikely_bornunicorn (2)There are many interesting products in Imogene Duncan’s bathroom cabinet.

maclipstickboxes_bornunicornThe black boxes on the top shelf are by MAC and contain lipsticks.dioraddictedp_bornunicornIn the lower shelf there’s a blue perfume bottle with gold accents: it’s Dior Addict by Dior, a white floral fragrance created by Thierry Wasser and launched in 2002.
lamereyeconcentrate_bornunicornThere’s also a jar of La Mer eye concentrate treatment.

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Death on the Nile (1978)

deathonthenile_bornunicorn (2)There are two perfume bottles in Colonel Race’s cabin. Despite the ribbons in different colours, I think they are the same bottle – Penhaligon’s Hammam Bouquet.

penhaligonshammambouquet_bornunicornThe woody floral perfume was created in 1872 by William Penhaligon, who found inspiration in the Turkish baths located in Jermyn Street, London.

The bottle above has the old packaging, the Turkish star and crescent design being a nod to its main inspiration.

Ocean’s Eight (2018)

oceanseight_bornunicorn (11)One of the most important scenes of the film is when the actress Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) finally gets to wear the Toussaint, a $150 million Cartier diamond necklace, for the Met Gala.

marcjacobs_remarkablefoundation_bornunicornHer dressing table is packed with Marc Jacobs make-up, among which several bottles of Re(marc)able liquid foundation.

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marcjacobs_airsoftblush_bornunicornHere she’s holding Air Blush soft glow duo.

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marc-jacobs_instamarc_contouringpowder_bornunicornThe large compact is Instamarc light-filtering contour powder.

John Wick (2014)

One of the opening scenes is set in the protagonist’s bathroom. He’s standing alone in front of the mirror, but he’s looking at the other side of the counter, where many beauty products are. A close-up on this side shows us that it used to be Helen’s, his dead wife.

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jomalone_bornunicornIn the central part of the counter I’ve spotted a bottle of Kiehl’s Creme de Corps, Marvis toothpaste in Cinnamon Mint and some Jo Malone perfumes.

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narslipsticks_bornunicornThere are other products around the washbasin, among which a small bottle of L’Occitane Verveine shower gel (old packaging) and a NARS lipstick.

Destination Wedding (2018)

destinationwedding_bornunicorn (1)destinationwedding_bornunicorn (2)destinationwedding_bornunicorn (3)destinationwedding_bornunicorn (4)Jack (Keanu Reeves) and Lindsay (Winona Ryder) are attending a wedding neither of them is happy to attend, but they find a connection between them. At the ceremony, for example, they comment on the minister, a friend of the newlyweds. Jack asks if he’s wearing make-up and Lindsay confirms it by namechecking one product Levy always uses.

narsradiantcreamyconcealer_bornunicornIt’s the Radiant Creamy concealer by NARS.