Category Archives: bodycare in movies

Malice (1993)

There are several beauty items on a dresser in Tracy and Andy’s bedroom.

On the left we can see a small bottle of Lubriderm lotion and a tube of L’Oreal lipstick.

The camera moves and reveals more products, this time on the floor.

In the screencap above, L’Oreal Voluminous mascara is visible.

There’s also a cardboard talc shaker by Johnson and Johnson, but I haven’t been able to find any picture of it online.

Dead Ringers (1988)

Beverly Mantle (Jeremy Irons) is often shown in his bathroom. The scene in which he opens a mirrored cabinet gives us the chance to see what’s in it, besides medicines and medications.

On the second shelf from the top there’s a can of Barbasol shaving cream.

On the third shelf from the top there’s a Borsalino product. The eau de toilette and ancillary products are featured throughout the film. In this specific case, I can’t decide if it’s a small can of deodorant or of shaving cream.

On the bottom shelf there’s a jar of Noxzema greaseless and medicated skin cream.

Later in the film, the presence of Borsalino products gets more prominent.

In the screencap above we can see the eau de toilette. This chypre fragrance was launched in 1984.

There’s also a can of shaving cream.

This screencap has been discussed in fragrance forums since forever. The Borsalino bottle has always been identified as the eau de toilette, but I can finally say it’s not!

It’s a black glass bottle containing Borsalino shower gel. The bottle that holds the eau de toilette is brown and made of clear glass, so it is definitely not that one.

The Holiday (2006)

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Among the skincare products that Amanda takes to England there is Chanel Précision Rectifiance Intense retexturizing line correcting fluid.

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She loves Kiehl’s products: on the glass shelf we can see a tube of intensive treatment and moisturizer for dry or callused areas, a bottle of Creme de Corps body lotion and a cucumber bath and shower liquid body cleanser.

Behind the Kiehl’s products there’s a tube of Dermalogica Active Moist oil-free probiotic moisturizer.

La baie des anges (1963)

Jackie (Jeanne Moreau) has finally reached Monte Carlo, where she’s ready to take the local casino by storm. We’ve seen that a massive bottle of Weil Antilope sits on her bathroom shelf, but what’s on her vanity?

On the right side of the table there’s a tin can of Max Factor Primitif talc. This was an ancillary product of a chypre floral fragrance launched in 1956.  

There are several make-up items, too. Their packaging is quite basic, but among them I couldn’t miss another product by Max Factor – the Pan-Stik foundation.

Sinners (2025)

There are lots of products displayed on the shelves behind Lisa (Helena Hu), who helps at her parents’ drugstore.

The most recognisable one is the box of Mason Pearson hair brushes. This is a historically accurate choice: the hair brush was first created in the late 19th century, so it makes perfect sense that it was exported around the world (U.S.A. included) in the 1930s.

The Room Next Door (2024)

While Ingrid and Martha are frantically looking for Martha’s pills in her apartment, we have the chance to see some corners of her beautiful apartment. For example, one shot focuses on a colourful tin box which holds a bit of everything – stationery, sanitiser, candy and two interesting round containers.

One is Burt’s Bees lemon butter cuticle cream.

The other is Lush Rose Lollipop lip balm.

The tin box originally contained soft “torroncini” by the Italian brand Fiasconaro. This is a special edition designed by Dolce & Gabbana.

L’enfer (1994)

There are several interesting items in Paul and Nelly’s bathroom.

On the glass shelf below the mirror there’s a flacon bouchon coeur by Guerlain. Reading the front sticker is impossible, but the bottle could house Mitsouko, L’Heure Bleue or Fol Arôme, the three fragrances this ground glass flacon was designed for in 1910.

On the same shelf there’s a can of Elnett hairspray.

On the bath tub shelf there’s a bottle of L’Oreal Obao bubble bath.

Thanks to Cherry for submitting this post.