Category Archives: bodycare in movies

Soapdish (1991)

The black and white jar on Lori’s dressing table is the perfumed pressed body powder by Paloma Picasso. Now discontinued, this product was part of the line launched with the perfume in 1984.

On the other side of the table there’s a white bottle of Halston Classic perfume, created by Bernard Chant and launched in 1975. This all-white version was never available on the market, but Elsa Peretti designed it in pendant form, so I guess this was a bigger, decorative version of it.

Always Be My Maybe (2019)

Sasha (Ali Wong) and Marcus (Randall Park) are getting ready to attend an event.

On the counter there are some travel-size bottles of L’Occitane products: the dark green bottles with pink labels are conditioner and shampoo from the Repairing line, while the third bottle on the right is the bath and shower gel from the Cherry Blossom line.

Sasha is applying L’Occitane shea butter intensive balm on her hands.

One Day (2011)

There are several products on a glass shelf in Emma and Dexter’s bathroom. From left to right:

A pump bottle of Molton Brown liquid hand wash in Rosé Granati

Kiehl’s Original Musk Blend No. 1 eau de toilette

l'occitanehommeshowergel_bornunicornL’Occitane L’Occitan shower gel

The after-shave lotion of Chanel Allure Homme

 

Lykke Li’s Late Night Feelings (2019)

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There are two beauty products by the tub where the singer is taking a bath.

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The perfume bottle is a factice of Bijan Women eau de toilette, first launched in 1986.

lanvinarpegebath_bornunicorn.jpgAs for the second bottle, I’m pretty sure it’s a vintage product by Lanvin. This round bottle with gold stopper usually housed perfumed talcum powder, body lotions and bath gels. I have found no evidence that a round matte white bottle was ever used, but the picture above can give us the hope it was.

Dumplin’ (2018)

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panteneprovextrastrongholdhairspray_bornunicornRosie Dickson (Jennifer Aniston) is a former beauty queen who’s still in the beauty pageant circuit: she’s a judge at the annual Miss Teen Bluebonnet Pageant. Her looks are extremely important and we can see it from the number of toiletries and beauty products sitting on her dressing table. Her elaborate updo, for example, needs support, and her product of choice is Pantene Pro-V extra strong hold hairspray.

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essiepalepinknailpolish_bornunicorntayloroflondon_lavendertalc_bornunicornWe can also see an Essie nail polish in a pale pink shade and a tin bottle of Taylor of London Calming Lavender luxury talcum powder.

 

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.

 

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.