Category Archives: bodycare in tv shows

Stranger Things S05E02 (The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler)

In a season filled with chaos and violence, Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono) is the only character who gives us a short moment of relax — nice music (ABBA’s Fernando is playing on the small stereo she keeps on the bathroom counter), a glass of white wine and a bubble bath.

On the same counter there’s a can of Aqua Net super-hold hairspray.

Half-hidden among other bottles, there’s a Guerlain flacon montre with a gold stopper. This is a historically accurate choice, because this specific bottle was introduced on the market in 1972. The front sticker is not visible, so it’s impossible to tell what fragrance it contains.

The product she generously pours into her bath tub is Avon Bubble Bath in Soft Pink.

Mad Men S07E01 (Time Zones)

There are several bottles on a table in Megan and Don’s bedroom. Even though there are no bright lights in this scene and no close-ups on the table, a couple of products can be identified.

Hard to miss the beautiful flacon montre by Guerlain with the orange red disk, which means it contains Shalimar eau de cologne.

Moving to the left, we can see a cylindrical container printed with a tiger pattern: it’s Fabergé Tigress bath powder.

Thanks to Jane Daly for submitting this post.

Nine Perfect Strangers S01E06 (Motherlode)

There’s a pump bottle of Aesop Resurrection Aromatique hand wash in Francis’ bathroom.

The camera moves and reveals more products by the washbasin. All of them are by Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella.

The white bottle is a shampoo.

The white tube is the enzymatic exfoliating mask.

Last, the tall glass spray bottle contains a toning water. Judging from the writing on the label it could be rose water.

Thanks to my friend Rocco for submitting this post.

Conversations with Friends E09

While Frances (Alison Oliver) is taking a bath, we can see some toiletries behind her.

Starting from the left there’s a bottle of Aveeno almond oil blend shampoo.

Next, a bottle of Super Beauty ginger and pear bath & shower gel.

Last, a bottle of We Are Kind Natured sea salt & bergamot soothing bath soak.

The Sopranos S05E05 (Irregular Around the Margins)

There are some interesting beauty products in Adriana and Christopher’s bathroom.

On the shelf behind the girl there’s a tall Jo Malone bottle. It’s unclear what product it is but, judging from the light content, it could be shampoo.

The moment in which Adriana (Drea De Matteo) opens a mirrored cabinet reveals more items.

The silver can with blue bands on the top shelf is Zirh Clean alpha-hydroxy face wash for men.

On the top shelf there’s a bottle of Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Healing lotion. I couldn’t find any exact pictures of it but you can see the packaging in a 2002 commercial.

The dark blue box sitting in the middle shelf is Boucheron Pour Homme.

There’s a NARS box, too. White packaging has usually been associated to the brand’s skincare line, but online there’s no evidence of the original products launched in 2002, so I don’t have any visual reference.

Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post and thanks to Scentimentalist in the comments for the Zirh ID.

American Horror Story S12E03 (When the Bough Breaks)

When Anna receives a gift basket from Hamish, we can see some interesting beauty products in it.

The two pump bottles on the left are Soap Cherie body oils – Orchid and Morning Rose.

The larger bottle is Aesop geranium leaf body cleanser.

There’s another Soap Cherie product: it’s the Magnolia body lotion.

Last, there’s a bottle of Malin+Goetz advanced renewal moisturizer.

Succession S01E04 (Sad Sack Wasp Trap)

There are some interesting products in Shiv and Tom’s bedroom.

The jar with silver cap is L’Occitane Amande Concentré de Lait, a smoothing and beautifying body cream.

The tall bottle with golden stopper is Ysatis, a Givenchy classic from the 1980s: this chypre floral fragrances was created by Dominique Ropion and launched in 1984.

After much pondering and analysing, now we know the identity of the other tall bottle, which is Chanel No. 5 in the built-in sprayer version (see the gold details in the screencap above).

Thanks to Jane Daly for submitting this post and to lepetitcivet and ladiesofthepast for the Chanel id.