Category Archives: cosmetics in movies

Friends with Money (2006)

friendswithmoney_bornunicorn (10)Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) is a former school teacher who now works as a maid. She doesn’t have much money, so she can’t afford expensive skincare.

lancome_resolutiondcontraxol_bornunicornStill, she’s got her own tricks to get it: for example, she goes to different department stores and asks for samples of a Lancôme anti-age cream – the now-discontinued Résolution D-Contraxol.

friendswithmoney_bornunicorn (1)Here she is with a coveted tiny jar of anti-wrinkle treatment.

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lancomeclarifiancegelcleanser_bornunicorn.jpgThe sales assistant tries to sell her another Lancôme product – the Clarifiance gel cleanser – but Olivia walks away: she’s already got what she wanted.

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lancomejuicytube_bornunicornOnce home, Olivia lines up her loot. In the background there’s a lipgloss. Maybe it’s a Lancôme Juicy Tube

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chanelprecisionultracorrectioncream_bornunicorn.pngI guess eight jars of Résolution will last for a while. In addition, she’s also got three tiny tubes of Chanel Précision Ultra Correction restructuring anti-wrinkle firming cream.

Tall Girl (2019)

tallgirl_bornunicorn (1)When Jodi (Ava Michelle) decides to get a make-over to impress the exchange student Stig, she asks her beauty pageant-winning sister Harper (Sabrina Carpenter) to help her. Much to her dismay, her mother Helaine (Angela Kinsey) is part of the glam squad. The first place they go to is a MAC counter, where Helaine comes up with very specific requests.

macladydanger_bornunicorn-1.jpgWhen asked for a lipstick, the sales assistant (Candi Brooks) suggests Lady Danger, a classic vivid bright coral red.

tallgirl_bornunicorn (2)But Helaine thinks it’s too vampy.

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On the other side of the spectrum there’s Crème Cup, a light blue pink shade, but Helaine thinks it’s not vampy enough.

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macspeaklouder_bornunicornFinally, the sales assistant recommends Speak Louder, dark pink with a pearl finish, but Helaine doesn’t get it’s the name of a lipstick shade 🙂

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mac187brush_bornunicornAnother MAC product shown in this scene is the 187 synthetic duo fibre face brush.

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maclipglass_bornunicorn.jpgFinally, when they go to a hairdresser, we can see Jodi holding two lipgloss tubes and wondering what’s the difference between a regular gloss and a lipglass, another MAC product which has a glass-like finish (hence the name). Obvious difference for any beauty lover, incomprehensible for someone who doesn’t care about make-up.

Joker (2019)

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macrubywoolipstick_bornunicornThere’s a MAC red lipstick in the dressing room where Arthur (Joaquin Phoenix) sits while waiting to perform at the Live! With Murray Franklin. I guess he used the same lipstick to write “Put on a happy face” on the mirror.

Seeing this lipstick here is not a surprise, because MAC was the brand of choice of the movie’s make-up artist, Nicki Ledermann, who used Chromacakes to create the protagonist’s clown looks.

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

On the mirrored dressing table in Laura’s bedroom there are many make-up items, all by Cover Girl.

The glass bottle with gold stopper is MoistureWear liquid foundation. There are also a blush and a tortoiseshell compact, probably containing pressed face powder.

The bottle with white stopper is 9-Hour Eye Polish, a liquid shadow and liner in one.