Category Archives: cosmetics in movies

Je vous salue, Marie (1985)

hailmary_bornunicornMarie (Myriem Roussel) stops at a  Lancôme counter to check some cosmetics. She wants to try some lipsticks: the ones on the right are standard testers, while the ones on the left look more interesting.

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lancomestyloalevres_bornunicornI personally have no memory of  Lancôme stylo lipsticks, but I’ve found some evidence of their existence. The first (bad quality) picture shows the exact lipstick seen in the film, with the brown/marroon tube. It was called Stylo à Levres and was launched in the late 1970s.

 

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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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.