Category Archives: cosmetics in movies

Holy Smoke (1999)

holysmoke_bornunicorn (1)Ruth spills the content of her bag on a coffee table, because she wants to make PJ up. She uses one cosmetic in particular – the NARS lipstick.

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holysmoke_bornunicorn (4)The sticker bearing the name of the shade on the bottom of the lipstick tube is hard to read, but it’s not difficult to guess it.

narsjungleredlipstick_bornunicornIn 1998/1999, when the film was produced, there weren’t many red shades in the NARS collection. Five years before, François Nars first marketed his lipsticks to Barneys: the small collection included two reds – Red Lizard (full-powered red) and Jungle Red (vivid blue red). It’s true the shade can’t be read on the bottom of the lipstick, but the lay-out of the name (the first word is longer than the second) points towards Jungle Red, inspired to a nail polish mentioned in The Women (1939) by George Cukor.

Fun Mom Dinner (2017)

funmomdinner_bornunicornWhen the four protagonists get to a yatch anchored at the harbour, they find a “bling ring” on it – bored teenagers who spend their time listening to music and chatting on their mobile phones. When the moms find out one of them has stolen Emily’s iPhone, Melanie empties the teenage girl’s bag.

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mac_velveteaselipcrayon_bornunicornIn the bag there’s a tube of Glossier Boy Brow grooming pomade, IT Cosmetics Bye Bye under-eye waterproof concealer and MAC Velvetease lip crayon in a red shade.

Fun Mom Dinner (2017)

funmomdinner_bornunicorn (2)funmomdinner_bornunicorn (1)There are two tubes of Glossier Balm Dotcom universal skin salve in Kate’s bathroom.

glossier_rosebalm_bornunicornThe white and pale pink tube with green cap is Rose.

glossier_coconutbalm_bornunicornThe white and peach pink tube with coral cap is Coconut.

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nuxe_revedemiel_bornunicornLater in the film, Coconut can be seen in Amelia’s bedroom. The glass pot next to it looks like Nuxe Rêve de Miel ultra-nourishing lip balm.

Sixteen Candles (1984)

sixteencandles_bornunicornThere are some make-up products in Randy’s locker. All of them are from Maxi by Max Factor, an affordable beauty line which was on the market from the late 1970s to the 1980s.

Maxi_Max-Factor-Maxi-Quick-And-Clean-Eye_bornunicornThe white tube contains Quick & Clean, an eye make-up remover gel.

maxi_maxfactor_nailpolish_bornunicornThere are two bottles of nail polish, one red and one dusty rose.

maxi_maxfactor_liquidfoundation_bornunicornThe bottle with the white stopper contains the liquid foundation Maxi-Fresh, which promised to stay “fresh for 8 hours”.

Mr. Roosevelt (2017)

cabinet2Emily goes through Celeste’s bathroom cabinet, so we can see some interesting beauty items.

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drhauschkafacialtoner_bornunicorndistillerygeneralstrawberryvine_bornunicornThere’s a Make Up For Ever Ultra HD liquid foundation and a Dr. Hauschka facial toner. The copper-topped bottle is by Distillery General: the perfume is Strawberry Vine.

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loreal-paris-extraordinaire_bornunicornThe product the girl puts on herself is L’Oreal Color Riche Extraordinaire liquid lipcolour in a nude shade.

Thanks to Fragrantica’s Pepperjune for the perfume id.