Category Archives: cosmetics in movies

Gone Girl (2014)

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gonegirl_bornunicorn (5) 49022-hi-HD_InvisibleCoverFoundation jackblack_oilcontrollotion_bornunicorn $_57There are Make Up For Ever HD High Definition liquid foundations, Jack Black all- day oil control lotion and Evian natural mineral water spray cans in the dressing room where Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) discusses his upcoming tv interview with his attorney Tanner Bolt (Tyler Perry) and his sister Margo (Carrie Coon).

gonegirl_bornunicorn (6)Other spray cans of Evian appear on the dressing table in the tv studio where the interview takes place.

 

Mermaids (1990)

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bourjois_eveninginparis_bornunicornCharlotte Flax (Winona Ryder) uses an Estée Lauder Signature lipstick from her mother’s make-up stash. On Mrs. Flax’s dressing table you can see a blue bottle of Bourjois Evening in Paris talcum powder.

 

White Oleander (2002)

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lancome_rougesuperbe_bornunicorn b_002012thebeesoap_gardenersoap_bornunicornClinique Different lipstick and Color Surge Butter Shine lipstick, Lancôme Rouge Superbe lipstick and face moisturizer can be seen in Claire’s bathroom.

There’s a bit of mystery around the soap. The Bee Shop produces the Queen Bee Gardener’s honey soap with calendula, which has the same shape of the soap seen in Claire’s bathroom. The hexagon shape is very common among soap makers, though.

La femme Nikita (1990)

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bourjoispots_bornunicornChristian Dior Fahrenheit and Guy Laroche Fidji perfumes, Christian Dior lipstick and compacts, Bourjois eyeshadow and blush pots on Nikita’s (Anne Parillaud) dressing table.

I think the nail polish bottles on the left are by Maybelline: I remember they had a similar packaging in the 1990s.