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Sirens E02 (Talons)

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When Devon (Meghann Fahy) realises that surrendering to Kiki’s influence is the best she can do to help her own sister Simone (Kiki’s personal assistant), she’s up for a wild ride. The over-controlling billionaire decides what clothes and accessories Devon will wear while staying at the Cliff House, and packs a dressing table with fragrances, cosmetics and skincare, too. Nothing is actually in tune with Devon’s style and personality, but that is not the point: once one enters Kiki’s orbit, they have to passively accept her choices and decisions.

From left to right, here’s what I can see on the table.

The blush pink bottle is Givenchy Irresistible, a musky rose fragrance by Fanny Bal, Dominique Ropion and Anne Flipo, launched in 2020.

Next, there’s a Caron fragrance in the trademark ring round bottle. The front label cannot be read, though, so we don’t know what fragrance it contains.

It’s unclear whether Givenchy is Kiki’s brand of choice for fragrances, but she surely loves it for her guests. Half hidden among several bottles there’s L’Interdit eau de parfum [1], a white floral creation by Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo and Fanny Bal, launched in 2018.

There’s also the Rouge version of the aforementioned eau de parfum. This was launched in 2021.

On the right side of the table there are several skincare products. Among them, the eye and expression cream Genaissance de la Mer™ (in the jar) and a bottle of La Mer The Essential Tonic.

Even though the screencap above is blurry, it clearly shows the presence of three Givenchy jars containing loose powder.

The small one on the left is Blush Prisme Libre in Mousseline Lilas.

Just below there’s a jar of Prisme Libre loose powder in Mousseline Acidulée.

On the far right side of the table there’s another jar of Prisme Libre loose powder in Organza Ambré.

[1] The original L’Interdit is a floral aldehyde fragrance by Francis Fabron launched in 1957. It was created in 1956 for Audrey Hepburn, who initially opposed Hubert de Givenchy’s decision to market it; when she finally lifted her ban, the designer named it after her forbidding. As a matter of fact, the French word “interdit” means “forbidden” in English.

The claim in the 1957 advert perfectly sums up its origin.

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The Righteous Gemstones S04E07 (For Jealousy is the Rage of a Man)

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There’s a mischievous monkey helper in the Gemstones’ household: they target a specific item in Judy’s make-up stash just to cause trouble.

They get to the point of tossing it away from the marble counter.

The item in question is Gucci Poudre de Beauté Mat Naturel face powder.

Thanks to Hannah Moriah for submitting this post.

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The Crown S05E04 (Annus Horribilis) and S06E08 (Ritz)

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This episode is set in 1992: Princess Margaret (Lesley Manville) is sitting at her vanity and she’s writing a letter to her former lover Peter Townsend. Among the several objects on the table we can see a Guerlain flacon montre, but the aerial shot makes it impossible to identify it.

One season and almost one decade later (this episode is set in 2001), we can see Margaret sitting at the same vanity but now we can finally tell more about the flacon montre.

The teal disk tells us it contains Mitsouko eau de cologne.

In the same scene, Margaret is putting on some lipstick. The product in question is Elizabeth Arden Lip Spa.

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American Horror Story S12E01 (Multiply Thy Pain)

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Talia (Juliana Canfield) wears a lipstick in a beautiful red shade.

From the studded gold tube we can see it’s a vintage product.

It’s a Max Factor lipstick from the 1940s.

The brand has been endorsed by a huge number of cinema stars over the years. In the specific case of this lipstick, advertised as “the most wonderful lipstick in the world”, in 1947 it was endorsed by Lana Turner as Ginny Marshland from the film Cass Timberlane (1947) by George Sidney.

Talia gives the lipstick to Anna (Emma Roberts). Later in the episode, the protagonist wears it to attend a vernissage at her husband’s art gallery.

Although the lipstick actually worn by Talia and Anna is most definitely not the Max Factor one, I appreciate the fact that the vintage blue red shade was replicated.

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Shameless S10E01 (We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!)

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Debbie owns a secret storage locker where she keeps expensive clothes, accessories and beauty products. Her intention is to return all these goods after using them for a while.

The tall pink bottle on the left is Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, a floral fruity fragrance launched in 2012.

Next to it there’s Hèrmes Twilly d’Hermès, a floral fragrance created by Christine Nagel and launched in 2017.

There three bottles sitting on the right drawer. The first from the left is Jimmy Choo eau de parfum, a chypre fruity fragrance created by Olivier Polge and launched in 2011.

The pink bottle houses Versace Bright Crystal Absolu, another floral fruity fragrance, created by Alberto Morillas and launched in 2013.

The third one is Yves Saint Laurent Opium, the 2009 version of the 1977 amber spicy classic, originally created by Jean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac and Raymond Chaillan.

Among the make-up products, we can see a Dior compact.

There’s a bottle of Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear liquid foundation.

There’s also a MAC pressed powder compact.

On the other side of the table there’s a NARS compact, which could contain blush or single eyeshadow.

Thanks to missannevi for submitting this post.

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The Idol E03 (Daybreak)

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Jocelyn’s vanity is packed with beauty products.

On the left side of the table there’s a bottle of La Mer The Concentrate serum.

The two perfume bottles are decorative but I recognise their stopper: it’s from Annick Goutal perfumes (old packaging).

There’s also a bottle of MAC Studio Fix fluid foundation.

The dropper bottle is a face serum by L’Oreal, but even in this case I think the prop masters modified it: the bottle looks like the one from Revitalift 1.5% hyaluronic acid serum, but the dropper seems to have been taken from Revitalift 12% pure vitamin C + E + salicylic acid Serum.

Next to the serum there’s another L’Oreal product – Color Riche lipstick.

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The Idol E05 (Jocelyn Forever)

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Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) is getting ready to go on stage for her much-anticipated comeback.

On her dressing table there’s a bottle of Sunday Riley C.E.O. 15% vitamin C brightening serum.

The lip pencil she uses is Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat, possibly in Foxy Brown.

From a different angle we can see an Ouai hair conditioner, too.

When she finally meets Tedros (The Weekend), we can see a bottle of Etat Libre d’Orange Rien Intense Incense behind her. This amber woody fragrance was launched in 2014.

Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post and to Jack Mason for the Etat Libre d’Orange id.