Category Archives: deodorants in movies

The Hunger (1983)

thehunger_bornunicornThe moment in which a movie character opens a bathroom cabinet is always thrilling. I personally get the chills because I know I’m about to see something interesting in it. Sarah Roberts’ cabinet, for example, is a very simple but intriguing one.

vintagejohnsonsbabypowder_bornunicornOn the bottom shelf there are a spray bottle of Evian Water and a bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder.

guerlain_vetiveraftershave_bornunicornI’m a bit on the fence when it comes to the glass bottle on the bottom shelf. It’s definitely a flacon de voyage by Guerlain (see the plastic ring around the stopper), but the bottle looks larger than usual.

gillette_rightguarddeodorant_bornunicornOn the top shelf there’s Gillette Right Guard deodorant.

Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

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aramis_bornunicorn.jpgMcReynolds (Tyler Hoechlin) and his house mates are getting ready for a night out. In the screencap above he’s using the woody fragrance Aramis For Men, created by Bernard Chant and launched in 1966. Other boys will end up using the same perfume.

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barbasol_bornunicornOther products can be seen in the bathroom: for example, there’s a can of Barbasol shaving cream on the sink.

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rightguard_deodorant_bornunicornOn a counter there’s a can of Gillette Right Guard deodorant.

Sixteen Candles (1984)

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Ginny (Blanche Baker) is a bride-to-be who’s being totally focused on the preparations of her wedding day. She’s unsympathetic with her sister Samantha and is very rude to her. Under this behaviour there’s a lot of unhappiness, in my opinion [1]: she doesn’t really love her fiancé (he’s the only one who’d been in love with her for six months straight) but feels this is the only chance she has to get married.

Some interesting beauty items can be seen on her busy dresser.

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The white bottle with blue cap next to the lamp is the suntan lotion QT Quick Tanning by Coppertone.

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On the golden tray on the right there’s a bottle of Avon Timeless, a floral chypre perfume released in 1974.

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The hot pink bottle is Tickle roll-on deodorant.

[1] Sixteen Candles has never been among my favourite 1980s films, but after recently re-watching it, I’ve realised it’s a deeply disturbing and problematic movie. Here 16 reasons that prove it.

Love, Simon (2018)

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cerave_foamfacialcleanser_bornunicornIn Simon’s bathroom there are several toiletries. Among them, a pump bottle of CeraVe foaming facial cleanser.

axepeacedeodorant_bornunicorn (2)There’s also a deodorant – Axe Peace bodyspray.

dovemencarehydratefacewash_bornunicornThe tube on the right is Dove Men+ Care Hydrate+ face wash.

seventhgenerationtissues_bornunicornThe paper box is a Seventh Generation product and contains facial tissues.

American Psycho (2000)

americanpsycho_bornunicorn1Patrick Bateman’s bathroom cabinet is one of the best ever featured in the history of cinema. He’s a psychotic narcissist who spends a great deal of time and money to take care of his physical appearance. No wonder that the selection of perfumes and hair, skin and body products in his bathroom is very refined and luxurious.

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americanpsycho2_bornunicorneauxdecaronpure_bornunicornOn the middle shelf of his cabinet we can see the fragrances Caron Eaux de Caron Pure and Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme. The other products are L’Occitane Spray Coiffant (now discontinued), Phytoplage sun protection oil (old packaging) and  Phyto Men Eau Vigoureuse body splash (now discontinued). The white jar – by L’Occitane – presumably contains a face cream or a mask.

caronpourunhomme_bornunicornOn the bottom shelf there are three Phyto Men products and another fragrance – Pour un Homme by Caron.

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ysl_pourhommedeodorant_bornunicornoscardelarentapourlui_bornunicornOn the top shelf there are two deodorants – Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui and Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme. A bottle of Pour Lui eau de toilette can be seen on the far left side by of the screencap above.

americanpsycho4_bornunicornysl_pourhommeshowergel_bornunicorn.jpgloccitane_eaudecontadourshowergel_bornunicornWe are also given access to Patrick’s shower, so we can see he uses Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme all-over shower gel and L’Occitane Eau de Contadour body and hair shower gel.

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loccitanemilkshowercream_bornunicornMore L’Occitane products are in the shower: there’s a bottle of milk shower cream (old packaging) and two shampoos – Shampooing Eclat and Shampooing Nourissant (now discontinued).

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Cloud Atlas (2012)

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macleanstoothpaste_bornunicorncorsodylmouthwash_bornunicornoldspiceoriginaldeodorantspray_bornunicornThere are several toiletries in Timothy Cavendish’s bathroom – Gillette menthol shaving foam, a tube of Macleans Fresh Mint toothpaste and a bottle of Corsodyl mouthwash on the shelf; a can of Old Spice Original deodorant spray on the mirror cabinet.