The manicurist (Jennifer Lim) uses OPI red nail polish.
Category Archives: nail polish in movies
What Women Want (2000)
The scene set in the make-up and perfume department at Marshall Fields is filled with eye candy.
At the Lancôme counter, a customer is trying one of the brand’s most famous fragrances, Trésor. Created by Sophia Grojsman and launched in 1990, it’s a warm floral-oriental perfume. Several bottles of body lotion and a jar of body cream are on display.
At the Chanel counter, there’s a display of the Rouge Hydrabase lipsticks.
At the Estee Lauder counter there are some nail polishes on display.
The Parent Trap (1998)
Five Hard Candy nail polishes are among the objects that Annie and Hallie put into the pot while playing poker.
What Women Want (2000)
There’s a bottle of Clinique Superbalanced liquid foundation and some OPI nail polishes in Lola’s bathroom.
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
When Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) and his wife split up, he desperately tries to find a place in the lives of his three children. The trick he opts for is pretending to be a Scottish nanny, Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire. Before turning into Mrs. Doubtfire, he tries to impersonate different types of babysitters: his brother Frank and his partner Jack (both are make-up artists) help him find the right type. One of the babysitters he impersonates has a raven black wig, a strong Latin accent and stiletto nails.
“I hope you are using Jungle Red. That is the only colour I love,” Daniel says. “Matches your lips,” Jack replies. Daniel is obviously referring to the famous fictional nail polish shade mentioned in The Women (1939) by George Cukor, but the nail polish used by Frank is by Clarins.
The Ladies Man (1961)
Two bottles of vintage Revlon nail polish can be seen in the opening credits.
Pusher (1996)
There’s a bottle of Clarins Le Vernis Multi-Eclat red nail polish on Vic’s living room table. Clarins nail polishes had this bottle with the white and gold cap all through the 1990s.
The Ring (2002)
There’s an OPI bottle on the bedside table in Katie’s bedroom. It could be a top coat, a base coat or even Nail Envy nail strengthener.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
There’s a cute teddy bear bottle of hot pink nail polish on a shelf in Hedwig’s trailer. You can see it in the number Wig in a Box.
It’s a Fing’rs nail polish from the late 1990s/early 2000s. Such a playful shape has a deeper meaning in the film: the bear is the symbol of Berlin, the city where Hedwig comes from; furthermore, gummy bears (teddy bear-shaped fruit gum candy) are among Hedwig’s favourite sweets, as shown in the scene where she first meets Luther.
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
The protagonist, Lucille Vinson (Melanie Griffith), goes to Las Vegas and – beginner’s luck – wins a lot of money at the casino. She gets a make-over, which includes a glamourous haircut and a professional manicure. The nail polish they use at the salon is by Revlon. The bottle is from the 1980s, so it’s not historically accurate, since the film is set in 1965.
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