A bottle of Old Spice after-shave lotion is clearly recognizable among other indistinct bottles.
Thanks to Barbara for submitting this post.
Station Six-Sahara (1962)
Category Archives: perfumes in movies
Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)
In Christiane’s bathroom there’s a bottle of Doris Wasch Eau de Cologne, a fragrance that could also be used as toner (for women) or after-shave lotion (for men).
Sublet (2020)
When Michael arrives in Tel Aviv, he moves into Tomer’s apartment, which he has rented for five days. One of the first things he does is putting his own toiletries into a mirrored cabinet he finds in the bathroom.
Among Tomer’s toiletries, which Michael moves to one shelf of the cabinet, there’s an almost empty bottle of Lacoste Essential Sport, launched in 2009.
On Michael’s side we can see a spray can of Coppertone Sport sunscreen, a travel-size bottle of Cetaphil moisturizing lotion, a tube of Kiehl’s Facial Fuel sunscreen and a mini-bottle of Le Labo shower gel.
Thanks to Rachael for the Le Labo id.
False Positive (2021)
When Adrian (Justin Theroux) “saves” his wife Lucy (Ilana Glazer) from an allucinating bath, we can see a Diptyque bottle on the tiled counter.
After much pondering (the back of the bottle is not clearly visible), I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s the eau de parfum version of Philosykos, created by Olivia Giacobetti and launched in 2012. The fact that the illustration includes a fountain tank (reminiscent of the bath tub where the protagonist hallucinates) reinforces my idea.
On the tiled shelf over the tub there’s another Diptyque product – a Pomander candle.
Thanks to Alessandra for the screencaps and ids.
13 Going on 30 (2004)
A huge bottle of Chanel Chance can be seen as a decor at the Poise fashion magazine party that Jenna (Jennifer Garner) saves with a Michael Jackson’s Thriller dance line.
The same perfume has been spotted on Jenna’s dressing table.
Thanks to Alessandra for the screencap and id.
Maria’s Lovers (1984)
There are two interesting products on the mantelpiece in the room where the protagonist (Nastassja Kinski) is getting ready.
The first is a perfume box by Dana. The name of the perfume is impossible to read: I believe it’s Tabu, the legendary “parfum de puta” created by Jean Carles and launched in 1932. The film is set in 1946, though, so the box could contain other Dana perfumes – the chypre fruity 20 Carats (1933), the amber Emir (launched in 1935) and the floral Chantilly (1941).
The other product is a round cardboard box of Coty Airspun loose face powder.
Une belle fille comme moi (1972)
The bathroom where Camille (Bernadette Lafont) is sitting to apply nail polish on her toenails is full of interesting perfumes.
The first bottle on a shelf above the washbasin is Robert Piguet Cravache eau de toilette, a citrus fragrance launched in 1963.
Guerlain Habit Rouge eau de cologne in the red bottle sits on the same shelf. This version of the amber woody fragrance by Jean-Paul Guerlain was launched in 1965.
Habit Rouge eau de cologne in the clear glass bottle can be seen on another shelf behind Camille.
Other three perfume bottles can be seen in this scene.
On the washbasin shelf there’s Helena Rubinstein Men’s Club 52 eau de cologne.
A Chanel bottle on the second shelf. It’s impossible to read the front label, but it could be the Eau de Cologne Pour Monsieur.
Same location for Jean Patou Lacoste Eau de Sport in the metal canister. This fragrance, launched in 1967, was created by Jean Kerleo.
Thanks to lepetitcivet for the Patou id.
Shôri-sha (1957)
Eikichi (Tatsuya Mihashi) is on a date with his girlfriend Natsuko (Yōko Minamida) to celebrate her birthday. He takes a box out of his pocket and puts it on the table.
Lo and behold! It’s a Guerlain parquet box! First launched in the 1910s, this box contained Mitsouko, Fol Arôme and L’Heure Bleue in their bouchon coeur bottles.
She’s opened it and…
… it’s Mitsouko! Unfortunately the actual bottle is never shown.
Sudden Fear (1952)
Myra Hudson (Joan Crawford), a successful playwright, finds herself in danger when her husband and a former girlfriend of his (Irene) devise a plot to kill her. But Myra fights back with a more elaborate plot.
When she breaks into Irene’s apartment, there’s a perfect perfume moment: on the girl’s dresser there are three Lucien Lelong bottles.
First from the left, the tall fluted bottle of Indiscret, a Jean Carles creation launched in 1936.
Then there’s the wonderful bottle of Opening Night, another Carles creation launched in 1935.
Last on the right, there’s a tall balloon bottle of Tailspin eau de cologne.
Tenebre (1982)
In one of the opening scenes the camera follows Elsa (Ania Pieroni) through the isles of a department store. In the meantime, many perfumes make their appearance.
First from the left, Chloé is shown, both boxed and unboxed. This white floral fragrance by Betty Busse was launched in 1975, when Karl Lagerfeld was at the helm of the French fashion house.
It’s not a coincidence that Lagerfeld Classic is shown in the same shot. There’s not only the perfume, but also the body lotion and the deodorant. This woody fragrance, created by Ron Winnegrad, was launched in 1978.
From this moment on, the audience literally steps into the world of Hermès: all the most famous fragrances by the Parisian brand are shown.
From the left, several spray bottles of Calèche, the Guy Robert fragrance launched in 1961.
On a shelf below, there’s also the refillable atomiser.
Moving from left to right, a display stand advertise the “new spray” atomisers, possibly containing the parfum de toilette version of Calèche.
Next, it’s the turn of Amazone, the Maurice Maurin fragrance launched in 1974. It’s shown in all the possible versions – eau de toilette in the splash bottle with dark red stopper, eau de parfum with the frosted glass stopper and eau de toilette in the atomiser. There’s also the body lotion.
The camera moves to the left and shows the complete Calèche display, which includes the splash bottle with satin ribbon bow and more refillable atomisers.
The camera is almost leaving this section of the store, so the image above is a bit blurry. There’s time to get a glimpse of another Hermès perfume, though: it’s Equipage.
It only appears in poster form, with an advertising image from 1978. This men’s fragrance, created by Guy Robert, was launched in 1970.
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