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Taking Care of Business (1990)

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Debbie Lipton (Anne De Salvo) works at the Chanel beauty counter at I. Magnin luxury department store in Los Angeles. She may be loud and very chatty with her former high school classmate Spencer (one of the protagonists), but she looks very classy and professional at her workplace.

Besides her lovely Chanel black-and-white outfit, she’s surrounded by a beautiful selection of skincare, cosmetics and fragrances by the French maison.

Behind Debbie there’s a Chanel skincare counter. It’s impossible to tell what those glass bottles contained, but I’m pretty sure one of them was Lotion Douce (shown above in a 1978 advert).

Hard not to notice the huge factice bottle of Chanel Coco eau de toilette, an amber/warm spicy fragrance by Jacques Polge launched in 1984. The advert above, starring Inès de la Fressange, was released in 1989.

Right in front of Coco there’s a bottle of Chanel No. 5, the classic floral aldehyde fragrance by Ernest Beaux launched in 1921.

The white pump bottles are body lotion/body emulsion testers. Hard to tell what fragrance these were ancillary products of.

The atomisers in front of the pump bottles contained No. 22 (white atomiser) and No. 19 (steel grey atomiser). No. 22, a white floral fragrance by Ernest Beaux, was originally launched in 1922; on the other hand, No. 19, a green floral fragrance by Henri Robert, was launched in 1970.

A different angle reveals another factice – a massive black glossy case of Chanel Lift Sérum, an anti-aging product launched in the late 1970s.

There are also several black boxes, possibly containing compacts. Moreover, just below the oval mirror on the right there’s a Les 4 Ombres eyeshadow palette.

Debbie has helped Spencer (Charles Grodin) with his misadventures; before getting his privileged life back, he gives her a dalmatian puppy as a thank-you gift. I’m sure Debbie and the puppy will become best friends in no time.

Behind Spencer and Jimmy (Jim Belushi) there’s an interesting Christian Dior product. The front label is not fully visible, but I managed to identify this white pump bottle as part of the Capture skincare line, shown above in a promotional card from 1987.

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The Intercine Project (1974)

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Bert (Harry Andrews) is a masseur who is part of a business espionage ring: he gets information from his rich clients and passes it to Robert Elliot, the economist who runs the ring.

In the men’s club where he works there’s a very interesting bottle next to a small TV set: it’s a massive bottle of Hermès Calèche. This floral aldehyde fragrance was created by Guy Robert and launched in 1961.

Thanks to Gregory for submitting this post.

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Les quatre cents coups (1959)

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Gilberte Doinel (Claire Maurier) keeps a Carven fragrance on her dressing table.

The first sighting of the bottle happens at the beginning of the film, when her son Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) sits at her table.

It’s impossible to tell which one (the front label isn’t visible), but four were the Carven perfumes released before 1959 – Ma Griffe in 1946, Robe d’Un Soir in 1947, Chasse Gardée in 1950 and Vert et Blanc in 1958.

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All these fragrances were housed in the same bottle.

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The Intercine Project (1974)

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Scientist David Baker (Michael Jayston) sneaks into the apartment of the Foreign Office official Alex Hellman (Ian Hendry) and replaces the diabetic Alex’s regular insulin supply with a stronger dose.

A bottle of Hermès Equipage takes centre stage: the camera lingers on it several times. This aromatic eau de toilette by Guy Robert was launched in 1970.

When Hellmann returns home and injects the lethal dose on insulin, the camera clearly shows another bottle in his bathroom.

It’s Victor Acqua di Selva, a classic fougère fragrance first launched in 1949.

Thanks to Gregory for submitting this post.

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The Intercine Project (1974)

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Christina Larsson (Christiane Krüger) is watching the news on TV while sitting in front of her vanity. Two objects on it have captured my attention.

The first is the tall glass bottle on the right. The large disc stopper tells us it’s a fragrance by Weil, although the front label is impossible to read.

The square box on the left reveals its identity thanks to the umistakable wallpaper pattern on it: it’s Rochas Madame Rochas, a white floral fragrance by Guy Robert launched in 1960.

Thanks to Gregory for submitting this post.

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Susan Slept Here (1954)

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There are two interesting bottles on Isabella’s vanity.

Both fragrances are by Prince Matchabelli. There’s no way to know exactly what the small crown bottle contained, because the same bottle housed several fragrances by the same brand.

The taller crown-topped bottle housed the Duchess of York eau de toilette, so maybe the other bottle contained the eau de parfum version. This white floral fragrance was launched in 1934.

In another scene other two fragrances join the Duchess of York tall bottle.

The one on the left is a fragrance by Charbert. It could be Breathless (launched in 1933), Grand Prix (launched in 1938) or Fabulous (launched in 1944), because all of them were housed in the same bottle.

The last bottle is Lucien Lelong Sirocco, a musky powdery fragrance launched in 1934.

Thanks to Daniel Roldán for submitting this post and for the ids.

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Black Bag (2025)

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Kathryn (Cate Blanchett) is getting dressed for dinner at home. She’s putting on a pair of earrings (a gift from her husband) while sitting at her dressing table, where we can see different make-up products and fragrance bottles.

The one she reaches for and sprays on her wrists has a peculiar stopper.

It’s The Revenge of Lady Blanche by Penhaligon’s, a green floral fragrance by Daphné Bugey launched in 2016.

Among the other bottles on the table, I can see Yves Saint Laurent Y eau de toilette and two fragrances from the Replica collection by Maison Margiela. Funny how the prop master decided not to “discard before use” the plastic stoppers on the Margiela fragrances.

Y is a fresh spicy fragrance by Dominique Ropion launched in 2017. The Margiela fragrances remain unknown because the front labels are not visible.

A skincare product that makes a brief appearance in a waste paper bin is Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine cream.

Thanks to Jane Daly and Jo for submitting this post.

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L’Origine du mal (2022)

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This beautiful shot is part of the closing credits of the film. We can assume all these bottles and miniatures belong to Louise, who’s got a problem with compulsive shopping.

It’s a very interesting collection of mostly French fragrances from the past and from recent years.

On the far left there’s Dior J’Adore, a white floral fragrance by Calice Becker launched in 1999.

In the background there’s the distinctive black bottle of Lanvin Arpège, a floral aldehyde fragrance created by Paul Vacher and Andre Fraysse, and launched in 1927.

The tall red bottle is Kenzo Amour eau de parfum, an amber vanilla fragrance created by Daphné Bugey and Olivier Cresp, and launched in 2006.

There’s another Christian Dior fragrance: it’s Dune, an amber woody fragrance created by Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Nejla Barbir and Dominique Ropion and launched in 1991.

Right behind Dune there’s Rochas Alchimie, a floral fruity fragrance by Jacques Cavallier Belletrud launched in 1998.

The dark blue bottle with gold detail is Dior Addict, a white floral fragrance created by Thierry Wasser and Christian Dussoulier, and launched in 2002.

Moving to the foreground, there’s a miniature of Yves Saint Laurent Paris, the iconic rose fragrance by Sophia Grojsman launched in 1983.

There’s a miniature of the lovely cork-shaped bottle of Yves Saint Laurent Champagne, a fruity/powdery fragrance created by Sophia Grojsman and launched in 1993. Three years later it was renamed Yvresse because of a lawsuit filed by the Comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne.

There’s also a miniature of Christian Dior Poison, the spicy fruity masterpiece by Edouard Flechier and Maurice Roger launched in 1985.

Givenchy Amarige takes the centre of the shot. This is a floral fragrance by Dominique Ropion launched in 1991.

Next, there’s a miniature of Balmain Ivoire de Balmain eau de toilette, a chypre floral fragrance created by Michel Hy and Francis Camail and launched in 1979.

Moving to the right, there’s a miniature of Guerlain Insolence, a violet fragrance by Maurice Roucel and Sylvaine Delacourte launched in 2006.

The tall bottle with thimble-shaped metal stopper is Madeleine Vionnet eau de toilette, a floral fragrance that Françoise Caron created in 1996 for the historical French maison.

Lancôme Hypnôse is sitting behind it: this is a floral fragrance with gourmand notes created by Annick Menardo and Thierry Wasser, and launched in 2005.

Almost hiding in the background, on the far right, there’s the blue version of Guerlain flacon chauve souris: it houses Shalimar Soufflé de Parfum, created by Thierry Wasser and launched in 2014.

Thanks to LePetitCivet for the Dune, Alchimie and Ivoire ids.