Lenny Bruce (Dustin Hoffman) has a wicker bottle of St. Johns Bay Rum after shave in his dressing room.
Lenny (1974)
Category Archives: perfumes in movies
Le dîner de cons (1998)
Pierre Brochant (Thierry Lhermitte) is a Parisian publisher who attends an “idiots’ dinner” every week with his posh friends: they usually invite an “idiot” and ridicule him during the dinner. The “idiot” he’s selected is François Pignon (Jacques Villeret), who works at the Finance Ministry. Pierre’s plan is disrupted by a sudden back pain which will keep him in bed; from there, comedy ensues.
The bottles on the bedside table in Pierre’s bedroom belong to his wife Christine. They are classy French fragrances, exactly what we would expect a chic bourgeois woman to wear.
The black bottle with red stopper is Joy by Jean Patou, the white floral fragrance created by Henri Almeras in 1930.
The tall bottle is a perfume by L’Artisan Parfumeur. This is one of the first bottle designs of the French brand: it’s not clear if it’s the very first (8-side bottle) or a more recent version (7-side bottle). We know it’s an old bottle also because the gold stopper is round and not geometric. The front label is pink and only one perfume with this packaging was released before the film: Drôle de Rose. Created by Olivia Giacobetti, it was launched in 1996.
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Fin de siglo (2019)
On their first meeting, Ocho and Javi visit the Museu de Perfum in Barcelona, founded in 1961, currently displaying more than 5,000 bottles. Some of them are highlighted in a brief scene.
The first bottle from the left is Schiaparelli Zut, housed in a geometric flacon. This perfume was created by Jean Carles and launched in 1948.
One of the most treasured pieces of the museum is a limited-edition Baccarat bottle designed by Salvador Dalí. Le Roy Soleil by Schiaparelli has the shape of a rock surrounded by waves, while the sun-shaped stopper is painted with flying birds to create a face. The packaging is a gold metal shell-shaped box lined in beige silk. This perfume, produced in 1947, was created to celebrate the end of WWII and was a homage – from the title to the bottle design – to Louis XIV.
The ivy leaf-shaped bottle (designed by Michel de Brunhoff) on the right is another Schiaparelli creation – Succès Fou. This woody/floral perfume was launched in 1953.
Another cabinet displays Guerlain perfumes. The first bottle on the left (a Baccarat flacon designed by George Chevalier) contains Djedi extrait. This oriental chypre perfume, launched in 1927, was created by Jacques Guerlain.
There are some flacons noeud papillon by Guerlain in two versions – the cobalt blue glass one and the gold and cobalt blue glass one. It’s unclear what fragrances they house because this bottle was designed to contain the extraits of several perfumes, like Kriss and Coque d’Or.
Half-hidden in the background there’s a cobalt blue flacon lanterne, first launched in 1935 to contain extraits of perfumes like Jicky, Rue de la Paix and Cuir de Russie.
Last but not least, a very original item: it’s HIS cologne by Northwoods, a fragrance launched in 1940. A man-shaped dark red bottle with a “face” stopper is designed in an Art-Deco style.
Nocturama (2016)
A huge display of Chanel Chance can be seen in different scenes, all set in the Parisian department store where the protagonists have a dangerous night.
The woody perfume, housed in a unique round bottle, was created by Jacques Polge and launched in 2003.
Nocturama (2016)
Several bottles of Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey eau de parfum are displayed in the luxury department store where most of the film is set.
The eau de parfum version was launched in 2006, while the original eau de toilette was launched in 1992. A Jacques Cavallier creation, it’s one of the first ozonic/aquatic perfumes which set the new trend of “clean” perfumery in the 1990s.
Bad Education (2019)
Frank Tassone is a superintendent in Long Island: he’s successfully brought the local high school – Roslyn High School – among the top schools of the country. He’s appreciated by his colleagues, students and parents. He’s always carefully groomed and loves using beauty products.
In the opening scene he uses Lucky You by Liz Claiborne. Launched in 2000, it’s a cheap perfume with floral and powdery accents. Maybe he’s chosen it for its name.
Bad Education (2019)
Frank Tassone’s bathroom perfectly mirrors his character and his love for grooming.
He uses Chapstick lip balm and Ultra Brite toothpaste.
The fragrance he uses is Ralph Lauren Safari for Men, first launched in 1992.
White Palace (1990)
Max Baron (James Spader) is getting ready for a friend’s bachelor party. On his bathroom counter there are two bottles of Ralph Lauren Polo, an aromatic fragrance created by Carlos Benaim and launched in 1978.
Arabesque (1966)
There are two Guerlain perfumes in the bedroom Yasmin has in Beshraavi’s mansion.
One is the flacon chauve souris of Shalimar.
The other is a flacon bouchon coeur, but it’s hard to tell what perfume it contains, since the front sticker is not clearly visible.
Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
While Cecile (Jean Seberg) is applying sunscreen on Elsa’s shoulders, Raymond (David Niven) is reading a magazine with an interesting back cover.
A few instants later the magazine is fully visible: it’s Elle.
The back cover advertises a very popular French perfume – Soir de Paris by Bourjois. Created by Ernest Beaux (Chanel No. 5’s “dad”), it was originally launched in 1928 on the American market as Evening in Paris. Thanks to the huge success it had in the U.S., it was finally launched in Europe with a French name. The blue bottle with silver accents was designed by the painter Jean Helleu.
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