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Leoni al sole (1961)

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There’s a quintessentially Italian beauty product on the vanity in Giulia’s bedroom: it’s Acqua distillata alle rose by Roberts, a classic rose water that’s available everywhere in Italy.

But there’s another item that has captured my attention: a Guerlain flacon montre.

The teal disk tells us it’s Mitsouko. Not your ordinary summer scent, but it’s not surprising: Giulia (Franca Valeri) is a chic/snobbish character, so summer can’t stop her from wearing impeccable outfits and French perfumes. I like the touch given by the prop master (a yellow pump) to customize the bottle.

Thanks to my friend Rocco for the ids.

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One Day (2011)

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There are several products on a glass shelf in Emma and Dexter’s bathroom. From left to right:

A pump bottle of Molton Brown liquid hand wash in Rosé Granati

Kiehl’s Original Musk Blend No. 1 eau de toilette

l'occitanehommeshowergel_bornunicornL’Occitane L’Occitan shower gel

The after-shave lotion of Chanel Allure Homme

 

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Maîtresse (1976)

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Ariane (Bulle Ogier) is a dominatrix who falls in love with Olivier (Gérard Depardieu), a thief. She lives in an elegant apartment and has an expensive lifestyle. In her bathroom, for example, we can see a flacon montre by Guerlain.

From the black front sticker [1] it’s easy to tell what cologne the bottle contains: it’s Liu. Originally created by Jacques Guerlain and launched in 1929, it was marketed as cologne in 1956.

Later in the film, another flacon montre can be seen in Ariane’s bedroom. The black sticker tells us again this is Liu. In front of it there’s another perfume bottle: it’s Karl Lagerfeld Chloé.

The Betty Busse creation, launched in 1975, is presented in the signature bottle topped by a couple of calla lilies. This apparently unusual choice (can you think of a dominatrix wearing such a delicate white floral fragrance?) has an explanation: Karl Lagerfeld designed the costumes for the film, so he didn’t miss the chance to advertise his most recent perfume with a cameo.

In the closing credits it’s clearly stated that Bulle Ogier wore Chloé.

[1] The screencap is not HD, so I’m not 100% sure the front sticker is black. It looks kind of purplish, right? If it actually were purplish, the fragrance would be Jicky.

Thanks to reveur_etc for the Chloé id.

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Mannequin (1987)

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mannequin_bornunicorn (3)Hollywood Montrose (Meshach Taylor) works as a window dresser at the department store Prince & Company. He’s one of the few persons who are friendly with Jonathan (Andrew McCarthy). After being hired as shop boy, Jonathan will soon start working – exclusively at night – as window dresser. His displays will become hugely successful, much to Hollywood’s delight.

In the scene above, Hollywood is working on a perfume display which includes several factice bottles of famous perfumes from the 1980s.

First, Emanuel Ungaro Diva, created by Jacques Polge in 1983

perryelliswomensperfume_bornunicornPerry Ellis eau de parfum, launched in 1985

chanel_cocoperfume_bornunicornChanel Coco, another Jacques Polge creation, launched in 1984giorgiobeverlyhillsformen_bornunicorn.jpgAnd last, Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio for Men, launched in 1984.

Thanks to perfumes_marimichimoni on Instagram for the Perry Ellis id.

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To Catch a Thief (1955)

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tocatchathief_bornunicorn (1)When John Robie (Cary Grant) visits the hotel suite where Frances and her mother Jessie live, some beauty products can be seen on different dressing tables.

In the picture above, for example, there are a Revlon nail polish (see the elongated cap) and two fragrances by Lucien Lelong – Gardenia and Balalaika.

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On another dressing table two versions of Lucien Lelong Balalaika: the spiral bottle contained the eau de parfum, while the squared one contained the eau de cologne.

Behind the spiral bottle of Balalaika there’s another Lelong fragrance – Sirocco.

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From a different angle we can see there’s another object on the same table: a coffret containing Revlon nail polishes.

Thanks to Bluebelle in the comments for the Sirocco id.

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Widows (2018)

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widows_bornunicornSome perfume bottles can be seen on a shelf in Veronica Rawlins’ bathroom.chanelno5leau_bornunicornThe first bottle on the left is Chanel No. 5 L’Eau, a fresh flanker of the iconic French perfume created by Olivier Polge and launched in 2016.

guccimadetomeasure_bornunicornNext, there’s Gucci Made to Measure, a men’s fragrance launched in 2013.

hermes_eaudepamplemousserose_bornunicornThe green bottle is Hermès Eau de Pamplemousse Rose, a creation by the one and only Jean-Claude Ellena, launched in 2009.

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Thanks to Scentimentalist for the Paul Smith id.

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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

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While Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) is leafing through a phone book to find Jim Hutton’s phone number, we can see a Taylor of Old Bond Street box on the marble counter beside him. It’s impossible to tell what product it contained, but I appreciate the choice of the prop master.

Phoebe Freestone, Freddie’s personal assistant, has given a thorough description of the singer’s perfume habits: “In the early 80s there were two standard colognes with him wherever he went, Aramis and Lagerfeld. He did try others occasionally but always reverted back to those. Later, when he was spending more time in Switzerland, he discovered L’Eau Dynamisante by Clarins which he wore much of the time. There was always a surprise in all the bathrooms he had, whether in England, New York or Munich and that was a ladies fragrance called L’Interdit, created for Audrey Hepburn by Givenchy. His drawers always had bars of soap in them to keep the clothes smelling good and those were by Roger & Gallet.” There’s no mention of traditional fragrances like those by Taylor of Old Bond Street, so I guess that specific box was chosen purely for decorative/aesthetic reasons.