The “cologne from the West” Spyglass (Eddie Marsan) is given as after-shave lotion is Old Spice.
Category Archives: perfumes in movies
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
There’s a flacon montre of Guerlain Shalimar eau de cologne on the dressing table in Wendy Leach’s bedroom.
Thanks to henna_flowerz for the id.
Blame (2017)
Among the objects on Abigail dresser, there’s a bottle of Crabtree & Evely Summer Hill body lotion.
The frosted glass bottle with a swan on it is something special: the French brand Payot launched Pavlova in 1977 as a homage to the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who happened to be the main source of inspiration for Nadia Payot, founder of the brand. This woody/white floral fragrance was actually inspired to a 1922 perfume. No wonder that a swan decorates the bottle: Pavlova performed The Dying Swan, a solo choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to Camille Saint-Saëns’s Le Cygne almost 4,000 times. Furthermore, the ballerina owned a real swan, Jack, whom she loved dearly.
Thanks to my friend Jennifer for the perfume id.
Mr. Roosevelt (2017)
Emily goes through Celeste’s bathroom cabinet, so we can see some interesting beauty items.
There’s a Make Up For Ever Ultra HD liquid foundation and a Dr. Hauschka facial toner. The copper-topped bottle is by Distillery General: the perfume is Strawberry Vine.
The product the girl puts on herself is L’Oreal Color Riche Extraordinaire liquid lipcolour in a nude shade.
Thanks to Fragrantica’s Pepperjune for the perfume id.
Rolling Thunder (1977)
There’s a bottle of Estee Lauder Youth Dew perfume on the dresser in Johnny Vohden’s bedroom. The warm spicy fragrance, created in 1953 by Josephine Catapano, was the first released by the American cosmetic brand.
The Youth Dew iconic ribbed bottle with the golden ribbon can be seen when Johnny takes his Vietnam War tags from his wife’s jewellery box.
A refillable atomiser of Chanel No. 5 can be seen on the dresser, too.
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Legend (2015)
There’s a refillable spray atomiser of Rochas Madame Rochas on Frances’ dressing table.
The bottle on the right could be a vintage splash bottle of Coty cologne. The stopper is silver, not gold, though.
Thanks to my friend Scentimentalist for the id.
Mute (2018)
The dressing table in Luba’s room at the brothel is pretty busy; among the make-up items, candles and toiletries, there’s a red perfume bottle by Maitre Perfumeur et Gantier.
The French brand has used this bottle for several fragrances [1], so it’s impossible to say which one actually sits on this table.
[1] Among the others, Secret Melange (created by Jean-Paul Millet Lage in 1988), Eau des Iles (created by Jean-Francois Laporte in 1988), Santal Noble (created by Laporte in 1988), Fraîche Badiane (created by Millet Lage in 1994), Grain de Plaisir (created by Laporte in 1998), Baime (created by Laporte in 2000) and Jeune Homme Extravagante (created by Millet Lage in 2011).
Gueule d’amour (1937)
Lucien Bourrache (Jean Gabin) is taking a bubble bath. Luxurious moment, since he’s surrounded by Guerlain products!
There are a bottle of talcum powder and two flacons montres by the tub. I wish I knew what colognes they contained, but some assumptions can be made. These bottles were introduced in the late 1930s, just one year before the film release, so they could contain Shalimar, Cachet Jaune or Mitsouko (all of them were launched in 1937).
Thanks to Despina Veneti for the id.
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
There are several bottles by the bath-tub in Rita Marlowe’s bathroom. Among them, five Lanvin products.
The tall rectangular bottles with squared stopper are colognes. They could be either Arpege or My Sin (I’ve already explained why).
The same uncertainty can be applied to the two black boules and the black bottle with golden stopper, which contained perfumed body powder.
The bottle between the two Lanvin boules is the eau de cologne of Dana 20 Carats, launched in 1933.
The tall bottle with fake tiger fur stopper is Fabergé Tigress, a warm spicy fragrance launched in 1938. The ad above dates back to 1975 and features the American showgirl, actress and singer Lola Falana as testimonial.
Thanks to Jeremy in the comments for the Dana id.
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