Category Archives: perfumes in movies

Maps to the Stars (2014)

28 Apr 2016 Born Unicorn 5 Comments

Havana Segrand (Julianne Moore) has got quite a perfume collection: the marble top of her dressing table is pretty busy.

On the left, there’s a bottle of Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey, the perfume “as clear as water spring” created by Jacques Cavallier in 1992.

There’s another perfume by Cavallier, the iconic corset-shaped bottle of Jean-Paul Gaultier Classique, a sweet powdery scent launched in 1993.

Two Prada bottles can be seen, too. One is Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger, launched in 2009, and the other is Candy, created by Daniela Andrier and launched in 2011.

There’s a bottle of Gucci by Gucci, a fruity fragrance created by Ilias Ermenidis in 2008.

Vivienne Westwood’s trademark globe encircled by a ring is the stopper of Boudoir, a chypre floral perfume created by Martin Gras and launched in 1998.

Last but not least, there are two versions of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, the oriental woody fragrance created by Jacques Polge and launched in 2001 – the classic bottle and the twist-and-spray white and gold atomiser.

When the same dressing table appears in another scene, there are other two bottles on it.

One is the ring-shaped bottle of Boucheron Pour Femme, a white floral perfume created by Francis Deleamont and Jean-Pierre Bethouart in 1989.

The other one is the hot pink bottle of Creed Spring Flower, a fresh fruity and floral fragrance created for Audrey Hepburn by Olivier Creed (6th generation) and launched in 2006.

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Les diaboliques (1955)

27 Apr 2016 Born Unicorn Leave a comment

Nicole Horner (Simone Signoret) is a teacher at a private school, where she gets involved into a dangerous love triangle. She’s a cool plotter and an elegant lady: she navigates the stormy waters of the plot wearing trench coats, pencil skirt-shirt-cardigan combos, belted dresses and chic sunglasses. She’s a pragmatic woman, so it’s not a surprise that she uses eau de cologne as rubbing alcohol. In the scene above, she is about to give a sedative shot to poor Christina Delassalle and takes some liquid from a bottle sitting on a dresser.

The bottle in question happens to be a Coty one, with the trademark fluted details. We can’t identify the exact perfume from the front label or from the colour of the stopper (since the film was shot in black and white), but we can make some assumptions.

Judging from the shape of the label, it could be the cologne Cordon Rouge or Cordon Vert, originally launched in the early 1900s. In the 1930s/1940s most of Coty colognes had this bottle, so this one could also contain L’aimant.

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Notting Hill (1999)

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Honey (Emma Chambers) receives Jean-Paul Gaultier Classique as a gift for her birthday.

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La caduta degli dei (1969)

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There’s a Guerlain perfume bottle on the dressing table of Olga (Florinda Bolkan), Martin Von Essenbeck’s mistress. It’s the flacon bouchon coeur with the classic heart-shaped stopper. Designed by Raymond Guerlain and Baccarat, it was launched in 1912 and originally contained extraits of Mitsouko, Fol Arome and L’Heure Bleue.

The film is set in Germany during the Third Reich (1933-1945), so a bottle of the three perfumes above would be historically accurate: Mitsouko was launched in 1919, Fol Arome and L’Heure Bleue in 1912. I can see Olga wearing Mitsouko, though, because it perfectly fits her vampy attitude and her dreams (fulfilled at last) to replace Martin’s mother in his life. The Guerlain perfume on her dressing table symbolizes the rich and powerful life she longs to live, refinement and luxury; it’s not a coincidence that Sophie Von Essenbeck exclusively uses Guerlain perfumes.

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From Prada to Nada (2011)

8 Apr 2016 Born Unicorn 3 Comments

There are Elizabeth Arden Red Door and Liz Claiborne Bora Bora perfumes on the dressing table of Nora Dominguez (Camilla Belle). Cherry Blossom body splash by Bath & Body Works (old packaging) can be seen, too.

Thanks to my friend Jennifer for the Liz Claiborne and Bath & Body Works ids.

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The Two Faces of January (2014)

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There’s a bottle of Annick Goutal perfume in the MacFarlands’ hotel bathroom. The fluted bottle with the gold stopper and white paper label is the trademark of the French brand; too bad this choice is historically inaccurate. As a matter of fact, Goutal opened her first boutique in 1981, almost twenty years after the story told in the film (set in 1962).

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By the Sea (2015)

4 Apr 2016 Born Unicorn 4 Comments

There’s a bottle of Christian Dior Eau Sauvage by the black marble sink in Vanessa and Roland’s bathroom.

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A Single Man (2009)

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There’s a Guerlain flacon montre with glass stopper on Charlotte’s bed-side table. The central disk of the label is not visible, so it’s hard to tell what perfume it contained. It’s dark, though, so we can make some assumptions.

It could be Ode, with the purple disk.

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Or Vol de Nuit, with the navy blue disk.

It could also be Jicky, with the burgundy disk.

Or Liu, with the black disk.

Or even Mitsouko, with the emerald green disk.

Which Guerlain cologne do you think could suit the character? I would see her wearing Jicky, with its fresh spicy notes, or Liu, with its beautiful opening of aldehydes and bergamot.