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Ripley E03 (Sommerso)

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One of the most distinctive symbols introduced in the 1999 adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley, a 1955 novel by the American writer Patricia Highsmith, is the perfume by Santa Maria Novella that Dickie buys for his fiancée Marge. In the film only the packaging was shown, so I have always wondered what the mysterious perfume could be.

Now the series created and directed by Steven Zaillian finally gives us a solution to the mystery. A bottle of Acqua di Colonia G. Ugo Stefani by Santa Maria Novella is shown in all its golden foiled glory in the dramatic scene of Dickie’s murder.

This fragrance, now discontinued, was named after one of the heirs of the pharmacist Cesare Augusto Stefani, who first rented the historical Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella on February 5th, 1867, and passed it down to his descendants.

The bottle can be seen again when Tom collects Dickie’s belongings on the beach. This scene reminds me of a similar moment in Casino Royale (2006) by Martin Campbell, where James Bond finds a bottle of Acqua di Colonia al Melograno by the same brand among the belongings of Vesper Lynd.

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The Crown S05E04 (Annus Horribilis) and S06E08 (Ritz)

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This episode is set in 1992: Princess Margaret (Lesley Manville) is sitting at her vanity and she’s writing a letter to her former lover Peter Townsend. Among the several objects on the table we can see a Guerlain flacon montre, but the aerial shot makes it impossible to identify it.

One season and almost one decade later (this episode is set in 2001), we can see Margaret sitting at the same vanity but now we can finally tell more about the flacon montre.

The teal disk tells us it contains Mitsouko eau de cologne.

In the same scene, Margaret is putting on some lipstick. The product in question is Elizabeth Arden Lip Spa.

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The Sopranos S05E05 (Irregular Around the Margins)

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There are some interesting beauty products in Adriana and Christopher’s bathroom.

On the shelf behind the girl there’s a tall Jo Malone bottle. It’s unclear what product it is but, judging from the light content, it could be shampoo.

The moment in which Adriana (Drea De Matteo) opens a mirrored cabinet reveals more items.

The silver can with blue bands on the top shelf is Zirh Clean alpha-hydroxy face wash for men.

On the top shelf there’s a bottle of Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Healing lotion. I couldn’t find any exact pictures of it but you can see the packaging in a 2002 commercial.

The dark blue box sitting in the middle shelf is Boucheron Pour Homme.

There’s a NARS box, too. White packaging has usually been associated to the brand’s skincare line, but online there’s no evidence of the original products launched in 2002, so I don’t have any visual reference.

Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post and thanks to Scentimentalist in the comments for the Zirh ID.

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The Power S01E08 (Just a Girl)

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Margot (Toni Collette) keeps some perfumes and beauty products on her mirrored vanity.

On the far left there’s a bottle of Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey eau de toilette, a floral aquatic fragrance by Jacques Cavallier launched in 1992.

Next to it there’s Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds, a floral aldehyde fragrance created by Carlos Benaim and launched in 1991.

On the right side of the table there’s a bottle of Calvin Klein Escape, a floral aquatic fragrance created by Claude Dir and launched in 1991.

On the vanity there’s also a jar of Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv cream.

Thanks to Jane Daly for submitting this post and to Jernê Knowles for the Calvin Klein id.

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Shameless S10E01 (We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!)

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Debbie owns a secret storage locker where she keeps expensive clothes, accessories and beauty products. Her intention is to return all these goods after using them for a while.

The tall pink bottle on the left is Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, a floral fruity fragrance launched in 2012.

Next to it there’s Hèrmes Twilly d’Hermès, a floral fragrance created by Christine Nagel and launched in 2017.

There three bottles sitting on the right drawer. The first from the left is Jimmy Choo eau de parfum, a chypre fruity fragrance created by Olivier Polge and launched in 2011.

The pink bottle houses Versace Bright Crystal Absolu, another floral fruity fragrance, created by Alberto Morillas and launched in 2013.

The third one is Yves Saint Laurent Opium, the 2009 version of the 1977 amber spicy classic, originally created by Jean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac and Raymond Chaillan.

Among the make-up products, we can see a Dior compact.

There’s a bottle of Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear liquid foundation.

There’s also a MAC pressed powder compact.

On the other side of the table there’s a NARS compact, which could contain blush or single eyeshadow.

Thanks to missannevi for submitting this post.

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Succession S01E04 (Sad Sack Wasp Trap)

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There are some interesting products in Shiv and Tom’s bedroom.

The jar with silver cap is L’Occitane Amande Concentré de Lait, a smoothing and beautifying body cream.

The tall bottle with golden stopper is Ysatis, a Givenchy classic from the 1980s: this chypre floral fragrances was created by Dominique Ropion and launched in 1984.

After much pondering and analysing, now we know the identity of the other tall bottle, which is Chanel No. 5 in the built-in sprayer version (see the gold details in the screencap above).

Thanks to Jane Daly for submitting this post and to lepetitcivet and ladiesofthepast for the Chanel id.

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Fishbowl Wives E01

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A fictitious perfume – Gold Rose by Molinier – is central in the plot of the first episode.

We don’t know exactly what it smells like but it’s housed in a bottle reminiscent of Chanel Chance – same round shape and squared stopper.

The protagonist, former hair stylist Sakura, finds out her husband has been cheating on her with the fascinating Masako (Kyoko Hasegawa) when the woman reveals she’s wearing the same perfume – Molinier Gold Rose.

Poor Sakura (Ryôko Shinohara) in her posh bathroom, still unaware of what life has in store for her.

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The White Lotus S02E03 (Bull Elephants)

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While Tanya is busy with a tarot reader, her assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) is asked to leave and go to the bathroom. This is a rare occasion in which we can take a look at the products that the most desperate character of the show uses.

The two Ortigia products we see on the marble counter – the Zagara room essence and the Bergamotto eau de parfum – are courtesy of the hotel.

Tanya uses another Italian product – the Aquatic Mint toothpaste by Marvis.

Her skincare includes two products by Eve Lom – the Radiance face oil and the Time Retreat radiance essence.

It’s nice to see the unmistakable blue bottle of an Italian drugstore staple – Roberts Acqua distillata alle rose.

Probably the most surprising item here is her fragrance of choice. Tanya wears Paco Rabanne Pure XS, an amber floral fragrance by Quentin Bisch launched in 2018. I expected her to wear something bolder and probably more nostalgic.