Category Archives: perfumes in tv shows

Mina Settembre S02E12 (Andare a vedere)

Titti (Valentina D’Agostino) is getting married. Her bachelorette party is a quiet night in with her best friends Mina (Serena Rossi) and Irene (Christiane Filangieri).

On a glass shelf in her old-fashioned bathroom there are two fragrances by Etro.

From the front label it’s possible to tell one of them is Etra, a warm spicy fragrance launched in 1999. The other one is impossible to identify because the label cannot be read.

The Undoing E06 (The Bloody Truth)

Henry (Noah Jupe) is brushing his teeth. Some toiletries and fragrances can be seen in the elegant marble bathroom where he’s standing.

By the washbasin there’s a bottle by Officina profumo-farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella. It contains a toner but it’s impossible to be more precise because the front label is unreadable.

The pale pink and white bottle is Gucci Bloom eau de parfum, a white floral fragrance by Alberto Morillas launched in 2017.

Moving to the bath tub area opposite the boy, we can see several bottles on a round table. On the left side of the table there’s a bottle of Giorgio Armani , a chypre fragrance by Christine Nagel launched in 2013.

There’s also Chanel N°5, originally created by Ernest Beaux and launched in 1921.

Last, there’s a bottle of Jean-Paul Gaultier Classique eau de parfum. This floral fragrance, heavy on vanilla, is one of the masterpieces by Jacques Cavallier, launched in 1992.

Thanks to Victoria for submitting this post.

The Undoing E01 (The Undoing)

There are several fragrance bottles on a dresser in Grace’s bedroom.

Starting from the left: the bottle with pink stopper is Prada Infusion de Rose, launched in 2017.

Right behind it there’s Tiffany & Co. Tiffany, a floral fragrance created by Daniela Andrier and launched in 2017.

Next, the flacon chauve souris of Guerlain Shalimar, originally created by Jacques Guerlain and launched in 1925.

There’s also Hermès Twilly d’Hermès, a white floral fragrance by Christine Nagel launched in 2017.

The short bottle with red stopper in the back is Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Rouge, a musky fragrance created by Nadege le Garlantezec and Sonia Constant and launched in 2018.

Last, the dark tall bottle in the back is Y by Yves Saint Laurent, an aromatic fougère fragrance by Dominique Ropion launched in 2018.

Thanks to Victoria for submitting this post.

Mad Men S07E01 (Time Zones)

There are several bottles on a table in Megan and Don’s bedroom. Even though there are no bright lights in this scene and no close-ups on the table, a couple of products can be identified.

Hard to miss the beautiful flacon montre by Guerlain with the orange red disk, which means it contains Shalimar eau de cologne.

Moving to the left, we can see a cylindrical container printed with a tiger pattern: it’s Fabergé Tigress bath powder.

Thanks to Jane Daly for submitting this post.

Ripley E03 (Sommerso)

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.

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

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.

The Sopranos S05E05 (Irregular Around the Margins)

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.

The Power S01E08 (Just a Girl)

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.

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

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.

Succession S01E04 (Sad Sack Wasp Trap)

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.