Category Archives: skincare in movies

Parasite (2019)

parasite (2)Yeon-gyo (Cho Yeo-jeong) is a lucky woman: she lives in a wonderful house, she’s got a loving husband and two beautiful children, her closet is filled with Hèrmes Birkin bags and she’s got a luxurious minimal style. When we are allowed into her private room, we are not surprised to see what’s on her dressing table – European luxury perfumes, skincare and make-up.

tumblr_n0f4gtpbfa1sm54eyo3_1280On the left there’s a bottle decorated with an orange and black ribbon: it’s Orange Blossom by Penhaligon’s, a citrus floral fragrance created by Bertrand Duchaufour and launched in 2010.

smnovella_acquadifiordarancio_bornunicornAlways on the left, just behind the Penhaligon’s perfume, there’s tall bottle with white stopper and a pale green front label: it’s an aromatic water by Santa Maria Novella, the Florence-based company very popular especially in Asian countries.

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chanel_travelpalette_romanticdestination_bornunicornThe several black make-up palettes displayed right in front of the woman are of course by Chanel.

L’Homme fidèle (2018)

lhommefidele_bornunicorn (3)There are several beauty products in Eve’s bedroom.

acquadiparmairisnobile_bornunicornFirst from the left, a bottle by Acqua di Parma. The front label can’t be seen, so it’s impossible to tell what fragrance it is.

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svr_hydralianeessence_bornunicornThe skincare includes Avène thermal spring water spray and SVR Hydraliane Essence priming replumping hydrating concentrate.

chanelchance_bornunicornChanel Chance doesn’t come as a surprise, since Lily Rose Depp is currently one of the most popular testimonials of the French brand. This creation by Jacques Polge was launched in 2003.

avenefacescrub_bornunicornAnother skincare product is Avène gentle purifying scrub.

mavalanailpolishdisplay_bornunicornNow let’s talk about make-up. Next to the Acqua di Parma perfume there are two bottles of Mavala nail polish.

chanelrougecocogloss_bornunicornRight in front of them there’s a tube of Chanel Rouge Coco lipgloss.

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chanellipstick_bornunicornLast, there are Chanel nail polish and Rouge Coco lipstick on the far right side of the table.

Friends with Money (2006)

friendswithmoney_bornunicorn (10)Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) is a former school teacher who now works as a maid. She doesn’t have much money, so she can’t afford expensive skincare.

lancome_resolutiondcontraxol_bornunicornStill, she’s got her own tricks to get it: for example, she goes to different department stores and asks for samples of a Lancôme anti-age cream – the now-discontinued Résolution D-Contraxol.

friendswithmoney_bornunicorn (1)Here she is with a coveted tiny jar of anti-wrinkle treatment.

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lancomeclarifiancegelcleanser_bornunicorn.jpgThe sales assistant tries to sell her another Lancôme product – the Clarifiance gel cleanser – but Olivia walks away: she’s already got what she wanted.

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lancomejuicytube_bornunicornOnce home, Olivia lines up her loot. In the background there’s a lipgloss. Maybe it’s a Lancôme Juicy Tube

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chanelprecisionultracorrectioncream_bornunicorn.pngI guess eight jars of Résolution will last for a while. In addition, she’s also got three tiny tubes of Chanel Précision Ultra Correction restructuring anti-wrinkle firming cream.

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991)

The vanity Sue Ellen (Christina Applegate) sits at every morning to get ready to work is full of beauty products. Besides a huge bottle of Rochas Femme perfume, there are two haircare products by Tresemmé with black packaging: the pump bottle on the right is Tres Spray, while the tube on the left is probably gel.

On the left there’s also a jar of Pond’s peach cold cream.

The yellow spray can on the right is Impulse deodorant, of which I haven’t been able to find any pictures.

National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)

In the second movie of the original trilogy, the Griswolds win a trip to Europe. Before leaving for London, Clark takes a video of his wife Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo) doing a dancing routine. The scene is set in their bathroom, so some beauty products and toiletries can be seen.

On the marble counter behind Ellen there’s a pump tube of Colgate toothpaste.

There’s also a bottle of Oil of Olay moisturizer.

From another angle, we can see a bottle of Johnson and Johnson’s baby powder.

Next to it, there’s a big jar of Nivea creme.