Jeffrey Anderson (Kevin Kline) is a formerly famous tv actor who now works at the Opa Locka Playhouse in Florida, which also includes a messy and noisy restaurant. He’s performing as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, but he’s disenchanted and sad, as shown by his dressing room.
Category Archives: skincare in movies
Leoni al sole (1961)


There’s a quintessentially Italian beauty product on the vanity in Giulia’s bedroom: it’s Acqua distillata alle rose by Roberts, a classic rose water that’s available everywhere in Italy.
But there’s another item that has captured my attention: a Guerlain flacon montre.
The teal disk tells us it’s Mitsouko. Not your ordinary summer scent, but it’s not surprising: Giulia (Franca Valeri) is a chic/snobbish character, so summer can’t stop her from wearing impeccable outfits and French perfumes. I like the touch given by the prop master (a yellow pump) to customize the bottle.
Thanks to my friend Rocco for the ids.
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
Sasha (Ali Wong) and Marcus (Randall Park) are getting ready to attend an event.

On the counter there are some travel-size bottles of L’Occitane products: the dark green bottles with pink labels are conditioner and shampoo from the Repairing line, while the third bottle on the right is the bath and shower gel from the Cherry Blossom line.
Sasha is applying L’Occitane shea butter intensive balm on her hands.
Wine Country (2019)



Naomi (Maya Rudolf) keeps two Origins products in the bathroom she shares with her friends: both are from the Plantscription line. The tube is the anti-age cleanser; the jar could be many things, because the same container has been used for different creams.
There’s also the 2-in-1 toothpaste and mouthwash by Colgate.
The two tiny bottles are travel-size products by Hask: the blue-cap one is the argan oil repairing conditioner, while the pink-cap one is the monoi coconut oil nourishing shampoo.
Thanks to Emily in the comments for the Hask id.
Aus dem Nichts (2017)
Nadja has got several toiletries and perfume bottles on her vanity. Some bottles look decorative, but other items are real make-up and personal care products.
The plastic tube, for example, is Alessandro Hands!Up lifting hand cream.
The round Chanel bottle is the now-discontinued liquid foundation Teint Innocence.
The glass spray bottle in the back is L’Occitane Fabulous Oil for body and hair.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
There are several hair products on Rick Dalton’s dressing table.
There’s a can of Rayette AquaNet hairspray.

There are two bottles of hair tonic – Wildroot VAM and Vitalis V7.
There’s also a Barbicide disinfectant jar.

Last, there’s a jar of Ayer hand cream.
Shopgirl (2005)
Lisa Cramer (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) works as a sales assistant in the beauty department at Saks. In some scenes of the film she’s literally surrounded by Lancôme products.

In the first image, there’s a factice of Miracle, a creation by Harry Fremont and Alberto Morillas launched in 2000, and two bottles of Trésor body lotion and shower gel.
In the second picture there are boxes of Miracle and some skincare in the old white and grey packaging.
The Hunger (1983)
The moment in which a movie character opens a bathroom cabinet is always thrilling. I personally get the chills because I know I’m about to see something interesting in it. Sarah Roberts’ cabinet, for example, is a very simple but intriguing one.
On the bottom shelf there are a spray bottle of Evian Water and a bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder.
I’m a bit on the fence when it comes to the glass bottle on the bottom shelf. It’s definitely a flacon de voyage by Guerlain (see the plastic ring around the stopper), but the bottle looks larger than usual.
Padroni di casa (2012)
There are medicines and beauty products on a tray by Moira’s bed.
The white jar with the cap printed in blue letters is Crema Calendula by Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica Santa Maria Novella. This is still on the market, but with a different packaging (tube instead of jar).
There’s another white jar: this has the capital “s” engraved on the cap. It’s by Sisley but it’s impossible to say more about it. As a matter of fact, this jar is used for several skincare products.
There’s also a Penhaligon’s perfume. Judging from the ribbon bow on the bottle, it’s Artemisia, a powdery/milky fragrance launched in 2002.
Lost in Translation (2003)
There are two Dr. Hauschka products in Charlotte and John’s hotel bedroom.
The first can be seen on a table while John is packing his camera and lenses for work. It’s a tube, so it could contain many different creams. I like thinking it’s the rose day cream, which I’ve used for many years and still love.
The second appears on Charlotte’s bedside table: it’s a smaller tube, and I’m pretty sure it contains the daily hydrating eye cream.
On the same spot there’s another product which looks familiar: it looks like the shea butter tin box by L’Occitane. This may be a long shot, though.


