In Camille’s bathroom there are a lily of the valley soap gift set by Saponificio Varesino and a small, almost empty bottle of Nina Ricci L’air du temps. Judging from the dark colour of the perfume left, it must have been something she used to wear as a teenager, when she still lived in Wind Gap, or it could be Adora’s. Continue reading Sharp Objects S01E02 (Dirt)
There’s a bar of Ivory soap in Will Byers’ bathroom. Picture source. Continue reading Stranger Things S02E01 (MADMAX)
Kitty Hawkins (Amy Beth Hayes) is mad at Frank Edwards (Samuel West): he tries to make up with her and visits the make-up counter at Selfridges. He asks for advice: he wants to give something special to someone special (her ;)). She plays along: she suggests “a new perfume” by Guerlain, which happens to be Mitsouko in the traditional flacon bouchon coeur. This is a historically … Continue reading Mr Selfridge S02E02
There’s a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s hemp almond pure-castile liquid soap on Gloria Windsor’s desk. Continue reading Mozart in the Jungle S03E09 (Creative Solutions for Creative Lives)
When the Duke of Windsor (Alex Jennings) is interviewed by a magazine reporter, he opens the doors of his private rooms. Four perfumes and a soap can be seen among his toiletries. The “good, well-milled soap” in the silver soap dish is by Floris. The first perfume on the left is by the same brand, which received the first Royal Warrant in 1820. Reading the perfume label … Continue reading The Crown S01E05 (Smoke and Mirrors)
The cabinet in Tracy Legette’s bathroom is pretty interesting: there are three bottles of Guerlain Aqua Allegoria (two on the top shelf, another on the second one), some Essie nail polishes and Clarins Eau Ressourçante. On the washbasin shelf there’s Yes To cucumber and eucalyptus liquid hand soap and Penhaligon’s Bayolea facial wash. This could also be the soothing gel or the cleansing mask (they have the … Continue reading Ballers S02E02 (Enter the Temple)
Several Roger & Gallet coffrets of three soaps are displayed in the cosmetic department. From top to bottom, they are Rose, Gingembre, Thè vert, Jean Marie Farina and Lavande Royale. The choice of displaying these boxes is historically accurate: the third season is set just after the end of WWI, while Roger & Gallet round au chaudron soaps were first launched in 1879. Continue reading Mr Selfridge S03E02
