Edith (Catherine Frot) receives Guerlain Shalimar as a gift.
We’ve seen three different versions of Molinard Habanita in her bathroom, so maybe that’s why she doesn’t look happy about getting a bottle of Shalimar.
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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.
A bottle of Sisley Soir d’Orient can be seen in Maximo’s bathroom. This amber fragrance was created by Olivier Pescheux and launched in 2015.
On the same tray we can see a bottle of La Prairie cellular energising mist.
Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post, and to Charlie in the comments for La Prairie id.
There are two bottles of Prince Matchabelli Cachet in Diane’s bedroom.
One is the cologne version, while the other is the eau de toilette. This chypre floral fragrance was launched in 1970.
The girl also owns the body lotion scented with the same fragrance.
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Lola’s dressing table at the strip club where she works is full of make-up products and beauty tools.
Her lipstick is by MAC.
There’s also a shaker of Evyan White Shoulders talcum powder, which is a quite surprising choice. The perfume counterpart was in 1945: it includes notes of gardenia, jasmine, lily of the valley, orange flower and tuberose.
Another surprising choice is Rayette Aqua Net unscented hairspray. This is the vintage version, so I wonder why it appears in a film that is clearly set nowadays.
When Lola empties her make-up case on the floor, we can see it contains several make-up items, a small can of hairspray and stickers.
Both 5-pan palettes are from the Wet n Wild Color Icon collection. One is Petalette (dark purple, pink and beige) and the other is Walking on Eggshells (different shades of brown).
One of the nail polishes in Babina’s bedroom is L. A. Colors Metal in a light teal shade.
In the bathroom where Arlo (Luke David Blumm) is taking a bath we can see two interesting products.
On the left there’s a bottle of Johnson & Johnson Shower to Shower absorbent body powder.
On the right there’s a bottle of White Rain conditioning shampoo.
In 1968 Noodles (Robert De Niro) pays a visit to Deborah (Elizabeth McGovern): she’s in her dressing room in the Broadway theatre where she’s performing as Cleopatra in a play.
Her vanity is packed with beauty products and perfumes but one specific bottle has caught my attention.
It’s the fluted bottle with black stopper of Lanvin Eau de Lanvin Arpège, one of the many versions of the historical floral/aldehyde fragrance created by Paul Vacher and Andre Fraysse and launched in 1927.
Thanks to Carolina for submitting this post.
Ichraq Matar is a professional actress who plays the role of Ghofrane Chikhaoui. In the scene above she’s having her make-up done before filming a scene of the documentary.
The make-up artist is applying Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre loose powder on her with a MAC 150S face brush.
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