Catherine D’Lish’s Dressing Table (2014)

catherinedlish_bornunicornThe striptease virtuoso Catherine D’Lish posted this picture on her Instagram account: she was sitting at her dressing table before a show, putting on her make-up and listening to music on her iPod.

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Les quatre cents coups (1959)

Les quatre cents coups_bornunicornGilberte Doinel (Claire Maurier) uses a Carven perfume.

It’s impossible to tell which one (the front label isn’t visible), but four were the Carven perfumes released before 1959 – Ma Griffe in 1946, Robe d’Un Soir in 1947, Chasse Gardée in 1950 and Vert et Blanc in 1958.

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Mad Men S05E12 (Commissions and Fees)

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pinaudclubmantalc_bornunicornvitalishairtonic_bornunicornbarbicidejar_bornunicornJed Covington (Timothy Carhart) meets Don Draper (Jon Hamm) at his barber’s. There’s a display of Pinaud Clubman talc bottles (both old and new packaging) by the door; there are a bottle of Vitalis hair tonic and a large Barbicide disinfecting jar on the shelf by the mirror.

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