Right after meeting his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) at her workplace, the Nakatomi Corporation in Los Angeles, NYPD detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) freshens up in an office bathroom. It’s nice to see there are two interesting fragrances by the washbasin.
There’s a huge splash bottle of Givenchy Gentleman eau de toilette, a 1974 fragrance created by Paul Lèger.
There’s also a regular bottle of Giorgio Beverly Hills Pour Homme, launched in 1984.
I love when some props recur as trademark objects in a director’s filmography. This is definitely the case of Joanna Hogg and Penhaligon’s Bluebell eau de toilette, which can be seen in Julie’s hotel bedroom but makes its appearance in The Souvenir Part II, too, as a fragrance young Julie uses.
There’s a small glass bottle of Oil of Olay beauty lotion on the dressing table in the house of one of Sully’s victims.
The pineapple-shaped bottle is Avon Pineapple Petite. It’s impossible to tell what fragrance it contains because the American brand has often used the same bottle to house different scents.
Behind Pineapple Petite there’s a rare bottle of Jonteel fragrance. This is part of a line produced by Langlois and discontinued in 1941; as explained by Grace at Cleopatra’s Boudoir it included “perfume, toilet water, face powder, vanishing cream, cold cream face powder, soap, cold cream, wool powder puffs, and talcum powder.”
Other two Avon products are on the dressing table, too: they are Lemon Velvet and Lily of the Valley cream sachet jars.
Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post, to Caroline Louise for the Jonteel id and to Kelly in the comments for the Avon cream sachet id.
When Alex (Guy Pearce) opens his bathroom cabinet, we can see several beauty products.
A bottle of Redken Align 12 straightening lotion can be seen on the top shelf.
Redken Ringlet 07 curl-perfecting lotion for medium hair can be seen on the second shelf.
The blue tube on the same shelf is definitely a Kiehl’s product. Reading the front label is impossible, so my guess is that this is Facial Fuel energizing moisture treatment for men.
The bottle on the bottom shelf is Tom Ford Extreme, a woody earthy fragrance launched in 2007.
Next, there’s a bottle of Dermalogica special cleansing gel.
The pump bottle on the second shelf and the tube on the bottom shelf are Redken products, possibly from their men’s line (old packaging).
Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post and to lepetitcivet for the Tom Ford id.
A large bottle of Chanel No. 5 eau de toilette can be seen in Pupe’s luxurious bathroom.
Another bottle of the same perfume sits on her dressing table.
Royall Lyme Bay Rhum eau de toilette and Roger & Gallet Jean Marie Farina Extra Vieille eau de cologne can be seen on a busy dresser in Marianne Faithfull’s house, This picture from 1995 was taken by Mark Arbeit.
Thanks to Jane Daly for the Royall Lyme id.
What would Tony Manero wear before dancing the night away at 2001 Odyssey? The screencap above gives us a couple of options, both by Fabergé.
The bottle with big gold stopper is Macho, an amber fougère fragrance launched in 1977. The “powerful new scent for men by Fabergé” seems to suit Manero’s bold and independent personality.
On the boy’s dresser there’s also a bottle of Vitalis Super Hold hairspray.
The second fragrance option is a classic – Fabergé Brut spray cologne housed in the signature tall bottle made of green glass. This aromatic fougère scent, created by Karl Mann, was first launched in 1964.
I am disappointed by the selection of beauty products that the show’s prop masters have put on Lady D’s dressing table. In general, this vanity looks sad (which makes sense) and old (which really doesn’t). None of the products and perfumes she used has been featured here, not even Penhaligon’s Bluebell, one of her signature scents [1].
The lipstick in the gold case is by Clarins. It’s sitting on a round compact probably by Christian Dior.
The white box with a funky red pattern is an Avon nail polish. This was a weird decision: what is a product from the 1970s doing here? Did the prop masters know this was Lady Diana’s vanity? Or they believed it belonged to one of her old relatives?
There’s also Braun Independent cordless styler.
On the far right there’s a nice aqua box by Estee Lauder. Although probably not totally accurate, at least it seems plausible.
[1] This particular detail hurts the most. Why were other Penhaligon’s perfumes featured in Seasons 1 and 2 and not here, where one authentic touch was so much needed?
Thanks to Scentimentalist for the Braun, Clarins and Dior id.
Yaya (Charlbi Dean) retouches her lipstick using Charlotte Tilbury Gorgeous, Glowing Beauty palette: released in 2019, it’s now discontinued.
There are two Ortigia products in Ethan and Harper’s shower. The pump bottle on the left is Ambra Nera bath and shower gel, while the one on the right is body cream. The scent of the latter is unclear: the brand uses the same bottle for body creams in different fragrances.
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