Joy (Andrea Anders) is getting ready for a garden party: she’s putting on a MAC lipstick in a nude shade.
Cruel Summer S01E02 (A Smashing Good Time)
Cruel Summer S01E02 (A Smashing Good Time)
In the opening scene of the episode, set in 1993, Kate (Olivia Holt) is sitting at her dressing table: she’s getting ready to hit the gym and is putting on some lipgloss. In front of her there’s a classic drugstore beauty product and an unexpected fragrance.
The classic is a jar of Pond’s dry skin cream.
The unexpected bottle is Karl Lagerfeld Sun Moon Stars, an amber floral fragrance by Sofia Grojsman launched in 1994. There’s a chronological problem here, because the perfume was launched one year after the events narrated in this section of the episode.
It’s an all-around unusual choice: Kate, the most popular girl in town, wearing a perfume that isn’t exactly mainstream (=recognizable) could be interpreted in different ways. For example, even if she’s popular, she’s not like the other girls: she’s rich, so she can afford a niche-y French perfume.
The episode moves to 1994: Kate is sitting at her dressing table again and the blue bottle is still there, along with a pink-cap bottle.
This is a fragrance which contrasts the presence of the Lagerfeld perfume because it’s an American drugstore classic – Dana Love’s Baby Soft, created by Ron Winnegrad and launched in 1974. These contrasting choices could indicate an eclectic taste or the desire to experiment with different products.
Cruel Summer S01E01 (Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner)
It would be interesting to know how a flacon montre of Guerlain Shalimar eau de cologne ended up on the dressing table of Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia), a nerdy girl who dreams of becoming popular.
The TV show is set in 1993/1995, years in which the classic Guerlain fragrance was not exactly on the wishlist of American teenage girls. Did the prop masters choose it for purely aesthetic reasons? I wouldn’t blame them, but it still feels weird. The flacon montre shown here is the original version with ground glass stopper, dating back to 1936. It’s a vintage piece which Jeanette maybe bought at a flea market: if this were the reason behind it, it would totally make sense. Too bad the bottle is not given a backstory in the show.
Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post.
Perfect Stranger (2007)
The blue bottle we see on Rowena’s dressing table is Blue by Ralph Lauren, a fragrance created by David Apel and Pierre Negrin and launched in 2005.
On the same table there’s also Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue, a creation by Oliver Cresp launched in 2001.
Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post.
The Pink Panther (1963)
Charming Sir Charles Litton (David Niven) is spending the winter months at a posh hotel in Cortina. When such an elegant character opens his bathroom cabinet, something good is about to happen – a perfect shot of men’s colognes!
First from the left, Yardley Eau de Cologne for Men.
A massive bottle of Victor Acqua di Selva takes centre stage.
The third and last is another vintage Italian product – Napoleon Sir Robert toilet water by Morris.
On the top shelf there are a Chanel box and an eau de cologne bottle. The front label is impossible to read, but maybe it’s Pour Monsieur.
When it comes to the box, it’s likely to contain No. 5 or another women’s fragrance, because the box of Pour Monsieur was white with black lettering (but no black edges) or grey with white lettering.
Station Six-Sahara (1962)
A bottle of Old Spice after-shave lotion is clearly recognizable among other indistinct bottles.
Thanks to Barbara for submitting this post.
Firefly Lane S01E03 (Dancing Queens)
Some interesting toiletries from the 1970s can be seen in the scene where Tully helps Lane shave her legs.
Second from the left, a bottle of Revlon Jean Naté after-bath splash.
Next, there’s a bottle of Body on Tap beer-enriched (?) shampoo.
Last, Tickle unscented roll-on deodorant.
Thanks to Alessandra for the screencap and ids.
Younger S07E07 (The Son Also Rises)
Kelsey is getting ready to take part into a house-hunting reality show.
On the dressing table behind her there’s a pump bottle of E.L.F. hydrating face primer.
Younger S07E01 (A Decent Proposal)
We don’t get to see Diana (Miriam Shor), the head of Marketing at Empirical, much this season. After getting married to Enzo, she’s spending an endless honeymoon in Italy. That’s how Lauren starts working at Empirical: she’s supposed to assist Diana and report to her, but she ends up replacing her.
When Lauren opens a drawer from Diana’s desk, we see some symbols of her power, which obviously include one of her statement necklaces.
There are a L’Oreal lipstick (possibly in a red shade), LA Girl Glossy plumping lip gloss and a red nail polish by OPI.
Younger S07E01 (A Decent Proposal)
While Facetiming with her mother, Lauren (Molly Bernard) is putting on a MAC lipstick in a deep red shade.
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