MDNA SKIN (2014)

In 2014 Madonna launched the skincare line MDNA SKIN in Japan, first as a limited-time exclusive store in Tokyo and later as a country-wide release. In March of the same year she released an introductory video, where a very interesting perfume find can be seen on a glass shelf. 

It’s a Caron splash bottle, used since the 1930s by the French brand to house several fragrances. There’s no front label on it, so there’s no way for us to know what it contains. Spotting such an historical design, in the presence of Madonna no less, is a treat, though.

The tall rectangular bottle next to it is another historical product – the revitalising essence Eudermine by Shiseido, first launched in 1897.

Thanks to Reveur_etc for submitting this post.

La baie des anges (1963)

Jackie (Jeanne Moreau) has finally reached Monte Carlo, where she’s ready to take the local casino by storm. We’ve seen that a massive bottle of Weil Antilope sits on her bathroom shelf, but what’s on her vanity?

On the right side of the table there’s a tin can of Max Factor Primitif talc. This was an ancillary product of a chypre floral fragrance launched in 1956.  

There are several make-up items, too. Their packaging is quite basic, but among them I couldn’t miss another product by Max Factor – the Pan-Stik foundation.

Materialists (2025)

The toothpaste in Harry’s bathroom is Marvis Anise Mint.

Reading the front label of the fragrance bottle is not possible, but this is from the line I profumi di Firenze by the Italian brand Spezierie Palazzo Vecchio.

Last, the yellow can belongs to the Acqua di Parma Barbiere line: it’s the shaving gel.

Thanks to Cédric for the fragrance id.

Il mare (1962)

The Boy (Dino Mele) forces the Actor (Umberto Orsini) to drink some cologne in his bathroom. He then drops the bottle in the washbasin: we can see it’s Monsieur de Givenchy cologne.

The original fragrance, created by Francis Fabron, was launched in 1959.

The one seen in the film – the eau de cologne – doesn’t exist: Givenchy produced the eau de toilette and the after-shave lotion only. For this reason, I guess the prop master of the film used the original bottle and made a realistic (although fictitious) label for it.

Thanks to my friend Rocco for submitting this post.

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