Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)

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There are several perfumes in Debbie’s bedroom.

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The first from the left is Bond No. 9 The Scent of Peace, a citrusy creation by Michel Almairac.

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Then there’s Chanel Beige, from Les Exclusives de Chanel collection. It was created by Jacques Polge and presented in 2008.

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The large spray bottle that resembles a ring is Boucheron pour femme by Boucheron, a fragrance created by Francis Deleamont and Jean-Pierre Bethouart and launched in 1989.

Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue is from a collection dedicated to the American pop artist. Named after the street where Warhol first lived in New York, it is housed in a bottle decorated with shoe sketches by Warhol himself. Launched in 2008, this fragrance was created by Claude Dir.

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Another perfume inspired by luxury jewellery is Cartier Panthère de Cartier, housed in a beautiful faceted bottle topped by a panther (symbol of the maison). Created by Alberto Morillas, this white floral scent by launched in 1986.

TokyoMilk No. 06 Dead Sexy is a woody fragrance with vanilla notes created by Margot Elena.

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The two bottles on the far right are both by Jo Malone: one – decorated with flowers – is Peony & Moss cologne; the other is an indefinite cologne.

Thanks to my reader Claudia for submitting this post.

Sliding Doors (1997)

There’s a Christian Dior houndstooth splash bottle on Helen’s vanity, but unfortunately the front label is never clearly visible. It looks white with a touch of pink, but it could be just a lighting trick. In any case, this bottle was used to contain eaux de toilette and eaux de cologne, so many possibilities open up. I think we should follow one lead, though: what vintage Dior perfume could appeal to an elegant working girl like Helen? We don’t know a lot about her background, so this bottle could be something she received from her mother or grandmother, or she could have bought it for herself. I personally think she would wear a classic, so either Diorissimo or Miss Dior.

There’s another classic product on the vanity – a Chanel lipstick.

And what about the blue glass bottles (four of them!)? They remind me of Neal Yard’s products (the film is set in London, so it would be a logical choice), but I found no evidence the brand used these bottles in the 1990s.

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