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Someone’s Watching Me (1978)

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When we first see TV director Leigh Michael’s bathroom, we can notice some very famous fragrances on the marble counter.

From the left to the right there are:

A balloon bottle by Lucien Lelong. Impossible to tell what fragrance it contained, because the same bottle was used to house several fragrances.

The unmistakable blue, black and silver bottle belongs to Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, a floral aldehyde fragrance created by Michel Hy and launched in 1971.

Another 1970s staple is Revlon Jean Naté after-bath splash in the distinctive tall bottle with black round stopper.

Last but not least, a legend from that decade – the hugely popular Charlie by Revlon. This white floral aldehyde fragrance was launched in 1973.

Later in the film, we can see a different selection of fragrances on the counter. The Lelong balloon bottle and Charlie are gone, but Jean Naté and Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (two bottles of it!) are still there.

The jar sitting on the same counter is a Max Factor skincare product – Moisture Essence night cream.

Thanks to Nehir for submitting this post, and to Daniel Roldán for the Max Factor id.

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Alessandro Del Piero (1990s)

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This famous black and white portrait of Italian football player Alessandro Del Piero was taken in the late 1990s by photographer Gianni Giansanti. There’s an extensive selection of fragrances on the shelf of his bathroom – some of them are Italian products now discontinued but very popular when the photo was taken, others are still on the market.

Starting from the left, I can see Chopard Casmir – the body lotion and the eau de parfum. This vanilla fragrance was created by Michel Almairac and launched in 1992.

Next, there’s a huge factice bottle of Henry Cotton’s In Green eau de toilette, launched in 1989.

There’s also a bottle of Davidoff GoodLife, an aromatic fougère fragrance created by Pierre Bourdon and launched in 1998.

Les Copains L’Homme eau de toilette is another Italian fragrance. It was launched in 1998.

There’s also the iconic torso bottle of Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male, created by Francis Kurkdjian and launched in 1995.

The round bottle with silver stopper is Bvlgari Black, a woody fragrance by Annick Menardo launched in 1998.

The second torso bottle is Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Tonique Cologne.

The bottle next to it is not a fragrance but a skincare product – Guerlain Issima Aquasérum.

On the far right end of the shelf there’s Calvin Klein Obsession For Men eau de toilette, a warm spicy fragrance by Robert Slattery launched in 1986.

Other two products can be seen by the washbasin.

One is Theramed toothpaste and mothwash.

The pump bottle contains Palmolive liquid soap.

Thanks to Nehir for submitting this post and to mr_poisonous for the Davidoff id.

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The Last Showgirl (2024)

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Despite the constant off-focus quality that characterises most of the scenes set in the dressing room of the Razzle Dazzle revue show, some clearer shots give us the chance to see what products sit on the vanities of the showgirls. Not surprisingly, some of them are vintage items, a detail that reinforces the strong divide between past and present analysed in the film.

The white tin bottle is Nestlé Egyptian Henna neutral natural conditioner.

The round tin box is a classic – Max Factor theatrical face powder.

Later in the film we can see a can of Kenra volume hairspray (not a vintage product).

Coty Airspun loose face powder in the round cardboard box is another classic.

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The Room Next Door (2024)

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While Ingrid and Martha are frantically looking for Martha’s pills in her apartment, we have the chance to see some corners of her beautiful apartment. For example, one shot focuses on a colourful tin box which holds a bit of everything – stationery, sanitiser, candy and two interesting round containers.

One is Burt’s Bees lemon butter cuticle cream.

The other is Lush Rose Lollipop lip balm.

The tin box originally contained soft “torroncini” by the Italian brand Fiasconaro. This is a special edition designed by Dolce & Gabbana.

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L’enfer (1994)

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There are several interesting items in Paul and Nelly’s bathroom.

On the glass shelf below the mirror there’s a flacon bouchon coeur by Guerlain. Reading the front sticker is impossible, but the bottle could house Mitsouko, L’Heure Bleue or Fol Arôme, the three fragrances this ground glass flacon was designed for in 1910.

On the same shelf there’s a can of Elnett hairspray.

On the bath tub shelf there’s a bottle of L’Oreal Obao bubble bath.

Thanks to Cherry for submitting this post.

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L’enfer (1994)

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Several scenes set in Paul and Nelly’s bedroom reveal that the woman is a fragrance lover. On a dresser by the bathroom door we can see two Guerlain bottles.

One is the flacon chauve souris of Shalimar, a fragrance created by Jacques Guerlain and launched in 1925.

The other is a flacon bouchon coeur, possibly containing Mitsouko, L’Heure Bleue or Fol Arôme. The same bottle can be seen in the couple’s bathroom.

Other two fragrance bottles sit on Nelly’s vanity.

The bottle with white stopper on the left side of the vanity is Clarins Eau Dynamisante, an aromatic citrus fragrance created by Jacques Courtin-Clarins and launched in 1987.

Next to it there’s a bottle of Rochas Eau de Rochas, a citrus aromatic eau de toilette created by Nicolas Mamounas and launched in 1970.

Nelly’s passion for fragrances can be seen in the decor of the room, too: a poster of Le Galion Sortilège is displayed on the wall behind the vanity. This 1954 advert was created by the illustrator Claude Maurel.

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