Crossing Delancey (1988)

There are two interesting products on Isabelle’s dresser.

One is Cacharel Anais Anais, even though just the box is visible. This floral fragrance, created by Roger Pellegrino, Robert Gonnon, Paul Leger and Raymond Chaillan, was launched in 1978 and gained huge popularity in the following decade.

The other is a Clinique classic – Dramatically Different moisturising lotion.

The White Lotus S03E04 (Hide or Seek)

There are some interesting beauty items in Timothy and Victoria’s bathroom.

First, a Mason Pearson bristle and nylon hairbrush.

Second, a bottle of L’Occitane Immortelle Reset overnight oil-in-serum.

Third, a bottle of L’Occitane Aromachologie intensive repair enriched infused oil.

Although it’s not a beauty item, I’m in love with the vintage Louis Vuitton Astor Place shoulder bag in yellow Monogram Vernis. Victoria keeps her medicines in it.

Thanks to Ale for the L’Occitane Aromachologie id.

Someone’s Watching Me (1978)

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.

Alessandro Del Piero (1990s)

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.

The Last Showgirl (2024)

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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