There’s a tube of the now-discontinued Hawaiian Tropic Island Glow daily moisturizer on a dressing table in Maddy’s bedroom. BB (Sophia Rose Wilson) is sitting at it.
Easy S03E05 (Swipe Left)
Andi (Elizabeth Raeser) has Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Intense and NARS radiant creamy concealer on a chest of drawers in her bedroom.
Easy S03E05 (Swipe Left)
There’s a tube of Up & Up skin-refreshing apricot scrub on Andi’s bedside table.
Beautiful Thing (1996)
There’s Soft & Gentle deodorant in Jamie and Sandra’s bathroom.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Graham Dalton (James Spader) uses Barbasol shaving cream.
Stranger Things S03E02 (The Mall Rats)
Will (Noah Schnapp), Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) are at the Starcourt Mall sampling perfumes. They haven’t suddenly turned into scent enthusiasts, but are trying to find something Mike can buy for Eleven as a gift.
The white boxes with pastel touches and “draped” bottles are Louis Féraud Vivage. This perfume, created by Jean-Pierre Bethouart and launched in 1984, was the result of a collaboration between the French fashion designer and Avon. Heavy on musk and ylang-ylang, this is definitely not a perfume for a young girl.
In the window under the counter more Avon perfumes are displayed.
The empty (!) bottle with golden stopper is the thimble, previously seen in Barb’s bathroom. The same bottle was used for different fragrances, so it’s unclear what this one contains.
The bottle with black stopper is a men’s fragrance, the musky Black Suede, launched in 1980.
On the right, the bottle with silver “hook” stopper is Tempo, a woody fragrance launched in 1978.
Last, hidden among boxes, there’s the unmistakable flat-top bottle of a true 1980s classic – Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir, the aromatic woody fragrance created by Pierre Wargnye and launched in 1982, incredibly popular all through the decade.
Joan Collins’ Dressing Table (1950s)
Beautiful Joan Collins looked gorgeous in this picture from the 1950s. Some intriguing charm is imparted by the several bottles sitting on her vanity, too.
From the left, there are two Rochas bottles, one of which has the glass stopper. I’d like to say this was Femme, but I’m not 100% sure: other three perfumes – Mousseline, Mouche and La Rose – were housed in the same curvy bottle. All these fragrances were created by Edmond Roudnitska.
The same can be said for the bottle with the plastic stopper: this one could be Femme eau de cologne, or one of the aforementioned scents.
The small square bottle with black stopper is the mini version of a Lanvin perfume. It’s unclear if it was Arpege or another scent (the same container was used to house different fragrances).
Next, there’s a bottle of Christian Dior Diorama, a chypre fruity creation by Edmond Roudnitska launched in 1948. Am I the only one who has always seen Dior’s signature bow-topped front label as the peak of Parisian chic?
The fluted “skyscraper” bottle is quite unmistakable: it’s Je Reviens by Worth, a fragrance created by Maurice Blanchet and launched in 1932.
The round lace-printed box on the right is another product by Rochas, a perfumed talcum powder which, I guess, was from the Femme line.
A couple of words on the two of the four bottles I haven’t identified, starting with the bottle with rectangular stopper. It looks like Lancôme Bocages, but I can’t see the peculiar semi-circular shape in the stopper. Then the glass bottle on the right looks like a Chanel one, but have Chanel front labels ever been that rectangular? Any ideas on these doubts of mine are welcome!
Thanks to Scentimentalist and Le Petit Civet for the Lanvin id.
Pose S02E05 (What Would Candy Do?)
Let’s take a moment to appreciate this screenshot: Elektra Wintour (Dominique Jackson) is gracing us with a rare smile and gives us the chance to get a closer look at her vanity.
The small bottle on it is one of the greatest perfumes of the 1980s, Givenchy Ysatis, an “opulent fragrance that smells like luxury” [1]. Created by Dominique Ropion and launched in 1984, it’s simply perfect for a fierce and unapologetic character like Elektra.
[1] As reported on Fragrantica. I can’t think of a better description.
Big Little Lies S02E06 (The Bad Mother)
Celeste (Nicole Kidman) is getting ready to go to court to fight her custody battle. She’s the only character in the show who’s consistently shown while putting make-up on. I think this is not coincidental: since S01 she’s shown as a trophy wife, a beautiful woman whose only task – according to her abusive husband – is staying beautiful and decorative. By showing her often applying make-up it’s like make-up is the gate through which she can reach her own self, but at the same time it’s a tool she uses to hide her real self, the battered and abused woman who stayed in a violent relationship for her children’s sake.
Among the products in her bathroom there are
Wet n Wild eye make-up remover
Chanel Perfection Lumière Velvet foundation
Charlotte Tilbury Magic foundation
Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic blusher
The lipstick she uses is by NARS.
Mannequin (1987)
Hollywood Montrose (Meshach Taylor) works as a window dresser at the department store Prince & Company. He’s one of the few persons who are friendly with Jonathan (Andrew McCarthy). After being hired as shop boy, Jonathan will soon start working – exclusively at night – as window dresser. His displays will become hugely successful, much to Hollywood’s delight.
In the scene above, Hollywood is working on a perfume display which includes several factice bottles of famous perfumes from the 1980s.
First, Emanuel Ungaro Diva, created by Jacques Polge in 1983
Perry Ellis eau de parfum, launched in 1985
Chanel Coco, another Jacques Polge creation, launched in 1984
And last, Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio for Men, launched in 1984.
Thanks to perfumes_marimichimoni on Instagram for the Perry Ellis id.
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