
There’s a MAC pressed powder compact on Eva’s dresser.

There’s a MAC pressed powder compact on Eva’s dresser.

There’s a jar of Pond’s cold cream on the table where Alice (Ellen Burstyn) is tweezing her eyebrows.
Alice (Ellen Burstyn) is a widow who wants to move back to her home town, Monterrey, by the end of the summer. On the way home, she tries to find a job and to earn some money. She wants to make an impression on potential employers, so she gets her hair styled and buys a new dress. The beauty products she uses reinforce the idea of a woman who wants to make an impression.
On a table of the motel room where she’s staying with her son Tommy (Alfred Lutter III), we can see some luxury items.

The black and red round bottles with gold stoppers are perfumed talcs by Lanvin, respectively Arpege and My Sin.

The tall glass bottle is the trademark container of Lucien Lelong fragrances. This one, with the black label, is for Opening Night cologne.
I was wondering why the movie prop masters selected these items for the character. She’s struggling with her current life situation, with a “very weird” kid and with money; for these reasons, Lanvin talcs (two of them!) and the Lelong perfume are likely to be symbols of a wealthier past.

The lotion Alice (Ellen Burstyn) puts on before going to bed is Vaseline Intensive Care for over-dry skin.
The same pump bottle can be seen again in the bathroom scene, when Alice shaves her legs.
There’s a beautiful selection of perfumes on Karen’s vanity. Among them (from left to right):

A Lubin fragrance: judging from the colour of the liquid in the bottle, it was probably Nuit de Longchamp (launched in 1934). Idole had the same bottle, but it was launched in 1962, one year after the release of the film.

There’s also Lancôme Magie: created in 1949 by Georges Lepieux, it has one of the most beautiful perfume bottles ever designed – a torsade by Georges Delhomme. The same design was used in 2005 for Hypnose.

We can see a bottle of Jean Patou Joy, one of the most famous white florals created by Henri Almeras in 1930. Not coincidentally, this was Vivien Leigh’s signature scent.

The tall bottle is Lucien Lelong Tailspin: also known as Passionement, it was created by Jean Carles in 1940. I’m not really sure of this id, though: this tall bottle was used for many Lelong scents, only the caps were different. In this case, the colourful cap was replaced by a glass stopper, so giving a certain identity to the bottle is quite hard.

There’s also a stunning Baccarat amphore bottle of Christian Dior Miss Dior, created by Paul Vacher and launched in 1947. As described by Yakimour, this bottle is made of cased crystal white cut to clear and has gilt details.
The bottle next to Miss Dior could be a Penhaligon’s perfume (the grey ribbon screams Blenheim Bouquet, in my opinion), but it’s just a guess.

There’s a Diptyque Freesia candle in Nick and Alyssa’s bookshelf.



In Camille’s bathroom there are a lily of the valley soap gift set by Saponificio Varesino and a small, almost empty bottle of Nina Ricci L’air du temps. Judging from the dark colour of the perfume left, it must have been something she used to wear as a teenager, when she still lived in Wind Gap, or it could be Adora’s.
When Kiira finds out that Claire will be the prima ballerina on the opening night, she throws all her (expensive) make-up items away and leaves, never to return.

In the screencap above there are MAC Matchmaster SPF 15 liquid foundation and Chanel Vitalumière fluid foundation.


More Chanel make-up, among which Poudre Universelle Compacte natural finish pressed powder and Aqualumière lipgloss.


There are Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur lipstick and Chanel travel make-up palette in Romantic Destination.


There also Dior Capture Totale foundation and Addict lipstick.



There are a MAC lipstick in a bright pink shade and a pump bottle of St. Ives Naturally Soothing body lotion in the dressing room of the stripper club where Claire works.
Thanks to my friend Jennifer for the lotion id.



There are OPI Infinite Shine 2 nail polish in Tanacious Spirit and matte top coat, plus a China Glaze Ever Glaze nail polish in a neutral shade, in Virginia’s work station.