Glow S02E10 (Every Potato Has a Receipt)

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aquanet_hairspraymaybelline_greatlashmascara_waterproof_bornunicornWhen Big Kurt Jackson and Chavo barge into the girls’ dressing room to complain about Carmen’s moves (stolen from her brothers), Debbie (Betty Gilpin) acts as peacemaker. In the screencap above, Tammé (Kia Stevens) is holding a can of Aqua Net hairspray; on the glass shelf by the washbasin there’s Maybelline Great Lash mascara.

Patti LuPone’s Dressing Room (2017)

pattilupone_warpaint4_bornunicornIn 2016-2017 the multi-Tony and Grammy winner Patti LuPone added an extraordinary role to her already stellar career: she performed as Helena Rubinstein in the musical War Paint, based on the 2004 book by Lindy Woodhead which chronicled the long-time rivalry between beauty enterpreneurs Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden.

This photoshoot by Lauren Klain Carton was published on Vulture to illustrate an interview she had with Jason McHenry: it features backstage pictures, which mean dressing room pictures, which mean cosmetics!

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dickinsons_witchhazel_bornunicornThe first products I’ve identified are Take the Day Off, a make-up remover by Clinique, and T. N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel astringent.

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And now the make-up. The products up front are by Make Up For Ever – the super matte loose powder in the round plastic pot and the high-definition pressed powder in the black compact.

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mac_lightfulserum_bornunicorn.jpgThe white-cap bottle on the left is MAC 2-in-1 tinted serum from the Lightful C collection.

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makeupforever_rougeartistintense_bornunicornmac_fluidline_bornunicorn.jpgOn the right side of the table there are Make Up For Ever Brow Gel tinted brow groomer, BeneFit Roller Lash mascara, Make Up For Ever Aqua Shadow eyeshadow crayon, Aqua Lip lip liner and Rouge Artist Intense lipstick. There’s also a MAC Pro Longwear Fluidline eye liner.

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macfaceandbodyfoundation_bornunicornThe picture above also includes a bottle of MAC Studio face and body foundation.

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schwarzkopf-osishairspray_bornunicornThis shot is great: LuPone in full Rubinstein attire, ready to step on stage. The product I’ve spotted here is Schwarzkopf Professional Osis+ hairspray.

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Holy Smoke (1999)

holysmoke_bornunicorn (1)Ruth spills the content of her bag on a coffee table, because she wants to make PJ up. She uses one cosmetic in particular – the NARS lipstick.

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holysmoke_bornunicorn (4)The sticker bearing the name of the shade on the bottom of the lipstick tube is hard to read, but it’s not difficult to guess it.

narsjungleredlipstick_bornunicornIn 1998/1999, when the film was produced, there weren’t many red shades in the NARS collection. Five years before, François Nars first marketed his lipsticks to Barneys: the small collection included two reds – Red Lizard (full-powered red) and Jungle Red (vivid blue red). It’s true the shade can’t be read on the bottom of the lipstick, but the lay-out of the name (the first word is longer than the second) points towards Jungle Red, inspired to a nail polish mentioned in The Women (1939) by George Cukor.

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