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American Horror Story S08E01 (The End)

ahsapocalypse_e01_bornunicorn (1)ahsapocalypse_e01_bornunicorn (2)The episode opens with an ordinary scene: the heiress Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt (Leslie Grossman) is getting a haircut. She wants to become an Instagram influencer: she has no intention to “show her full ass crack” so her hairstyle “has to be on point.” Her hair stylist is Mr. Gallant (Evan Peters), who comes from a rich family just like Coco but, unlike her, has been able to make something out of himself: he’s a celebrity hair stylist, “the new Chris McMillan“.

wella-eimi-mistify-me-light_bornunicornThe hairspray Mr. Gallant uses on Coco is Wella Mistify Me Light from the EIMI line.

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wella-eimi-stay-styled-bornunicorn.jpgOn the counter in front of Coco there are other products from the same line: Perfect Setting (but Sugar Lift and Body Crafter have the same spray bottle) and Stay Styled hairspray.

masonpearsonbrush_junior_nylonbristle_bornunicornOn the same counter there’s also a Mason Pearson hairbrush.

American Horror Story S07E11 (Great Again)

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besamerougebrush_bornunicornAlly Mayfair-Richards (Sarah Paulson) has gone through hell to save herself and her son from the white suprematist craze gripping U.S.A. Now she’s a senator, but her project to assert women’s power is not over. In the very last scene of the episode she’s getting ready to go out: the gold brush she uses to retouch her make-up is the rouge brush by Bésame Cosmetics.

Thanks to my friend Jennifer for the id.

American Horror Story S07E06 (Mid-Western Assassin)

americanhorrorstorys07e06_voluspa_bornunicornWhen Ally takes Meadow (Leslie Grossman) to the Butchery on Main restaurant, the latter finally discloses the whole cult plot. Before starting the conversation, she takes a candle in a decorative tin from a table display and puts it in her bag.
voluspapersimmonandcopal_bornunicornIt’s the Persimmon & Copal candle from the Japonica collection by Voluspa.

voluspaclassicmaisoncandle_bornunicornThe displays includes candles (boxed and unboxed) from the Maison Noir collection by Voluspa.

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voluspamokara_bornunicornThere are also large candles in embossed glass jars from the Japonica collection again. The ones with the glass jar in light colours are Nissho-Soleil, French Cade Lavender and Mokara.

voluspagojitaroccoorangecandle_bornunicornThe ones with the red glass jar are Goji Tarocco Orange.

American Horror Story S07E05 (Holes)

americanhorrorstorycult_e05_bornunicorn (2)Ally’s horrific “scratch and pierce” dream is set in her bathroom, so we get to see some of the products she uses.

victoriassecretjeweledcitrusbodymist_bornunicornThe pink bottle contains Victoria’s Secret Jeweled Citrus body mist (now discontinued).

cliniqueblackhoney_bornunicornmacsilverbullet_bornunicornIn the clear make-up tray I can see Clinique Almost lipstick in Black Honey and another discontinued item: a MAC lipstick in a silver bullet. The Canadian brand used this packaging (and not the classic black one) just during the late 1990s.

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coty_airspunpowder_bornunicornThere’s a box of Coty Airspun face powder on the wooden shelf.

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epicuren_gelplus_bornunicornThere are two Epicuren skincare products on the glass shelf by the washbasin – the Enzyme Concentrate vitamin protein complex and the Gel Plus enzyme protein gel in the pump bottle.

Thanks to my friend Jennifer for the body mist id.

American Horror Story S06E10

americanhorrorstory_s06e10_bornunicornWith Lee Harris on the run, sieged in the Roanoke House, people are desperate to know more about her. Actor William Van Henderson (Denis O’Hare), who played Dr. Elias Cunningham in My Roanoke Nightmare, appears on the news, but he can’t say much about her. They briefly met at Paley Fest 2015: he remembers she wore Shalimar.

SHALIMAR08010 BASEARyan Murphy must be a fan of the Guerlain perfume. You may remember a character from American Horror Story: Hotel (Ramona Royale) wears it. 

American Horror Story S05E11 (Battle Royale)

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americanhorrorstory_s05e11_battleroyale_bornunicorn (5)The showdown between the Countess (Lady GaGa) and Ramona Royale (Angela Bassett) opens with a conversation on what they smell like. From the Countess’ remark we learn that Ramona wears Guerlain Shalimar and that her blood smells like walnuts. On the other hand, the Countess’ blood smells like black licorice.

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Ramona’s perfume of choice doesn’t come as a surprise: created by Jacques Guerlain in 1925, this alluring perfume is among the most famous oriental fragrances. Its top notes include vanilla, leather, bergamot, lemon; the middle notes are jasmine, rose, vanilla, orris, patchouli, vetiver, incense, civet; the base notes are vanilla, tonka bean and musk.

If you want to learn more about this iconic perfume, read this amazing post by Monsieur Guerlain.

American Horror Story S05E05 (Room Service)

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americanhorrorstory_s05e05_bornunicorn (3)The flashback scene, set in 1984, explaining the metamorphosis of the medical sales representative Nick Pryor (Denis O’Hare) into Liz Taylor is the center of the episode. The Countess (Lady GaGa) doesn’t turn Nick into a vampire, but convinces him to embrace his real self. “You smell like a woman,” she says and he’s not convinced yet: “It’s Paco Rabanne”, he replies, thus stressing the fact that he still clinging to the idea of himself as a man.

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The perfume Nick wears is classic men’s fragrance, an aromatic fougère created by Jean Martel and launched in 1973. According to Fragrantica, its top notes are rosemary, clary sage and brazilian rosewood; middle notes are tonka bean, lavender and geranium; base notes are honey, amber, musk and oakmoss.