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Jean Seberg (Kristen Stewart) is getting ready for a photoshoot in her beautiful Hollywood mansion. There are some beauty items on her vanity, two of which are by Avon.

The first is the dark red jar, which contains body lotion (in the film, the make-up artist puts it on Jean’s hands). As I’ve already pointed out, I think it’s the body lotion of Imari, whose packaging had this exact shade of red. The fragrance Imari and its body care line were originally launched in 1985, though, so this could be another example of historical inaccuracy.

The other Avon product is an atomiser with a funky black and white paisley pattern: it’s Patterns, a fragrance launched in 1969, in line with the time in which the film is set.

Thanks to Hillary, the curator of the Makeup Museum for the Avon Patterns id.

Three interesting objects sit on Lori Madison’s vanity in her dressing room.

Yves Saint Laurent Opium (oval box included) takes central stage. In 1985 (year in which this season is set) this perfume was basically everywhere, and it was impossible to escape. This creation by Jean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac and Raymond Chaillan, launched in 1977, took the world of perfumery by storm: the original formula, opulent and spicy, was unlike any other perfume on the market.

The second bottle has a peculiar swirled bud shape. It was used to house several fragrances by Avon (Occur!, for example).

The dark red jar next to it is another Avon product – a body cream. My guess is that the fragrance is Imari, originally launched in 1985, characterised by dark red packaging.