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Black Bag (2025)

Kathryn (Cate Blanchett) is getting dressed for dinner at home. She’s putting on a pair of earrings (a gift from her husband) while sitting at her dressing table, where we can see different make-up products and fragrance bottles.

The one she reaches for and sprays on her wrists has a peculiar stopper.

It’s The Revenge of Lady Blanche by Penhaligon’s, a green floral fragrance by Daphné Bugey launched in 2016.

Among the other bottles on the table, I can see Yves Saint Laurent Y eau de toilette and two fragrances from the Replica collection by Maison Margiela. Funny how the prop master decided not to “discard before use” the plastic stoppers on the Margiela fragrances.

Y is a fresh spicy fragrance by Dominique Ropion launched in 2017. The Margiela fragrances remain unknown because the front labels are not visible.

A skincare product that makes a brief appearance in a waste paper bin is Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine cream.

Thanks to Jane Daly and Jo for submitting this post.

Carol (2015)

carol_bornunicorn (1)There are lots of make-up products on the coffee table in Carol Aird’s living room, most of which are vintage pieces.

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dubarry_bornunicorn dubarry1_bornunicornThe item that caught my attention is the oval red box with white lid. This is the Du Barry face powder, produced by Richard Hudnut, an American businessman who first achieved international success in cosmetics manufacturing. This face powder was named after Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry, the last Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV of France and one of the victims of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. It’s unclear which version of the powder appears in the film – the lid is not clearly visible – but I think it’s the first.