Farah Al Qasimi is an artist and musician from the United Arab Emirates living in New York who documents through photography, video and performance gender, colonialism and taste.

In 2020 she took this portrait of Noora, a woman sitting in her bedroom, in front of a mirrored vanity, surrounded by her belongings – mostly skincare products, fragrances and dolls. Her mother (or a relative) affectionately looks at her while lying on her bed.

Here are the products I have identified.

On the left side of the upper counter of the vanity there’s a pump bottle of Wine & Roses anti-aging body serum by the Thai brand Erb.

Next, a bottle of Gucci Flora, a floral fragrance launched in 2009.

The blue bottle with golden details is Versace Dylan Blue, a floral fruity fragrance by Calice Becker and Natalie Gracia-Cetto, launched in 2017.

The bottle with gold metal details is Noora perfume oil by Swiss Arabian. I wonder if the woman in the portrait bought it because it has the same name as her.

There’s also a bottle of Guerlain Mon Guerlain eau de parfum, a 2017 floral woody fragrance by Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk.

On the far right side of the table there’s Dove Powder Soft deodorant.

Moving on to the left side of the main counter of the vanity, I can see a tube of Pantene Pro-V conditioner (old packaging) and a container of Vaseline petroleum jelly. Last, the black bottle with pink label is another Erb product – Fleurfume d’intérieur room spray in Spellbound Rose.

Thanks to Samuel Derrera for submitting this post.