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Susan Slept Here (1954)

There are two interesting bottles on Isabella’s vanity.

Both fragrances are by Prince Matchabelli. There’s no way to know exactly what the small crown bottle contained, because the same bottle housed several fragrances by the same brand.

The taller crown-topped bottle housed the Duchess of York eau de toilette, so maybe the other bottle contained the eau de parfum version. This white floral fragrance was launched in 1934.

In another scene other two fragrances join the Duchess of York tall bottle.

The one on the left is a fragrance by Charbert. It could be Breathless (launched in 1933), Grand Prix (launched in 1938) or Fabulous (launched in 1944), because all of them were housed in the same bottle.

The last bottle is Lucien Lelong Sirocco, a musky powdery fragrance launched in 1934.

Thanks to Daniel Roldán for submitting this post and for the ids.

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

Will_Success_Spoil_Rock_Hunter-_bornunicornThere are several bottles by the bath-tub in Rita Marlowe’s bathroom. Among them, five Lanvin products.
lanvinarpege_tallbottle_bornunicornThe tall rectangular bottles with squared stopper are colognes. They could be either Arpege or My Sin (I’ve already explained why).

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tumblr_n4ntvcdiob1sm54eyo2_1280The same uncertainty can be applied to the two black boules and the black bottle with golden stopper, which contained perfumed body powder.

dana_20caratscologne_bornunicornThe bottle between the two Lanvin boules is the eau de cologne of Dana 20 Carats, launched in 1933.

fabergc3a9tigress_bornunicorn.jpgThe tall bottle with fake tiger fur stopper is Fabergé Tigress, a warm spicy fragrance launched in 1938. The ad above dates back to 1975 and features the American showgirl, actress and singer Lola Falana as testimonial.

Thanks to Jeremy in the comments for the Dana id.

Screencap and id source.