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Christmas Evil (1980)

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There are some interesting bottles on Jackie’s vanity.

One is the eau de toilette version of Robert Piguet Fracas, created by Germaine Cellier and originally launched in 1948.

The second is Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles, an amber powdery fragrance launched in 1962.

The third is the refillable atomiser of Guerlain Shalimar, a fragrance by Jacques Guerlain launched in 1925.

The fourth sits in front of the Guerlain atomiser: it’s the refillable atomiser of Chanel No. 19, created by Henri Robert and launched in 1970.

There’s also an Erno Laszlo jar, possibly containing face powder or moisturizing cream.

Thanks to Alessandra for submitting this post, to Alindri for the Desprez id and to Leylalight for the Chanel id.

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Jackie (2016)

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jackie_bornunicornThere are four Guerlain perfumes in Jackie Kennedy’s bathroom at the White House.

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SHALIMAR08010 BASEAFrom left to right: the flacon bouchon coeur of Mitsouko, the flacon rayonnant of Vol de Nuit, a flacon abeille and the flacon chauve souris for Shalimar.

jeandesprez_balaversailles_bornunicornNext to them, a bottle of Bal à Versailles by Jean Desprez can be seen.

I’m sorry to say that the choice of the bottles is lazy and inaccurate. Take Mitsouko, for example: the spray version of this bottle came out in 1995, not in the 1960s. The same can be said for the flacon abeille, a spray version of which was launched in 1992. Why didn’t the prop master use original bottles? Such a disappointment for an Oscar-nominated film!

Thanks to my Instagram friend Mustapha for the id.