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Someone’s Watching Me (1978)

The distinctive black bottle sitting on a dresser in Leigh’s bedroom is Lanvin’s iconic boule noire containing Arpége, a floral aldehyde fragrance created by Paul Vacher and Andre Fraysse and launched in 1927.

The advert above dates back to 1978, the year in which the film was released, and shows exactly the bottle seen in the film.

The hairbrush on her dresser is by Mason Pearson.

Thanks to Amy in the comments for the hairbrush id.

Someone’s Watching Me (1978)

When we first see TV director Leigh Michael’s bathroom, we can notice some very famous fragrances on the marble counter.

From the left to the right there are:

A balloon bottle by Lucien Lelong. Impossible to tell what fragrance it contained, because the same bottle was used to house several fragrances.

The unmistakable blue, black and silver bottle belongs to Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, a floral aldehyde fragrance created by Michel Hy and launched in 1971.

Another 1970s staple is Revlon Jean Naté after-bath splash in the distinctive tall bottle with black round stopper.

Last but not least, a legend from that decade – the hugely popular Charlie by Revlon. This white floral aldehyde fragrance was launched in 1973.

Later in the film, we can see a different selection of fragrances on the counter. The Lelong balloon bottle and Charlie are gone, but Jean Naté and Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (two bottles of it!) are still there.

The jar sitting on the same counter is a Max Factor skincare product – Moisture Essence night cream.

Thanks to Nehir for submitting this post, and to Daniel Roldán for the Max Factor id.