Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) is getting ready to meet her boyfriend Christopher’s parents.
In her bathroom there are Dry Idea deodorant and a jar of Vaseline petroleum jelly.
Pose S03E02 (Intervention)
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Pose S03E07 (Series Finale)
Pray Tell (Billy Porter) and Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) are getting ready for their performance at a ball. There are many products on the dressing table they’re sitting at.
The liquid foundation bottle with white stopper is Maxi by Max Factor.
The green jar with white lid is Pinaud Clubman styling gel.
There’s also a tube of Softsheen-Carson Magic razorless cream shave.
Next to it there’s a pump bottle of Palmer’s cocoa butter formula moisturizing hand wash.
Pose S03E06 (Something Old, Something New)
There’s a factice bottle of Calvin Klein Obsession on a chest of drawers in Angel’s bedroom. This is a historically accurate choice: the best-selling perfume by Calvin Klein, created by Jean Guichard and launched in 1985, was still incredibly popular in the 1990s.
Pose S02E03 (Butterfly/Cocoon)
There’s a flacon montre of Guerlain Shalimar cologne in the dressing room of the club where Candy works as pole dancer.
It’s clear Ryan Murphy, Pose’s showrunner, is a fan of the Guerlain perfume: you may remember it was mentioned in American Horror Story: Hotel (it was Ramona Royale’s signature scent) and in American Horror Story: Roanoke (it was used by Lee Harris).
Pose S01E08 (Mother of the Year)
The most important ball of the year is about to start and Elektra (Dominique Jackson) retouches Blanca’s make-up by using Maybelline Great Lash mascara.
Pose S01E02 (Access)
When Elektra Abundance (Dominique Jackson) visits the nail salon where Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) works, it’s clear she’s not interested in getting a manicure. She asks for a top coat on her already done nails, and she soon points out her likes and dislikes.
She likes Revlon and Max Factor nail polishes. In the adverts above (both from 1987), you can see the design these brands had for their nail varnish bottles.
She totally dislikes Yardley, the British brand founded in 1770 which was incredibly successful in the 1960s and 1970s, but lost its appeal in the 1980s.
She’s not done with Blanca: her former daughter should take better care of herself and her “ashy complexion” by using Pond’s cold cream.
In the screencap above we can see a jar of Barbicide disinfectant on Blanca’s working station.
In the meantime, Blanca is applying the top coat Elektra has asked for. It’s by Seche Vite, even if this product didn’t exist in 1987 (the brand was founded in 1991).
When Blanca puts away the top coat, we can see a display of OPI nail polishes. This is historically incorrect, since the American brand, founded in 1981, expanded its portfolio to nail lacquers in 1989, not in 1987.
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