Mr Selfridge S02E08
On the make-up counter at Selfridges there’s an ad for Djer Kiss face powder. Continue reading Mr Selfridge S02E08
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Mr Selfridge S02E02
Kitty Hawkins (Amy Beth Hayes) is mad at Frank Edwards (Samuel West): he tries to make up with her and visits the make-up counter at Selfridges. He asks for advice: he wants to give something special to someone special (her ;)). She plays along: she suggests “a new perfume” by Guerlain, which happens to be Mitsouko in the traditional flacon bouchon coeur. This is a historically … Continue reading Mr Selfridge S02E02
Mr Selfridge S02 Opening Credits
Several perfumes appear in the opening credits of the 2nd season. First of all, some bouchon coeur flacons by Guerlain and their parquet boxes, originally introduced in the early 1910s for Mitsouko, Fol Arôme and L’Heure Bleue. The perfume in the box is the dabber version, while the two sitting on the counter are spray bottles. The red-lined box contains three perfumes by Selfridges – Fumaria Bouquet, Selene and Adne. At … Continue reading Mr Selfridge S02 Opening Credits
Mr Selfridge S02E01
When Lady Loxley (Katherine Kelly) visits Selfridges with her husband, Kitty Hawkins (Amy Beth Hayes) tells her the Yardley face cream she wanted has arrived. The teal glass jars displayed on the counter are by Yardley, but they originally contained English Lavender brilliantine. On the same counter, some bottles of Lily of the Valley (an original Selfridges perfume) can be seen. Continue reading Mr Selfridge S02E01
Mr Selfridge S02E01
A Guerlain flacon abeilles and a Caron perfume can be seen on the dressing table of Lady Mae Loxley (Katherine Kelly). The iconic bee bottle was first introduced in 1828 for the Eau de Cologne Impériale, but was later used for colognes and eaux de toilettes, too. Continue reading Mr Selfridge S02E01
Mr Selfridge S02E03
There are lots of Bourjois products at the cosmetics counter. The beautiful round pots made of paper in pastel colours are from the Ashes of series, which included several lines in several scents: rose, lily, violet, carnation, wall flower, lavender, gardenia, sandal, heliotrope, mimosa/muguet, jasmine/iris. According to Grace Hummel, Ashes of Roses, created by Ernest Beaux, was first launched in France in 1909, in the … Continue reading Mr Selfridge S02E03
Mr Selfridge S02E10
In the last episode of the season, Floris perfumes can be seen on the counter of the beauty department and on Rose Selfridge’s dressing table. Continue reading Mr Selfridge S02E10
