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Shameless S10E01 (We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!)

24 Sep 2023 Born Unicorn Leave a comment

Debbie owns a secret storage locker where she keeps expensive clothes, accessories and beauty products. Her intention is to return all these goods after using them for a while.

The tall pink bottle on the left is Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, a floral fruity fragrance launched in 2012.

Next to it there’s Hèrmes Twilly d’Hermès, a floral fragrance created by Christine Nagel and launched in 2017.

There three bottles sitting on the right drawer. The first from the left is Jimmy Choo eau de parfum, a chypre fruity fragrance created by Olivier Polge and launched in 2011.

The pink bottle houses Versace Bright Crystal Absolu, another floral fruity fragrance, created by Alberto Morillas and launched in 2013.

The third one is Yves Saint Laurent Opium, the 2009 version of the 1977 amber spicy classic, originally created by Jean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac and Raymond Chaillan.

Among the make-up products, we can see a Dior compact.

There’s a bottle of Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear liquid foundation.

There’s also a MAC pressed powder compact.

On the other side of the table there’s a NARS compact, which could contain blush or single eyeshadow.

Thanks to missannevi for submitting this post.

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This Is Paris (2020)

14 Jan 2021 Born Unicorn Leave a comment

Paris is getting ready to meet former classmates from the Utah boarding school she attended as a teenager [1].

She’s holding a NARS compact, probably containing the All Day Luminous powder foundation or another pressed powder product.

[1] I never write personal comments on the films I post about, but this time I feel I have to. This is Paris is a documentary by Alexandra Dean which throws some light on what is behind the glamour and fame of the American heiress. Her experience at Provo Canyon boarding school and the trauma that she’s still dealing is not easy to witness, but I think Paris was brave to standing up and share painful memories as an attempt to deal with them. She has also joined the Breaking Code Silence movement to raise awareness about the damages caused by the Troubled Teen industry.

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Dressing Table (2011)

8 Dec 2014 Born Unicorn 7 Comments

A reader of this blog has recently asked me to write something about Elizabeth Taylor’s dressing table, as shown in a gorgeous photospread which appeared in the July 2011 issue of Architectural Digest. The American actress opened the doors of her Bel Air estate – a four-bedroom house on a wooded property – which she bought in the 1980s. The all-white room pictured above has a mirrored wall, a chest of drawers and a big desk.

Taylor was not only an incredibly famous actress and a humanitarian, but a businesswoman, too: she launched 13 perfumes – from Passion in 1988 to White Diamonds Lustre in 2014 – and most of them can be seen on her dressing table.

Gardenia, a polished white floral scent, was released in 2003.

Forever Elizabeth, a fruity/woody fragrance, was launched in 2002.

Black Pearls, a warm woody scent, was released in 1996.

White Diamonds, one of the most popular perfumes by Taylor, was launched in 1991: its bottle had a beautiful egg shape topped by a crystal-studded bow.

I’m not sure about this id: the tall bottle in front of the mirror could refer to White Diamonds again (the most recent bottle) or to three fragrances launched in 1993 – Diamonds and Rubies, Diamonds and Emeralds, Diamonds and Sapphires, a homage to Taylor’s passion for fine jewellery. It’s interesting to see red, green and blue crystals in the bows topping the original bottles of these three scents.

Violet Eyes was launched in 2010. Its name is a reference to the peculiar colour of the actress’s eyes.

On the table you can also see several mirrors, make-up brushes and products, among which Yves Saint Laurent glosses, NARS lipsticks and a couple of compacts.

This close-up on the dressing table shows some of the most famous pieces of her massive jewellery collection: the Bulgari diamond and emerald necklace, bracelet and matching earrings (presents from Richard Burton), Cartier diamond and ruby earrings, bracelet and matching necklace (presents from Mike Todd), the Granny necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels (a gift from Burton in 1971), the diamond tiara Todd gave her in 1957, a Bulgari sapphire and diamond necklace (a present from Burton in 1969), the famous Serpenti watch by Bulgari.

There are some more make-up products: a set of Estee Lauder Pure Color eyeshadows (in the quirky cubes), four Tom Ford and four Dior lipsticks, plus some jars from La Prairie skincare line.

Sorry but all those diamonds have made me dizzy 😉 I’m in love with her dressing table: she wore her own perfumes until the end, which means she really felt them as part of her life, unlike most contemporary celebrities who launch perfumes but probably have never worn them once.

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Jada Pinkett Smith’s Dressing Table (2014)

15 Sep 2014 Born Unicorn 2 Comments

Jada Pinkett Smith has just posted this picture on her Facebook account. She’s started her day at 5.30 am, lots of press events for Gotham ahead.

I’ve spotted a MAC lip liner, foundation sticks and lots of NARS compacts (plus a paper bag) on her dressing table. The foundation sticks are black and gold, so I’m not sure if they’re by Iman or Bobbi Brown, since the two packagings are practically the same.