Christina Aguilera recently posted a short video collage on Instagram to commemorate the late Stinky, one of her beloved dogs. In one picture, some fragrances can be seen. We know that the singer loves floral, fruity and gourmand scents, and the one here are enough evidence. 
The faceted bottle with the pink label is the first version of La Chasse aux Papillons by L’Artisan Parfumeur, a white floral eau de toilette created by Anne Flipo and launched in 1999. 
The bottle with the beige cord around the neck is Artemisia by Penhaligon’s, a lovely powdery fragrance launched in 2002. I’ve been wearing Artemisia for years and I can totally see why Christina uses it: it’s a romantic perfume with a very peculiar warm milky note, very reassuring and comforting.
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Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
There’s a fabulous collection of Penhaligon’s perfumes displayed in Claire Gregory’s boudoir.
Miss Marie Lloyd (2007)
A bottle of Penhaligon’s Jubilee Bouquet can be seen on the protagonist’s dressing table. The fragrance was launched in 1977 as a homage to Queen Elizabeth II’s silver jubilee.
Mr Selfridge S02E07
Kitty Hawkins (Amy Beth Hayes) is holding two Penhaligon’s perfumes while chatting with her assistant Jessie (Sai Bennett).
Thanks to a larger shot, we know that those are bottles of Malabah, sitting on the glass counter next to Lily of the Valley and a factice bottle of English Fern.
Bottles of Lavandula and Orange Blossom can be seen, too.
Picking Penhaligon’s perfumes for this show is historically accurate, since Penhaligon’s was established in 1870. Some of the fragrances seen on Selfridge’s counters were launched way after the 1910s, though – Orange Blossom in 1976, Malabah in 2003 and Lavandula in 2004. On the other hand, Lily of the Valley was created in 1907, English Fern in 1910, so they could be actually sold in the Oxford Street department store.
Pride (2014)
One of the most hilarious scenes of this film is set in a London leather bar, taken by storm by a group of women from Dulais, Wales. Gail (Nia Gwynne) and Gwen (Menna Trussler) ask a rubber man (Nick Blair) how he gets into his latex catsuit. He obviously uses talcum powder, something that Gwen uses too, for a different purpose. She explains she uses lily-of-the-valley powder, such a classic British scent!
Gwen is a working-class lady, so I guess her talcum powder is a traditional product, not too fancy nor expensive. Taylor of London, Bronnley, Marks & Spencer, Morny and Yardley would be excellent choices.
The story is set in the 1980s: Gwen is an old lady, so she’s probably using a talcum powder she bought years before – Avon, Woodbury or Woods of Windsor.
Other vintage options could include powders by Margo’s, Penhaligon’s, the lovely Muguet des Bois by Coty or the posh Floris (I can’t really see Gwen wearing Floris, though).
Last but not least, I can totally see Gwen keeping this gorgeous box on her dressing table. The Crabtree & Evelyn dusting powder has a romantic packaging and speaks of past memories.
House of Cards S01E01 (Chapter 1)
House of Cards S01E06
The dressing table of Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) is pretty busy. We can find several interesting fragrances and make-up items on it.
The ones I have identified are Tocca Bianca (a sparkling scent with bottom notes of musk and sugar), Chloé Chloé (created by Betty Busse and launched in 1975) and Penhaligon’s Cornubia (a vampy white floral scent created by Nathalie Lawson in 1991).
The make-up items include a MAC 150 blush brush and Studio Fix powder foundation.
There are two NARS lipglosses, too. I’m pretty sure one is Albatross (old packaging), while the other could be Guyane or Vent Salé (new packaging).
Io sono l’amore (2009)
Penhaligon’s Artemisia talcum powder in Emma Recchi’s bathroom.
The Iron Lady (2011)
Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep) holding a bottle of Geo. F. Trumper Eau de Cologne.
On the top shelf, next to the shave brush, there’s a Penhaligon’s bottle. It’s bow-less, so it’s hard to tell what perfume it is. Margaret Thatcher was said to wear Bluebell, but this isn’t it. That peculiar sticker shape makes me think of Blenheim Bouquet, but it’s just a guess. If that was the case, kudos to the prop master for choosing the fragrance created for Winston Churchill’s father and worn by the Prime Minister himself.
Mr Selfridge S02E03
Penhaligon’s Lily of the Valley, Orange Blossom, English Fern perfumes can be seen in the beauty department.
In the Guerlain corner several flacons bouchon coeur and flacons abeilles are displayed.
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