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China Seas (1935)

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Dolly (Jean Harlow) is travelling on a steamer, the Kin Lung, shuttling between Singapore and Hong Kong. She’s trying to win back her former partner, Alan Gaskell, the captain of the ship. Her travelling companion is Isabel (Hattie McDaniel), her maid. In the scene above, Isabel expresses her interest in one of Dolly’s ornate dresses, which she eventually gets after asking for it many times.

On Dolly’s vanity there’s an interesting object.

It’s a bee-lid jar by Yardley, usually housing face cream or loose face powder.

Thanks to Daniel Roldán for submitting this post.

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By the Sea (2015)

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There are two Jean Patou fragrances on Vanessa’s dressing table: one is Joy, the other one is Eau de Joy. Launched in 1929 as “the world’s most expensive perfume,” Joy was created by Henri Alméras with 10600 flowers of jasmine and 28 dozens of roses, plus notes of ylang-ylang, musk, tuberose and sandalwood. Eau de Joy was launched in the 1960s: it’s dominated by jasmine notes, along with civet, aldehydes, lily of the valley and rose.

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On the dressing table there are also a box of Summer Eye Cream by Germaine Monteil, still wrapped in plastic, and a bee-lid jar of Yardley face cream.

Thanks to vintageimagebox for the Yardley id.