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The Crown S05E07 (No Woman’s Land)

I am disappointed by the selection of beauty products that the show’s prop masters have put on Lady D’s dressing table. In general, this vanity looks sad (which makes sense) and old (which really doesn’t). None of the products and perfumes she used has been featured here, not even Penhaligon’s Bluebell, one of her signature scents [1].

The lipstick in the gold case is by Clarins. It’s sitting on a round compact probably by Christian Dior.

The white box with a funky red pattern is an Avon nail polish. This was a weird decision: what is a product from the 1970s doing here? Did the prop masters know this was Lady Diana’s vanity? Or they believed it belonged to one of her old relatives?

There’s also Braun Independent cordless styler.

On the far right there’s a nice aqua box by Estee Lauder. Although probably not totally accurate, at least it seems plausible.

[1] This particular detail hurts the most. Why were other Penhaligon’s perfumes featured in Seasons 1 and 2 and not here, where one authentic touch was so much needed?

Thanks to Scentimentalist for the Braun, Clarins and Dior id.

Feud S01E05 (And the Winner Is…)

Joan Crawford is getting a manicure for the Oscars 1963. The beautiful array of nail polishes in the screencap above includes shades by Cutex and Revlon.

The first bottle on the left is the Cutex nail polish Joan will opt for: the shade is Sterling Silver, which will match her Edith Head silver dress and Van Cleef and Arpels diamond jewellery.

The fluted bottle behind the manicurist’s hand is a nail polish by Avon.

The Revlon shades are mostly pinks and reds and have exotic names, like Persian Melon, Beach Peach and Frosted Sphinx Pink. The two bottles in the front contain a platinum nail polish and the top coat Seal Fast. These are bottles used by professionals, because their tall bottles differ from the long-handle ones which were on the market at the time.

Last but not least, there’s a bottle of Jewel Glaze (another top coat) on the right. Unfortunately, I couldn’t read the label to identify the brand.

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

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girlinterrupted_bornunicorn (2)Susanna (Winona Ryder) paints Lisa’s nails when the girl is strapped to a bed. The nail polish is pearly pink; according to its label, the shade is Sunspin by Avon. I couldn’t find any information about this shade, but here are some details about the bottle.

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avon_hellosunshinetintedpolish_bornunicornThe film is set in the 1960s, but it seems the property master John Paul Jones combined a 1960s bottle with a 1970s screw cap. In the first picture above you can see two nail polishes from the 1960s: the shape of the glass bottles and the labels are reminiscent of the one appearing in the film. The second picture portrays Hello Sunshine, a “fun-shine nail tint” for girls which was launched in the 1970s; the screw cap is exactly the one seen in the film.