7 Big-Screen Bathing Moments in GIFs—Plus the Tub Essentials to Set the Scene Inline

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    Pretty Woman

    Vivian may be a lady of the night, but she knows her way around Rodeo Drive. A heady lather of Chanel No 5 sounds right, along with a petal-pink soap to absorb impurities, a moisturizing treatment for those early ’90s curls, and a candle that nods to hidden love.

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    Diptyque Gardenia Scented Candle, $62, diptyqueparis.com; Leonor Greyl Masque Quintessence, $145, leonorgreyl-usa.com; Binu Binu Hibiscus Clay Facial Soap, $18, binu-binu.com; Chanel No 5 The Foaming Bath, $67, chanel.com

  • The Royal Tenenbaums
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    The Royal Tenenbaums

    Margot would relish the contradiction in a black bar of soap, the charcoal matching her kohl-rimmed eyes. The red hair clip is a signature, and the milk bath is fit for a modern-day Cleopatra, whose asp might be the small television precariously perched at the tub’s edge.

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    Saipua Black Soap with Charcoal and Patchouli, $18, kindredblack.com; Leif Milk Bath, $42, leifshop.com; Hair Design Access Sylvain Le Hen Barrette, $58, colette.fr; Fat and the Moon Eye Coal, $18, kindredblack.com

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    American Beauty

    Never mind the dark streak in this dream sequence: What are we left with without fantasy? The profusion of rose—bath salts, a shower cream made by a French perfumer, and a scented votive candle—marries romance with religiosity, and bloodred lipstick gives a called-for edge.

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    Maison Francis Kurkdjian À la Rose Scented Shower Cream, $60, bergdorfgoodman.com; Byredo Saints Rosewater Candle, $140, byredo.com; Mullein & Sparrow Rose Bath Salts, $42, mulleinandsparrow.com; Rodin Luxury Lipstick in Red Hedy, $38, oliolusso.com

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    Contempt

    Filmed in part at Casa Malaparte, on the Isle of Capri, this Godard classic calls for a good soaking à la française. A woodsy wash nods to the island’s trees, and the salt spray delivers Bardot-esque volume. Add in gamine stripes and waterproof mascara—fin.

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    Maison Louis Marie No.2 Le Long Fond Body and Hand Wash, $35, stevenalan.com; Wary Meyers Glycerin Soap in Sea Air, $14, warymeyers.com; Yves Saint Laurent Beauty Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Waterproof Mascara, $32, yslbeautyus.com; French Girl Organics Sea Spray, $12, etsy.com/shop/FrenchGirlOrganics

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    One Week

    Buster Keaton gives a sly sleight of hand in this bathing scene from 1920, which turns on a slippery bar of soap (Le Labo’s weighty bar in a citrusy bergamot scent fills the bill). Old-world bathing salts, a dotted hand towel, and a chic shower cap keep the black-and-white theme going.

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    Uchino Washcloth, $16, stevenalan.com; Aster & Bay Bathing Salts in Clary Sage + Grapefruit, $32, spiritbeautylounge.com; Le Labo Bergamote 22 Bar Soap, $45, barneys.com; The Noir Shower Cap, $43, shhhowercap.com

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    Scarface

    Even the crime-addled need to unwind, and for Pacino’s Tony Montana, that means a hot tub and a Cuban cigar. Tobacco-perfumed matches offer a healthier alternative, and a Fornasetti candle brings the muscle. Decadence follows with a rum-spiked wash and gold-flecked bubbles.

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    Malin + Goetz Rum Hand + Body Wash, $22, malinandgoetz.com; Thymes Goldleaf Bubble Bath, $22, thymes.com; Cire Trudon Scented Matches in Ernesto, $15, trudon.com; Fornasetti Scented Candle in Pistole Nero Gold, $190, shen-beauty.com

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    Splash

    Fish out of water? A good, long saline soak can help restore some much-needed calm, topped off with a sustainably harvested sea sponge, a shell-like comb for detangling, and a coconut-laced shampoo fit for Daryl Hannah’s flaxen mermaid.

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    Mermaid Shampoo, $35, mermaidperfume.com; Pursoma Minerals de Mer Body Soak, $14, pursomalife.com; Natural Sea Sponge, $10, spiritbeautylounge.com; Eternally in Amber Rake Comb in Sky, $14, urbanoutfitters.com