Remarkable perfume ads & commercials

No, I am NOT ready for Centaur!

And WolfM, apparently it's "you will be like him."
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/28/old-spice-sa les-up-107-pe_n_662013.html

Some advertising that shows lots of skin is overtly sexual, but most of it seems more sensual than sexual to me. I, for one, enjoy looking at beautiful half-naked and naked people of both sexes.

I am going to go look at the naked man again.... I like...

I like Nina Ricci advertisements.











I also like the Miss Dior ads. They're overly seen and done, but I think Natalie Portman is a beautiful woman.

Ooh, those Nina Ricci ads are pretty. I could hang that first one in my bathroom!

Moschino! Tee hee hee



But I am disappointed that Alexander Skarsgård isn't naked here:

That first Nina Ricci ad is lovely, Hayven. Et voilà, Miss Dior Chérie's ancestress, still beautiful.

I never liked the perfume, but Margot's smile was the best.

Pertinent observation, Sweetgrass. The number of minority models used for perfume advertisement seems to be pretty low indeed. Naively I thought Lanvin might have capitalised on Josephine Baker, since she was a style icon and Arpège reportedly her favourite perfume. Nope. Yet Serge Lutens grasps the appeal of a diva.

This one I like but apparently I am being totally ignorant and I am ever so grateful for having been lectured accordingly in this article.

My God! The author has serious problems, I suspect
''the incognizant viewers must be discredited on the basis of their incomprehensiveness in analysis and conception.''
Yeah, sure...

This is called "looking under the cow - goat":

''... it is implied black kinky hair is not beautiful''
'' The model’s head is thrown back, as though all hope is gone''.
''black model (the negative creature, the shadow).''.
''she finds it impossible to look into the eyes of the bird''
''model, who is simultaneously embracing the “whiteness’ all around her''
'' she is a negative obstacle in his “white” kingdom''...

WTF!?!
nonono, enough!!
It's just pathetic

Lutens ad is pure beauty!

Totally! I believe he came up with this style for Shiseido back in the 80s.

WTF is right! Talk about over-thinking the issue!

My favorite:
'' The model’s head is thrown back, as though all hope is gone''

Based on that sentence alone, I will skip the article.

That being said, I will point out that this photo, and the Lutens ad with Billie Holiday, are not ideal examples of women of color in advertising, because the word 'black' figures into these products, thus making these women useful, one could argue, because of their color. So this girl is effectively employed here as a black model, rather than just a model. I want her to just be a model. I would like to see this same model, with her perfect cheekbones and boobs, in an ad for Del Pozo In White, photographed in white clothing or covered in white flowers or something.

Lmao Mia and WolfM, who's overreacting or -thinking here? The blog's author is majoring psychology and anthropology among other things, and analyzing beauty standards and acceptable appearances for women, especially black, is well within their expertise. Considering they're black, too. You write about the stuff that's closest to you, no?

What's wrong or pathetic with an analysis that frames an ad in ways that aren't familiar to you? Nowhere was it written that the picture is not beautiful, anyway, so why the ruffled feathers?

Now I'm laughing my ass off.

Excuse me some of you for stating the obvious, but majoring in something doesn't make you an expert, far from it, just like an unverified wikipedia entry is useless. (FYI: anyone and everyone can post articles on wikipedia)
Case in point: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_binary
(the box at the top says it all)

We can express our opinion (and ridicule something we find ridiculous, because sometimes there is no substitute for common sense and life experience), just as the psych major expressed his (again, a student, not an expert by a long shot).

Edited: sorry, "calm down" was too condescending.

No introduction necessary, I hope.



But this one is by far the cleverest:

Oh and a must-add to the Miss Dior series:

Oooh, I likey

I like Moschino ads too; I really liked the Popeye-type commercial just because of how silly it is.

I really like that one too, Sweetgrass. Especially the television ad that coincides with it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=09J1xw_eMAk

So many great ads!!

Excellent point, Dulce! Case in point: Sahara Noir



"Just a model" seems to be a rare species in perfume advertising.
Contemplating this topic, Thierry Mugler, however, caught my attention.

"The Scent of Seduction, With a Hint of Flame-Grilled Meat"?!
If ever in need of a visual turn off, I now know where I can find one. Thanks for sharing, Sweetgrass!
The Dior ad, though, I do like too.

Yes, some of the Old Spice clips are hilariously funny.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLTIowBF0kE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R2cnxz27LI

That one is terrific, Dulce.

An oldie.

.. but goldie.

lilac