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AIand the kidsBU to not get the Bleu de Chanel ad?

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wellintothenewyear · 20/12/2014 19:00

Every time the guy says "I'm not going to be the person I'm expected to be any more" we chorus "but we don't get who you are anyway and why is that woman crying?"

We don't get what question the woman is rephrasing and is she a model or a journalist anyway? Or was she an undercover journalist?

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Dafspunk · 21/12/2014 07:40

I have no idea what the Bleu ad is about and neither does my dp but it doesn't stop him declaring that he's not going to be the man society expects him to be anymore at every opportunity grrrrrrrrrrrrr

tilder · 21/12/2014 07:48

The bleu one is ok, bit odd and pretentious but its a perfume ad. Totally agree that the surfing one is dreadful. She has looks worried all the time and it just looks like she isn't good enough until she's all dressed up and has turned up for her date. Bloody awful advert. Can't imagine it would inspire anyone to buy the stuff.

PlummyBrummy · 21/12/2014 08:48

I cringe whenever the Bleu advert comes on esp when that really idiotic man on the side asks 'Doo yoooouuuu waaant her to repeeeat the question' (or some such). I get such irrational punchy hatred for him...

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 21/12/2014 08:59

I buy Bleu for dh, it's gorgeous enough that I use it myself when my own perfume runs out.

Ridiculous ad I agree. Xmas Grin

TyrannosaurusBex · 21/12/2014 09:02

DH used to get the rage at the Bleu advert because the bloke did an annoying bouncy walk when he flounces out of the press conference. Now he gets the rage because that bit's been edited out. 'They've cut out the bit where he's carrying an invisible roll of carpet under each arm!'

DH is easily irritated.

PacificDogwood · 21/12/2014 09:04

Don't worry your pretty little head about it now, will you?
Just look at the pretty pictures of the beautiful people and buy the product. There's a good girl

I hate all these stupid, sexist, 'aspirational' ads, hate 'em.
Did that come across?
Grin

tilder · 21/12/2014 09:18

Grin at dogwood. Very much so. Presumably they'vebdone research that says the ads work or they wouldn't keep spending £££ in them?

MrsDeVere · 21/12/2014 09:27

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PacificDogwood · 21/12/2014 09:29

MrsDV, were you the director of that ad then?

And it should be 'Le Shag', non?

MrsDeVere · 21/12/2014 09:30

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Hatespiders · 21/12/2014 09:31

But why did they edit out The Shag, MrsdeVere? That would've been the only interesting part.

MrsDeVere · 21/12/2014 09:35

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diddl · 21/12/2014 09:44

wasn't there an ad previous to this or have I imagined that?

Hatespiders · 21/12/2014 09:48

But an Implied Shag isn't all that interesting. I'd like to see Le Shag itself. I might even buy the perfume!

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cherubimandseraphim · 21/12/2014 10:06

I tend to only see CBeebies these days Grin but I managed a sight of a couple of perfume ads this week and they seem to have got even more vacuous than they used to be. Scarlett Johansson and some bloke - being the two most vapid self-obsessed pair of timewasters you could think of. Who on earth would think they were aspirational? And the girl in the Chloe ad is portrayed as a gurning idiot, rolling about on a bed grinning at nothing and apparently overcome with delight at being in the bath. Who on earth would want to behave like/smell like her? Do teenage girls these days like advertising that makes women look like vacuous simpletons? I can't imagine many grown women watching that ad and thinking "oh, I want to be like that" Confused

NoLongerJustAShopGirl · 21/12/2014 10:11

perfume ads - HA - I don't even get the biscuit ads... animals coming out of a box.. why would that make me think biscuits ?- can't even remember what type!

SistersOfPercy · 21/12/2014 10:37

The only perfume ad I've ever thought decent was the one that aired over summer where the handsome guy gets the little child to give the beautiful girl flowers. I thought that one was really sweet.
The Christmas ones are very wtf. And what's with the boat sailing into town because she's tightened her corset?! Confused

Fruityb · 21/12/2014 10:39

We were having this exact conversation the other day!! No idea what they're on about°

Hatespiders · 21/12/2014 11:01

MrsdeVere, it could be a Very Tasteful Shag. Violins and all that. And she could have a good old sniff of him and be turned on. No naughty bits on view.

He could repeat "I'm not going to be the person I'm expected to be any more!" and morph into a vampire or something. Just think of the ratings!

SwedishEdith · 21/12/2014 12:22

What is the actual question at the press conferenc??

diddl · 21/12/2014 12:23

I think it is "would you like her to rephrase the question"

diddl · 21/12/2014 12:24

Oops, sorry.

Misunderstood.

We don't hear the question, but I'm sure I saw one ages ago where we do.

Or I imagined itConfused

HamPortCourt · 21/12/2014 12:28

I don't understand any perfume ads but by God that bloke in the Chanel Bleu ad is gorgeous.

SwedishEdith · 21/12/2014 12:30

They only seem to show the long version in late November and then I am too distracted to pay attention to the actual script.

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