Or is Rimmel?

[HandMini]

Went into Boots this morning and was browsing Rimmel nail varnish. Rita Ora has done a special range for them of five/six nail varnishes. Every one had a sex related name - Orgasm, Lose Your Lingerie. Can't remember the others. AIBU to be slightly shocked (and disapproving) that nail varnish is so very sexualised? In particular a brand/range like Rimmel/Rita Ora which is aimed at younger women and girls. I would guess girls of 11/12 are part of the target audience for this product. I have seen NARS Orgasm blusher before and it didn't occur to me, but the styling/branding of this display really shocked me. AIBU and a fuddy duddy (I'm 36!) or do others think Rimmel is not projecting a great image for itself.

[LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett]

100 million copies of 50 Shades of Grey have been sold. That's presumably 100 million consumers who will go see the film, go buy the song, go buy the or(a)gasm nail varnish. Marketers will follow the money.

[BreakfastAtStephanies]

I think Too Faced do a mascara called Better Than Sex.

Which surprised me while browsing in Debenhams.

[OttiliaVonBCup]

Can't stand Rita Ora.

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YANBU. But I have hated since they employed Kate Moss so I am biased.

[MassaAttack]

Urban Decay cosmetics have filthy names too

I'm in my 40s, not that that's particularly relevant, and I honestly can't find it within myself to be at all bothered. This is make-up, not children's bubble bath

[HandMini]

What will be sexualised next? I just want to paint my bloody nails with a nice non-chipping colour. I do not want to be made to think of Or(a)gasms or Losing My Lingerie in Boots at lunchtime. Injecting sex where it's inappropriate, unwanted and nothing more than a ploy to reel in more cash. Rimmel - I may have to write you a Mary Whitehouse letter.

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

Like some sort of paper folding sex show.

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

I was in boots today so I thought I'd have a nosy at these nail varnishes. It's actually called 'oragasm' which makes it ten times worse if you ask me.

[Hatespiders]

I remember a toilet roll (Andrex?) with 'FEEL ME!' in huge letters written on the wrapper of the 12-pack. I felt a fool standing at the checkout with that.
I wrote to complain. They actually stopped selling it with that wrapper shortly afterwards. Maybe they'd had a few complaints.

At 70 I get just as embarrassed in Boots buying lipstick. I like the Rimmel ones, as they're very inexpensive, but imagine a wrinkled old biddy getting 'Orgasm'. I live in hope!

[BuzzardBird]

Men should have 'teabags' eyecream, 'hairy arsehole' razors, stinky feet' soap and 'handshandy' moisturiser.

[SistersOfPercy]

Urban Decay have some cracking names. Gash eyeshadow is a particular favourite as is snatch but whilst we are on the subject of banjo strings etc they also have one called 'uncut'

[badgerknowsbest]

Haha

Pre Cum for men - because your worth it!

[CombineBananaFister]

I can honestly say am truly and also laughing. I've never noticed the names of cosmetics because I've never really been able to wear much slap because of eczema but now I know what I'm missing haha!!!
Thought it was just the herbal essences shampoo adverts that were ludicrous, but there's a whole other world out there.

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'knob cheese'

Highly scented product that.

[ithoughtofitfirst]

"Pre cum"

[AlanBstardMP]

badger - Half mast or Banjo String perhaps?

[badgerknowsbest]

I wonder how well a range of moisturisers or skin cream for men would sell if it it had a similar stupid name - ejaculation or inappropriate erection

[YouBetterWerk]

Agree OP it's rubbish and odd and pointless.
My favourite odd funny but innapropriate name is a deep, dark brown Urban Decay eyeshadow called 'Backdoor'

[squoosh]

I quite like 'Naughty Night Shift Nurse'. I might suggest 'Extremely Practical Emergency Plumber' to them!

[NotYouNaanBread]

YANBU. It's completely ridiculous, when their target audience is teens getting into makeup for the first time.

When NARS came up with Orgasm (and Deep Throat) that was one thing, but NARS is quite obviously marketed at adults, at least.

[SistersOfPercy]

I have a nail polish called 'Naughty Night Shift Nurse', tis a fabulous colour though so I'll forgive it's name

[invisiblecrown]

Aliteration most probably ^

[TheHandbagOfGlory]

I wouldn't say an orgasm is orange I wonder why they picked that colour for that name.

[squoosh]

Deep Throat is the tackiest name possible for a blusher, but it's the most flattering blusher in the world so I buy it anyway.