Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Oil of Olay advert

Caught an advert for an Olay product this morning. Apparently it's a wonderful substance for "women who are not ready for cosmetic injections". Wow just check out the assumption there - 'Oh my I have wrinkles. I must have them removed using cosmetic surgery, yet I don't feel quite ready for that right now so what can I use in the meantime? Thank you Olay for your wonderful product now I can put off having surgery for a little longer'. Cos' every women is going to go under the knife to 'enhance' their appearance at some point - it's inevitable.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Soon (maybe) men will have the same dilemma. Heard of 'Taxi Man'?

Anonymous said...

Don't forget Veet (previously known a Immac) now has a "for men" range. I have heard of men even having laser hair removal treatment all over, which is quite close to cosmetic surgery. Of course, it's not unknown for the hardcore pretty-boys to have cosmetic surgery already (and I'm not talking about to cover up disfiguring scars, burns, &c., but plain vanity jobs), so maybe it won't be that long before it becomes mainstream.

FlipC said...

Well I've previously mentioned the quest for more profit that is several companies 'for men' ranges and the fact that to me they all smell terrible.

As for male cosmetic 'surgery' yeah the hardcore have already been down that route, it was just the assumption that it is the natural progression for any women which I do hope doesn't become the same for men... heh silly me we already have 'grey away'.

Anonymous said...

Heh. My little sister worked for the company that helped develop Veet for men. Apparently it's exactly the same formula as Veet for women, but with a different… uh… “perfume” is the technical term.

You know that awful smell that gas mains have? That's also a “perfume” too; methane has no scent, but they add one so you know you've got a gas leak.

Anonymous said...

Well, I already knew about the methane, and as for the Veet, I could have guessed that, really. But thanks for the confirmation, Orphi.

FlipC said...

Makes sense. I guess an entirely new product would require a battery of tests before it could be sold; might as well just use the existing one with a different perfume.

Oh am I the only one getting cheesed off with the Andi MacDowell L'Oreal ads. 'When I walk around frowning I get two deep wrinkles between my eyebrows, but when I use this wonderful product and stop frowning they disappear'

Anonymous said...

For what it's worth… Apparently the machine they use to turn powder and water into a smooth cream looks like something out of a mad scientist's lab. It sits in a special room of its own, it has an insane number of knobs and dials, it has a vast network of pipes going into it, and when you run it, the whole contraction whurz and shakes.

Apparently.