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Talk to your daughter before the beauty industry does!

Probably you have seen this already. No photo will be used in an ad without being digitally retouched today. I thought it was kind of whack when a friend of mine first showed me how he retouched a photo with his Macs for the cover of Vogue Italia some 15 years ago. Most of us won’t care anymore if an image we see is truthful or not.

The campaign for real beauty from Dove delivers another critical commercial called Onslaught. You have to see this one, too.

Eames Plywood Elephant

I love L.A., I love Eames chairs. Should I pre order one of these…

More info at: Eames Gallery

Globetrotting

If you like fast cars, this Shell commercial featuring Ferrari will electrify your four senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching).

a desolate, magical place

I hate cold places but love this one.

Move over Scarlett Johansson, and say hello to September.

Mikhail Gorbachev and LV photographed by Annie Leibovitz

A new ad by a great French luxury label that doesn’t sell its namesake perfume.

Extreme or Stupid?

Is this extreme or stupid? Maybe both. This kind of explosive craziness exists even in the world of high fashion, but I don’t find it in the world of perfume.
(Don’t worry, nobody got hurt. This is an ad by Saatchi and Saatchi for Quicksilver.)

Terry, Not Thierry

Gee, Clement and Laurent are busier than ever (new launches are showing no sign of slowing down…), and I don’t even get to speak to them these days But don’t worry, Katie and Marina, I received messages from both perfumers yesterday, and the mods are ready. All I got to do is to move my lazy xxx and pick them up. So, dear readers of this blog, a little more patience please. As we wait, Made by Blog will offer a special scent, and I hope there will be enough for everyone. But first read the following and check out the video before you jump to the opportunity.

I liked the early ad campaigns for Sisley (the Italian casual fashion, not Sisley Paris) very much. MORE »