Shampoo Commercials
Yes, it’s already my sembreak. There’s so much thing that I want to do, like I want to bake a peach pie, change the layout of this blog, finish watching House MD (special thanks to the piraters here in downtown San Fernando), read1, write reviews of the books that I have recently finished reading, update this blog, and the list goes on but since I’ve mentioned about updating my blog… I have to update it.
I’ve already mentioned here that the shampoo commercials in the country looked like they were taped in other countries but it turned out that they were taped inside a studio with the usual shocking green background. Honestly speaking, I’m always fascinated with these commercials. Of course, minus the stupid jingles and the weird dance moves. Whoever created them are brilliant and it must have used all of their creative juices just to come up with these funny yet sometimes stupid commercials.
And this bring us to our own version of one of these shampoo commercials featuring three of my high school classmates. I was the one taping this so you will not see me. The following video was part of our final requirement for Economics back in High School. We decided to come up with this stupid spoofed commercial just to have some sort of an icebreaker. And yes, it was an effective icebreaker.
You might still remember that in the real commercial, the product that was being advertised ends with the letter “E”, but in this case, we had to change product-that-ends-with-letter-”E” into one of its rivals because we did not have any bottle of product-that-ends-with-letter-”E”.
And now, the advertisers had put the competition to the next level. We have now separate shampoos for men and women. Great? No. I don’t get it why there should be a separate shampoo for men and women. I can’t see any other motives of the advertisers but just to get more people, in this case, men, buy their product.
It’s just like they are saying “Hey, use our new shampoo for men! If you don’t, you’re a homo! Gay!” Smart advertisers, hu? I checked the bottle of both men’s and women’s shampoo of the same brand yesterday, aside from the difference in the color of the bottle, and the men’s have the words “for men”, it turned out there are only two different ingredients used for the men’s shampoo. Now, I wonder what makes it more effective if a male used it.
Advertisers are smart, but we should be smarter than they are. Seriously, I don’t think a man using a so-called women’s shampoo would make him a homosexual and vice versa. Besides, these so-called shampoos for men and women are just new in the market. Last year, when these weird innovations were just a scratch, nobody cares what shampoo we use or if we use them or not. I suppose, they have created a separate shampoo for men because there were no male models for a shampoo in the past. Heck, of course, they would use a female model in advertising their shampoo because females usually have longer hairs. And now, they’re recruiting male models to advertise their shampoo for men.
PS: And when you can say a product is “new?” I’ve noticed that some shampoos — well, not only shampoos — have the word “new” on their containers for ages. Surely, they’re not new anymore, don’t they? Ah, another advertising tactic.
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October 18, 2007 @ 7:33 pm
Hmmm. I thought they shoot those commercials overseas, not behind some chroma key? Because that’s what they always say in the news or on showbiz talk shows. But what do I care. They all suck anyway. Pffft.
I actually had the same rant months ago. But mine pertained to detergents and other supermaket products. HERE
Which is why we should not patronize these kinds of advertising BS when we could actually have the power to revert to the good old times. You know, with gugo and aloe vera and stuff. I’M ALL FOR GUGO! WHO’S WITH ME? GO GUGO! LOL! ;-p
October 19, 2007 @ 11:46 am
I don’t believe those commercials. I’ve never seen a girl with hair that’s super shiny and goes where you move. Even though you don’t agree with those advertising it sounds like it’s working. Nothing like homophobia to sell your product.
October 19, 2007 @ 11:10 pm
I know!!! <3 It must have been a bloody, more than 24-hours process to come up with synch dance moves, a jingle, wardrobe, voice over etc. People behind a shampoo commercial must have a creativity factory of their very own
October 20, 2007 @ 4:24 pm
I never believe in Shampoo Commercials. They piss me off and I hate how superficial they are
October 21, 2007 @ 2:45 am
parang naririnig co yung boses mo sa background ah.. hehe. nice.
shampoo commercials don’t work for me. i only stick with my favorite shampoo and that’s it.
October 21, 2007 @ 3:31 am
my husband dont like my shampoo coz he said its so sticky or oily on the hair I dont know thats what he said that’s why I bought him shampoo for men.
October 21, 2007 @ 8:43 am
I don’t believe in those too! >_> why do when i use the product, my hair doesn’t look like the one’s on tv?? can somebody please explain that!
haha, anyways, it’s kinda obvious that the hair of the models are just effects.
October 21, 2007 @ 10:03 am
Nakakatuwa naman yung ginawa niyong commercial, pero parang hindi ko maalala yun “product-that-ends-with-letter-”E”” hehe saka uhm… hindi ko alam kung rejoice or palmolive siya?! Hihi! D bale, nakakatuwa naman yung commercial so ok na yon
Oo nga bakit may shampoo for men pa ‘no? Ang weird lang, malamang packaging lang yung iba dun pero same component lang kung ano yung sa for women na shampoo hehe
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October 21, 2007 @ 3:53 pm
I just hate watching those stupid shampoo commercials. Palaging may girl na may super ganda at balik ayos na buhok, may dance steps at jingle pa. Exag sila ha. Pag ginamit mo na yung product nila, di naman magiging ganun kaganda ng buhok mo. haha
October 21, 2007 @ 4:32 pm
shine shine shine!!! ha ha ha…
pero sa lahat ng mga napanuod kong commercials, yung sa bio link vco ang pinaka trip ko…
October 21, 2007 @ 5:02 pm
Lei: As what I have written in my blog, I’ve checked the bottle of both menÂ’s and womenÂ’s shampoo of the same brand, it turned out there are two different ingredients used for the menÂ’s shampoo. But still, I don’t get it why would those two ingredients will make the men’s shampoo more effective for men.
October 22, 2007 @ 7:57 am
That “shampoo-that-ends-with-the-letter-E”… Never used it. I don’t know if it will really work for me. My hair is now going to reach the medium length and I’m keeping it clean with other shampoos I really trusted. But I’ll be getting a haircut maybe in 2 weeks time or this week. Teehee. My eyes are getting itchy right now, that’s why. Have to trim it.
I think the manufacturers don’t have any other ingredients left to add on their shampoo product for men and made a random pick. OK, that doesn’t make sense.
October 22, 2007 @ 6:29 pm
October 22, 2007 @ 8:41 pm
Arlo: As what I have written in my blog, that video was a part of our final requirement in Economics. Basically, we filmed that.