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Topic: Personal Care

Ad of the Day: Axe BBH's new Axe man already has the girl, but now he has to keep her happy

Women may have the upper hand in the dating game, Axe has conceded. But at least men can dull that edge with the brand's shower gel. BBH London began softening Axe's…

March 20 2012

Man Surprised to See Himself in Facebook Ad for Giant Tub of Lube Joke in a personal post becomes a sponsored story

Advertising people have long been derided as snake-oil salesmen. Nick Bergus, a writer, multimedia producer and teacher from Iowa, pitched a very different substance to glide into his 15 minutes…

February 29 2012

Isaiah Mustafa Is 'MANta Claus' in Old Spice Holiday Campaign Vows to buy gifts for all 7 billion humans

Isaiah Mustafa is back in what looks to be a major holiday YouTube campaign from Wieden + Kennedy for Old Spice. The concept is introduced in the first video below,…

December 05 2011

This Exists: Bear-Shaped Deodorant Protector From Old Spice Order yours now (yes, it's a real product)

Looking for gift ideas for that guy in your life who can't seem to protect his deodorant properly? Here's one option, courtesy of Old Spice: the Old Spice Bear Deodorant…

November 23 2011

Breaking: Lynx Ads Banned for Objectifying Women Lucy Pinder series is given a spanking

After courting religious controversy in South Africa, ads for Lynx body spray (marketed as Axe in the U.S.) have returned to their old standard of getting banned for sexual reasons.…

November 23 2011

Old Spice Ad Reveals a Biker Trapped in a Fat Man's Body Second 'Smell better than yourself' spot

Here's the second commercial (following the "Sea Captain" one) in Wieden + Kennedy's new "Smell better than yourself" campaign for Old Spice. It features a chubby guy in a locker…

November 21 2011

Axe's Fallen Angels Banned in South Africa After offending one guy

It's been nine months since we wrote about the Lynx/Axe body spray ad in which horny angels fall from heaven, but it's apparently taken that long for South African regulators…

October 31 2011

Axe Celebrates Halloween With 'Hot Girl vs. Zombie' A classic showdown, with a twist

Here is Axe's gift to you this Halloween—a 1:20 horror spot featuring one of the genre's classic matchups: hot girl vs. zombie. It's adequately executed, although the zombie could look…

October 25 2011

Dating an Axe Angel Wouldn't Be That Great After All Halo and wings are accidents waiting to happen

"My Angel Girlfriend" is the latest divertingly stupid installment of BBH's "Fallen Angels" campaign for Lynx (the British version of Axe). A dopey dude dates an angel who is attracted…

October 13 2011

Old Spice's Latest Guys Smell Better Than Themselves W+K debuts new campaign with salty spot

With the Fabio experiment over, Wieden + Kennedy today breaks a brand-new campaign for Old Spice with the theme, "Smell better than yourself." The premise is: You might not be…

September 08 2011

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