Last month, Sarah showed you guys the first ad for Lady Gaga‘s perfume, Fame. You remember, she was naked with a bunch of tiny men crawling all over her? Yeah. It was weird and a little creepy, and I was like “I don’t think I want to smell like that.” But then I saw this trailer. And I definitely don’t want to smell like that.
I mean, I’ve known that I don’t want to smell like the perfume itself – it was made with a blood sample from Lady Gaga herself, and she’s said it smells like an expensive hooker, and don’t get me started on all the semen business – but I really don’t want to smell like this trailer. Does that make sense? Like if I could envision the perfect perfume trailer for me, it would have lots of bright colors, and it would be set in a forest with a big rainbow in the back, glitter raining from the sky, a unicorn drinking from a river, and little kittens with wings flying around everywhere. Adele would be singing “I’ll Build A Stairway to Paradise,” and then Robert Pattinson would walk in, gently pull a flying kitten down to his chest, and nuzzle it’s little head. The perfume would be called “Sparggles.” Because it’s a cross between sparkles and snuggles. I would want to smell like that perfume so hard.
Alternately, I’ve always really liked this actual ad from Britney Spears:
So no, Lady Gaga, I’m not interested in your tiny men that smell like blood and semen and hookers. But thanks anyway.
Lady Gaga’s ad feels a lot like being in Freddy Krueger’s lair. Another artsy-fartsy video, so out of place in a perfume ad. Seriously, what’s up with the tar-like substance on her mouth? And dont let me start on those raw eggs. (are those raw eggs?)
I think it’s awesomeness for the same reasons.
I didn’t watch Gaga’s ad, but I remember the Britney Spears one and thought it was one of the dumbest advertisements I had ever seen.