Jezebel: Adlibs

A Perfectly Good Vampire Sex Fantasy, Ruined.

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:20:00 EDT

If you're a fan of Dracula, True Blood, Twilight or The Vampire Diaries, you'll get a kick out of this almost-sorta-NSFW commercial from the UK. Damon Salvatore never has this problem, does he? More »

Audrina Photoshopped To Look Less Bony

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:40:00 EST

So often, we see celebrities and models digitally slimmed for ad campaigns. But in Audrina's Bongo ads, it appears as though her slim physique was made slightly softer and less bony. A woman just can't "win." More »

The Old Spice Man Returns, Wry & Sexy As Ever

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:34:00 EST

Isaiah Mustafa and his "striking brown eyes" are back, in this teaser trailer for a brand new Old Spice ad campaign. More »

Vintage Makeup Ads Turn You From Loser To Irresistible!

Sadie Stein — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST

We'd love these 30s ads for the gorgeous artwork alone, but the weird copy makes them truly fascinating. More »

The Starbucks Siren Is The Most Powerful Woman In The World

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:25:30 EST

Starbucks has changed its logo to feature a close up on the Siren, alone, without any lettering. She's a creature who doesn't need to explain herself! More »

Jessica Biel Misled Me About This Lip Stain Business

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:13:00 EST

So yeah. I watched the Revlon Just Bitten commercial in which Jessica Biel promised me a "light flush of color." And I bought it. That's not what I got. More »

Fertility Clinic Ad Is Something To Get Jazzed Jizzed About

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:44:00 EST

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An Australian fertility clinic's ad (seen in FHM) involves pages stuck together. Pull 'em apart, and there's a photograph of a sexay woman and the line "Don't waste your sperm." So… We want these dudes contributing to the gene pool? More »

The Cup-Size Choir's Musical Boobs

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:08:00 EST

According to this La Senza ad, nothing says Christmas like ligerie-clad ladies moaning "ancient yuletide carols" while writhing on a bed. We hadn't realized that cup sizes are lettered just like musical notes! (Probably because they aren't.) More »

Polish Politician Hopes Bikini Bod Will Earn Votes

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:06:00 EST

Polish pop singer Sara May — real name Katarzyna Szczolek — would like to win a district council seat in her hometown of Warsaw, and she's using photographs of herself in a bikini as part of her campaign. More »

What Fast Food Really Looks Like

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:04:00 EST

A side-by-side comparison of fast food as it's pictured in advertising versus the food you actually purchase is even more of a fail than you'd think. More »

Skyy Continues The Vodka=Penis Ad Campaign

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:34:00 EDT

First the brand sucked balls. Now a new Skyy ad makes vodka a sexy phallic symbol around which women wrap their legs. (Although we've seen the bottle in person and it's much smaller.) It's all part of the vodka=cock movement! More »

Madonna's Dolce & Gabbana Pics Pre-Photoshop

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:46:00 EDT

Some images purported to be unretouched photographs from the Spring/Summer Dolce & Gabbana campaign starring Madonna have popped up online. More »

Photoshop Of Horrors: Embrace Your Amputated Leg & Love It!

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:09:00 EDT

A reader sent this Suave body wash ad — seen in a recent ladymag — in which the model seems to have bathed herself so hard, some of her parts fell off. More »

How The Beckhams Fake Intimacy For The Camera

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EDT

There isn't any dialogue between David and Victoria Beckham in the commercial for Intimately Yours fragrances, so naturally we had to write some ourselves. More »

Did Obama Prepare America For The The Old Spice Guy?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:10:00 EDT

In a piece for The Daily Beast, Tricia Romano writes, "It's hard to say whether [Isaiah] Mustafa and Old Spice would have paired up 10 or 20 years ago, unless he was a famous star athlete like O.J. Simpson." And: More »

Is James Franco's New Gucci Ad Performance Art?

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:20:00 EST

Nope! But let's pretend: Imagine water symbolizes rebirth. And his wet T-shirt means he's going to have to come inside and get undressed. And someone is going to have to towel him off… Um, what was I saying? [People, Earlier] More »

5 Odd Things About Kim Kardashian's Perfume Commercial

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:30:00 EST

Kim Kardashian's 30-second fragrance spot is being called "her second funniest video yet." Because of her sex tape, get it? Hilarious. But the truth is, there are a few strange things about the commercial: More »

George Clooney Would Be Dead Right Now…

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

…If it weren't for The Archangel John Malkovich and a Nespresso coffee maker. At least, that's the gist of this commercial. [AdFreak] More »

Celebrities Model & No One Cares

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:40:00 EDT

In a recent poll, 78% of respondents said that seeing a celebrity in an ad doesn't affect them one way or the other, when it comes to buying what's being shilled. And yet! We're inundated with this crap. [AdWeek] More »

Sarah Haskins: Husbands Can't Do Stuff

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:00 EDT

"Being a woman isn't easy," Sarah Haskins sighs. "We work, we take care of the house, we raise children… and we do it all without a shred of help from those lumbering manbeasts known as husbands." More »

"If You Don’t Use Our Services You Will Be Just As Idiotic As These Black Women”

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EDT

"No matter which angle you dissect this little thirty second spot from, only one conclusion is possible; the purposeful exposure of the so-called desperate ignorance of Black women." Also, does the ad pit blacks against Eastern Europeans? [Womanist Musings, Racialicious] More »

Fagged Out?

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:20:00 EDT

Was this ever a popular saying? [Vintage Ads] More »

Sarah Haskins Untangles The Swinging World Of Hair Care Ads

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:20:00 EDT

From a deserted shampoo temple to words like "hydrolicious" and "prismatic," hair product commercials elevate beautiful hair to something to die for, Sarah Haskins finds. More »

"Pre American Apparel"

Dodai Stewart — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:15:00 EDT

Too many questions, not enough answers. [Vintage Ads] More »

Out Of Work? You Could Be A Fantana…

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EDT

If you're vaguely ethnic and can sorta dance, take note: The Fantanas are "back" — although they seem to be different from the originals — and they're looking for a 4th to call the corners with. [Copyranter] More »

Photoshop Of Horrors?

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:20:00 EDT

There is definitely something off about Carolyn Murphy's trapezius in this Estee Lauder ad — try drawing a line from where her neck connects on the left to where it connects on the right. [Photoshop Disasters] More »

"It's Smart To Ride The Rocket!"

Hortense Smith — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:30:00 EDT

In case you didn't know, it's smart to ride the Rocket, ladies. And by Rocket I mean this sweet car, of course. What were you thinking? Get your mind out of the gutter! [Vintage Ads] More »

"It Works Externally, Because That's Where The Trouble Starts"

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:40:00 EDT

"Why take chances? Starting today, why not use Pristeen as much a part of your bath or shower. It's just as essential to your cleanliness, And to your peace of mind about being a girl. An attractive, nice-to-be-with girl." [Vintage Ads] More »

Sarah Haskins: "Laundry. It's The Woman's Drug Of Choice"

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT

"Why can't we break the spin cycle?" Haskins asks. "Because when you're high on laundry, life is just better… it smells better." Clearly, she's been freebasing Cheer, because she goes off on detergent commercials: More »

For Men Only!

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Wimminz are delicate and can't chew or process something as hearty as beef, what are you, crazy? [Sociological Images] More »

This Is Your Brain On Drugs Fast Fashion

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:40:00 EDT

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Models. St-st-stutter speech; techno music; Photoshop of Horrors; a meteor; a pink pony; a crashing wave. What is it? The Matthew Williamson for H&M commercial. Of course. (Embedded after jump.) [AdFreak] More »

"His Meals Will Look As Pretty As You Do"

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:40:00 EDT

A sexist Australian commercial for pots and pans (tagline: "The only thing that cooks better ... is a woman!") is actually a clever viral marketing ploy. Video after the jump! [Ad Rants] More »

Nailed

Anna Holmes — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:40:00 EDT

Says Hortense: "What would the OPI name be? "I'm Not Really Freddy Krueger?" [Vintage Ads] More »

American Apparel Spurts Its Stuff All Over Pregnant Women

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

I honestly don't know whether to love or loathe the new American Apparel pregnant lady ads. More »

“Forget About It. Men’s Preferences Will Never Change.”

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDT

This collection of the "World's Worst Magazine Ads" includes a few posted here before. The message in the yogurt ad at left? "Be thin, or no man will want you." [Stiletto Revolt via Feminist Law Professors] More »

Hurtful Heels, Zoned-Out Zombies & Crotch Watch: Spring's Worst Ads

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Advertisements are supposed to help move product. But some ads are so stupid, inane, weird or pointless, they're just bad. Hence: Badvertising! The following are from the latest issues of Vogue, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Lucky. More »

The Complicated Business Of Getting Women To Buy Crap

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:30:00 EST

According to today's New York Times, selling chips to chicks is tricky business, which is why Frito-Lay has "researched women's feelings about snacking and guilt." Uh-oh. More »

Krazy Kat Ladies

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:20:00 EST

Alice In Wonderland + The Wizard Of Oz + Josie & The Pussycats + LSD + cotton candy + vaginal references = MAC Hello Kitty ad. [BoingBoing] More »

Fat Toys With Good Intentions

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:45:00 EST

The problem with using a chubby Barbie in an ad to encourage kids to be more active is that Barbie's original physique isn't typical for a child either. Ditto Superman. [AdFreak] More »

Does Using Sex(ism) To Sell Products Ever Backfire?

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:40:00 EST

Go Daddy's sexist ads may have driven away customers, but will a new crop of ads featuring women who love hairy backs, giving blow jobs, and covering up domestic abuse cause a backlash too? More »