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Oh la la

Posted by Robin on 22 December 2009 31 Comments

My Spanish is rusty and I can't follow the dialogue, but despite that (or perhaps because of it?) I love this commercial for Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's Oh La La fragrance.

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  1. Karin says:
    22 December 2009 at 10:19 am

    Maybe because it’s in French? ;-)

    Love the bottle.

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    • Karin says:
      22 December 2009 at 10:21 am

      Or is it Spanish with a French accent???

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      • Robin says:
        22 December 2009 at 11:51 am

        My Spanish is rusty, but my French is nonexistent — still, I think that’s Spanish.

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  2. Jill says:
    22 December 2009 at 10:30 am

    I really liked it too!

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 11:52 am

      It’s fun.

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  3. loledinburgh5 says:
    22 December 2009 at 11:16 am

    Hiya!
    The commercial is in Spanish with a French accent and it only describes what you see ,just like in the film Amelie (the narrator’s voice off).
    I have never smelled any of her perfumes but her kid’s clothes are awesome and so it is the stationery she designs(very cute and colourful),happy xmas to all in advance,Lorena.

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 11:52 am

      Happy Xmas to you too! And agree, she makes fun things.

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  4. ppr says:
    22 December 2009 at 11:27 am

    Yes, a huge French accent. I thought maybe it was Catalan or Gallego or some other language spoken in Spain, but it is not quite unintelligible Spanish!

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 11:53 am

      I’m sure it’s intelligible, and I ought to understand it (would be embarrassed to admit how many years of Spanish I took, and many moons ago I even passed a fluency test) but I don’t.

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  5. Daisy says:
    22 December 2009 at 11:29 am

    Fun clip…..that’s a heck of a mustache! Very Snidely Whiplash.

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 11:53 am

      Yes!

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  6. Dolly says:
    22 December 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Whimsical.

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 1:42 pm

      Yes.

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  7. LaMaroc says:
    22 December 2009 at 1:26 pm

    Am I the only one who thinks of Craig Ferguson now when they hear “oh la la”? lol
    If you don’t watch The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson – any time he swears on the show, a French flag shows up over his mouth and the swear word is replaced by a recording of him saying “Oh la la!” Makes me laugh every time.

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 1:43 pm

      That’s so funny — off to search YouTube!

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      • Robin says:
        22 December 2009 at 1:47 pm

        OMG, hysterical clip that also explains everything that is wrong with the fragrance industry:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFQkMAPVoIo

        The oh la la isn’t until near the end.

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        • LaMaroc says:
          22 December 2009 at 3:44 pm

          LMAO! *wiping away tears* Thank you for finding that one, Robin! I missed that night. Actually, though I am a night-owl by nature, I am trying to get to bed earlier in my old age, so I actually, ehem, DVR the show now. I feel like it’s cheating. lol Anyway, I love his rants. I agree with him on almost everything he says, he’s HILARIOUS, he has great guests, I love his format (or lack thereof), AND he’s adorable and has a Scottish accent. What’s not to love?
          I’ll share with you one of my favorite more recent opening monologues:
          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvtu2Hl5-BQ
          Come join the late-night cult of Craig. :)

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          • Robin says:
            22 December 2009 at 4:42 pm

            Most awesome. I had never seen him before…I watched Conan sometimes, but stopped Tivoing him when he moved to the Tonight Show…between that & Jon Stewart, I couldn’t keep up even with Tivo. No time! But maybe I’ll start Tivoing Craig Ferguson for a bit.

          • LaMaroc says:
            22 December 2009 at 8:19 pm

            I know, my sister is furious for all the hours that his shows are taking up on our DVR. :P

  8. CynthiaW says:
    22 December 2009 at 2:03 pm

    I love that commercial – so much better than the usual rolling about and trying to look sexy that many ads consist of. I like the aesthetic of the whole design – it reminded me of look of the late, lamented show “Pushing Daisies”.

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 4:42 pm

      I missed that show, but heard it was great.

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  9. parfumliefhebber says:
    22 December 2009 at 4:45 pm

    Nice fun-clip :-)

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 8:15 pm

      :-)

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  10. platinum14 says:
    22 December 2009 at 6:05 pm

    Fun spot, but couldn’t they have chosen a more original name?
    Between “Ooh la la” by Victoria’s Secret and Oh-la-la by Azzaro, someone at R&D should have suggested something else maybe…

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 8:16 pm

      Good point, although I’m guessing they aren’t competing w/ Victoria’s Secret in Spain or Latin America where ARdlP is big, and not sure the Azzaro is still around?

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  11. perfumelover says:
    22 December 2009 at 9:29 pm

    Hi!
    You are right Robin
    Here, in Latin America, ARdlP has many folllowers and you can find all her fragrances in Argentina
    The other two “Oh la la” have not arrived yet. :D Me gustó el “spot” de este anuncio también.
    Happy Xmas!

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    • Robin says:
      22 December 2009 at 11:02 pm

      A very happy Xmas to you as well!

      (and thanks — that’s about the level of Spanish I can still read, ha)

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    • parfumliefhebber says:
      23 December 2009 at 7:54 am

      Hi, we share the same username, only in another language :-D

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  12. perfumelover says:
    23 December 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Hi :D
    That’s great! we love perfume….

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  13. Joe says:
    23 December 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Funny, I only just now was able to watch this and totally assumed this was Catalan and thought, “Hmmm, maybe that’s why you can’t understand it!” Interesting to listen to other languages spoken in different accents — French spoken with an American accent is quite a hoot (though I’m sure not to high school French teachers!).

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    • Robin says:
      23 December 2009 at 10:48 pm

      French (or I should say, perfume French) with an American accent is the only French I speak — and even I know it’s a hoot!

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