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Posted by Robin on 11 January 2010 25 Comments

A video spot for the new Kim Kardashian perfume.

Update: this video is no longer available, sorry!

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: celebrity perfumes, kim kardashian

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  1. parfumliefhebber says:
    11 January 2010 at 10:03 am

    The first thing that came into my mind: It looks like a short shot of the video of Coco with Vanessa Paradise you posted lately.

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    • Robin says:
      11 January 2010 at 11:13 am

      Yeah, sorta.

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      • pigoletto says:
        12 January 2010 at 9:14 am

        but not really 😀

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  2. Indre says:
    11 January 2010 at 10:38 am

    yes, I thought the same thing! But I’d prefer the one with Vanessa – it’s more playful and artistic.

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    • parfumliefhebber says:
      11 January 2010 at 10:40 am

      Yes, much better.

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      • Minnie says:
        11 January 2010 at 10:44 am

        It is much more subtle than I would have imagined, so I have to give it that. Is the woman in the hoop Kim Kardashian? I don’t even know what she looks like.

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        • Indre says:
          11 January 2010 at 10:52 am

          Me too 🙂 I’ve checked in Wikipedia, looks like her.

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    • Robin says:
      11 January 2010 at 11:14 am

      Yes. This one (sorry to her fans) lacks humor or imagination.

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      • bergere says:
        11 January 2010 at 12:26 pm

        Totally agree. The only thing this ad and the one for Coco have in common is the woman on a bird perch; the KK one is played suffocatingly straight, while the Chanel one has a wicked humor.

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  3. smellgoodsista says:
    11 January 2010 at 11:19 am

    I smelled a sample in a magazine……smells Gardenia-ish….like Michael Kors a bit. I’ll pass on this one.

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    • APassionateJourney says:
      11 January 2010 at 3:13 pm

      What magazine did you smell this in??

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    • Robin says:
      11 January 2010 at 8:16 pm

      Thanks!

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  4. Lovetosmell says:
    11 January 2010 at 12:04 pm

    It was very subtle but it could of been a much better commercial it was like it lacked a soul.I heard that her favorite fragrance is Michael Kors perfhaps this explains it.At this point I am glad the bottle is not pink.LOL Yeah it totally reminds me of the Vanesa Coco ad but, this doesn’t look like Kim.Its her but doesn’t look like her.

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    • Robin says:
      11 January 2010 at 8:18 pm

      Thinking they did not spend a lot of money (or creative energy) on this.

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      • Lovetosmell says:
        11 January 2010 at 11:48 pm

        I totally agree one shot was the picture on the ad.They killed two birds with one stone.They could of put more money into that commercial.Do you remeber the Christiana commercial that had humor and personality to it.The fragrance didn’t work for me but the commercial was much better than this.

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  5. Joe says:
    11 January 2010 at 4:10 pm

    I have to admit, I like ads like this that more or less work with some aesthetic of old Hollywood glamour rather than Paris Hilton tacky-mermaid. The whole marketing concept is, on the whole I think, better done and more elegant than a lot of recent launches.

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    • Robin says:
      11 January 2010 at 8:17 pm

      See, and if I’m going to watch a low budget commercial, I find Paris Hilton in a mermaid outfit much more entertaining than this. At least it makes me laugh!

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      • Joe says:
        11 January 2010 at 8:49 pm

        Ha! I could see what you mean, but the attempt to put this one in a much less tacky bottle and so forth makes me feel like it might be somewhat more worthy of sniffing!

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        • Robin says:
          12 January 2010 at 9:19 am

          As I’ve said before, I don’t know anything much about Lighthouse Beauty…the only scent they’ve done so far is Power by 50 Cent. Parlux is the devil I know, LOL…

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      • Lovetosmell says:
        11 January 2010 at 11:51 pm

        Thankyou Robin.I totally agree at least it makes you laught.This one looked like you were watching a robot.

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    • Minnie says:
      11 January 2010 at 9:04 pm

      Yes, I agree that I find this more appealing than the Beyonce ad that was posted earlier. They both lack imagination and humor as said above, but at least this one recalls some classic Hollywood vibe, as you said Joe. I agree that neither hold a candle to the Chanel ad, however.

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  6. Zeezee says:
    11 January 2010 at 4:30 pm

    Mwah. I’m more bored by it than anything. Looks like they shot a few gratuitous frames at the promotional photo shoot to have two for the price of one. And the porny voice-over puts me to sleep.

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    • Robin says:
      11 January 2010 at 8:17 pm

      Exactly.

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  7. Tommasina says:
    13 January 2010 at 2:56 pm

    The voice says “scent” while the printed ad we’re shown says “fragrance”. A small thing, but why not make the two the same? And is her torso (waist) photoshopped much?

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    • Robin says:
      13 January 2010 at 5:46 pm

      I don’t know what she looks like well enough to say if they photoshopped her to death!

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