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New packaging ~ Yves Saint Laurent, Paul & Joe, Christian Dior

Posted by Robin on 13 January 2010 28 Comments

A few recent repackagings, in case anyone cares:

Yves Saint Laurent Opium

Yves Saint Laurent's new packaging for their iconic Opium fragrance. The ad has received some notice on the Photoshop Disasters blog.


New opaque bottles for Paul & Joe's Blanc and Bleu fragrances.


Les Créations de Monsieur Dior

From Christian Dior, five fragrances (Diorissimo, Diorella, Dioressence, Eau Fraîche and Forever and Ever Dior) in new bottles under the name Les Créations de Monsieur Dior.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: dior, paul and joe, yves saint laurent

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  1. Daisy says:
    13 January 2010 at 11:52 am

    Is she drinking that keg-o-opium?? or is it heading for her eye? sheesh look out!, sitting-in-a-corner-like-a-wino-model, perfume really stings in the eyes!!!

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    • Robin says:
      13 January 2010 at 12:09 pm

      It’s a very odd pose. She looks like she can hardly manage to hold up that bottle.

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    • Sunnyfunny says:
      13 January 2010 at 1:26 pm

      That’s awesome.

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  2. sacre bleu says:
    13 January 2010 at 12:03 pm

    I really, really like Paul & Joe Blanc. . . just sayin’

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    • Robin says:
      13 January 2010 at 12:09 pm

      Me too! Plus, I adore opaque bottles.

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      • Rictor07 says:
        13 January 2010 at 1:12 pm

        I need to be able to see how much i have left. As the level goes down, it feels like im making progress toward a new bottle of something else, so i get excited.

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        • Daisy says:
          13 January 2010 at 1:58 pm

          when I see the level going down I think : ” oh, no!!! must conserve! or start looking for replacement bottle!” hahahaha maybe we are evil perfume twins! 😉

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    • eminere says:
      14 January 2010 at 9:14 am

      Love the P&J bottles too!

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  3. Abyss says:
    13 January 2010 at 12:06 pm

    I’m assuming the new packaging for the re-formulated, non-deadly juice?

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    • Robin says:
      13 January 2010 at 12:10 pm

      Which one? (Actually I don’t know which of these has been reformulated, although I would assume most if not all of the Diors, at least. Don’t know about the YSL or the P&J)

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  4. Auguszta says:
    13 January 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Oh no, the new Dior bottle look absolutely hideous! Like something by Avon.

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    • mjr17 says:
      13 January 2010 at 12:35 pm

      I totally agree. They could not be more ugly…or boring…or generic!

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      • mjr17 says:
        13 January 2010 at 12:36 pm

        I left out: totally uninspiring!

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    • Robin says:
      13 January 2010 at 12:42 pm

      When I heard they were going to repackage, was really hoping they’d bring back the houndstooth. Agree, these are dull as dull can be. And what Forever & Ever Dior is doing in that group is beyond me.

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      • www.mybeautyblog.de says:
        14 January 2010 at 4:09 pm

        Saw that recently in my shop and was wondering why the heck they are put in this strange bottles together?? The old bottle Diorissimo is much better (maybe should I get one, it is the only Liliy of the Valley scent that does not get soapy on me!).

        Forever and ever Dior is SO generic. Duh.

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        • Robin says:
          14 January 2010 at 5:29 pm

          There’s probably some reason it’s included, but offhand can’t think of what it would be.

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  5. Joe says:
    13 January 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Photoshop disasters is a funny site; thanks for pointing it out.

    Paul & Joe bottles = NICE!!! Oh, and Blanc sounds great too. Thus, a lemming is born.

    And I guess I don’t think the Dior bottles are *that* bad… but funny, I was just on Colette site and realized I find Dior colognes/eaux bottles quite nice. I’d never really noticed them.

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    • Robin says:
      13 January 2010 at 2:15 pm

      This was one of my recent favorites:

      http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/2010/01/burberry-inexpliciamus.html

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      • Joe says:
        13 January 2010 at 2:50 pm

        Of course the real attractions of those sites are the hilarious headlines and text they write. Like cakewrecks and go fug yourself.

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        • Robin says:
          13 January 2010 at 5:37 pm

          Yes! Inexpliciamus is perfect

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  6. Sunnyfunny says:
    13 January 2010 at 1:35 pm

    I don’t think the Dior bottles are bad, either. The first thing that came to my mind is that Dior is jumping on the Les Exclusifs packaging bandwagon. I thought that of the D&G tarot card thingy fumes, too. I like the Paul & Joe bottles, very classeh! 😉

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    • Robin says:
      13 January 2010 at 2:20 pm

      The P&J bottles really do look nice. I like the blue one but the white fragrance — figures!

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  7. Tama says:
    13 January 2010 at 6:35 pm

    The one I get sucked into in horror is
    http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

    But I also love cakewrecks and go fug yourself

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    • Robin says:
      14 January 2010 at 9:54 am

      That one is almost too much for me! Very funny though.

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  8. Craig Su says:
    13 January 2010 at 10:37 pm

    The Paul & Joe campaign shot is fantastic! I’d rush into their store and have a sniff.

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    • Robin says:
      14 January 2010 at 9:55 am

      They’re good fragrances too.

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  9. raluca says:
    14 January 2010 at 5:27 am

    Dior bottles depart from the company style, I don’t see the marketing behind that. They want to be more banal?
    However, Dior fragrances are a no-no for me, including that disaster and highly hated Dune.

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    • Robin says:
      14 January 2010 at 9:55 am

      I don’t see the marketing either. They have no brand identity.

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