By request, the 70s commercial for Enjoli by Charles of the Ritz — the 8 hour perfume for the 24 hour woman. Poor video quality.
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Thank you, Robin! I recently viewed the one for Aviance where she’s been a good mom all day but she’s going to have and Aviance night.
Ha. When I’m a good mom all day I mostly want to collapse in bed after.
Total LOL, R
It’s no Mandom, but it’s pretty cheesy nevertheless.
Nothing will ever beat Mandom.
I’m exhausted just listening to the song.
Wore me out too. When does she get to sit down with a nice cup of tea?
When does her sweetie make and bring her a nice cup of tea?
What did Enjoli smell like?
Ack. I must have had a bottle at some point in my life, but I can’t remember.
I only remember that it was VERY STRONG. Jontue was out at the same time and I wore both of them. It’s really hard to recall what they smelled like.
I remember Jontue a bit better — and pretty sure I’d recognize it if I smelled it again. Enjoli, no.
This commercial got so much airplay during my childhood/early teen years that I realize watching it how emblazoned on my memory all the moves (the fry-it-up-in-a-pan-shimmy) are.
Really, an iconic (and probably highly effective) ad even though it looks somehow kitschy to us now. Loved this and the very artsy No. 5 ads that played in the early 80s.
Yes! I might be crazy, but it seems like we don’t get iconic ads like this for the mass market any more.
Exactly! How many of us can still sing the Charlie song? Kinda here, kinda now – Charlie! Kinda young, kinda wow – Charlie! The kind of fragrance that’s here to stay and they call it – Charlie! Thank goodness it wasn’t here to stay.
Boy, this one takes me back to when a man was a man, and a jingle was a jingle. Does anyone remember the commercials for “British Sterling”? A long haired Godiva-esque brunette dressed in medieval robes rode a white horse across a field, carrying a silver salver bearing a bottle of the eponymous scent, while another lady warbled “Bring him British Sterling” in the background … it was great.
I will have to hunt for that on YouTube!