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Cry baby

Posted by Robin on 3 September 2021 17 Comments

Natalie Portman for (the new, yet again) Miss Dior.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: dior, video

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  1. littlecooling says:
    3 September 2021 at 12:56 pm

    I smelled it the other day and I was bored out of my mind

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    • lillyjo says:
      3 September 2021 at 1:20 pm

      Same.

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    • Robin says:
      3 September 2021 at 1:40 pm

      I did not smell it, but just the idea that they keep changing it and using the same name, and calling it new, is enough information for me.

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      • kpaint says:
        3 September 2021 at 1:43 pm

        I saw a commercial for this last night and LOLed at the “new” Miss Dior marketing angle. Not new!

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  2. MossyBerry says:
    3 September 2021 at 12:56 pm

    The original version seems better suited to that song – and the images are an odd mix of ’70’s nature girl and urban “empowered” 2000’s girl who visits almost every perfume ad in the last decade. But Ms. Portman is very lovely and gives it her all.

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    • Robin says:
      3 September 2021 at 1:41 pm

      Agree with all of that! In general, Janis Joplin singing Cry Baby is a really odd choice with these visuals.

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      • Nancyleandros says:
        3 September 2021 at 2:06 pm

        I guess I’m in a bit of a bad mood when it comes to Dior. I found a sample of Dior Joy in my stash and sprayed a bit on my shoulder yesterday. Bad idea. Sample went in the trash immediately.

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  3. lillyjo says:
    3 September 2021 at 1:24 pm

    It’s odd that they are using this song to market to people that hate all things old.

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    • Robin says:
      3 September 2021 at 1:41 pm

      That too.

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    • viridiaan says:
      4 September 2021 at 12:37 pm

      Wonder if they even know it’s old? I have to agree, it’s an odd choice of song for the ad. Imagine teleporting this target market back to a concert in the early 70s… patchouli oil, cigarette smoke, incense, sweat, dirty hair, stale beer, skunky pot… they’d all run screaming from the venue!

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      • lillyjo says:
        5 September 2021 at 1:21 pm

        You would have to take their phones and give them Bic lighters, lol.

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  4. CobraRose says:
    3 September 2021 at 8:53 pm

    Yes, how many times will they redo this? Sad.

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    • Robin says:
      4 September 2021 at 3:11 pm

      Until they get it right?

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      • irving says:
        5 September 2021 at 6:53 am

        then i am looking forward to a version number ∞featuring ms Portman’s grown-up children

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        • Robin says:
          6 September 2021 at 1:15 pm

          🙂

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  5. meredifay says:
    4 September 2021 at 10:37 am

    I guess they are trying to make it an all time blockbuster, but, really?
    If it were an all time block buster, they wouldn’t be changing it all the time, would they?

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    • Robin says:
      4 September 2021 at 3:12 pm

      Hard to say. I have no idea why it gets reformulated so often. I have no idea if their customers even notice.

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