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"Stop The (Flanker) Madness" Campaign: La Nuit de L'Homme Frozen Cologne

post #1 of 23
3/7/12 at 4:27am
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Nice folks there at L'Oreal/"YSL" have done it again:
Just what the world needed...Another flanker of L'Homme, or to be precise a flanker of a flanker... Yawn...
Am i being too harsh here?
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post #2 of 23
3/7/12 at 5:51am
Depends what it smells like!

...But I imagine I'd rather have a new stand-alone release, or even better, a re-release of original M7!
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post #3 of 23
3/7/12 at 6:31am
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...But I imagine I'd rather have a new stand-alone release

Same here.
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post #4 of 23
3/7/12 at 6:38am
Ya they are just capitalizing on the success of Nuit (which I love). They can't fool the nose however. Will have to try it out.
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post #5 of 23
3/7/12 at 6:47am
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"Pointless Flankers are no fun. Pointless Flankers endanger the noses and happiness of millions. They must stop. We appeal in particular to the designer brands of today.

STOP THE POINTLESS FLANKER MADNESS
There are better things in life.

7ScentsOfHell supports the STOP THE POINTLESS FLANKER MADNESS campaign against boring, bland, obvious-money-grabbing flanker fragrances, JOIN US!"
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post #6 of 23
3/7/12 at 7:00am
Guess the original was quite a success. I've not smelled any of them yet. Must keep up, or not.
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post #7 of 23
3/7/12 at 7:06am
I keep hearing of L'Homme flankers I have never seen. L'Homme Summer? Is that out in the US?
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post #8 of 23
3/7/12 at 7:06am
If it smells good, who really cares? Just scratch the name off the bottle if it bothers you so much.
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post #9 of 23
3/7/12 at 7:35am
I'm looking forward to La Nuit de L'Homme Libre Gout du Parfum Pure Nachos featuring chili pepper and nacho cheese.
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post #10 of 23
3/7/12 at 8:13am
I find it funny how you guys curse YSL for releasing flankers in the L'homme line, but are totally on board as Guerlain continues making Homme and Habit Rouge flankers.
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post #11 of 23
3/7/12 at 8:18am
Has La Nuit Sport and Extreme been released yet, maybe we will see La Nuit Extrait. Not forgetting the La Nuit shower gel and deodrant with a competion for the lucky winner too visit the La Nuit factory.lol
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post #12 of 23
3/7/12 at 8:30am
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Originally Posted by danho View Post

I find it funny how you guys curse YSL for releasing flankers in the L'homme line, but are totally on board as Guerlain continues making Homme and Habit Rouge flankers.

Well, I was not too happy about YSL releasing the original either... ;-)
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post #13 of 23
3/7/12 at 8:46am
Well, I like some flankers better than their fathers, but usually they're worse. L'Oreal should be ashamed about what they're doing to YSL line. Mr. Laurent may be rolling into his grave.
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post #14 of 23
3/7/12 at 4:31pm
I'll sample this and make a decision.....Sounds like it will be Great for summer!!!
Gary
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post #15 of 23
3/8/12 at 2:52am
I cant wait to test this one. Madness is hating something before you smell it...
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post #16 of 23
3/8/12 at 3:58am
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I cant wait to test this one. Madness is hating something before you smell it...

Eheh, sure i dont hate anything before or after I test it Hating is just a waste of time, and I like to keep things in perspective!

Actually the "Stop the Madness" thing is just a small pun on the campaign with same name that Roadrunner Records ran in the 80's/90's against the use of drugs and has been since used here and there with anything people consider is getting "too much"...

Actually there's no "madness" in releasing flanker-after-flanker-after-flanker, in reality it shows shrewd calculism and in plain commercial terms it makes perfect sense.

If there was anything i could call "madness" (in a good way) was releasing M7 in 2002, in the way it was a bold, daring risk at the time...heck, it was a release before it's time, IMO!
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post #17 of 23
3/8/12 at 3:59am
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I cant wait to test this one. Madness is hating something before you smell it...

Eheh, sure i dont hate anything before or after I test it Hating is just a waste of time, and I like to keep things in perspective!

Actually the "Stop the Madness" thing is just a small pun on the campaign with same name that Roadrunner Records ran in the 80's/90's against the use of drugs and has been since used here and there with anything people consider is getting "too much"...

Actually there's no "madness" in releasing flanker-after-flanker-after-flanker, in reality it shows shrewd calculism and in plain commercial terms it makes perfect sense.

If there was anything i could call "madness" (in a good way) was releasing M7 in 2002, in the way it was a bold, daring risk at the time...heck, it was a release before it's time, IMO!
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post #18 of 23
3/8/12 at 4:26am
I gotta say, I'm pretty excited about a new L'Homme flanker. Simple as that. I'll definitely get it when it comes out.
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post #19 of 23
3/8/12 at 7:52am
there is a place for flankers as long as your trash does not overflow into the street ...
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post #20 of 23
3/8/12 at 11:21am
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Originally Posted by 7ScentsOfHell View Post

Eheh, sure i dont hate anything before or after I test it Hating is just a waste of time, and I like to keep things in perspective!

Actually the "Stop the Madness" thing is just a small pun on the campaign with same name that Roadrunner Records ran in the 80's/90's against the use of drugs and has been since used here and there with anything people consider is getting "too much"...

Actually there's no "madness" in releasing flanker-after-flanker-after-flanker, in reality it shows shrewd calculism and in plain commercial terms it makes perfect sense.

If there was anything i could call "madness" (in a good way) was releasing M7 in 2002, in the way it was a bold, daring risk at the time...heck, it was a release before it's time, IMO!

So really you are saying "STOP THE MADNESS OF MAKING TONS OF MONEY!!!"

How about "D.A.R.E...... to keep kids off of YSL L'Homme flankers!!"

Hating is all relative on here. Like, you can say that you really hate a violet note and we know what you mean...
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post #21 of 23
3/8/12 at 4:35pm
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If the fragrance is nice then I don't mind flankers (or flankers of flankers!).

Plus the bottles look cool all lined up together!
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post #22 of 23
3/8/12 at 6:55pm
I like flankers except when they don't make sense.

The summer flanker of L'Eau D'Issey doesn't make sense to me because - Issey is already a summery scent as far as I'm concerned. Wheras Issey Intense is more wearable in other seasons, because of its added woods.

The summer flankers of Kouros make more sense - to me it's best as a summer scent, but I know others wear it in other seasons.

By way of contrast all the summer flankers of Joop PH make total sense, as Joop is pretty overpowering in summer.

Regards,
Renato
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post #23 of 23
3/8/12 at 7:46pm
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Same here.

same here
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