Emily Blunt in a tux worn directly on flesh (very YSL), the leopard, the Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem in the background, the giga cocktail ring...I rather like it all in the new commercial for the iconic Opium perfume by Yves Saint Laurent.
The only bad thing is Opium itself has deteriorated as a fragrance due to reformulation...
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ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteI really like Emily Blunt.
"The Devil Wears Prada" ruined Emily Blunt for me because I always associate her with her unlikable character in that movie. I feel bad about it because I don't know anything about her. BUT the ad is good.
ReplyDeleteTruthfully, it's too bad they didn't just discontinue it or revamp it in earnest because the new formula is so weak!
(Opium, that is!)
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