Friday, October 26, 2012

D & G Fragrance Anthology (2009)


Here’s a creative copywriting assignment that I’ve done for a print ad analysis. I’m still kinda new to perfumes and I purposely choose the D & G Fragrance Anthology (2009) as the topic of my research on account of I’m quite interested in the perfumes and decided to know more about this series of perfumes.  Yes, I have heard of it, but never really read about it. I really love the tv commercial (<---click) and print ads.  The products are absolutely awesome in term of the design and the fragrances.

Perfumes appeal more to psychographic segmentation. Most of the perfume brand companies are designing their perfumes for specific socioeconomic classes, lifestyle and personality. Most of the perfumes, target individuals, especially educated, socializing and fashion conscious women and men, who want to be distinctive from others, and are confident in their lives.    

There are eight fragrances in this series of D & G Fragrance Anthology that D&G intends to answer the fundamental human question: “Who am I? Who do I want to be?”  By making use of the selected Tarot cards as the numbers and names of the perfumes, it tends to let consumer to think, to choose and to discover of their own identity and destiny. Five fragrances are being selected and emphasized through the print ad, the fragrances are 1 Le Bateleur (the Magician/ The Fool), 3 L’Imperatrice (the Empress), 6 L’Amoureaux (the Lovers), 10 La Roue de la Fortune (Wheel of Fortune) and 18 La Lune (the Moon). The products have strong brand preference and loyalty. In short, the target audience relates to the confidence of the advertisement and the desire to acquire the distinctive personality each fragrance offers. The fragrances encompass emotions such as triumph, pride and desire to build confidence. 

The advertisement features six supermodels of three 90s’ well-known female models (Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova) and three much younger up-and-coming male models (Noah Mills, Fernando Fernandez, and Tyson Billou). Eva Herzigova was getting in touch with Fernando Fernandez to portrait as the Lovers. Tyson Billou was standing at the left alone to represent the Magician. Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Noah Mills were sitting at the front line side by side to represent the Empress, the Moon and the Wheel of Fortune.

The print advertisement has utilized a simple major colour mood consist of different skin colour of the models that suggests all people no matter who you are, you have the right to deserve your recognizable personality and the grey colour is used as the plain background. The nice and simple background colour scheme associated with the five different fragrances’ colour which are colourful, as the colour scheme standing out one by one from light blue, pink, green, indigo until yellow colour. The colour scheme of the fragrance appeals to the viewers and suggests that each fragrance represents different unique attribute and personality. The overall feeling of print advertisement is like the supermodels the viewers that buy the fragrance can be confident and aspired, not to mention to suit their distinctive personality.

The six supermodels are in their attractive pose with their eyes looking at the front and at the viewers. Their cool gaze shows that they are not only confident but also satisfied with what they have and proud to be their own selves. I like the boldness of it using naked models in the print ads, somehow it delivers a kind of confident to viewers that using the perfumes will ensure you to gain confidence and fulfill your esteem needs. It’s attractive and gorgeous sex appeal; interesting and engaging visual; simple layout and nice composition. The print ad is quite effective in the planning of visual hierarchy to convey the message step by step from idea to products.

However, at the moment, frankly to say that I can’t afford to purchase any 1 of them.  By the way, since I've just done my research about it, I can’t wait to get 1 of them or a special edition collectible package of 5 perfumes together that my friend has already owned it. Perhaps can I just wish for a 10 La Roue de la Fortune or  a 18 La Lune as a Xmas present of this year? lolz

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