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Eva Longoria Parker, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Dana Delaney, and Nicolette Sheridan, the stars of everyone’s favorite Sunday night drama, Desperate Housewives, posed pinup-style, for the latest cover of TV Guide in very sexy and revealing retro fashion from the 1950’s, said a recent Trendhunter article.

What do you think of the 50’s retro?  Good promotion for the season premiere?

The show will go into its fifth season with the first episode airing on September 28th; TOMORROW. The new season will present a very confusing turn of events when the cast is hurled five years into the future. What do all you dedicated Housewives watchers think of this turn of events?

“The creator of Desperate Housewives,” says TV Guide, “will send his show hurtling half a decade into the future when it returns for its fifth season on September 28. It’s a rare and radical shake-up for a hit TV series—and also pretty weird since none of the ladies will visibly age,” TV Guide said.

So what are your thoughts?

What do you think of the TV Guide retro pinup idea?

What do you think is in store for the Desperate Housewives this season?

Check out some of the other shots from TV Guide:

Source: Trendhunter

Playboy is known for beautiful women.  Blonde women with big boobs to be exact.

When we think of Playboy we also think of Hugh Hefner, The Girls Next Door, and of course beautiful women with blonde hair and big boobs.

But do you ever think of the advertiseing that has been done for Playboy?

Check out the following three ads that have been brilliantly created to sell Playboy and its beautiful women.

1. Men Love to Read

Who says men don’t like to read?  Well this print ad uses dozens of women to prove that men really do like to read!

Source: Trendhunter

2. Lay Down.

These towels made for a great promotion when women laid on them to enjoy the summer sun.

Source: Ads of the World

3. Online. Subtle?

This is a viral ad that was used on the internet to direct consumers to the Playboy website. All it does is show the image of a woman’s hand on a computer mouse, right? Or is it more than that?

Source: Trendhunter

What do you think of these three ads?  Which is your favorite?

What other Playboy promotions have you seen and enjoyed?

At this point, does Playboy even need to advertise and promote?  Or are they so well know already?

What are your thoughts?

Mascara is a cornerstone for many women. Believe it or not, I know many women who wouldn’t dare leave the house with out it.

So what makes a woman try a new brand of mascara or switch over from her beloved favorite brand to a new one?  Maybe its the advertising.  Makup advertisers have gotten more and more creative, especially in the advertising of mascara.

What do you think of the following three mascara ads?

1.) Every Lash.

This Clinique print ad uses the message: Let every lash enjoy the beauty of definition. The pages cuts to resemble lashes makes this mascara ad very defined.

2.) Waterproof.

This Max Factor billboard sends a major marketing message when it rains.  Who doesn’t love a waterfproof mascara.  Check out the below and after (rain) shots of this billboard.

3.) The Ultimate Max Factor.

This hilarious print ad shows the Max Factor benefit of long lashes.

What do you think?  What is your favorite of the three ads?  What other mascara ads have you seen that grab your attention?

Source: Ads of the World 

This ad from Miradent reminds consumers of the importance of flossing through a very creative print ad.

Miradent is a company that produces a huge line of dental products; but this ad in particular was showcasing their dental floss and the ability of their product to fit even in the smallest gaps.

This ad is very bright and bold and immediately grabs the attention of the reader of the magazine.  With the two teeth shown and covering the majority of the page, your attention is brought to the page.

The ad also included a “bookmark” aka dental floss; so you are also drawn to the page because of the marker.

What do you think of this ad?  Is it extraordinary?  Or just another dental product print ad? What would get your attention more: the large white and bright ad or the bookmark/floss in the middle?

Source: Ads of the World 

Not sure how many of you have seen this ad campaign from Dove, but I thought it would be a fun one to share this weekend!

This campaign from Dove was to promote their new line of products with the message: Unstick Your Style.

The new products include:

Volumizing Mousse for New Movement in Hair.  Perfect for Wilma Flinstone!

Anti Frizz Creme for New Movement in Hair; and who better to test this product on than Marge Simpson!

And of course who could forget Jane Jetson in desperate need of Hairspray!

What do you think of this fun, light hearted campaign?  Good advertising?