Clear Your Head


This advertising thing is going to drive me crazy! Hairs are tuning grey! The mixed emotions IV been going through in the last couple of days have been intense, who needs Ratanga junction?  Become an ad man (or woman) and you’ll be on a constant roller coaster. Sometimes rolling, sometimes coasting. Feeling like I’m king and pauper in the same breath. One minute the crown is on my head the next I cant get an idea out of my head, cant get it out of my hair. Ironically where my crown is.

And this idea of being stuck in your hair is what my next ads are all about. The hair on your head can put you in many types of places mentally. If your hair is dirty or if you have dandruff or even worse lice, your confidence withers. You don’t want to hug any one is case they notice. Going to have your hair cut back is a nightmare if you have lice. I’m ashamed in admitting it but it’s true. I had lice. Getting rid of it is hell!

So this in mind, I chose these ads, they kind of depict how IV been feeling. Having way too much in my hair. Think I have to CLEAR my head.



This one resembles a crown on her head. A crown of construction, also demonstrates what makes your hair dirty. I can imagine needing a good scrubbing after being on a construction site all day.



This one is really good. I like it. Even her facial expression is telling a story. The smell of smoke stains your clothes, your fingertips (if you smoke), your hair and everything! She’s like” awwww no not my hair! I just got it cleaned!”




This one shows what happens when you use Clear shampoo. The metamorphosis from grimy to shiny is demonstrated here. The expression on her face is clear, she’s happy about her hair getting clean. Ridding herself of the self-consciousness she might have been feeling. 

Appearances are a big part of life these days, the make-up and jewelry industry are testament to the resilience of the human condition. Surviving recessions and getting people out of depressions. The incredible power of the media and how it has been sculpting the minds of the masses over the years is a massive influence. Perhaps turning us all into robots flashing the red and green lights when ‘they’ see fit.



1 comment:

  1. Well written and observed. Although I think the last ad is also negative - she seems to have concrete or bricks in her hair.

    Yes, the media is powerful - but we don't have to be robots - not if we're intelligent people who have choices. 68

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