Ad-busting

Ads like this are full of false promises. Buying this crap will only reduce your savings, not your cellulite.

I know that fashion designers are creative people, but this is just bizarre.

YOUR SKIN IS IN DANGER OF GETTING OLDER AND YOU NEED TO SAVE IT IMMEDIATELY!  Your skin is "undernourished" so quick - feed it this fancy moisturizer and you just might be able to save it.

Suddenly I'm seeing a lot of anti-aging hair products. How can you prevent hair from "aging" when it's actually made of dead protein? It doesn't get much older than dead.

Sick of seeing this same old thang. Can't wait until media and advertising catch up with the times: Conformity is boring but diversity is interesting.

What the fuck does "a more natural looking you" mean? How can you look more natural than you are? If anything, wearing absolutely no makeup, clothing or styling products would be the most natural you. Injecting your face with Restylane? Not so natural.

I was pleasantly surprised to see this ad by Diesel, because lots of their ads are over-sexualized, violent or insulting. (See my examples here and here).  It's super refreshing to see a woman who is not your typical model featured in a fashion magazine! And why not? She is totally cool, fashionable and beautiful. I hope to see more of this from Diesel and other companies.

Not a fan of the "blank stare" look that is used in so many advertisements and fashion photography. Models look so much better when they're expressive.

Now we're eating women's bodies too Another stupid, shitty, sexist ad from Carl's Jr. This commercial is degrading to women and objectifies us. It implies that our body parts exist solely for consumption and enjoyment by men. 

I like the concept of the monster in the woods, but these ads would have been way cooler if the women had more empowering expressions or body language. 

Submission: Crackers... and boobs Thanks to the reader who submitted this ad and wrote to me, "I didn't understand it then. I still don't understand it. It's a snack that apparently needs to resemble boobs." Yup, boobs are used to sell everything, even when it makes absolutely no sense. 

I'm not saying the focus of every advertisement has to be the product, but the focus of MOST advertisements with female models tends to be their body parts. Just something to be aware of and think about.

This ad is obviously a couple of years old, but I think it's hilarious. Even at their peak popularity I don't think you could describe the Kardashians as "everyone's favorite TV family." 

Ridiculous. If your mascara actually gives "a dramatic blast of volume and length" - as you claim it does - they why the fuck does the model need to wear fake lashes?

This is an advertisement for boots but they are pretty much the last thing you notice in this image.