


Pantene Ad Exposes How Men and Women Are Labeled Differently


Did Dove Rip Off This Popular Vine Video?

A Vine video from Dove appears to be very similar to one from a user named Big Red and people have taken notice. Here is the original, from five months ago: And here is Dove's, which ran about three days ago: There are some differences. Big Red's featured a pink flower and narration by a young girl ("Beauty has no definition. It depends on who you are.") Dove's has no narration and no flower.

11 Terrible Therapy Sessions With Dove Chocolate Wrappers

The inspirational, motivational messages inside Dove candy wrappers can really give the boost you need to start your next big project. (Or at least finish the bag of chocolate.) See also: 20 Colorful Bits of Graffiti That Make the World More Beautiful However, it is possible to take their advice the wrong way -- and taking their little witticisms literally can only end in tears. Image: Flickr, Andy Melton.

Watch Videos Go Viral on Twitter

It's a question as old as YouTube: Why do some Internet videos go viral while others sit and collect virtual dust? It's not an easy question to answer -- there's no secret formula for viral video success (unless, of course, you're Justin Bieber). But that didn't stop Twitter from exploring the phenomenon in a recent study, examining three viral video examples for signs of consistency.


Dove has followed up its hugely successful "Real Beauty Sketches" campaign with another video that makes a similar point: Many woman tend to be uncomfortable about their appearances. The 60-second spot, from Ogilvy & Mather, London, shows various women dodging the camera to jazzy strains of "Peek-A-Boo" by Rose Murphy.

Dove Experiment Gets a Ballsy NSFW Parody

You've seen the Dove "sketches" campaign. You've seen the parody. Now, here's another parody. The premise: Men are seated in a room and describe their testicles to an artist. Before long, they get hip to the fact that the man is, in fact, sketching their nether regions according to their description. Then, some men and women describe the body part in question. Sketches based on both descriptions are compared and the men get emotional.

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Dove's 'Beautify' Photoshop Action Un-Airbrushes Images of Models

Dove is continuing its decade-long "Real Beauty" campaign with a Photoshop action that seeks to un-airbrush unrealistic images of models. The Photoshop action -- a downloadable file that applies an action with a single click -- is aimed at art directors who may be creating such ads. The action, which was disseminated on Reddit and other places where Dove thought such art directors might visit, promised to add a skin glow effect, but actually reverted the image to its original state.


Breast enlargement creams. Cellulite removers. Weight loss supplements. If you're a woman who has ever used Google, Facebook or any website with targeted advertising, you've likely come across these kinds of ads. Wouldn't it be great if you could remove them? That's the aim of a new marketing campaign from Dove. The beauty goods manufacturer released a Facebook app in Australia that allows users to replace negative ads with one of eight messages designed to boost women's self esteem.