Garnier Nutrisse - Davina McCall
April 10th, 2008I’ve read some very scathing attacks on ex-junky, failed chat show host and perennially pregnant Davina McCall (it’s a little known fact that she’s never given birth she just is pregnant) but you wont find that sort of tittle-tattle here at TVs Worst Adverts.
No, what I love/hate (I’m like that with a lot of adverts; always flip-flopping) about this Garnier Nutrisse (it means “nourish” in bullshit, don’t you know) is the very half hearted and quite frankly ridiculously obvious claim about their hair dye half way through:
“Covers up to 100% of Grey” you say, Garnier?
Well, stone me.
That is clever.
Ever since the whole Head & Shoulders “I can still see my dandruff on Google Maps” shenanigans that resulted in them having to add “Makes dandruff invisible from 2000 yards” (or something like that) on all their advertising, companies have been a little bit cowardly in their claims.
I’m not sure why either, when we all know that they can claim anything they like as long as 60% of 26 women agree with what they say.
So come on, Garnier! Grow a backbone and do some made up research!
(4.7)
22Responses:
Keith
April 10th, 2008 6:42 pm
I hate it, because I hate Davina McCall, a dog with a bad haircut.
Mike Empuria
April 10th, 2008 8:18 pm
I like the fact that “Davina is styled with some natural hair extensions…”
I also like the fact that I never realised that the woman that did these adverts also did Big Brother (that’s the TV series; not my brother - who is big).
I really like the fact that in the last 25 years I have never had dandruff since I found H&S.
And I like Davina McCall. I have this thing about female presenters that never really get given their full due. And yes Claudia, I’m thinking of you as well.
PS Davina has had children. She’s pregnantly consistent, not consistently pregnant.
Silky
April 10th, 2008 8:42 pm
Until I see the birthing videos I won’t be convinced that fact about Davina and pregnancy is correct, Mike.
Also this is an excellent chance for you to help out H&S’s advertising. From what distance (to the nearest foot) would you say you don’t have dandruff?
Ian Finlayson
April 10th, 2008 8:52 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you for covering this ad. Nothing makes me squirm and my stomach knot more than Davina’s “Mother” mentioning her “bit of grey”
Jonny Chestwig
April 10th, 2008 11:33 pm
Nutrisse means nauseating.
And if I stuck my ead in a bucket of faeces it would cover 100% of my greys, wouldn’t be worth buying though.
Cath
April 11th, 2008 6:57 pm
The voice of Davina’s “Mother” is just in her head. All that hair dying has caused her to hallucinate and she’s actually just talking to herself. Or at least that’s what I have to imagine to make watching this advert bearable!
jay
April 14th, 2008 4:44 pm
Mum my whole life has suddenly changed and I’m reborn as a wonderful new person, all for a box with some smelly stuff in it plus some plastic gloves which are free! Lucky I din’t spill it on my amazing skin. Oh dahling I’m so wonderfull!!!!!
jay
April 14th, 2008 4:44 pm
Ps do I detect some acne?
RumpleThumps
April 15th, 2008 7:19 pm
I wonder if people actually believe that Davina would stoop to using something that you can buy in a supermarket to colour her hair. I’m sure she has some poncey male hairdresser round to use some mixture that has been squeezed our of some rare animal’s gonads for her hair.
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RumpleThumps
April 15th, 2008 7:21 pm
Bugger, pressed enter by mistake ! Anyway, I was just going to say I’m married to a professional hairdresser, and she says that Head & Shoulders is so shite for your hair you may as well pour battery acid on it instead.
ben tucker
May 1st, 2008 12:54 pm
http://tuckshopsuperstore.co.uk/assets/images/dump/psycho-mccall.jpg
i hate these ads, i made this, you may use this.
toodle pip.
ben.
Jimbob
May 10th, 2008 8:28 am
Since when has this smug bitch become a spokesperson for beauty? I just want to punch the screen whenever it comes on. And are we really supposed to believe she’s talking to her mother who in reality has probably been bundled off to an old folks home and the only time she sees her daughter is when she pops up in shite hair colouring ads?
Ian Finlayson
May 11th, 2008 1:40 pm
Just spotted this: http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/1105_davina.shtml
Apparently it’s her Step-Mum’s bit of grey that’s the problem
arsemole
May 17th, 2008 5:10 am
Note from Silky: I’ve done it again, I’ve only gone and changed some words in a rant that was getting me down. See if you can tell which ones I done changed…
Davina McCall what a big nosed funking “woman who has sex for money” testicles and such an ugly clown as well…who gives a funk what the “promiscuous woman” puts on her head …she should start with a bag over her face…mind you you could still tell it was her because the funking big nose would stick out a funking mile….and her mum needs a right good funking as well for having such a clown of an ugly daughter…….
arsemole
May 18th, 2008 7:51 am
silky the man who stops the freedom of speech ..so what goverment agency do you work for silky CIA FBI or the teletubbies…..who gives a fuck what you think you marde its what the people think that matters….viva la revolution…..viva la castro….
Silky
May 18th, 2008 9:30 am
You’ve got me arsemole, I work for the PDSA.
And come on arsemole, those edits I make turn you funny ha ha.
arsemole son of
May 25th, 2008 8:02 am
PDSA….Damn fine organization love all animals i say…….anyhow back to the davina question she is a clowning ugly funking “woman who has sex for money†thou…or should i write funking clowny bollards as a point of reference answers on a post card to PO Box i dont give a funk….viva la squirrel woof bark donkey…pass the tablets nurse……
rob
June 5th, 2008 8:02 pm
Her neck and talent are the same - they both come up short.
What a talentless “promiscuous woman†- her whole TV existence revolves around big brother and shampoo the ugly, clueless, talentless no-neck “promiscuous womanâ€
arsemole dad of
June 7th, 2008 7:47 am
Rob…your not worng mate this piece of shit needs to be taken of our screens and fucked up big time……shes as useful as a used tampax in a hiv centre…..
kirsty
July 11th, 2008 6:59 pm
this is the worst advert by far whats with davina asking her mum and stuff its totally gay FULL STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
r dalton
July 22nd, 2008 5:55 pm
what an ugly fuck she is has the guy at the ad agency been to specsavers lately?
arsemole daughter in law of
July 27th, 2008 12:11 am
seems to me that this funking “woman who has sex for money” career is finally over thank funk… all over the world TV company’s are not renewing there licence to show that shit big brother….. so she will have to start advertising tampax or maybe even tenor lady… either way she will still be a clown and needs a funking good kicking and maybe she might be able to pay for nose surgery…. big nosed funking clowning “woman who has sex for money”’s clown… let hope she dies soon……
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