Smells Like Diamonds
Bold, a company that produces soap powder (to wash your clothes with), started advertising a "new premium range of luxuriously perfumed super sensory laundry products
" several months ago. The television adverts tell us that we too could smell like an infusion of white lotus flower and diamond.
I don't get it. I've sniffed my jewellery; it doesn't have a distinctive odour that I could pick up on. So how, pray tell, does one manage to infuse the scent of diamonds into a poncy washing tablet that probably costs twice the price of standard Tesco cheap-as-chips non-biological washing powder?
It's a bloody con, that's what it is, and Karl's fed up of me shouting at the TV about it so I thought I'd write it down and get it out once and for all. 
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On Wed 30th Jul 2008 @ 22:18, Sarah said:
Sean and I think exactly the same thing. Our Tesco own brand stuff is just as good as the poncy, pretentious detergent.
On Wed 30th Jul 2008 @ 22:21, Kaytlin said:
Diamond smelling?
That's something I haven't heard.
New insult: "Dude, you smell like diamond."
Or would that be a compliment?!
On Wed 30th Jul 2008 @ 22:28, Rachael said:
SILLIT BANG!
On Wed 30th Jul 2008 @ 22:44, Rhys said:
The worst one is a perfume retailer we make a website for described a perfume smelt "Like a nighttime's worth of unbridled passion".
Now I'm sorry, but I don't want a fragrance smelling of sweat, chocolate sauce and other unmentionable fluids. Eeeewww.
On Wed 30th Jul 2008 @ 23:35, Jabed said:
SILLIT BANG!
AND the dirt is gone!
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 00:17, Lauren said:
"Karl’s fed up of me shouting at the TV about it"
So i'm not the only crazy person who does that
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 00:44, Mat said:
Laugh my arse off, Of course its a con just like all the other adverts on tv.
Poor Karl
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 03:32, Vanesa said:
I've sniffed jewellery before (it's not THAT weird!) and all I can smell is the same smell of when you hold coins in your hand too long. 0_o Why would I want my clothes smelling like that?!
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 03:45, Allee said:
Diamond smell? Erm, I think I'll stick to my Tide Clean Breeze, thanks
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On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 05:31, Hadeel said:
Diamond smelling?
That’s something I haven’t heard.
New insult: “Dude, you smell like diamond.”
Or would that be a compliment?!
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I can't stop laughing!!!
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 06:39, Yvette said:
When did "diamonds" had smell? 0.o
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 06:47, Niki said:
I wouldn't want to smell like diamonds.
What's next? An infusion of lavender and empty tuna can? o_o
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 07:49, Mumblies said:
No, hang on, this cannot be true! The TV says it's real so it must be. I'll just finish washing my hair in stuff that makes me orgasm in the shower then I will brush my teeth with toothpaste that makes my teeth shine in the dark, pop my diamond smelling clothes on and spray myself with deodorant that drives women wild, eaten my fat free yoghurt that does contain fat and I'll prove it pmsl. That is of course if I can get past the flying cows, spotlessly clean children and cars made from cake mixture.
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 08:14, Bobbi-lee said:
LOL that's the funniest thing I have heard all day. What does a diamond smell like?
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 08:18, Bobbi-lee said:
Sorry for the second comment-perhaps they meant "white diamond" as in the scent, rather than just "diamond".
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 08:22, Annie said:
I think White Diamonds is an Elizabeth Taylor perfume scent. Maybe the smell is similar?
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 09:15, Jem said:
Then she's an idiot too.
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 09:24, Lil said:
LMAO! I've been doing exactly the same thing - that is yelling at the television everytime that smug woman struts along in what looks like a nightdress, smiling because she's just done her washing with a laundry product of lies.
My brother and I had a discussion as to what diamonds could possibly smell like. We decided it's blood, and that the 'scented infusion' of blood and lotus flower was less than desirable.
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 12:49, Kristina said:
We use Bold.
It doesn't smell of diamonds.
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 14:08, Claire said:
LMAO @ "I’ll just finish washing my hair in stuff that makes me orgasm in the shower"
I've always just assumed that for the Herbal Essences ads, there must be a second shower head, below the line of shot.
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 15:31, Dizzy said:
Typo: It's "pray tell" not "prey tell".
ROFL at this. Diamonds? O_O;
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 15:48, Jem said:
Well caught
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 18:39, Stephanie said:
lol @ your mum.
On Thu 31st Jul 2008 @ 19:00, Chelsea said:
Oh, great minds!
I always think that when that stupid advert comes on!
And seeing the Cillit Bang comments, I have to say this. Barry Scott (HI! I'M BARRY SCOTT!) has more than likely caused the deafness of 2463251 poor OAPs because of his shouting of the stupid product that can clean pennies.
Oh my...
On Fri 1st Aug 2008 @ 00:07, Mallory said:
There's a ladies products company that has the slogan "Have a happy period." Yeah, sure.... that's the happiest time of the month.
On Sun 3rd Aug 2008 @ 22:16, Hev said:
Well I hate to disappoint you all, but gemstones do have a smell. You just can't smell it unless you grind them up. Sorry everyone, but they do have a distinct smell all their own. To my understanding, each gemstone ground up into a powder will smell a certain smell & each one will smell a little different. In other words, just because one diamond, ground up put of one smell, doesn't mean that you will get the exact same smell from the next diamond you ground up. The smells will be similar, but not the same. Just the same for any gemstone out there. But it only work on real gemstones, not the man made gemstones.