Take one tin of Vaseline Lip Therapy…. |
I know. BUT there’s a weekend in Paris in it for one of my readers if Vaseline like my *cough* creativity. So, how could I not.
The brief is to decorate the unlabelled tin of Vaseline Lip Therapy above to celebrate a new limited edition flavour launching into Selfridges on 5th September. Vaseline sent me some decorations to get the creative juices flowing.. but..
... they’re a little bit Gypsy Wedding for my liking, so I rootled about in my store cupboard, because I am nothing if not ever ready to bake and fully ice a vanilla sponge cake *cough*.
Part of the challenge is to guess the flavour – they sent some clues. Now, I’m no Sherlock Holmes, but I’m guessing it’s cake flavoured. You might wonder how I drew that conclusion from *chocolate*, *birthday candle* and *wedding favour*..and connected the dots to make chocolate cake, birthday cake and wedding cake. I KNOW! Dr Watson, you have a rival.
So here’s my kit above to pimp up the tin into something resembling the flavour. If it isn’t cake, I’m going to look silly, right? In fact, several readers have suggested it might be champagne.. if it is, it smells nothing like any champagne I’ve ever come across. Unless it is champagne sorbet or something..
The more I think about it, the more I think it must be pink champagne. Which renders my lovely iced tin a bit pointless :-(. And worse, consigns any hopes of becoming a detective to the bin.
My target, above.
Stage One of Project Win Paris. Not bad and please note that it is pink and white. Oh, yes.
Stage Two of Project Win Paris. Hmm.. it needs more.
Stage Three of Project Win Paris… lowering that tin into the cake paper..not funny.
An overhead view…
Tadahhhh!
Okay, the final things you need to know are the limited edition tins will be £3.49 each with 100 available on a flash sale on 23rd August at www.facebook.com/vaseline and lastly, let me know if there are any flavours you’d like to see Vaseline do. I’m thinking Vodka.
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17 comments
Haha! Amazing, I love this idea for a PR stunt. It’s very beautiful Jane, nice work. Can I eat it?
That’s the girliest tin of lip balm I ever saw. If Vaseline don’t like it, I’ll never buy another product from them. Ever.
Ok so flavours; champagne. What else does a girl need.
Wow!
I’d like to see mint as a flavour I think. I know it isn’t grounbreaking but it is a good essential lip flavour! Or vanilla. I love vanilla!
That is TOTALLY Brilliant! I am really impressed :O
Hmm new flavour, coffee flavour!
For a second I thought you went nuts from the heat. Going all DIY or putting a melted vaseline tin in the freezer.
I can’t believe you did that! I’m so annoyed as I haven’t a hope of competing now…still going to give it a bloody good go though xx
The clues to me say pink champagne is the flavour but to be honest that sounds absolutely foul as a lipbalm flavour – I hope you are right and it is cake. And I love your icing.
Wow! Love the unadulterated girlieness of it all… who could ever tell you are a Hello Kitty fan? 🙂
As for flavours, how about sangria (as I’ve just got back from Spain)?
Olé 🙂
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kerrycooksblog 8:36pm via Web
@britbeautyblog That is definitely the BEST iced vaseline tin I’ve ever seen 😀
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sweetiesal 8:35pm via Twitter for iPhone
@britbeautyblog that looks ace! 🙂
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LCD64 8:34pm via Twitter for Android
@britbeautyblog Brilliant! Well done.
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cosmetic_candy 8:34pm via Twitter for iPhone
@britbeautyblog NO NOT VODKA!!! Or is it…hmmm
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fionamerro1711 8:33pm via Twitter for iPad
@britbeautyblog looks yummy!!
HeidiNagaitis 8:41pm via Twitter for Android
@britbeautyblog. Well doneee! I also like the vodka suggestion
#bettertastingvaseline
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megshutchinson 8:40pm via Twitter for iPhone
@britbeautyblog love it!
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kerrycooksblog 8:36pm via Web
@britbeautyblog That is definitely the BEST iced vaseline tin I’ve ever seen 😀
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sweetiesal 8:35pm via Twitter for iPhone
@britbeautyblog that looks ace! 🙂
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LCD64 8:34pm via Twitter for Android
@britbeautyblog Brilliant! Well done.
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cosmetic_candy 8:34pm via Twitter for iPhone
@britbeautyblog NO NOT VODKA!!! Or is it…hmmm
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fionamerro1711 8:33pm via Twitter for iPad
@britbeautyblog looks yummy!!
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kimberlysayer 8:33pm via Web
@britbeautyblog ha very cute
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darceyuf 8:33pm via Twitter for Android
@britbeautyblog well done! 😉
It’s awesome! x
Aww that’s so cute! I’d like a fruit salad flavour!
As you know, it is not often that words fail me…
BRILLIANT!
LLGxx
Oh Jane, that must’ve taken forever. Most impressive I do concur. Yum, I’m loving the idea of coffee flavour Vaseline as suggested but it’s just the scent isn’t it, it doesn’t taste of anything right? Plus coffee scented might just make people think it’s your breath… hmmm need to rethink that one.
On another note… so you’re pasting tweets in as comments? Interesting, I tried that and found it too much of a faff, but otherwise no-one gets to see them!
Ha I love those cupcake cases! Where did you get them from? They’d make the perfect gift for my friend who owns a bakery! Also the tin looks lovely!
Possible flavours: cola, rum and cola, lime and lemonade, Malibu and cola (oh my – I’m letting my job dictate my choices here a bit) and maybe honey? Honey would be yummy 🙂
Helen xxx
I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be pink champagne flavoured? Pink champagne truffles, a pink champagne glass, pink candles and a pink balloon which you’d get at an event with champagne??
amazing, love a bit of customising lol
Fountains of Pink Champagne! A smooth colour (like the rose one) but with a dash of bubbly gold flecks and (of course) lots of I-just-popped-out-of-the-ritz flavor..