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British department store chain Harvey Nichols is no stranger to controversial ad campaigns (remember the models who peed on themselves?), but the ads for their new Beauty Bazaar have really kicked it up a notch. The campaign's theme is "Love Thyself," which is a pretty common theme when it comes to selling people beauty products, but they've gone one step further and suggested loving yourself so much that you can't help making out with yourself.
Some of the brands stocked in the Bazaar are Tom Ford, Blink Brow Bar, Shu Uemura, Bobbi Brown, and MAC. Not sure about the rest of them, but Tom Ford would probably love the idea of people being hopelessly attracted to themselves, especially if they all looked like Tom Ford.
· Harvey Nichols unveil Beauty Bazaar ad campaign [Telegraph]
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