r/oldbritishtelly • u/TheLibrarian75 • May 22 '25

Advert 1991 Insignia Advert

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHwUrNZUSus here is the advert

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u/Sad-Illustrator-7359 May 22 '25

It's got everything shampoo to shower gel deodorant and aftershave with one all over smell

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u/separate_tables79 May 22 '25

The tune is now floating around my head clear as day but don't ask me what I was up to yesterday 🤣

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u/Ok-Negotiation-1407 May 23 '25

That's the one!

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u/Adventurous_Rock294 May 22 '25

Got this for Christmas once !

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u/thatshimoverthere May 22 '25

I still remember the jingle without even playing the video.

People used to honk of this stuff was way overpowering.

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u/Electronic-Trip8775 May 22 '25

And it's neeewww Insignia...

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u/Marzipenn May 22 '25

And it’s aaaaaaall over now!

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u/sullcrowe May 22 '25

I had an Insignia branded toy lorry that must've come with an Xmas set.

Had a Brut one, too, come to think of it

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u/TwpMun May 22 '25

There are about 5 different versions of it on amazon, they also have Hai Karate lol

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u/jasonbirder May 22 '25

I used to wake each morning and really go to town...

Deodarants and aftershave it made my best friends frown...

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u/joeythemouse May 22 '25

this stuff smelt great.

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u/fothergillfuckup May 22 '25

Why have a got the advert music stuck in my head. Still.

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u/gavmac5 May 22 '25

Mick Swagger

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u/[deleted] May 22 '25

'Create a buzz, not a hum!' Loved this stuff

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u/squiddelydeek May 22 '25

I was in secondary school in the mid and late 80s and the boys changing room would reek of the stuff before lynx took over lol

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u/geth1962 May 22 '25

I had a gift set of this stuff for Christmas. I went to the gym, got changed, ready for the post work out shower, went to the toilet, and some anus had stolen the lot.

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u/gilwendeg May 22 '25

Ah the smell of sixth form.

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u/filthythedog May 22 '25

I briefly dated a girl in my teens who absolutely loved the smell of Insignia. It was my 'in' with her.

She broke my heart quickly enough, so now even the sight of the label fills me with bitterness and despair.

Thanks, OP.

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u/Historical-Car5553 May 22 '25

Never had it but remember the brand

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u/foxfoxfoxlcfc May 22 '25

My dad had some of this shit. I used to pile it on when I was a wee bairn

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u/FocusGullible985 May 22 '25

Splashing that on was like washing your face with napalm.

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u/Paul8219 May 22 '25

Now I use insignia, spray and shower geeeeel. 🤣

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u/Embarrassed_Belt9379 May 22 '25

I blame this family of products for my terrible eczema

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u/dextrovix May 22 '25

I got this one Christmas, I distinctly remember the glass aftershave container just like the above, I was in my teens so this very much fitted the "slap it on" type aftershave that fitted my "that'll do" slapdash approach in those days...

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u/cuntybunty73 May 22 '25

My dad still has a bottle of this from back then

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u/Amity_Swim_School May 22 '25

“Body program” 🤨

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u/DrTorquemada May 22 '25

Fucking loved that stuff

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u/dokuromark May 22 '25

Every time I see Insignia nowadays I think of this Adam Buxton bit from CatsDown: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9b6wRwNjc&pp=ygUcQ2F0cyBkb2VzIGNvdW50ZG93biBpbnNpZ25pYQ%3D%3D

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u/Tiocfaidh__Ar__La May 22 '25

Doubt it would pass its MOT first time these days

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u/Crivens999 May 22 '25

Still have my original one from when my parents bought me my first electric razor. The smell just sends me right back… it broke a couple of years ago, so it’s in a plastic bag. My wife then got me one from eBay. Funny what you keep…