Cases
Vaseline
EMPOWERING HIJAB WEARING WOMEN IN THE WORLDS MOST POPULOUS ISLAMIC NATION
Women in Indonesia are often portrayed as perfect and passive, which stifles them. In reality, they skateboard, play in punk bands, and break world records. So when Vaseline launched its first Hijabi product, we focused not just on relief from physical heat, but on what comfortable women can achieve.
Challenge
Women in Indonesia are often being held back by the heat conservative elements in society is giving them.
Insight
Beauty ads in Indonesia showcase women as perfect, passive and fragile.
Idea
In order to launch our heat releasing new product we showed what women can achieve when they are comfortable and confident in their skin. The campaign crushed all stereotypes of passive women and was led by Aries Susanti – better known as “Spiderwoman” – a world record holder in speedclimbing but extended to social media with many more women.
Results:
Category leader in just 4 months
A massive social movement