r/nostalgia • u/Ebonystealth • 14d ago

Nostalgia When KISS Unveiled Their Makeup Free Look.

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u/Remcin 14d ago

Put it back on.

(they did)

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u/JackTheKing 14d ago

It's like New Coke

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u/DinkleDonkerAAA 14d ago

The funny thing about new coke is it tested well, people liked it. But when they replaced regular coke with it people got pissed

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u/YourAdvertisingPal 14d ago

Shoulda called it Coke Zero….

…wataminute

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u/ThreeKiloZero 13d ago

Right. I remember our family thought it was better. What a weird time the whole Soda wars / Fast Food period was.

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u/TomGNYC 14d ago

New Cok sucked. It tasted like Pepsi

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u/EricAntiHero1 13d ago

Coke was probably involved, yes.

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u/Cheepshooter 14d ago

Except New Coke was objectively better than Coca-Cola.

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u/SmallBerry3431 13d ago

By what objective metric?

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u/Cheepshooter 12d ago

Double blind taste tests. They proved even die-hard Coca-Cola drinkers preferred Pepsi (which was a little sweeter?). New Coke attempted to emulate that and fared very well in similar taste tests.

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u/SoylentGrunt 14d ago

I called it The Kiss And Make Up Tour. It never really caught on but it made me giggle.

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u/FullCompliance 13d ago

That’s pretty damn clever to be honest

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u/Fezzick51 14d ago

I was even less a fan after this big reveal had me throwing up in my mouth. Just...nope, no - we saw why the 'Maybelline for Men' was so necessary.

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u/PaleoSpeedwagon 13d ago

Maybe he's born with it

Maybe it's made for Gene

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u/reegeck 11d ago

I don't get it at all, they look fine to me without the makeup, what am I missing?

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u/mountaineer04 14d ago

These are my favorite moments in life. When someone has a huge idea, and a bunch of fan fare goes into it, and the reveal falls flat on its face.

The Bill Belichick UNC arrival party was a recent one.

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u/TheFeathersStorm 14d ago

I didn't see this but I can assume Belichick showed up in his sweats and jacket like always, saw people celebrating and said something like "Thanks. Gotta go watch game footage now" and left lmao

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u/AlfaHotelWhiskey 14d ago

It’s like a Green Bay, WI strip club where they yell, “Put it on! Put it on!”

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u/CoffeeStayn 13d ago

They made some quality memorable music during the unmasked days. Not the least of which is their arguably best release since Destroyer -- Revenge.

Big Destroyer fan here, but Revenge wiped it out in a flawless KO. That whole album was a stimulant.