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LYNX AFRICA IS being discontinued, the company has said.
The cosmetics brand made the announcement on its X account last night, though many users speculate the seriousness of the claims.
Africa, the brand’s second-longest-running fragrance, earned iconic status as its popularity and mass-production made it an affordable deodorant option for users. It also became synonymous with a stocking filler at Christmas time.
In its post Lynx said: “We know – it hurts (sorry if we’ve ruined your go-to fragrance) but don’t worry, the rest of your faves are still here to keep you smelling fine.”
It added that the fragrance may one day make a comeback, before thanking and apologising to the account’s followers.
The post has been met with speculation over the seriousness of the claim.
It follows a very similar post that the Lipton’s Ice Tea company made this week on Instagram, announcing the end of its popular peach-flavoured beverage. The post was a joke.
Lynx’s announcement post is formatted and worded in a very similar way to Lipton’s image, which was met with some backlash from enthusiasts who did not appreciate being told that their favourite flavour of ice tea was to be cancelled.
Buy loads of it now and sell it for €200 a can, when it’s discontinued.
@Kevin O’Brien: Or just don’t throw out the collection of several Christmas gifts gathering dust on the top of the wardrobe.
@Lance Taylor: shut up you toolbox
@Lance Taylor: relax, no need to get offended. Standard marketing practice. They’re not going to follow through on their threats. Just a way to get free advertising. Coca cola do something similar when they take over local brands.
@Lance Taylor: shut up you gee bag,,,
I must dig out my Harty Cup medal next time I plan to go dangerous driving and walloping innocent people. “Here you go, garda sir” I shall say, and all will be well.
@Peter Connaughton: Its a disgrace, this fella must be lighting a candle every night.
Total thug.
@Peter Connaughton: agreed. He’s pure fil th.
Some of these products are called Deodorants,some are called Anti Perspirants,others are called Body Sprays. I don’t care what they call them,as far as I’m concerned,they’re all a bunch of aerosols.
@Larry Betts: Not The Nine O’Clock News Swedish pharmacy sketch: “I want to buy deodorant please”. “Ball or aerosol?”. “No, it’s for my armpits.”
@Luas Vuitton – Penneys Drag Queen: I’m surprised I didn’t hear this before, but it’s a classic!
@Brian Hunt: on YouTube – Swedish Chemists Shop.
@Luas Vuitton – Penneys Drag Queen: Thank you.
Is this news?
@Padraig O’Brien: yes it’s news, it won’t make headline news on tv but a news app like this can report on tons more stuff such as these lighter stories. How that’s cleared that up.
@Padraig O’Brien: No, it’s an advertising campaign
@P. V. Aglue: with Mcgregor as brand ambassador.
@P. V. Aglue: My thoughts entirely!
@P. V. Aglue: it would have to change name first I would of thought
It is an awful smell in my opinion
@ANDY EARLEY: I Hear You’re A Racist Now, Father!
:)
@sakk sa: Take that back, you racist bigot
@ANDY EARLEY: cats pee!!!
Being replaced with Lynx Leitrim
@Dan The Man: With the more pungent essence of the farmyard!
Bad news for low effort present buyers.
Let me guess…Someone got offended by the name ?
@Ethan: Toto.
@Luas Vuitton – Penneys Drag Queen: Great, now click your heels three times and try again.
If anyone contacts you and offers a load of men’s deodorants at a discount,it’s a scam. Whatever you do,don’t click on any Lynx.
@Larry Betts: Beat me to it again Larry.
@Eamon: Of course it’s a scam. If you look very carefully at the map of Africa on the can,you can see the outline of Nigeria.
@Larry Betts: You’re wasting your time here Larry, you should be on stage!
Lynx Africa always has and always will be the mark of a gurrier.
@Alberto Balsam: yup. The smell of desperation and stale body odour.
I don’t particularly like it, but they are correct in saying that it’s an xmas gift staple.
I wore that stuff as a seventeen year old and I still have PTSD about the leaving cert if I smell it off anyone
Ah, the smell of my teenage years! Not so much me but the lads who never showered…lol
Java was for the country folk, Africa the Jackeens :)
“Africa” was a terrible name for it tbh. Admittedly, “Musk” has a much worse stink off it.
@Luas Vuitton – Penneys Drag Queen: Elon smells fishy
smells like getting me first fingering in Wez circa 2005
@Mr Sparkle: you were 45 at the time.
@Mr Sparkle: hope your ring recovered quickly
@Mr Sparkle: Ah yeah I remember you with all the lads.
@mcleixlip: recovery requires rest days unfortunately
@Mr Sparkle: did he take you for coffee afterwards?
@j m m: Yeah,it was hot and steamy on the kitchen table
Any chance of an aul article on how the pope is doing?
@Darth O’Leary: still alive,your welcome,,,
Racists.
Oh no that’s me skunked.
It’s rank stuff. The lynx oriental was waaay nicer smelling.
I Hear You’re A Racist Now, Father! -
Smells worse than Ireland is Full rally.
@Jacintha Dumbrell: Take a day off, please!
The new Lynx aroma will be “Carvery Gravy”. 2 Johnnies been testing it for two years now.
If they discontinue Lynx Africa the Lidl ‘rip-off brand’ Cien Kenya will be devastated.
@Karl Gallagher: I’d have thought Cien Kenya would get a boost!
Always thought it was strange name my Family on one side are from South Africa and it smells much nicer than this.
@Be Lucky: the toilet in the old Conlets park smelled nicer
@Thomas Devlin: I remember it well Thomas, that was some stench!!!
Are Lynx tinkering with other scents? It seem to me they are. And what of the retail price? Some smkts charging e9 for 150ml? Get a life
@Donal Sweeney: Yes but it lasts 72 hours. Spray today,you won’t need to wash again til Monday.
Trying to remember four original scents when lynx was first released?
Oriental.
Musk.
Amber…… what else?
@j m m: “Skanger”?
@j m m: Fever?
@j m m: pussy,,,
Smells like Benin spirit.
I’ll get me coat.
Virgins around the world will be distraught
It’s not a deodorant. It’s at best a cheap Body Spray / Cologne
Lynx looks and tastes much better than that Brut stuff Every time i use the stuff i spray it into my eyes or my mouth first because as i cannot see the hole where the jet spray comes out of Long Live Lynx The anti persperant, The deoderent ,The eau de Cologne The eau de Toilette The under arm stuff Call it what you like
Bring back lynx tempest was fresh
Bink
Bad memories of teenage boys masking BO with this muck.
The article is piece of advertising material.
Oh, no surprises there, one knew all along what was happening, but sure that’s situation with big speculative events, it is what it is now, at least one, knows now what to do, going forward as along as one stays in honour, the other party has or one would wish that they, would acknowledge their actions or maybe non-actions, there’s always tomorrow, to see how situations play out!
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