WHEN SHAUN P MEETS SHAUN THE SHEEP THEY CAUSE HAIR MAYHEM IN THE BEAUTY BAAHN
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When two independent, quirky and award winning brands collide, it can only mean one thing: creative and exciting chaos at its most original. Tangle Teezer, the detangling hairbrush brand and Aardman have partnered up to increase brand awareness in an imaginative and interactive way by creating an exciting online game and on-pack promotion featuring Shaun the Sheep. It’s a game aimed at even the most die-hard gamer by sharpening your hairdressing abilities, encouraging you to tap into your inner hairstylist and improving time management skills!
Keeping true to Shaun’s slapstick style, the much loved fleecy one sets up a very basic hair salon in his barn with aspirations to become a top hairdresser. As a former hair colourist, inventor of Tangle Teezer, Shaun P draws on his expertise and experience from demanding clients. In the game this is played out at last minute appointments, where the gamer will be cutting, shearing, dying, clipping and, of course Tangle Teezing the flock. Challenging as well as entertaining, the Beauty Baahn works along the same lines as a salon. Gamers have many sheep to fluff and style, whereby they have to work against the clock and remember look book styles to keep the sheep bleating their way to hair happiness. Emphasis is on keeping the sheep feeling their wool is worth it – if they are not happy they do not tip, and if you’re low on takings that day you won’t have the chance to upgrade your barn salon style with new fittings and tools.
Shaun P has worked in some swanky salons during his career from Rodeo Drive, LA through to 5th Avenue in NYC and The King’s Road in London, so knows the importance of blinging up your barn to impress the client – and Shaun’s flock are no different when wanting the best hair hangout in the field! Keeping in the true spirit of industry competitiveness, there are even opportunities to win Hair Awards, proving they are a cut above the rest.
Shaun the Sheep has enjoyed massive global success in its other digital adventures and Aardman worked closely with the creative team at Tangle Teezer to develop the gameplay. Tangle Teezer will be supporting the game with an on-pack promotion across all of their line which will offer consumers the chance to win a £500 holiday with Farm Stay UK. A collectable Compact Styler with Shaun the Sheep will also be runner-up prizes and sold on both the official websites.
First launched in 2007, Tangle Teezer is the invention of Shaun P who was initially turned down by Dragons’ Den, but has since gone on to become one of the hair’s industry’s most innovative entrepreneurs. Furthermore, Tangle Teezer has just been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation and most recently been awarded CoolBrands status for 2012-2013, putting them in a line-up of esteemed and funky brands. Just like Shaun the Sheep, Tangle Teezer has global appeal with over 60% of its business generated overseas.
With a mutual respect for each other, Jemma Kamara, Web Producer at Aardman comments, “We’ve had a lot of fun working with Tangle Teezer on the game which takes the brand in an interesting new direction whilst still retaining its core value. It was important to us that we maintained the high quality animation and gameplay that Aardman is renowned for, whilst introducing a fresh new game format for the brand that we think consumers will really enjoy. As for Shaun P, he explains, “I never thought my salon experiences would end up as an Aardman Digital game. I’ve always been a huge admirer of Aardman, and to work with them creatively has been amazing. Collaborating with them has been a unique and innovative way to market Tangle Teezer globally. There’s a strong business bond between both companies. We’re both called Shaun! We’re both award winning and both proud to be selling British creativity.”
Play the game http://www.tangleteezer.com/beautybaahn.php