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June 24, 2005
BPAL - Pink Moon
"Pink Moon is only available for purchase on 25 March 2005. The name of this moon refers to the color of wild ground phlox, a primary component of this Lunacy Blend, which is one of the most widespread floral signposts of springtime in North America. This Lunar blend is soft with phlox, tulip, daffodil, dogwood and muscari, dusted with pink sugar and honey, and a touch of the first strawberries of the season."
this was a decanted imp that sarah originally bought from someone on LJ. i could tell from sarah's review that it wasn't her favorite, but that my friend stephanie would probably really like it-- and since the Nick Drake song "Pink Moon" holds special meaning to a lot of VW owners, it seemed to be particularly appropriate for stephanie, since she and i met through beetle stuff.
i did try a tiny dab before i wrapped it up to send to Stephanie, mainly because i wanted to know what i was sending her. i didn't think it would be my thing, either. i've been holding off on reviewing it until Stephanie got it, because i wanted it to be a surprise for her.
at first it was so super sweet that i thought, "oh no... she won't like it." stephanie does wear florals, but always really nice, gentle ones that are very easy on the nose. definitely nothing cloying, which this was.
but then it mellowed out very quickly, and i realized that the more it mellowed, the more i liked it. i fell asleep with my wrist near my face that night because i wanted to keep smelling it, and there was something very comforting about it.
i slept very soundly that night-- much, much more soundly than i usually sleep. i actually do think that the scent of pink moon made me relax on some deeper level and helped me to sleep.
anyway, Stephanie received it last night and she says she loves it. before i sent it, i decorated it a little. because this was a decant, not an imp from the lab, it didn't have a nice printed sticker. i cut a little crescent moon out of a pink azalea blossom and glued it to the imp with spray adhesive. the spray adhesive made the bottle sticky, so i wrapped it in a little pink cling wrap, and sealed the top with first aid tape, which i think makes a really nice, neat, waterproof seal.
so, i'm hoping i can score a full bottle from someone who has decided they don't want it, because i really liked it.
Posted by lisa at June 24, 2005 08:36 PM | TrackBack
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