Instant Indulgence
Written: Sep 13 '00
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Pros: Wonderful indulgence, Great for the skin, Fresh scent and feel
Cons: On the high end financially (but worth it for me!)
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| sprimemd's Full Review: Philosophy Message In A Bottle |
A little misty, a little mystical; Philosophy's Message in a Bottle is a product that seems to be able to fill many niches and fill them successfully. And at first appearance you might say that at a price edging upwards of $25 it should do more than that.
So let's get that smarmy money issue out of the way first.
Let's say your regular bubble bath came in a 10 oz bottle and sold for $7.50. Not bad, really, is it?
Hmmmm… well if that price is acceptable, lets assume I can guarantee that you'll not only have tons of bubble but also a silky feel to your skin when you emerge from that froth. Worth another $2.50? Probably.
Throw in the cachet of world class packaging, heavenly fragrance and visual appeal and I might just get you up another buck or two.
Which brings us to just about the per ounce price of this offering in the Philosophy line. This gorgeous bottle brings to your bathroom a huge 25 oz of what I can only classify as instant spa.
It's Got The Look
What price can one put on indulgence though, and the message in this bottle is one of pure luxury. Light in fragrance as well as appearance, Message in a Bottle arrives in that tall slender bottle with a slightly frosted look, topped firmly with, very appropriately, a cork. The misty blue color and crystalline appearance of the product reminds one of our favorite warm breezy seashore.
Luxuriate
And another message this bottle contains is packed into the bath enriching crystals that give this product it's sumptuous feel in your tub. Brimming with minerals, sea kelp, spirulina & blue algae, this bottle is power packed.
If those words sound like something out of the biology lab not the spa lab, here's something else that may be news to you.
Nutrients are absorbed more easily through the skin than through the digestive system and the ingredients of Message in a Bottle include some powerful ones.
Bath or Biology Class?
Take for example Message in a Bottle's ingredient Spirulina. Originating 3.6 billion years ago Spirulina is Earth's oldest living plant. It was believed to be the first photosynthetic life form and one that created our oxygen atmosphere as life began. Spirulina is one of the most nutritious, concentrated materials known to man; containing, protein, betacarotene, B Vitamins, phytonutrients, probiotics, and nutraceuticals. Don't know what those terms mean? Let's just say this stuff is good for you.
You've heard of antioxidants, right? Well grab some spirulina and your newly supple skin will absorb the antioxidant vitamins B-1, B-5, and B-6, the minerals zinc, manganese, and copper, the amino acid methionine and the superantioxidants beta-carotene and vitamin E.
Wow.
And you want more for $27.50?
How about retaining the moisture you've soaked in during your bath? Spirulina will take care of that for you as well. As nature's richest source of Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), its oils are 3 times richer than evening primrose oil!
Not greasy like bath oil, Message in a Bottle's copious moisture laden bubbles will provide tons of punch for the buck and allow you to glide, rather than slip out of the bath.
But before you do, take time to linger awhile. And while you do, take time to read the bottle.
Relax. Breathe. Ponder.
Always providing food for thought, here's the text that Philosophy will give you this time: (the choice to use all lower case letters ala e.e. cummings is theirs, not mine)
"destiny is choice. to love or not
to love is often the question. only
when you silence the voices from without
are you able to hear the message in your
bottle. underneath your alarm "don't go"
comes a whisper singing, be brave, act
with courage and with passion. and as you
hold onto the night make aware your heart
that a certain tomorrow does not exist.
once you melt into the naked kisses, absent
of any guarantees, know that the risk of
love is worth the reward until you must
surrender. yet to not choose love when
offered is the greatest risk of all.
now go and dance to loves curious song
while the music is still playing.
forever yours."
Never known to let details slip by, those Philosophizers tell us that the typestyle chosen to create the Message in a Bottle package was taken from an old handwritten letter, dated Sept 18, 1825. They go on to say that a pastor who was seeking donations for the victims of an accident at sea wrote the letter. How romantic, not?
. . . ahhhhhhh . . .
Don't you think it will make a lovely bit of prose (or poetry?) to reflect on as you luxuriate in the tub filled to the brim withMessage in a Bottle bubbles?
Recommended:
Yes
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Member: Susan McMackin Reynolds
Location: Loudoun County VA
Reviews written: 22
Trusted by: 23 members
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Artist & Godiva addict using keyboard to keep hands out of the box. http://www.susanreynolds.com
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