Bloody Good Perfume???

Well just when you think you've seen it all, something comes along to prove you wrong. Let me preface this with the caveat that I love Halloween...I do! And I like many many of the stereotypical things associated with Halloween. But there are a few that I just cannot embrace, no matter how hard I may try. And frankly, I haven't tried, but so what! The two things that I really dislike the most would have to be SPIDERS and BLOOD! Okay....there you have it, I confess. Call me a wuss, call me a Halloween-Lite if you will, but I just cannot stomach them! But none-the-less, this post is going to be about blood....sort of.

Not only do I detest the sight and smell of blood, but I absolutely hate, despise, and abhor.....the taste of it. Needless to say, I could NEVER be a Vampire, an EMT, Emergency Room or Blood Bank worker. Likewise, I could never perform or partake in any blood rituals or spells, and I positively cannot...put a pricked or cut finger into my mouth to stop the bleeding. In fact, if my gum bleeds just a little from flossing my teeth too hard...I feel like I will heave from the taste of just a tiny bit in my mouth. There is absolutely nothing that appeals to me about the life giving fluid that pumps through our veins, other than the main fact that it's what helps to keep me alive.

Hmmm....but then I read this..... "Filled with legends and meanings, blood is soaked with mystery‚ fascination and respect. It’s the most tested and studied part of the human body and it guards a multitude of secrets that reveals our inner and unique way of being."

"BLOOD CONCEPT is a private celebration of the vivid and fascinating liquid that flows in our veins. Because blood is actually the river of life." So along comes the newest gimmick? concept in the world of Perfume....Blood Concept Fragrance. Yep, I guess it was just a matter of time, but they now have a perfume based on the concept of blood and blood types. My blood type is A+, so therefore I would wear Type A perfume to theoretically get some mystical benefit from having this fragrance meld and fuse with my own blood in some kind of visceral molecular ceremony. But what if I don't like the notes of tomato leaves, basil and anise that are found in my blood type perfume? Because honestly, I would prefer the black cherry, pomegranate and patchouli notes of the Type B. No problem, you can technically wear any of the Blood Types of course, you just might not get the same hypothetical benefits from sporting a differing Type. However, the big question on everyone's mind still remains......does this stuff actually contain blood or blood notes in it? And the answer is NO....because it is actually illegal to sell products with real human blood in them, or so I've read. So then it begs the follow up question....does it still appeal to you? Will the 'True Blood' / 'Twilight' / 'Anne Rice' fans still be interested without some real blood in there somewhere? What about the bottle; designed to look like a dropper with blood in it? Does that appeal enough to entice you to wear Blood Type Perfume? For me probably not. But if you're interested, you can check out the Blood Concept Fragrance website. It's a 'bloody' unique ad campaign if I do say so myself!