So if you’ve been around for a while, you might remember that my husband has a crush. If not, go click on that link and catch up. The basic idea is that there is a perfume, somewhere out there in the world, that my husband smells periodically, and finds it the most romantic aroma in the world.

So, obviously, I NEED this perfume.

We searched high and low for it at Christmastime to no avail. And, as luck would have it, he hasn’t smelled it since (as he has told me that he now understands the gravity of the situation and is willing to ask a perfect stranger, at the risk of looking like he’s trying to pick her up, what perfume she is wearing).

However, we have our first clue in this treasure hunt of alluring aroma.

We had dinner at David, Ashley, AJ and new baby Tessa’s house Monday night. Chris met us over there after work, so we were in separate vehicles. When he got home, he told me, “I have a lead.”

He then went on to explain to me that on his way home, he was “picking his nose or something” and he caught a hint of whiff. . . very similar to THE whiff.

He smelled his fingers, thought about it, smelled his fingers, and thought some more. Then he remembered that he had washed his hands in David and Ashley’s kitchen. We both remembered that they had pink foamy soap (I am quite partial to foamy soap, so it always makes a good impression on me when people offer it).

So he told me that I MUST call Ashley the next day and find out what kind of soap it was in order to help us in the narrowing down of scents to identify THE scent.

So I called Ashley, she laughed (obviously), and told me that it was Pink Dial foamy soap, but she didn’t know the flavor. I remembered that it was a funny shaped bottle – not the traditional Dial foamy soaps, of which we have all over our house.

So, with knowledge of color and bottle shape in mind, I set out on a search.

Wednesday:

  • Publix. They had the funny bottles, but only in white soap.

Thursday:

  • Walgreens. They had the regular bottles, but no funny bottles.
  • CVS. They had absolutely NO Dial hand soap AT ALL. And I thought they were my favorite. Sheesh.

Friday:

  • Target. They had the white funny bottles like Publix, but still no Pink Dial Foamy Soap.

And then finally, on my FIFTH stop in the search for Pink Dial Foamy Soap, I went to Wal-Mart.

And there it was. Standing tall like the Holy Grail of Soap:IMG_0703

The mystery flavor: Cranberry.

I of course bought three bottles. Because one, somehow by buying three bottles, it made FIVE stops seem more justified. Two, because if it takes that long to find it, it must be worth buying in multiples. And three, because it was under $2.

So I brought it home. I stared at it:IMG_0709 Could this innocent looking bottle be the secret key to unlocking the mystery that has haunted me for half a year?

I washed my hands and smelled it. Nice, fruity, relaxing. Sure – I could wear that.

Then when Chris got home, he washed his hands. He smelled it. He said it needed to wear off a little first. He continued to smell my hands and his hands at 30 minute intervals throughout the evening.

Finally, he declared that this was, indeed, the same soap that Ashley had, and it could, indeed, be a clue.

So what’s the next stop?

Well, I suppose we find the snootiest, most high-falutin’-est perfume counter lady in Birmingham (or a special trip to Atlanta, perhaps?), walk up to her, squirt $1.97 soap in her hand, and say, “Find me a perfume zat smells like zees.”

15 thoughts on “The Secret Lies with Charlotte Pink Dial Foamy Soap.

  1. I had forgot about the perfume and cannot believe he is still trying to find the perfect "smell". This is funny, I hope ya'll find it. LYB

  2. I remember reading about the "crush" a while back. I'm glad you have a lead. I know with your fortitude and persistence, you will one day wear that perfume. In fact, you might wear it so much, you'll be sick of it!

  3. that's too funny that you spent that much time finding soap. I'm glad you are narrowing down your search though. :) :) Maybe the sent came from bath and body works. They have all sorts of fruity smells. :) :) Just a thought. :) :)

  4. I would go anywhere, do anything for the perfect perfume. Watch, though. You'll find it and it will not mix with your chemistry.

  5. Just head on over to http://www.dialsoap.com and contact those guys! Tell them you want some perform that smells like their soap, and you'll give them a great review on your blog if they come up with it. I'm sure it'll work… :)

    Congrats on your shopping success, btw. Tribulation on the journey makes the completion all the sweeter. Or not.

  6. you guys crack me up! i didn't read about the crush, I'll need to go back and get caught up!

  7. I thought in the end it was going to be the soap that was the crush! So glad it wasn't a letdown like that!

    So the search continues…

  8. LOL, that is hilarious! And sweet that you are working so hard to find the smell your husband loves. :) Good luck with your smell hunting!

  9. So funny! I recently discovered Butterfly Flower from Bath and Body Works. It's so yummy I just love smelling myself. Is that weird? :)

    At any rate, I hope he smells it on someone soon so he can ask what in the sam hill it is. I can't believe he hasn't smelled it since!

  10. You could just bathe with the soap and use it like body wash. It just might work enough to trick your husbands olfactory sense!

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