Mariella Wilson Soy Wax Candle, Original Fragrance: Like a warm hug with a soft 80s soundtrack. All banana bread and suburban chic while driving the teen to swim practice. With subtle notes of a high school sweetheart main squeeze and summer vacations in Cabo, this neon pink Dodge Caravan has kept on rollin' since 1973.
Mariella Wilson Soy Wax Candle, Quiet Desperation: For when you realize your teenage son would rather Jennifer from down the street drive him to swim practice. And your best friend Sasha announces at brunch that she's moving to Capri with Emilio (10 years younger) who she met on vacation in Napoli. And when you're pretty sure your husband Dan's banging Noelle Tannenbaum, the glamourous travel blogger next door, because why else would he need to "cut the grass," or "fix a leaky faucet," or "un-wedge a doorstop" for her for the fourth time this week? For those times when you look yourself in the mirror and realize you're 52 and wondering when you lost your twinkle and why everyone else seems to be having more fun than you?
Pairs well with: 11 o'clock rosé in the backyard, a box of Kleenex and Madonna's "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" blaring on repeat.
Mariella Wilson Soy Wax Candle, New Fragrance "Intrigue:" Like a tickle in your tummy. Like a sideways glance at a PTA meeting. Like fingers that linger just a little too long as you pass a styrofoam cup of coffee. Like waking up. Like seeing straight, for the first time. And feeling a tingle of girly warmth...down there. It'll even make you want to volunteer for that Regional PTA fundraising retreat, if it means you'll be going with...
Adrian Minstral Body Wash, Dad Vibes: Or should we say "Single" Dad Vibes? All calm and cool, with a hint of Tiger Balm after long days in the wood shop. With the musky sweetness of ash and maple that make you wonder, "Is it from the painstaking hours smoothing the grain on those kitchen cabinets? Or the laid back evenings on the deck strumming a beat up guitar?" And that little bit of gray around the edges? Well, don't knock it if you can rock it.
Thought to pair well with the Mariella Wilson Soy Wax Candle line. Unavailable, until now? Not yet tested for compatibility.
Mariella Wilson Soy Wax Candle, Anticipation: Girly giggles and flirty eyelashes. Changing your outfit three times before his cars pulls up. Sitting on your hands so you won't be tempted to grab his every time he reaches for his coffee in the console. This one's a little like feeling 21 again and free falling all at the same time. Because you've been thinking about this forever, right? Like every PTA meeting for the last three years? So why not now?
Adrian Minstral Body Wash, Slow Build: Who says you have to be responsible all the time, right? Isn't it time to throw caution to the wind, just this once? So lean in a little closer. Breathe a little deeper as soft pink 80s rock mingles with woodsy harmonies. A sweet and heady scent that'll make you want to drop your PTA fundraising retreat package on the floor and follow the sound of Rod Stewart's "Love Touch" out into the hall...
M&A Personal Lube, Sexy Supply Closet: 'Cause when he throws you up against a rickety shelf of toilet paper and climbs his fingers up your inner thighs. And when she rips off your t-shirt and digs her nails into the small of your back. You don't want to hesitate. Like the smooth glide of a floor polisher waxing a gym floor, we've got you covered. Whether he bends you over a stack of paper towel. Or she makes you grip the storage locker door so hard, you leave a dent. You won't even hear the "click, click, click" of footsteps down the hall. Or the quiet gasp through the closed door. That's a promise.
Mariella Wilson Soy Wax Candle, Stinging Regret: You know what this one's like. You're feelin' fun. Feelin' cheeky. Feelin' like you, for the first time, in a long time. You can't stop smiling. Or singing. Or thinking about your plans to meet up at the Sonic Drive-In later that evening. But then Noelle Tannenbaum shows up at your door all smiling and secretive, saying she just "had to tell you" about how she's been helping Dan plan a romantic trip for your 20th wedding anniversary for the past few weeks. How she's "sorry she's been occupying him for so many evenings" as they plan it and she "just knows your heart must be getting uneasy with this" but wants you to know it's all "strictly professional" and to "keep June 17-25 open." And your face grows red. And your stomach clenches. And you can smell musky shame and cloudy self-consciousness start seeping out of your pores. That's what this one's like.
Adrian Minstral Body Wash, Lonely Hearts: For when you're left ghosted. For when it's been an hour and two Oreo Cheesecake shakes later. For when you finally put the car in reverse, wondering why your teenage daughter seems to have a better love life than you. No regrets. You got this. Like a cozy leather chair and a fridge full of beer, this one will make you forget you were ever left hanging. And besides, at least you know you've still got it. Right? ...right???
Pairs well with: Nothing. No surprise there, huh?
Mariella Wilson Soy Wax Candle, Gaze Across the Parking Lot: With warm notes of sun-drenched cement and the subtle coolness of distant eyes meeting yours, you won't need words to say "I wanted to meet up, but I..." With a lingering hint of shared sweetness and a tinge of "I remember it all," this one will pull at the corners of your mouth and tug at your heartstrings as you slide into your newly clean Dodge Caravan and pull out of the parking lot. But watch out! You'll be left curious by the wisp of suspicion that arises at the end, as if you thought you saw Noelle Tannenbaum watching you drive away from just outside the school's main entrance.
Mariella Wilson Soy Wax Candle, White Hot Rage: With the salty splash of tears streaming down your face. And the burning throat sting of drive crying to Winger's "Headed For A Heartache." This scent will whisk you away from star-crossed parking lot encounters with it's whispers of self-loathing and hints of what could have been. But what's that? A twist! The spicy heat of a bare-all text message from Mrs. Turnbull, school librarian and friend from bookclub, who heard Chrissy Chastain tell Noelle Tannenbaum that she overheard you and Adrian in the supply closet at the PTA retreat. And that Noelle said Dan would be pissed if he found out because it might screw up the "arrangement" he and Noelle had going and that they liked things "just the way they are right now!" With red hot flashes of deceit and undertones of "I knew Noelle was screwing with me," this daring scent will make you floor it to your nearest Bikini Village!
Adrian Minstral Body Wash, Hot Like A Boss: Like that time when Mariella shows up at your door wearing a black string bikini and you throw her over the coffee table and make her scream so loud the dog next door starts barking. Yeah, like that. Because if you're gonna have an extramarital affair, you better do it right...
M&A Body & Massage Oil, Hot & Steamy: 'Cause fuck Dan and Noelle.
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This is super cool, it made me laugh several times :)
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Thank you! I had fun writing this one! 😊
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Hi Mairin, I'm naturally a book lover, and I love spending time attending to good stories like this. Fantastic write-up!
Do you just post stories here on Reedsy, or have you published a book as well?
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