New Collection Addition: Sailor Moon S Perfume Pens
Sailor Moon S Perfume Pens
(Sailor Mercury/Sailor Mars & Sailor Venus/Sailor Jupiter Sets)
Bandai - Japan, 1994
Okay, so I've seen these occasionally pop up on ebay and thought they were adorable. Unfortunately, the price was never what I was willing to pay...but I was patient and found them eventually on Mandarake for a very reasonable price. I still don't have the Usagi/Chibusa pair, of course, but I'm not in a hurry to complete the set (though, if anyone sees them or are selling, do let me know, please ;).
I love that these little "perfume" bottles are actually scented markers. If I had these as a little kid, I definitely would have enjoyed coloring with them. Being the shameless Sailor Moon item "de-boxer" that I am, I carefully took the bottles out to inspect them. They are very light-weight, but sturdy. The Mars/Jupiter bottles are about 4 inches tall, while Mercury/Venus bottles are 3 inches. I took the top of the Mercury bottle off, but left the cap on the marker. Since these markers are over a decade old, any scent that was present in the markers has faded or just reverted back to potent sharpie-like smell haha. The insides of the bottles are hollow.
A pleasant surprise was the little cards that came with each set. Each bottle/character has 3 corresponding note cards. They are thick cardstock, meant to be colored & written on. Very cute overall.
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