Flirt Energy

Something strange is going on here. I understand that for different reasons, people have different taste. Some might find the taste of Brussels sprouts to be awful while for others it is like dessert. Some people think only of the good tastes of home when they smell cooked Oxtail soup or dumplings. How else could you possibly explain the continued existence of Cold Jellied Gefilte Fish? But, by in large, the sex of an person should not mean they have wholly different taste buds, right? Flirt is an energy drink made for by a mom of two kids - and has female friendly packaging and ingredients. This drink, like Rip-It Chic, Her and Damzl Fuel all were made with just women in mind. I understand that, but what I did not understand why when I gave samples to my male co-workers, they all came back with negative responses and women with positive responses. So in interest of fairness, my review on this drink is also going to be done by some of my female (guinea pigs) friends and relatives.
Buzz/Nutrition: Big Red Boots:8 Ms. Boots:9 Design Goddess:10

BRB: Female centered energy drinks have gone from the gentle to the insane, so I was unsure what to expect in terms of energy. For the most part, this drink has a nice buzz, without being over the top. While they don't list caffeine, my guess is that this is about Red Bull/Monster standard. Either way, It did do two things for me. Firstly, it did manage to fill me up more than a low calorie energy drink usually does. Not that it kept me from devouring lunch, but I could see if you were trying to diet, having a case of this around you would be helpful. Secondly, I got a nice little charge from this - about 3 hours of energy. Of course even more than just energy, I was more alert and able to focus for a while too. No one can argue about the good stuff jam packed in here. 0 Calories, 0 Fat, 0 Carbs, 0 Dietary Fibers, 0 Sugar, Vitamin B complex, L-Carnitine, Caffeine, Green Tea Extract, Hoodia, Ginkgo Biloba, Oriental Ginseng, DHA and Omega 3 make up this veritable powerhouse of energy and nutrition.

Ms. Boots: I tried it one day when I was exhausted and trying really hard to get to the gym, with little success. The Flirt gave me enough energy to not only make it to the gym, but to have a good workout.

Design Goddess: The fact that it has all this good stuff and vitamins with no calories and carbs makes this an extra winner in my book - I totally love this stuff.

Taste: Big Red Boots:2 Ms. Boots:9 Design Goddess:10

BRB:How I was hoping for goodness from this. I super-chilled my samples, and grabbed wo out of my fridge. On first smell, I detected the scent of Bile. Really - I was surprised. I was hoping for light and refreshing, not the smell of dry heave. I poured it into a glass and took a swig. I then handed it around, as we all do if something tastes so bad that you have to share. On passing it around to my coworkers(all male) made that hilarious pursed lips flavor of ass in your mouth face. One person thought it tasted like licking the inside of a baloon, another thought it was the flavor of sleeping gas. I thought it tasted like liquid latex - which prompted someone to ask how I know what latex tasted like... Lets just say it did not go over very well.

Ms. Boots:The fact that Flirt came with a warning that it tasted gross didn't faze me too much -- I'm no fan of energy drinks in general, because I find that most of them have a really off-putting flavor. It's the artificial flavorings and sugars, I think. Either way, I was happily surprised by the taste of Flirt: It has a light, crisp flavor remenicent of white grape juice. It's very easy to drink.

Design Goddess:Yum!! This tastes like a vanilla lemonade! I can't quite put my finger on the flavor, but I think it is really good! I am totally in love!

Packaging: 7
I enjoyed the packaging, although it is pretty hard to read. The pink on pink design made the flourish filled writing incomprehensible, enough so that it took me showing someone the fliry girl on the front for them to see it. Overall, what was important with this drink was that they stayed away from the Xtreme Dudez marketing - which they did well. They get some points off for mechanics, as the lid is not on right, there is no double facing (so clerks have a harder time facing the drinks) and there is no listing of caffeine content. They don't have that much to do to create a really stellar can, just outline their colors and gave it a few tweaks.