Gone But Not Forgotten - Pink Light Bulbs

R.I.P.

 

It is very possible that I have posted on pink light bulbs more than any other topic. I started recommending pink light bulbs on Chinoiserie Chic back in 2011. I have continued posting on them frequently until recently when I started warning everyone nonstop to stock up as incandescent bulbs were about to be banned. 

The ban has now gone into effect. One cannot manufacture them without meeting impossible standards that would make them cost prohibitive and they are now illegal to sell. I am not just talking about pink incandescents, but a ban on virtually all incandescent bulbs that went into effect August 1. Halogens do not meet the new standards either. And importing the banned bulbs is likewise illegal.

No More Pretty in Pink

Pink Light Bulbs

 

In her famous book Entertaining is Fun, Dorthy Draper recommended switching out your white light bulbs with pink light bulbs when guests come over. Pink bulbs are incredibly flattering to everyone, reducing the look of wrinkles and giving you a healthy rosy glow. So much cheaper and easier than plastic surgery or painting the room pink. 

I have used pink light bulbs in all of my lamps for literally decades and have posted about them several times. Light bulbs have been political footballs for years - the phase out of incandescent bulbs was proposed by the Bush administration, put into law by the Obama administration, rolled back by the Trump administration, and now two new strict standards have been put into effect by the Biden administration.