Ok, I'm gonna sound like a total Newbie here... but what's the difference between a blonde pastel and a regular pastel? What does the 'blonde' contribute?
Oh, and that's really sad about your male mojo, Jake. Tough lesson learned...
The "blonde" is a line of pastel much like VPI, NERD, Bell, etc.
For the life of me, I can't remember exactly whose line it is.