I would vote 10440, Nichia, reflector and clicky switch.
I propose .5A and 50mA off a 10440, mode memory optional, small reflector for a large floody hotspot, or a small wide pattern 10mm optic, high cri / neutral tint, depending on what you want. A 219, xpg-2 and xp-l all fit the bill.
This .
Afraid of sounding sexist or anti-feminist or je ne sais pas, but what if it was shaped like a lipstick, twisty like? like, a square prism shape. Easy to twist two squares, motion that some are already accustomed to, less likely to roll around. Downsides: perpetuating the notion that women need makeup; shining light in ones mouth instead of applying lip paint; probably much harder to make, DIY like.
I vote XP for smallest battery, nichia for other two batteries. I feel like when I have more capacity, I can afford to sacrifice efficacy for nicer tint.
This sounds good. I like the ideas about non-standard shape below, too.
An old friend of mine was rather fond of her D-cells… she went through an awful lot of them…
My friends call me Sally.
I'm not unlucky enough to have friends. 
I don’t care if they call you Sally or Sue, it ain’t for you!
They’re gonna be tubular with maybe a touch of Steve’s knurling.
Still waiting to hear what the ladies want rather than what we think they want.
Had me thinking for a moment and then realised there is more than one person called Steve.
So… if I were (hypothetically) a woman with a girlfriend, I could enter twice?
Hold on, I need to go talk to someone about … elective surgery …
Honestly, it depends how small you can get a switch down to.
I’ve got a DQG tiny and it either shreds o-rings, turns on in my pocket or the head unscrews itself, so I’d prefer a small clicky
No, it’s you, Steve. Turnover on my mods isn’t quite up to the speed of most others so it’s understandable if you’ve forgotten making a bunch of 12mm sections for me, especially since this is the first opportunity I’ve taken to use them. Originally they were going to sleeve the heads of solitaires but I haven’t done one of those in awhile and have since discovered the joys of making entire lights from scratch.
I picked up some switches a while back that fit in a 10mm tube and are ~10 mm long. I seem to recall Justin saying they fail pretty consistently above .5A so I’d likely max at 380mA with a clicky. I know higher currents are possible even with the 10180 cell but I want these to be practical rather than pyrotechnical.
Comment deleted as I don't want to get kicked of here. I'll try and get the wife to respond here. It might take awhile as she is a bit slow. Takes after me.
since its a ladies flashlight I think it will be better to have an “easy to find” battery so 10440/AAA.
That’s worth considering but I will be shipping them with battery included. It would be a good idea to consider the recipient before entering.
Apart the fact that making something women want I consider one of the difficultiest things in this world, thinking about this two thoughts pas through my mind:
- Before this I believed making the ultimate thrower was difficult, but now I am glad and realize how easy it is compared to the above the work I do.
- This
” What we are?——- Women
What we want?———We don’t know!
When we want it?———-NOW!!! ”
I wish you luck in this heroic project
FTFY
FTFY
Sshh, don’t let them know that we know them that well. It’s our only remaining defense.
10440, XP, and clicky. Can’t wait to see it.