Asquith & Somerset – Woodland Shea

“Boromir”

Once more a big old (300 gram) white bar of soap—this one from English soap company Asquith & Somerset. This soap comes across as fancy, but it's reasonably priced. There's no point in buying the uninspired soap at the grocery store or chain drugstore when you can get much more fun soap for essentially the same price if you hunt a little bit. I probably bought this at TJ Maxx, which I know is a chain store, but as far as soap goes, you never know what bizarre brands they will have—all usually really inexpensive. It's kind of like a rolling soap garage sale. Of course, the very best place to buy soap is at locally owned stores, if you're lucky enough to have them around. There you might find anything. A&S specialize in fun packaging, and I'm all for that. This one has nice paper and a kind of cartoon drawing of some animal with big ears, wearing a scarf and earmuffs. I don't know what the animal is, exactly—perhaps a “Woodland Shea.” Likewise, I'm not sure what the fragrance is—perhaps woodland shea. This is another one that faded a bit, but I don't mind so much. After all, you don't want to wake up in the middle of the night and think Sean Bean is in your apartment. I used it in the bath, and my skin thanked me. I thanked my skin back by not smoking and drinking plenty of water. Wash, or don't wash, people, but stay hydrated!

Soap Review No. 126