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Foliage's Hand Soap...Literally.

030708_handsoap1.jpgThere are just a few things the can divide the general public into two camps. For example: Baz Luhrmanns' Moulin Rouge! (seriously, people either passionately hate it, or watch it religiously. There's no in-between). After seeing these "hand soaps" from Foliage on Contrary Garden's blog, we're thinking they may elicit the same kind of love-it-or-hate-it response.

[ Photos from Contrary Garden ]

030708_handsoap2.jpgHere's our two cents: If we saw a collection of these doll-sized hand soaps sitting on a sink, we'd laugh but then have nightmares about it later. How about you?

Each of these sets comes with ten hands that range from 1/2" to 2" tall in various formations and skin tones. All the soap is handmade and made of goat's milk and vegetable glycerin. Available at Foliage for $17

Comments (41)

It's just creepy. No other comment need be made.

posted by allie404 on 2008-03-07 13:48:15
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they are so freakin' creepy, but I kinda like them. I would like theat someone else' house.

posted by mjr on 2008-03-07 13:48:25
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something is wrong with my keyboard! That was supposed say 'I would like them at someone else's house.'

posted by mjr on 2008-03-07 13:49:43
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wwooo, i love those. I have been wanting them for a while now. Creepy is good sometimes.

posted by Keyse on 2008-03-07 13:52:35
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love moulin rouge... think those soaps are weird. it would be like using little babies hands. gross.

posted by Jenochka on 2008-03-07 13:57:58
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I love them! Creepy, yes, but in a good way.

I still hate Moulin Rouge!!! Sorry.

posted by SBDesign on 2008-03-07 13:59:25
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I've seen these before...I think they are terrifying...

posted by Jess2nola on 2008-03-07 14:03:09
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creepy. if you've ever seen the movie Lake of Fire, you will not want these soaps.

posted by kjmerklin on 2008-03-07 14:04:50
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loooooooove the baby hands, dislike moulin rouge. "passionately hate" is a little strong, but i didn't get the hype.

posted by lemonpie on 2008-03-07 14:09:14
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omg, funny but way too creepy to have in my house! Though perfect for a halloween party, I can just imagine people's reactions.

posted by thesamanthafiles on 2008-03-07 14:11:10
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Creepy. I watched the "Talking Tina" episode of The Twilight Zone at much too young an age.

Got a kick out of Moulin Rouge, though!

posted by OneWallKitchen on 2008-03-07 14:11:18
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i love em!!! i've been wanting to order them for.like.ever. broke, waah. they are creepy and i love creepy. nothing to it. boring sucks. go for weird!

posted by kdkaboom on 2008-03-07 14:12:05
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Hey, I went to school with Marie Gardeski! I think these are awesome. I mean, it's just soap; can it seriously creep you out? Not me, anyway.

posted by visualingual on 2008-03-07 14:23:33
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I think it's just brilliant. I'd "hand" them out as gifts. :)

posted by Aggie927 on 2008-03-07 14:30:29
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They're awesome! Love, love, love!

posted by gryt on 2008-03-07 14:30:57
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i have these in my bath room and love them.

posted by jchan on 2008-03-07 14:37:35
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Love 'em. Agree with Aggie927 I can think of half a dozen people I'd gift with these. Some of them would be creeped out but that would be part of the fun ;)

posted by Slim on 2008-03-07 14:38:57
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Kind of a neat art piece, I especially like that they're different colors. HOWEVER, can you imagine using them? They'll turn into slimy melted hands with broken fingers. Gaahhhh. No thank you.

posted by squidlette on 2008-03-07 14:39:27
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Love them!

posted by Carder on 2008-03-07 14:47:31
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CREEPY! I have seen these before and every single time it has elicited that stomach churning creepy meter. It may matter if you have children of your own or not. I might have found them amusing before I had kids. Now they are just CREEPY!

posted by MariannaV on 2008-03-07 14:56:22
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I can't get my credit card out fast enough...I love these! I'm already imagining all the bad puns in my house. "Can I HAND you some soap? Do you need a HAND in the bathroom? This soap is so HANDY." Hell, yeah.

posted by kitties! on 2008-03-07 15:16:48
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so fun!

posted by eml35 on 2008-03-07 15:20:32
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I can see the humor in it...although, I'd have nightmares about the damned things coming to life in the middle of the night. Not so cute.

posted by Mander on 2008-03-07 15:20:47
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Chris Hansen might take offense to you washing yourself with these

posted by reiskid on 2008-03-07 16:06:11
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I love these! I only have one sink in my apartment and people often mistake the dish soap squirter and hand soap squirter, but if the hand soap was surrounded by little soapy hands.... I'm so getting these.

posted by tlinell on 2008-03-07 16:08:19
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It's like there are babies trapped in the wall and reaching their wee arms to escape. I like the bizarre often enough, but, as MariannaV stated above, I get the "stomach churning creepy meter" when I look at them. Would DEFINITELY get them for a Halloween party, though.

As far as Moulin Rouge goes.....I really didn't enjoy it. Yet, practically all the girls in my freshman dorm LOVED it, and not only did they watch it all the time, but frequently broke out in impromptu Moulin Rouge song. Gah.

posted by DC Sarah on 2008-03-07 16:10:18
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creepy.

I was sort of meh about Moulin Rouge, but didn't hate it. Does that make me abnormal?

posted by Christine (the one in DC) on 2008-03-07 16:15:33
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oh very creepy.

posted by PlanItGirl on 2008-03-07 16:25:49
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I gave this as a gift to my sister when she was pregnant, but I do have a special sense of humor. I'm pretty sure they immediately went into the trash can after I left. :)

posted by kristenk on 2008-03-07 17:35:05
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LOVE THEM. And yes, they're a little creepy, but I love them anyway. I'd be inclined to group a few of them in strange places -- like in the spice rack in the kitchen, or on the bookshelf in the living room...

The kitsch factor would eventually get to me, but at the moment, I LOVE THEM. WANT THEM.

posted by artsandletters on 2008-03-07 17:45:07
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DO NOT WANT.

posted by estydotca on 2008-03-07 20:05:04
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these are HILARIOUS and would have as an exhibit vs. actually using.

posted by minxy on 2008-03-07 21:32:18
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Those things are creepy as hell. I wouldn't be able to close my eyes in the shower if they were sitting in the soapdish.

posted by ehat on 2008-03-07 22:48:30
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Very Disturbing!

posted by London on 2008-03-08 12:41:37
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i love them - so oddball. of course, anyone coming out of the bathroom would have to comment on them - which would be the whole point!

posted by sfgirl on 2008-03-08 22:17:33
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I pretty much love them.

posted by Caitlin in Seattle on 2008-03-09 01:51:34
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I am cracking up--love those hand soaps!

I wanted to walk out of the theater during MRouge, but didn't because my pregnant friend (who had been on bed rest for weeks until she finally got the "get out of jail" from her doc) was dying to see it, so I stayed with her. Her kid turned out normal, and I think she'd love these, too, knowing her sense of humor.

posted by kaanswfm on 2008-03-09 14:24:13
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OneWallKitchen- I thought of Talking Tina too!

This is creepy!

posted by JuliaL on 2008-03-09 18:45:49
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When I was a kid, my sister left a fashion doll in the back yard. My dad didn't notice it until after he'd run over it with the lawn mower. My friend and I were staining the deck and she painted all the little doll parts with red. This is the friend for whom I would buy these soaps.

posted by KelleyR on 2008-03-10 02:59:03
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I vote creepy. Actually what it reminds me of are the little handprint or footprint pins the pro-life activists would offer at church to those who made donations to their organization. It's hard to see this and not look for some some sort of political message about abortion or children. I'm guessing the artist/designer isn't actually trying to make a political statement, so I think to an extent these function as sort of a Rorschach test.

posted by lurker2209 on 2008-03-10 16:08:53
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...I actually liked them until I read through all the comments. Then I looked at it again and got images of dying babies in my head. wth

posted by ddddoh on 2008-03-10 20:03:25
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