There 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 ]
Here'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?



It's just creepy. No other comment need be made.
view allie404's profile
they are so freakin' creepy, but I kinda like them. I would like theat someone else' house.
view mjr's profile
something is wrong with my keyboard! That was supposed say 'I would like them at someone else's house.'
view mjr's profile
wwooo, i love those. I have been wanting them for a while now. Creepy is good sometimes.
view Keyse's profile
love moulin rouge... think those soaps are weird. it would be like using little babies hands. gross.
view Jenochka's profile
I love them! Creepy, yes, but in a good way.
I still hate Moulin Rouge!!! Sorry.
view SBDesign's profile
I've seen these before...I think they are terrifying...
view Jess2nola's profile
creepy. if you've ever seen the movie Lake of Fire, you will not want these soaps.
view kjmerklin's profile
loooooooove the baby hands, dislike moulin rouge. "passionately hate" is a little strong, but i didn't get the hype.
view lemonpie's profile
omg, funny but way too creepy to have in my house! Though perfect for a halloween party, I can just imagine people's reactions.
view thesamanthafiles 's profile
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!
view OneWallKitchen's profile
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!
view kdkaboom's profile
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.
view visualingual's profile
I think it's just brilliant. I'd "hand" them out as gifts. :)
view Aggie927's profile
They're awesome! Love, love, love!
view gryt's profile
i have these in my bath room and love them.
view jchan's profile
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 ;)
view Slim's profile
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.
view squidlette's profile
Love them!
view Carder's profile
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!
view MariannaV's profile
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.
view kitties!'s profile
so fun!
view eml35's profile
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.
view mander-ella's profile
Chris Hansen might take offense to you washing yourself with these
view reiskid's profile
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.
view tlinell's profile
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.
view DC Sarah's profile
creepy.
I was sort of meh about Moulin Rouge, but didn't hate it. Does that make me abnormal?
view Christine (the one in DC)'s profile
oh very creepy.
view PlanItGirl's profile
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. :)
view kristenk's profile
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.
view artnerd's profile
DO NOT WANT.
view estydesign's profile
these are HILARIOUS and would have as an exhibit vs. actually using.
view minxy's profile
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.
view ehat's profile
Very Disturbing!
view London's profile
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!
view sfgirl's profile
I pretty much love them.
view Caitlin in Seattle's profile
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.
view kaanswfm's profile
OneWallKitchen- I thought of Talking Tina too!
This is creepy!
view Julia at Living Luxely's profile
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.
view KelleyR's profile
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.
view lurker2209's profile
...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
view ddddoh's profile