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Seriously? I don't want my soap to be sending out any kind of "vibes," especially sexy ones.

I'm in love with Lush 'Porridge' soap, especially during the winter months when I REALLY need to oatmeal for my itchy, dry skin.

Plus it smells like cookies.

i've been known to use Dr Bonners (minty cool in the summertime) and Pears (when i'm broke), but now it's Method... i love the understated fanciness of their "quilted" bars

i can only hope that sends out a "clean" vibe!

Why the dis on Dove? Sure the imagery of "melting in a small pool" is gross, but couldn't that apply to any brand? I hope most of you have sexier things to do in the shower than use scented soap...

I love the smell of Pear's. Do y'all use that in the shower, or just for face?

I'm a plain old-fashioned Ivory Soap gal - love everything about it, the packaging, smell. etc...

Also, I would not think the "cute guy I just met with Irish Spring Soap" in his bathroom was weird at all. I would not think twice about it because it's So normal, actually.

I have never had a more delicious luxurious soap as
Santa Maria Novella soaps, the 7 oz bar last for a long time..but when I am not in the dream world I use Dove as my dermatologist over the years say its the best soap and my skin has always looked great.

Totally - the Irish Spring would crack me up! Remember those commercials with the stereotypical Irishman and his knife slicing off a piece of the bar? I might be inclined to convince said cute guy to try something else, but I would still be amused, not weirded out.

I'm with firecracker...any bar of soap could pool and look gross. I use a bodywash and a homemade soap for my face from a friend.

As long as someone is using soap and showering/bathing, I don't care what they're using.

That makes me want to buy a soap scented candle.

My staple bar is Pre de Provence's Honey Almond soap. Super moisturizing, gently exfoliating, and both the bar and wonderful scent are long lasting. The small gift sized version is a real hit with visitors too.

For sheer fun, I love Primal Element's decorative glycerin soaps. Gingerfish is my fave because of the fish design and 7-upish scent. I've even cut thin slices to enjoy on my desk at work.

I hate the intense chemical-y florals and sugary sweet scents of a lot of soaps marketed to women. I love that a lot of mens soaps have great blends of spices, fruits, and herbals that sing out in the shower but don't otherwise plume. A lot of those soaps work well with my staple lotion.

DianaRead- I have found a candle that smells like fresh laundry.

I always thought the were cheesy but the Yankee Candle called Egyptian Cotton, I get the pillar smells so clean. After a scrub my house and burn this candle the place smells like soap or fresh laundered clothes.
Being on a budget I cannot spend 25.00 on a candle these are 10.00 and they last for long long time.

It's all about Adveda's Refreshing Bar. It's the only soap I've used for 15 years. Sexy, fresh, and you just feel so good afterwards.

Bert's Bees for Men! Hands-down the best scent ever.

I'm in love with Indigo Wild products. The Zum bar soaps comes in 33 scents. A couple of my favorites are Sea Salt & Sandalwood-Citrus. I like how the scents really linger in the bathroom. I haven't tried Grapefruit, Lemongrass or Lemon-Basil yet but they sound perfect for summer.
Indigo Wild also sells laundry soap, lotions, mists, diffuser oils, baby, pet products & more. The Zum Rub salves are great for dry feet & elbows.
No, I don't work for the company. I am just a huge fan.

Pacifica makes wonderfully scented soaps (and candles). The Mediterranean Fig is fresh and the Spanish Amber so luxurious. They are, indeed quite fragrant for every day use, but they scent the whole bathroom. Claus Porto are beautifully packaged, luxurious and last forever.

this seems so silly to me.
i mean, i love soaps, but i definitely don't think my choices can be used to analyze every aspect of my personality, nor would i judge someone by something as absurd and trivial as their soap.

i'm overly prickly today, but really.
this just irritated me.

My favorites soaps are from Olivia, and talking about sexy soaps, what else if not Chocorgasm??

I have extremely dry, sensitive, dermagraphic skin, and the only soap I can use is Dove :( every other soap I have tried makes me want to scratch constantly, even when I moisturize afterwards (as I always do). If any other the above posters have the same kind of skin and have found something else that works, I would love to hear about it!

I forgot about Pacifica :) They're conveniently found at Borders and work with their coupons too. Mexican Cocoa, Vanilla, and Blood Orange are my current faves. I sometimes rotate unopended bars in my work desk and living room.

I'm kind of surprised no one has mentioned Korres' Cedar scented stuff yet. I know it's not bar soap, but their cedar-scented body wash is one of the most amazing scents out there.

Pre de Provence Green Tea.

What's wrong with Dove? It's what I currently use (the purple bar, forget the name, think it's for deep moisturizing) and it works fine and makes my bathroom smell clean and girly. Don't all bar soaps "melt" in the dish - something that a good clean every once in a while can fix? I don't see the point in spending so much on soap..... I couldn't imagine spending $10 on one bar of it!!!!! GASP.

I never thought of soap as being sexy or not. We mostly just use soaps we nabbed from hotel rooms, or buy the Whole Foods brand soap.

I'm really promiscuous with soap; I like lots of them and switch around a lot. Bar, liquid, gel...like all of them, love some of them, always ready to try something new.

I draw the line at the Irish Spring types; the scent is nasty, the color practically glows in the dark, and has too many harsh/scary ingredients in it for me.

Traveling in the south of France the home of sexy soaps ! The French know how to make soap.

Verbena is intoxicating.

I use a bar of handsoap next to the sink in my bathroom that often seems to go ignored by the consumer: Lava Soap. It's effective on the hands, smells decent, has a SWEET logo (before it wears away, of course) and a nifty green color. Plus, it works tremendously well. It's designed to remove crud from your hands, after all.

I have to agree with Sarah - Soaptopia in Mar Vista is the bee's knees! They have amazing bars, oils and scrubs and everything is natural and non toxic. If you are in LA and go into the store they usually give you a big bag of bar scraps to try, which are perfect for scattering around the house in drawers and cabinets. And they package their gift boxes so well - it's my go-to for any presents for my friends.

I use Body Shop glycerine bar soaps in various flavors...
...but my ex used Irish Spring when we first started dating - He was kinda cute for a while too...

I might be weird gal, but I actually like the Irish Spring smell on a guy... And I use Ivory, liquid or bar. I'm just plain Jane when it come to soap I guess.

But I'm picky about my dishwashing soap! Gotta be Sunlight Green Apple, no other brand will do. Hope they don't discontinue it, I will be crushed.

Pangea Organics; every scent is divine, but I particularly like the canadian pine with white sage. Also, the packaging contains flower seeds so you can plant the boxes in your garden.

For those that like pacifica I tried it because I was in love with the gardenia candle three years ago. I thought the soap left a film and felt it was too waxy. I have hard water so that may explain it. Dove is still the cheapest and the best for hard water. I am very picky about dish soap. I cannot stand the smell of most and find Ivory dish soap the best for hard water and smells clean. I fill my dispenser with half Ivory soap the rest with water and it goes a long way.

I try to stay away from any soap that has color, color means chemicals.

Glad to hear the positive feedback on Soaptopia as I always pass by it on my way to Venice Grind but have never gone in.

Truth be told, since my senses have been savaged by those stupid Lush stores and their overly cloying, perfuming stank wafting out the door to a point where I dread any place that sells perfumes or soaps exclusively.

Looking forward to my future Soaptopia visit and happy to see such great soap recomendations.

I switched to bar soap a while ago on the suggestion that the preservatives in liquid soap were drying the heck out of my hands. It was a good decision! I like soaps that are natural and kind of oily/fatty.

Lush soaps are nice, but a bit pricey for what they are. Demon in the Dark is great, Karma is OK, Honey I Washed The Kids leaves a weird waxy coating on fingernails and stuff.

I just discovered a soap I love, sold at World Market: Four Elements in "Fire," which is a ginger/patchouli scent that combines well with the jojoba in the base. In effect, it's a light spice scent, and it perfumes my bathroom, too, but not in a heavy or intrusive way. $5 for a big chunky bar.

Caswell-Massey soaps have a great shape for hand-washing, or used to. Pure & Natural (sold at Target, etc) isn't fancy in comparison to some others, but is still a nice budget option. I prefer their fragrances to Method's.

I love the method soaps. white tea smells so good. I had a bar of the giovanni soap -white tea also.

for a hand soap my absolute favorite is the bath and body works aromatherapy Stress relief eucalyptus spearmint. the scent is sooo good :) by the kitchen sink we have the energy one- orange ginger.