That is one of the snottiest comments I have ever heard. Her manicure is pretty subtle - and it should be, to sell the product. What is your problem?

The nail comment does seem rather bitchy. I don't see any reason for it either.

I think the manicure is gross too. I don't think it's very subtle at all. More subtle than red, yes, but they really do not look natural. But I think the soap dispense is great, I hate handsoap!

Emm I hate to say, but that looks like a fairly classic french manicure.....

Ditto on thinking the manicure comment is catty. Who cares? Honestly, I wouldn't have noticed if at all it wasn't pointed out to me.

Didn't see anything wrong with the manicure!

Ditto the manicure remarks -- really necessary. Where the manicure itself is not offensive, the commentary polish color is offensive. Why does polish color matter to a home decor blog?

her manicure is lovely. the polish color is quite fine too. are you just trying to generate more comments and offend people? this is may be why the average person is afraid of too design, and hiring interior designers. because of people like aaron who look down their noses at someone who is actually trying to make an effort. i feel personally discouraged from reading at-ny after posts like that.

I believe that's a good old classic french manicure (as readers have mentioned) and that nail color is her natural nail color (with clear polish.) In this election season, that would be called a racist remark by some....

ok I have a question about how to refill a foaming soap dispenser: do you just mix liquid soap and water? What's the correct ratio?

Even after looking at the hands (which I didn't until after I read the post), I don't get it.

Wow AT, even more horrid are your out of place comments! You completely took the attention out of the pump.

gabiushka has it right. This post raises more questions, concerns and thoughts about the quality of the AT editors than it does about the supposed intended subject of the post, the soap dispenser.

*RELEVANT POST*
it's a dream come true to find a customizable foam handsoap dispenser! i keep buying the Method foam soaps but i really don't like the scents -- now I can pick any fancy soap i want (an apparently make it last a decade with how much dilution is involved)

Does anyone know of any other styles or seen them in NYC stores?

haha, french manicures are O-U-T out, or didn't you know? Tres tacky. The saop dispenser is great, if a little pricey.

i really wish AT would institute guidelines for their editors to weed out unnecessary, distracting and offensive comments like aaron's. to me, the lack of editing here demonstrates laziness and a lack of thought on both aaron's and his editor's part. it's too bad. quality is loosing ground.

I love the soap dispenser. The comment about the manicure, not so much.

Give Aaron a break - it's not like that was the focus of the post. And besides, it made me chuckle a little.

I reuse my Method foam soap dispensers by refilling with Planet dishwashing liquid soap and water, in a ratio of about 1:5.

hja: thanks! 1 part soap, 5 parts water?

You can get a manicure free version of this soap-pump doodad at Storables (and probably The Container Store too). It might be the very same pump actually.

I can't believe people are getting so bent out of shape about the manicure comment. I think the hands look icky too... but what do I know? I'm a guy.

LOL! I totally have that same manicure :-) Twice a month I get pink & white. Cheers to being prissy, getting your nails done, and loving pink :-)
X- Julia

I am very excited about this pump! I've been reusing foam soap dispenser bottles too. As for the manicure comment, I know that snark is very popular on other blogs, but that doesn't seem like AT's style. Seems more like something we'd hear from a troll.

Lourdes--it's losing, not loosing. Use correct grammar before you comment on the quality postings on AT.

no need to continue the snarkiness BtotheB. i know how to spell. my typing on the other hand is not great.

nails or not, this pump is poorly reviewed on amazon. i assume it's the same one--it looks identical. i don't know how i feel about soap shooting two feet across my bathroom... heck, my bathroom doesn't have two feet for soap to shoot across!

http://www.amazon.com/Cuisipro-Frosted-Foam-Pump/dp/B000A8FE6W

I have that same manicure, too. But, what do I know? I live in West Virginia.

Usually I just use the plain pumps for my own products but this was something a little bit more luxurious.

I've been making bath and body care products for some time. I in particular have a couple facial washes I frequently put in the pumps they can be found at:

www.olivelife.ca

I have this pump! If I remember correctly, you add two tablespoons of soap and then fill the bottle with water until it is 2/3 of the way full (it's necessary to leave air space). I like the pump, although sometimes I need to give it a thorough cleaning to keep it from getting stuck in the down position. Also, occasionally the foam has bad aim (hitting my wall or body instead of my hands). That said, I still really like this dispenser and am buying far less soap. For some reason the foam is so much more appealing than normal hand soap.

I find that any metal or steel pump contaminates the product it dispenses. I have found plastic foam pumps, though, on many an occasion.

hahaha! I think the manicure comments are hilarious! Being a straight male- I have to say, the nails are like neon vegas flashing signs. I thought the same thing- I hate french manicures, they should be banned!

Keep it coming AT!

Great News! You can put any Dr. Bronner's Organic soap in the foam dispensers and it works like a charm. I have 2 toddlers and I need to wash their hands about 50 time a day. The anti-bacterial soaps are just awful. They smell bad and dry out your hands and contain no soap, just petro (foreign oil) and harsh detergents. See this video:
http://www.drbronner.com/punk_rock_soap_opera.html

I have has this foaming soap dispenser for several years. Someone twisted the spout funny, and i think that messed up the spring inside, and when I tried to fix it, it totally broke.

However, I am absolutely buying a new one. It worked very well, and it's nice and nondescript yet attractive. It *did* get a tiny spot on the stainless-steel collar that rusted, but I just cleaned it off.

The directions w/ the pump said 1 part soap, 3 parts water, so I got out my P-touch labeler and the clear tape, and some measuring cups, and I put a label with an underline on the back of the container at the spot where the soap should go up to, and one w/ hyphens (to get the lines higher on the tape) at the top where the water should be added up to. And I made a label that said: "Soap:water :: 1:3" and put it on the back of the collar.

You can't see the labels when the thing is in use, really, and it makes refilling really, really easy.

hhttp://www.organize.com/foamingpump.html

(and I think the French manicure is distracting)

I meant to say--the dispenser I have is a DIFFERENT brand, and a slightly different style.

And I bet the mechanism inside this one that's featured way up above *is* plastic.

And I think that MY soap dispenser would be easier to label, bcs the sides are straighter, and they're not frosted, so the labels will stick smoother and more securely. So there. ;-)

I use Dr Bronners too. If you want more scent you can always put in a couple of drops of essential oil. I re-use my Method containers, but they do eventually get a bit gummed up and require a soak/wash.

Ratio: 4 or 5 parts water to one part soap works fine - just eyeball it.

As a side note, with a toddler I've been working on getting as many chemicals out of things as possible, so we're also trying out a mix of Dr B's and water with some avocado oil thrown in for shampoo. So far it's genius.
(half and half water and soap with about a teaspoon of oil per 1/4 cup of soap).