misosouper, a shopping blog

If you’re still in the market for a shower curtain and like the idea of standing nude in front of an entire metropolis, check out this fantastically detailed London Underground map.  Its linear design is patterned enough to cover all your naughty bits, and will have you reminiscing about the times you nakedly pub crawled through these neighborhoods.

(If London is too touchy for you, take a look at Izola Shower’s other designs.  California, DC, or Eurail might be more your speed.)

I usually don’t post things that are transmitted through mass e-mail, because hey!  You probably got that message too.  But:  the grey/yellow combo of this NYC shower curtain is so cheerful chic that it will make cool fall mornings shivering naked in your bathroom that much cozier.

Technically, this vessel was designed by Umbra to be a trash can; but I’m thinking it would make the most beautiful toy bin I’ve ever seen.

Here’s the thing with me and soap:  I can’t use it.  Without getting into too many of the boring details (allergies blah blah blah), let’s just say that everyone in my house is forced to use a special concoction that smells like air and feels like water. (We are a clean people, I promise.)

So when Kelly from Mollycoddle Soap contacted me, I was hesitant, but I figured that I could always use my family as soapy pigs.  The soap arrived, and it smelled so, so good.  I sudsed my daughter’s hands;  they foamed, and smelled like pie.  I dipped my pinky in a bubble.  Then: I held my breath, and washed my hands.  Nothing happened, beyond an awesome cleanliness and the faintly lingering scent of citrus and almonds.

Beyond their seemingly magical hypoallergenic properties, Mollycoddle’s soaps are over-the-top funny.  Moustaches on a stick, ouija boards, freaky looking babies, dentures, big slabs of meat that smell like sweet tomatoes:  they’re the best guest bath soaps ever.  If you’re hosting a cheeky dinner party, prepare a dessert platter of doughnut, Oreo, and key lime pie soaps, and let your friends take them home as favors.

This week, we’re giving away a selection of Mollycoddle soaps; check out Mollycoddle’s e-commerce and Etsy sites, then leave a comment on this post, describing which soap shape or scent you’d like to see Mollycoddle make next.  One lucky winner will be chosen at random.

the fine print:

Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, April 12, 2009. The winner will be selected at random on Monday, April 13, 2009, and notified by e-mail. Results of the giveaway will be announced on Monday, April 13, 2009. Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are incomplete, inaccurate, or considered spam.

Not in the mood for love?  These gifts will bring out your cheeky side.

These animals will keep that library in line.

Mix your Mexican beverage metaphors and serve her up with a tray full of Negra Modelos.

My favorite martian.

Way creepier than playing poker with mirrored glasses.  A true objet d’art.

Why should Radiohead get all the rainbows?

A satisfyingly dramatic way to pass the days.

Now that the election is over, you need someone else to root for.

Lover, you should have come over.

My teenage cousin is obsessed with phone charms.  Here’s one (a miniature terrarium!) that doesn’t involve pink beads.

Perhaps my favorite item in the whole gift guide.  Perhaps the cheapest, too.

Do these derby critters remind anyone else of the Hummer soapbox derby kids?

Portable iPod karaoke sets bring joy to the world.

A daschund bag needs no commentary.

I warned you that I like small things writ large.

Yo to the yo.

This koi pitcher makes a lovely gurgling sound when it pours.

I’m thinking this tape isn’t fireproof.

Parrots are the new Rabbits.

Cleaning toilets probably isn’t what Pinocchio signed up for.

Unwrap it.  You know you want to.

What this sleek white instant camera lacks in vintage charm, it makes up for in features, like autofocus.  Plus, it hasn’t been discontinued, which is always a plus.  RIP, Polaroid.

And to think you were going to get them a Jawbone.