Product alert! French Soap!

So after skiing Jen and i were totally craving some hot cakes so we went to this dirty local diner and had the biggest pancakes i have ever seen. And then, maybe it was the endorphines or something but we felt the need to walk around town and go into random shops like this one called Red Shoes. It's this shop that sells random things like soaps and blankets and chintzy type stuff and lotions and oils and all that jazz. And to top it off it's located in a cute little ann Arbor house.
then i discovered what might be the weirdest thing i have ever seen. There was a miniature door like so
So apparently ann arbor has this thing where all throughout Kerrytown (the historical district where i live) people put up these mini doors for the fairies that live in town. I shit you not...waht the fuck. yes, a fucking fairy door! Where do i live??! So anyways I had never noticed them but i guess they are all over town and i'll start looking.

Ok i just spent 10 minutes looking at a website of these fucking fairy doors and they are totally at places that i walk by everyday and how have i missed them! emily, they even have one at the new google office.

oh my goodness i just got so off track that i almost forget the purpose of this post! ok so while at this red shoes store jen and i found this awesome soap called savon de marseilles.
We read the story behind the soap whicih was all about how it's made from olive oil in the town of marseilles and few people make it and it's like ultra moisturizing skin care and HELLO my skin is so dry right now despite lotioning 3 times a day and sometimes rubbing petroleum jelly on my body (yes so gross but basicaly the same ingredient as eczema cream). So anyways it cost 8 dollars but we figured if we split the bar in half it would only cost 4 dollasr which is still totally ridiculous now that i think about it. so anyways we bought the rose scented one and i got home and had this duh moment were i realized that my roommate is actually from marseilles. So i asked him about this soap and he said it's legit and he actually exclusively uses it. Then he asked how much i paid for it and i told him and he said it cost 1.90 euro in his hometown and since he's just such a nice guy liek that he actually gave me an extra bar that he had lying around.

Guys, i really love my french roommate because he does nice things like this for no reason! liek he lets me use his french salt and he bought me a fashion magazine when he went home, and he gave me this bar of soap! And he let's me call him Bert even though it's a bastardization of his name. And he watches crappy shows with me and doesn't judge. And yes, in the end me and my other girl roommate are kind of his maid, but i dont' care because he provides endless amounts of laughter to our house even though we mock him and refer to him as "the french." And all around he's like the bitter french cousin i never had.

so in conclusion...i used the soap and it really IS moisturizing and i am totally having him bring me back like bars and bars of this shit. In fact, i might go visit him this summer and stay in one of his many houses throughout the south of france when i go to visiit my cousin in munich. Oh yeah did i mention he is totally old money french bourgeouse! And he was liek "what are we going to do?" and i was like "um we're gonna shop for beauty products and just hang out." And he was liek "ok, that sounds good." See what i mean!! he totally puts up with my crazy antics and does not judge! Ugh love my roomies! love!