Some weekends back my mom and I went out for one of our doughnut ‘n’ decorating dates, which involves a trip to a favourite local doughnut joint (Suzy Q’s in Ottawa, Ontario) followed by a bit of retail therapy at a favourite home decor shop across the street (Marie Antoionette’s.) I’ve spoken about both before – and actually, hang on a tick, I’ve vlogged about both before as well! I actually vlogged this doughnut date, much to my mother’s eternal embarrassment/amusement. Here, ch-check (it out for) yourself, if you’d like:
Anyhow, it was during this Saturday morning shopping excursion that my mom, as is her sweet custom, asked me if I’d like a little treat from Marie Antoinette. The answer to that question is always a delighted YES! and I quickly snapped up a beautiful bar of soap from Juniper Tree, a soap supply company out of Berkeley, California. I’ve actually purchased three or four bars of Juniper Tree’s gorgeously detailed glycerin soaps in the past, and all from Marie Antoinette, who display them on tantalizingly tiered trays like precious little petit fours. This beautiful bar, with its crown of dried flowers, is in a fresh and sweet scent called Tiki Taffy.
But I clearly spaced on how much these little bars of soapy goodness actually cost, because there was a moment of sticker shock when the cashier read out our total. “Sorry, how much was the bar of soap?” my mother casually asked in a not-remotely-casual tone of voice. And when the answer came back as a shade over $10, we had a good, guffawing laugh (once we were outside, we’re not complete animals.) My mom was positively in stitches over the thought that this one wee bar of soap cost more than her entire suds “budget” for the year. What can I say, her daughter’s got tastes in high places. This is really all her fault, wretched enabler. 😉
But seeing as I was now in possession of a very expensive bar of “company soap,” I thought I should do something impressive to best display its elevated status among the other suds-stuffs in my collection. And that’s how I found myself carrying out a lifestyle photo shoot with a bar of soap, a bottle of Prosecco and my thoroughly annoyed cat at three in the afternoon on a Wednesday in the middle of May. As you do. Or as I assume wealthy people do, because what else would a $10 bar of soap be up to other than…
…drinking sparkling stuff out of fluted champagne glasses? Or…
…hunting big, deeply disinterested game? Or my personal favourite…
…perusing yacht listings. I’ll take the $74 mil guy at the top – he comes with a villa! Mr. Finger Candy, grab my cheque book, we got a yacht to buy! Quick question: Do you think they accept Canadian Tire money?
Really, though, I was just feeling exceedingly goofy. This bar of Tiki Taffy will go into a soap dish and I will use it with relish. Until the next trip to Marie Antoinette’s when we’re amusingly sticker-shocked anew!
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