[quote BananasBananas]**@intermittentparps
My Ringtons delivery man comes round in a little caddy van every other Wednesday.
He trots up the drive, wicker basket in hand and generally has exactly what I want in there because I have the same stuff each time. Their gold blend is amazing and the earl grey assails the nostrils every time you take the lid off the tin to make a brew.
He asks me how my DS is doing and tells me little anecdotes about his children 😂
The biscuits are gorgeous too but I try to avoid the temptation by not letting my eyes linger on the basket for too long. I generally buy more than I need as the thought of having to return to supermarket teas fills me with horror. They're lovely to gift and everyone comments on how nice the tea is when they come for a cuppa. I've turned into a tea snob!!
On another note, please can someone explain to me the joys of bar soaps? Ive never really got them. What happens when they lose their cute branding and they just look like a standard slab? Do you keep using them till they disappear or do you chuck them once they get to a sliver? And do you find yourself chasing them round a sink more often than not? I've seen some lovely looking french soaps on chateaudusavon that I'm tempted to buy but I'm not sure I'm going to use them!! I just like the idea of washing my hands with real soap scented with Provence lavender 😍[/quote]
I think it's a tactile thing - when you have liquid soap, it's run the tap, thump the top, wash, rinse and dry, but with bar soap, you run the tap, pick up a bar that has often been designed to fit around your hands, you feel the soap start to soften, you get the sensation of the soap getting more diluted, you massage your hands slightly to get it all over as the scent gets stronger, you put the soap back on the dish, then massage your hands some more, rinse and then dry.
It makes you stop and take the time to do something, rather than a functional wash.
And yes, the scents in proper soap are very different - I think they're more complex/richer, as they aren't all diluted down into a bottle, especially when they use essential oils rather than synthetic scents and foaming agents.