You guys, I am so, so hungry after I do one of these things. I'm deeply shamed by this, but as I write I'm salivating over the mere thought of those Brach's Fall Mix pumpkins. Why is it so hard to tell yourself that these soaps aren't edible, and how on earth do you keep from putting tooth to bar just to see? These are questions that have no answer (unless you're a cognitive scientist). In the Read more

Know what's good? Like, really good? Caramel apples. And now that cooler weather has hit, they're appearing at fairs and on grocery store shelves all over the place. Unfortunately, these babies aren't so healthy (despite that whole apple thing), which is why, I presume, a whole host of soap-makers have made scented proxies for these delicacies. Can you guess how many of these apples are the real Read more

Friends, the Great Candy Evening will soon be upon us, and there's a surfeit of stuff to tempt your sweet tooth being produced. But not everything that looks toothsome is intended to come into actual contact with your teeth, especially given how many disturbingly realistic cupcake soaps there are today. Can you get all Buffy on these soaps in disguise and slay their claims to cake-hood? Take this Read more