My Quest To Finding the RIGHT Soap

Lets take a break from the serious stuff, let us talk about something a little more serious. I do not have a soap. Call 911 or is it 0810052016. Don't worry, it is not your number.

These days, everyone is taking care of their skin, bobrisky style. Yellow is the new cool, I think it is because yellow pepper sells faster than the other ones, I'm just saying o. When I say I don't have a soap, it is not that there is no soap in my bathroom or that I don't have money to buy. EPs and Villagers sorry to burst your bubble. The Lord is my shepherd. The issue is that I'm not really into it like many girls are and some "female sons", according to a twitter user.

My journey with soaps and creams started when I got into the University. My life was a lot easier when my Mum used to buy  them, she knew when to stop Imperial Leather and switch to irish Spring. I on the other hand, was more interested in the packaging and fragrance. I switched soaps as frequently as an IT student at PHCN office would switch the light off and on. Nigerians I know you understand.

I finally graduated from packaging and fragance, then i entered expensive. The more expensive the better. 'Gbo gbo makari chics'. I never paid attention to bleaching agents, I love my complexion. Even if I wanted to bleach, I just had to think about one aunty I used to know and tell myself Adanna it is not your portion. Me wey like bum shorts.

So I went to camp, and Kubwa sun was like since you no wan fair, you go black. I went from caramel to charcoal, chaiiiiiiiii. That was how my trouble began. Everybody started recommending things to help deliver me from my burnt Lupita complexion. Ijay my ever helpful sister will always say "Adanna nke a na a brightenu". Adanna in her usual jumping style will jump to the new soap. That was how i jumped inside a pimple pit.

New poblem, new set of advisers. "Adanna it is only neutro.... that will clear it", Piam I'm already at the store loading my basket with products. No wonder i didn't save 1kb from my allawee. The more I tried, the worse it got. Last week, I took my time to calculate the money spent on different products with no result. It broke my heart o.

After trying over and over again, I decided to go the ncha nkota (black soap) way. Any which way na way abi? Guess what, it worked! After spending a fortune on packaging, It was 200 naira 'dudu osun' that cleared all my pimples. I later discovered a better packaged black soap with rose petals and other fine fine things for 'gbogbo bigz gehs'. You have to agree with me that packaging matters. The soap smells like heaven, I know how heaven smells because I'm a child of God.  I want to tell you the name of the soap, but I need endorsement money first.

I still don't have a soap, that beautiful soap is just for my face, now looking for the perfect soap for a dark girl. I have used three different soaps this week .  If you are my friend, recommend something nice, if not, one day I will use deteregent. Just kidding oooo or not.

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