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Have we lost the art of bathing? Twenty
Have we lost the art of bathing? Twenty
years ago, half of the adverts on TV
seemed to
to
feature a woman luxuriating
in bubble bath (usually while eating
in
chocolate).
a bubble bath
These
(usually
days, we’re
while eating
more
chocolate). likely to grab These a lightning-quick days, we’re more shower
likely before to we grab sprint a lightning-quick out the door. shower
before A couple we of years sprint ago, out my the family door. and I moved
house. Our new home needed a lot of work, but
A one couple improvement of years ago, we haven’t my family been and able I moved to make
house. is putting Our a new shower home in. needed So I started a lot taking of work, baths but
one again. improvement And while I we still haven’t miss a been shower, able I’ve to found make
that I love the experience of soaking in the tub.
is putting a shower in. So I started taking baths
No luxury bath
again.
would
And
be complete
while I still miss a shower, I’ve found
that without I love at the least experience one of soaking in the tub.
No scented luxury candle. bath
Personally, I love
would lighting be a complete few tea
without lights around at least the one
scented bathroom. candle. I’m
Personally, recently discovered I love
Echo Candles
lighting (www.echocandles.
a few tea
lights co.uk). around Handmade the in Somerset, the soy wax
bathroom. candles smell I’m gorgeous and are great value for
recently money. My discovered personal favourite is the Cedar and
Wildflower blend. Five tea lights cost £5, or a
Echo Candles
medium jar (fifty-six hours’ burn time) is £14.
(www.echocandles.
I once knew someone who chose their toiletries
co.uk). based on Handmade the colour in of Somerset, the packaging. the soy I kid wax you
candles not. Everything smell gorgeous in his bathroom and are great had to value match. for
money. My personal I’m not favourite suggesting is the you Cedar go to and that
extreme, but a decent-looking
Wildflower blend. Five tea lights cost £5, or a
bathroom is much easier to relax
medium jar (fifty-six in. Why hours’ not burn decant time) your is £14. toiletries
I once knew someone into nicer-looking who chose their bottles? toiletries
Pick up some ceramic ones
based on the colour of the packaging. I kid you
next time you go shopping.
not. Everything in his Or bathroom just reuse had the to betterlooking
suggesting plastic you ones. go to No that
match.
I’m not
extreme, one but you a decent-looking
needs to know
that your designer shower
bathroom is much easier to relax
gel bottle is now housing an
in. Why own-brand not decant body your wash. toiletries And
George Home Reactive
into
Glaze Dispenser why nicer-looking shouldn’t that bottles? funky gin
£5, www.george.com Pick bottle up be some reused ceramic for bath ones oil?
next time you go shopping.
Or just reuse the betterlooking
plastic ones. No
one but you needs to know
By Kate Duggan
By Kate Duggan
Speaking of of
bath oil, treat
yourself to to
nice one.
a
It
nice
doesn’t
one.
It have doesn’t to be
have expensive. to be I’m
expensive. currently using I’m
Badedas, which
currently using
I picked up
Badedas, from Superdrug which
for around £7. It may be old school, I picked but it up was
my mum’s favourite, so makes me from smile Superdrug every
morning. And you can’t go wrong with a good
for around £7. It may be old school, but it was
old bar of soap from Faith in Nature (£2.29 from
my www.faithinnature.co.uk).
mum’s favourite, so makes me smile every
morning. If you want And to you add can’t extra go wrong with a good
old layer bar of of fragrance, soap from try Faith a face in Nature oil. (£2.29 from
www.faithinnature.co.uk).
Scientia’s Dusk Elixir (£32)
contains a calming blend
If of you essential want to oils, add including an extra
layer lavender, of fragrance, ylang ylang try a and face oil.
Scientia’s frankincense, Dusk to Elixir help (£32)
you relax before
contains a calming blend
bed. It also soothes
of and essential hydrates oils, including
lavender, skin, promotes ylang ylang and
frankincense, collagen to help
you production relax before and
helps to prevent
bed. wrinkles. It also Prefer soothes a
and morning hydrates bath? Go for
skin, the uplifting promotes Dawn Elixir
collagen instead, see
www.scientiabeauty.com.
production and
Finally, no one wants to
helps to prevent
end
wrinkles. Prefer a
their bath with a
morning bath? Go for scratchy towel. If
the uplifting Dawn Elixir yours feels a bit
worse for wear, put
instead, see
it on a hot wash
www.scientiabeauty.com. with a cup of white
Finally, Christy no Bath one Towel wants in Blush, to vinegar and a few
£12, www.christy.co.uk drops of essential oil.
end
Give it a good shake afterwards to fluff up the
fibres then dry it on a line or pop their it bath in the with tumble a
dryer.
scratchy towel. If
yours feels a bit
worse for wear, put
it on a hot wash
with a cup of white
vinegar and a few
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