Obliging a bath? Make it a luxurious experience with these plush products

Forever blowing bubbles: languish a little longer with comfortable oils and scented gels.
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Bathing is a chance not just to wash off the grime of the day, but to scrub away recalls of a whole dirty year. Go wild. Light a candle. Add a glug of scented oil, unwrap the fanciest soap you can ascertain and lie still for a minute, or maybe an hour. Hell, listen to an old Forsake Island Discs. Treat this evening like it’s the origination of something new, something good.
Our favourites
Byredo Saints Incense Candle £88 byredo.com
Susanne Kaufmann Bathing Oil £44 libertylondon.com
Soap Co bar £7 thesoapco.org
Barren Sea Magic Salts £5.99 hollandandbarrett.com
Temple Spa Drift Away Oil £25 templespa.com
Be absent from Dior Foaming Shower Gel £36.50 johnlewis.com
L’Artisan Parfumeur Gel £26 lartisanparfumeur.com
Anterenea soap £30 for 3 fredericmalle.com
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