And then you wonder where the French get their reputation from ! Ironically, the author of the Book of Bath is a French women, Art Historian Francoise de Bonneville. She assembled rituals, beautiful pictures, texts and poemes about the Art of Bathing and its sensuous sensations.

From the Swedish steam rooms to the Japanese bathhouses, almost all cultures have incorporated a ritual associated with water knowing that it is much more than cleaning the body: it awakes the senses and soothes the soul.

Here are a few items that if all assembled  could add some playfulness to an already sybaritic moment…

Step 1: turn off the lights in your bathroom
Step 2: light up a Dyptique Candle,
Step 3: add some glow in the dark bubble bath to the warm water
Step 4 if you are feeling a little naughty: bringing along the I Rub My Duckie vibrating body massager.