A Cheater’s Guide to Crafting the Perfect Bath

There’s something magically transformative about a warm bath. When coupled with the right ingredients, the time-tested cleansing ritual can be hyper-tailored to become the ultimate relaxing, restorative, or reviving experience.

Those looking to unwind from the hectic week’s pressures can soak up the tranquil scent of rose, delivered through petal bath salts and Aerin’s floral scrub. Mila Moursi’s exfoliating body brush and Coqui Coqui’s citrus-infused oil (it mentally transports bathers to the beaches of Tulum) arrives just in time this weekend to heal and reset the mind for the days ahead. Or, if tonight’s plans require slightly more than a plush, terry robe, pick up a detoxifying sponge and Tom Ford’s energizing body wash and prep for an evening out on the town. Because there is no better way to spend a chilly Saturday than treating yourself to a truly indulgent soak. Here, three ways to craft the best bath ever.

A Cheater’s Guide to Crafting the Perfect Bath

Peace Sign Hand Candle, $40, urbanoutfitters.com; Coqui Coqui Orange Blossom Bath Oil, $52, theline.com; Aesop Redemption Body Scrub, $35, net-a-porter.com; Mila Moursi body brush, $49, barneys.com; Barr-Co. Fine Handmade Bath Salts, $32, anthropologie.com
Baudelaire cedar bath brush, $15, anthropologie.com; Overose Anthurium Holographic Candle, $90, 6bygeebeauty.com; Aerin Rose Scrub, $65, sephora.com; Adorn Raw Essentials Pure Himalayan Pink Bath Salt, $12, urbanoutfitters.com; Byredo Bal d’Afrique Body Wash, $50, net-a-porter.com
Bulk Apothecary Dead Sea sponge, $3, bulkapothecary.com; Pearl Plus Detoxing Soap, $15, capbeauty.com; Tom Ford Oud Wood Shower Gel, $68, nordstrom.com; African Botanics Kalahari Desert Detox Bath Salts, $75, africanbotanics.com; Revive Buly 1803 Generaux d’Empire scented candle, $160, net-a-porter.com
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