How to make bathtime more luxurious?

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A milk bath is a bath taken in milk instead of water.

There are legends that Cleopatra bathed in goat milk daily for her complexion.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_bath#History

Soap bars:
Creed Aventus:
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Christian Dior Eau Sauvage:
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Chanel Coco Mademoiselle:
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Tom Ford Oud Wood:
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Toiletries:
Acqua di Parma
Bulgari
L’Occitane
Molton Brown
Salvatore Ferragamo

P.S. I'm not affiliated with them.
 
The Chanel bar soaps are nice and long lasting. Guerlain's shower gel (I have the Shalimar) is gorgeous and smells amazing, and the gel itself is blue, sparkly and beautiful. I bought a Santa Maria Novella bubble bath but was disappointed in quality, but I think I accidentally got a really old bottle, so I'd repurchase and try again - the old world style and packaging alone looks so nice on the shelf. For all of the bubble baths I've tried, I think the Honest brand has the best and most long lasting bubbles, but I'd be interested to hear if others have found something better.

(And, not luxury, but a weird thing I've just recently discovered, reminiscent of the 80s if scents really bring you back - the Olay ultra moisture / shay butter bar soap smells exactly like a soap I recall from my grandmother - a yellow bar soap called Tone that smelled amazing.)

Otherwise, put a plant next to the tub, buy a glass/crystal dish for bar soap, and somehow hide/lessen the plastic shampoos, etc. that seem to multiply like bunnies...
 
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Creed Aventus Body Wash:
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Molton Brown Re-charge Black Pepper Bath & Shower Gel:
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Molton Brown Re-Charge Black Pepper Bodyscrub Bar:
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Molton Brown Recharge Black Pepper Hand Wash and Lotion Scent:
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Bottega Veneta:
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L’Occitane Shea Butter and Verbena Soap and Lotion:
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L'Occitane Shower Oil:
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Bulgari's Aqua Amara Shampoo:
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Red Wine Bath:
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Rance Tuberose Boxed Soap - 6 pale pink bars made in France (they also have Lily of the Valley and others available on Aedes.com), Santa Maria Novella individually wrapped soaps in Iris, Gardenia, and more. Dior Lait Tendre Gentle Cleansing Milk with Velvet Peony, Arpin or Brot mirror from Paris (sold at Zitomer) to be used while applying a Borghese Advanced Fango Active Purifying Mud Mask, Eau D'orange verte de Hermes Body Shower Gel, Les Exclusifs de Chanel Gentle Oil Hair and Body, Clarins Masvelt Body Shaping Cream, fluffy terry robe and towel waiting on a towel warmer.
 
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More robes:
Bottega Veneta intreccio pattern cotton:
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Versace Baroque black:
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Versace Baroque pink:
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Versace Baroque yellow:
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Versace Baroque white:
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Versace Baroque red:
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La Perla long-sleeve silk:
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Hermes:
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More beach towels:
Hermes Raye:
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Louis Vuitton monogram gradient:
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Hermes beach towels are not luxurious for the bath. They seem to be coated with something made for the beach. Soft, plush towels are needed with terry robes to absorb moisture. The robes pictured are beautiful but not for immediately after bathing.
 
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