Baths are my absolute favourite things in the whole world *cough* blog header *cough*. If I could (and trust me, when I'm at home, I do) I would have a bath every single day. I think my all time record is three baths in one day. Whenever I express to anyone my love of baths, I am always bombarded with 'but don't just just get wrinkly?!' and 'don't you hate it when the water turns cold?!' The answer is no. I would literally work, blog, watch TV, and even sleep from the bath if I could!
Therefore, when I heard about "The Bathory", I was beyond excited. This company is without a doubt my new favourite bath time/ cosmetic company. Right from ordering your product, the experience is engaging and exciting, and ever since placing my order with them last week, I have been beyond excited about receiving my gift! The process is fairy simple (but incredibly fun!), the first task is to choose the base to your product- you can either "Bask" in a mineral rich salt formula, "Soothe" your skin with hydrating oatmeal and honey, or, like me, choose to "detox" with epsom salts and rhassoul clay. I visited Iceland back in April and absolutely fell in love with the relaxing hot springs, in which you can find this same clay in its natural habitat. Although the views may not be as spectacular from my bath, I was so excited to recreate this relaxation in my own home.
The next step was my favourite part of the process: the oil selection. The Bathory offer ten different oils, all with different benefits, and you select three of them to add to your salts. I chose Chamomile for relaxation, Lavender to aid my sleep and Grapefruit- "the inspiring one" (but mainly because I LOVE the smell of grapefruit). As soon as I got home from work, I ran a bath and poured in around 1/4 of the bath salts (I plan to try and get three uses out of the product, two 'quick fixes' and one 'full benefits'). Although the bottle suggests that using the entire product in one go will ensure the best bath of your life, I wanted to experience the benefits more than once. Even with a 'quick fix' amount, this was one of the most relaxing experiences of my life! On a good day, I can lie in the bath with a book or magazine for well over an hour. With these salts, I could probably easily make it to two (slight exaggeration, my bath was probably around 70 minutes, but if I wasn't so keen to watch the Great British Bake Off, I could have easily stayed in there much longer!) The smell was divine, and my muscles just seemed to relax into the soak.
Recently, I have been feeling quite tired and run down, probably a result of working long hours at numerous internships over the summer, and continuously waking up at 5.30a.m. no matter what time I go to sleep. However, I woke up this morning at 6.45- a huge improvement for me, and feel more relaxed than I have in a long time! In fact, I loved this product so much that as soon as I finish work tonight I will be running another hot bath and pouring in at least half of the bottle for another good soak!
Leave your lovely comments below and let me know if you're thinking of trying these products out/ what concoction you would make. Also, as you may know, my blog has been shortlisted to win 'Best New Beauty Blog' in the Cosmo Blog awards. Voting closes next Friday, and I'd really appreciate it if you would follow THIS LINK and vote for "Amyelizabethfashion".
This sounds really nice I like the oils you chose.I will have to check them out and get some myself :).
ReplyDeleteIt was so nice! you really should check them out :) xx
DeleteThe Bathory sounds amazing! Love the fact you choose your own combination of base and oils
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Me too! I thought that was such a gorgeous little personalised touch! xx
DeleteThey sound amazing! Will have to have a look at their website! xx
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DeleteThis sounds really good, and I love that you can actually make it your own!
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That's what i loved too! The problem is now I want to try every possible combination haha xx
DeleteI totally feel the same way about baths. If I could live half my life from the bathtub I probably would! The Bathory sounds like something I have to try!
ReplyDeletehaha I'm glad I've found someone who agrees with me! xx
DeleteWow this sounds great, definitely need to try some and now I really want a relaxing bath! xx
ReplyDeleteIt is so amazing! you should try it out and let me know which combination you go for xx
DeleteThis sounds great! Definitely need to give it a try ^__^ xx
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Deleteoh god I cant imagine not having a bath for that long! xx
ReplyDeleteSounds like a really great product. I like the idea of being able to personalise it to your needs by choosing different elements. Will have to take a look at their website!
ReplyDeleteIt's such an original idea, and the product was actually so so good xx
DeleteThis sounds fun and I am loving the packaging will have to look in to getting some xx
ReplyDeleteI love the little bag it came in! so cute! xx
DeleteThis looks so nice! I love taking baths too, they're so much more relaxing than showers :) xx
ReplyDeletei agree! I hate having showers if i want to relax! xx
DeleteThis sounds amazing, I've never heard of this brand before - I normally opt for Lush but I'm quite tempted to give this company a go now! x
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of the company either until they contacted me, but I would without a doubt use them again xx
DeleteI am so with you on the joy of the humble bath! That is one of the biggest things I miss, since moving to the Netherlands... Not many houses have bath tubs!! So, whenever I visit my folks back in England or take a holiday or road trip to a fancy hotel, I go full throttle with smellies, salts, bubbles, the lot!!
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Baths are amazing! aww no that's such a shame! xx
DeleteIt sounds really good! I've never heard of these products before. :)
ReplyDeleteyou should check their website out, its so good xx
Deletelooks really nice :) cannot wait for summer to pass and be able to relax in a nice warm bath!!
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haha I could have a bath even in the heat of summer, but i do agree they are so lovely in the winter xx
DeleteI'm def a converted bath lover - I never used to bother and it seemed like such a lengthy process but for the last 2 weeks on days i'm not washing my hair it's where you'll find me. Love love love them!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, such an enabler lol.
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I love them too! Once you're converted you'll never go back haha xx
DeleteThis sounds lovely! I've never heard them before, but I'm tempted to give them a try!
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definitely do! its amazing xx
DeleteThis sounds amazing! I will definitely be looking at buying some of these for myself and as some luxurious christmas pressies!! xx
ReplyDeleteooh thats a good idea! I may get people them for christmas too! xx
DeleteTotally agree that having baths is so much nicer than showers! Think I need to look at treating myself to some of this stuff.
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aw thank you so much for voting! xx
DeleteWow that sounds so lovely, defintely would love to check this out. I love baths too! xx
ReplyDeleteI would 100% recommend them! let me know if you give them a try xx
DeleteThis sounds so gorgeous! Deffo need to give this a try x
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They are so nice! You really should :) xx
DeleteThis sounds luxurious!
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It's so gorgeous! xx
DeleteI've heard about this from Essiebutton and it does sound so amazinggg, I would love to try it! :)
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aww theyre so nice!! try them out xx
DeleteI love baths. Whenever I go away I always make sure sure to have a bath since I dont have one at home :(
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me too! aw thats such a shame! xx
DeleteI have been wanting to order from The Bathory, but am never sure which scents to pick! Great post!
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i know there are so many to choose from! xx
Deletevoted ! lovely blog ! xx
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What a neat idea. I agree with most of these comments already in that I really like how you can truly personalize this. I love baths with a passion. Thanks for sharing this great idea! Please visit my blog as well, I'd love your feedback http://melissygoose.blogspot.com/ have a great day!
ReplyDeleteyoure welcome lovely! its such a great idea xx
DeleteYour photos are so awesome! What camera do you use? I'm rubbish at photography.
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aw thanks jenny! hope youre having a lovely summer! i use a nikon one j3 xx
DeleteOoh lovely to hear that the products made you feel more relaxed and gave you a better nights sleep, I'll definitely have to have a look at the website!
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I've used them again since, and had one of the best nights sleep ive had in such a long time! xx
DeleteI heard about the Bathory a few months ago and have been dying to try it ever since but haven't got round to it. Sounds like such a luxurious treat!
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aw you should treat yourself! theyre amazing products xx
DeleteI take a bath almost every single day! I love to read a book or a magazine while enjoying the hot water :) I will definitely take a look at the bunch of products they have! Thanks for the tip!
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i love reading a good juicy book in the bath! xxx
DeleteI almost never shower. Don't get me wrong, I'm far from dirty, I just don't see the point of standing up to get clean when I could sit down, soak and relax. Throw in a nice bubble bath or salts, and a good book and its easily the best part of my day.
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haha i am completely the same dont worry! xxx
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