It's something you do just about every day (we hope), so why not make it as pleasant as possible? No, we're not talking about riding the subway, silly -- we want you to turn your bath or shower experience into a little slice of heaven. The good news? You can make this happen without leaving your hood.

Clean Start

Cleanliness, godliness, whatever -- just make sure you prepare the surface of your bathing vessel. There is nothing luxurious about a ring around your tub. We like The Good Home Company's tub & tile cream cleanser. It is free of nasty stuff, 100% biodegradable, and even 100% vegan. Hard to believe our luck: 16 oz. is on sale right now for only $6.25.  

The Good Home Co.

Now for the Fun Part

The New London is one of those fabulous drugstore-meets-apothecary mergers that are done better in NYC than anywhere else. The New London is product heaven for a well-furnished bath or shower: the selection of high-quality hair care, skin care, and fragrance products is well curated and displayed. 

You will find great brands such as Kerastase, Moroccan Oil, Bumble, and Frederic Fekkai, but also less widely distributed brands such as Rahua, REN, I Coloniali, Aromatherapy Associates, and Roger & Gallet. Ms. Paper selected this amazing Baxter Body Wash in lime/pomegranate for her shower kit ($15). It smells great and looks good, too.

New London Pharmacy

Out to Dry

Ms. Paper is deeply enamored with this blue-green towel from Canvas ($39). It is thick and thirsty and looks like it will stand the test of time and tumble-drying (rare in towels these days).

Here is the funny thing about this towel: it is not a towel. It is a bath rug that just happens to be the exact size of a generously proportioned bath towel -- but not as large as the dreaded bath sheet. According to the nice people at Canvas, Ms. Paper is not the first to convert rug to towel; in fact, Canvas now sells hand towels and washcloths that coordinate with (but do not match) this cotton beauty.

Canvas

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