Sophia Coppola in subtle bubbles. Stone cold fox.
Note: Bigger bubbles are not always better bubbles. Sometimes all the body needs is a nourishing, foaming bubble bath to get skin feeling softer, healthier. Because why should bubble baths be limited to a relaxing scent and a mental break from the day*? Throw in vitamin E, argan oil, and coconut derivatives and you’ve got a real skin-fixer.
*Although those qualities are very nice, indeed.
Cause sometimes you just don’t want to. And maybe you should. “Go Outside,” by The Cults. No one ever said the #showeranthem was all “hooray, the day!” all the time. But we do try. This song is all about convincing yourself. This song is for the days when it’s harder, rainier, sleepier. We just don’t always feel like tearing ourselves away from the bed, a day in our bathrobe. But, as those darn Cults point out:
“I think it’s good to go out,
cause if you don’t you’ll never make a memory that will stay”
WE GET IT ALREADY. Sheesh. And we’re goin’.
Too sleek? Too modern? Too perfect? Pick your bathroom poison.
By Canadian design firm Cecconi Simone
Cameron Diaz in the bath. It’s not as sexy as you might imagine. (It’s not not sexy. She is still Cameron Diaz, after all.) But that’s the nature of this particular scene*, no? She’s clearly out of her element. That matters bath-wise. You’d think it wouldn’t, that any ol’ claw-footed tub would do. But you’ve got to feel at home and sometimes you just can’t, even in the most fairytalesque of environments. This is why we always recommend bringing a candle or two from home, even a framed picture, when traveling for any lengthy period of time.
(*The film is The Holiday, wherein Diaz swaps living situations with English woman Kate Winslet for the holidays. Naturally. And wouldn’t you know it? SHE FINDS LOVE IN THE END. She even, dare we say, finds herself. And we liked it.)
Summer Series, the third.
What: Ren Wild Yam Firming, Soothing Cream. Intensely moisturizing, crazy nurturing, and smells ever so slightly of cinnamon. Your skin will get better and better. Trust.
When: Stat. This is the summer series for a reason. These product ought to be used ASAP for maximum summerizing, beachifying (beachifying?) results. Your skin needs more moisturizing/firming attention than ever post-winter.
Where: We need most help on the bum, thighs and shins, but everyone’s different. This is really an all-body firming cream. Use liberally.
Why: For fresher looking skin. Firmer and smoother. And to resuscitate dry, mature skin. Skin at its healthiest.
How:
Stop the Presses:
“REN’s Wild Yam Omega 7 Body Repair may be designed for mature skin but we find this quick-absorbing formula is extra kind to our not-so-old skin too. Light as a feather, this sweet-smelling cream is a double jabber: It delivers instant hydration while also boosting the skin’s elasticity and firmness, making it ideal for those wobbly bits that bikinis can expose.” IRISH BRIDES