An arduous month’s testing of bath foams, oils and powders means that whoever’s on your Christmas list, I have them covered
When it comes to bathing products, the world is divided in two: the sophisticates and the toddlers. The former favour fine botanical oils, natural milks and complex aromatherapeutic fragrances. The latter crave sweet, fat bubbles, dense enough to make a carefully laid foam beard last the duration of Carols From King’s. My head may be in the first camp, but my heart will for ever be at the foam party. Nevertheless, an arduous month’s testing of bath foams, oils and powders means that whoever’s on your Christmas list, I have them covered.
Philosophy’s bubble baths are a Christmas tradition, with new festive fragrances released each year. There’s a reassuring lack of pretension in peppermint Candy Cane or spicy Cinnamon Buns foam (both smell unapologetically literal and synthetic) and in this season’s Cozy By The Fire (£13.50 for a whopping 480ml). Heavy on the sweet vanilla and winter flowers, and huge on bubbles, this is essentially a gift for adults who still love Matey.