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“A 'bath tonic'? What's that?” asked our famously skeptical executive editor when we showed her the L'Occitane Bain Tonique Biphase ($26). Frankly, we didn't know what to tell her—we were still trying to make sense of the recent influx of fancy European bath products, some of which promise to do everything but make you a sandwich. For example, the L'Occitane tonic is supposed to depuff and detoxify with a blend of cypress oil and red vine leaf extract. Austrian skincare guru Susanne Kaufmann claims the rosemary note in her aroma therapeutic Sensual Bath Oil ($40) will sharpen your senses. The British company Space NK must have spiked its Enrapture Bath Oil ($40) with some crazy love potion; the scent is intended to make you feel as if you'd been whisked away on a romantic Roman holiday. Who needs such lofty ambitions? We're captivated by the divine fragrances, and whatever magic it is that leaves us feeling delightfully pampered.
From the November 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine