Build Bath & Shower

Let’s start with a simple question – how many of you reading this post have visited the historic city of Bath, England ? Chances are if you are from England you probably have visited this city at least once in your lifetime but if you are from anywhere else in the world, you may not have been as fortunate yet to experience this beautiful Roman city ! Well, what are you waiting for? Don’t wait any longer! After reading this post, you will be itching to catch the next plane to London Heathrow and then hop on the M4 or the train across to Bath, England. I would like to share with you my 5 inspiring reasons to visit Bath. There are many, many more but after our last trip there I really feel obliged to share our experiences and inspire you to check out this amazing English city that probably fails to receive the attention it richly deserves. Roman Baths Ok, sorry folks but I had to start with the most obvious and probably what Bath is stereotypically famous for around the world – the Roman...

An ochanoma lounge at Hoshinoya Tokyo. All photos courtesy of Hoshinoya Resorts. A stay at Tokyo's first luxury ryokan did not disappoint. Fathom editor Berit Baugher checked into the city's most talked about new hotel. TOKYO – On a recent visit to Japan I checked into Hoshinoya Tokyo , one of the city's newest and most exciting hotel openings . Styled after a traditional Japanese inn , also known as a ryokan , the quiet 84- room hotel feels worlds away from the busy streets of Tokyo. Historically, ryokans are low-key affairs with minimal furnishings and services, shared bathrooms, and no heating or air conditioning. Hoshinoya Tokyo embraces the tradition of simplicity, but through an elevated and luxurious lens, differentiating it from other urban ryokans. Upon entering the hotel, I instantly felt at peace; fragrant incense filled the air and soft Japanese music played in the background. Instead of a traditional lobby , I was greeted by an attendant in a room laye...

Share on Pinterest Share with your friends Don’t you love the store Lush?  I sure do.  If you haven’t ever been, be forewarned, you’ll spend a lot of time there.  I love going in and smelling everything and imagining that I’m taking a nice relaxing bath and using all of their bath products.  But when a bath bomb, melt, bubble bar , and scrub cost $6 each, it can get really expensive.  Plus, it’s hard to decide which bar to get because they have so many great products: bubble melts, bath bombs, bubble bars, or bath scrub?  Life gets hard, huh?!  Well I’m here to tell you I figured out the most amazing recipe that combines all of these four products into ONE bar and costs less than $1 each!  Hallelujah!  Now that’s what I’m talking about.  I introduce you to the DIY Lush 4-in-1 Bath Bar! I found this recipe and but didn’t love everything about it.  I want to add some color, more complex flavors, and after trying the recipe, they turned out really dry and crumbly.  LAME.  SO I  did some...

Welcome to our second feature in our Baby Shower Gifts series . These gifts today are all about bath time! Although Baby won’t be taking baths regularly for a few months, that doesn’t mean that you can’t shop with that theme in mind. In fact, some of the cutest gifts are all about the baths. Plus, with water safety being so important, I think that this can be a very practical theme gift as well. As with each of the posts in this series, I will present a $30, $50, and $100 budget bundle. That way, you are sure to find some items that fit your comfort level. Before you start shopping based on my recommendations, I would highly encourage you to check your soon-to-be mama’s registry. Although these are products that I like and recommend, there is a reason she spent hours on her swollen feet, roaming the aisles of her baby store with a registry scanner in hand, trying to hold off on hobbling over to the restroom. If at all possible, get the items that she has requested, as she has probab...