Deck the halls with December madness. No matter what you celebrate this time of year, festivities flurry in a winter whirlwind. As we approach the end of the month, take some time to wash away the stress that often accompanies these activities by getting wet, hot, and steamy with your partner. For week 51 of 52 Love, escape the hustle and bustle of the holiday season with a bubble bath for two.
Unwinding with a hot bath soothes stress while kindling intimacy. With a few careful details, you and your partner can relax together in style. It’s okay if you aren’t blessed with a walk-in tub or your bath isn’t big enough for two. If you find your tub too snug for your comfort, try a whirlpool Jacuzzi or spa. Or take turns pampering each other from the edge of the tub then rinse together in the shower.
First, set the stage. Create a cozy, intimate space as the perfect setting for your romantic soak. Whether hot tub or bathtub, decorative candles around the rim and throughout the room help create a boundary between you and the rest of the world. Placing candles in front of a mirror creates the illusion of more candles. Magnify the flickering candlelight by arranging groups on reflective chrome and silver surfaces. Augment the magical glow with twinkle lights.
Enhance the ambiance by indulging more of your senses. Scatter rose petals along the path leading to your spa or bathtub, then sprinkle some on top of the water for a romantic and fragrant effect. Adding essential oils and bath salts to the water introduces aromatherapy to your experience. Pleasant scents can relax or invigorate, depending on your selection.
Music enchants the soul. Smooth jazz. Sultry blues. Seductive R&B. Make a playlist to affect the desired mood, be it couple’s escape, romantic bliss, provocative suggestion, or some combination.
If using a traditional tub, leave room to accommodate your bodies without spilling onto the floor. Start with the temperature a little hotter than comfortable. Use your elbow to test the water. While you wait for it to cool, offer a striptease or undress your partner.
Once you both submerge in your frothy tub, a couple’s bath allows ample opportunity to incorporate many of the year’s 52 Love tips. Listen during a peaceful heart-to-heart. Read aloud from a favorite book. Wash your sweetie’s hair. Get lost in each other’s eyes.
Fully enjoy your cocoon for two. If in a Jacuzzi, snuggle near the jets. If in a bathtub, offer your partner a therapeutic scrub with an exfoliating glove, mitt, or loofah sponge. With either locale, use the intimate setting to massage away your lover’s tension in shoulders, neck, head, legs, hands, and feet. Explore erogenous zones. Stimulate circulation. Edible scrubs exfoliate and taste great. Lick the excess from your fingertips. Tease your partner with underwater foreplay, then tempt with a show, gliding your hands over your smooth, glistening skin.
When you reach your limit of fun in the tub, prolong the experience with generous afterbath care. Have fluffy towels or bathrobes warmed and ready. Caress your partner with body butter, rich lotion, or almond oil to hold in the moisture. To hydrate from within, toast your rejuvenating interlude with champagne or sparkling cider.
End the night snuggling by the fireplace or practice naked cuddling in the clean sheets of a freshly made bed. From bubbles to bubbly, you’ll find a hot bath for two the perfect festivity to warm winter days and heat holiday nights.
If you try this intimacy tip, let me know in the comments. Check back next week for the last suggestion on how to show your partner love.
