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Julie's avatar

Summers spent at the old family beach house, and my Russian grandpa scrubbing my arms vigorously with his rough but gentle hands…salt, sand, and a days worth of hard playing down the drain… so lucky to have this reminder of him every time I bathe and scrub my own arms! Minus the ever present sand at the bottom of the old claw foot tub…

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Ingrid's avatar

Yay ! Finally someone explains how to do this !

I got scrubbed in morocco but have never figured out what i m not doing right ?:))

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adriana garcia's avatar

Thank you, I just ordered one for me and one for my husband. Beautiful story about your grandmother, thanks for sharing

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Fleur's avatar

I got the glove and pre scrub. did you release the note about your story of when you cheated you said you were going to share with us in the note about an ex who cheated on you? I've been looking for it.

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Becki Anderson's avatar

I loved reading this note from you! It was very sensual. ❤️

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Rosemary Pringle's avatar

What is your favourite body oil?

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Alexandra's avatar

Me looking for gloves on Amazon…

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Seaforest's avatar

Waaaaa! I no longer have any tub at all, only a shower stall. I do have “rubby gloves,” though. You have encouraged me to make more vigorous use of them.

ps: My sympathies about your London tub. I’ve never had a proper bath anywhere in the British Isles. Thank goodness they have so much else on offer :)

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D. Sweet's avatar

I remember vigorously rubbing my legs growing up and getting the dead skin to slough off. I’m buying that mitt. Thanks for triggering that memory.

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MINA TSOKOU's avatar

I live in Greece, we don't use our bathtub like in northern Europe but you inspired me

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Amelie B's avatar

This is the advice I didn't realise I needed until this precise moment. Thank you!

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Debora's avatar

Sweet. I remember you have already talked about her. Nice memory, good tip. Thank you🛀🏻

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Sasha's avatar

Thank you Grandma of Garance!🛀

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Lucy's avatar

Im iranian and we have the same! The “glove” we use is called a kee-seh, spelled phonetically. All the greenish shade rolls of dead skin slough right off. ❤️

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Sagan MacIsaac's avatar

I’m inspired! Have ordered a glove. Now begs the question- What body oil do you like?

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Ainhoa's avatar

Great thank you ! I dont remember last time I took a bath... Last summer I went to a thalasso in Hendaye and was wonderful the scrub and massage.

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