A bathtub full of champagne bubbles is a nice way to spend some me-time.

Wouldn’t you like to try this luxury?

Well, you can.

All you need is a bottle of  SPUMA DI SCIAMPAGNA, or champagne mousse.

While I don’t think any actual champagne or even prosecco is used to produce this lovely, water softening product, it does produce a frothy foam when added to water pouring out of a spigot.  Maybe the pale yellow color of the bottle was chosen for its resemblance to the hue seen in a glass of champagne.

In fact, it’s a bottle of bubble bath made, where else, but in Italy of course!  This is one of my favorite Italian products that you can easily find in any market or pharmacy in Italy.  You can even find it on Amazon and other easy-to-shop sites in the U.S.

As is so often the case, I also adore the packaging on this fine, old-fashioned and very lovely classic.  The pale yellow of the bottle in combination with the deco graphics speak to a former, elegant age in old Italy.  The soap line was created and became popular in the 1930s.  One can imagine that this is the type of personal care item used by a person who frequented such elegant Florentine cafes, such as Caffè Gilli.  The famous old Gilli was, in fact, relocated to the historic Piazza della Republic in the 1920s, so the gorgeous Belle Époque-style café was in fact decorated in the very same period that SPUMA DI SCIAMPAGNA was created.  Both the product line and the beautiful old cafe speak to the glories of the Belle Époque.

The Gilli is filled with frescoes, stained glass, antique furnishings, and chandeliers made of hand-blown Murano glass.  It is a gorgeous atmosphere in which one can drink the creamiest cappuccini in the city, but also enjoy delicious pastries and excellent wine and liqueurs.

Look! Even the color of the Gilli’s interior walls is the same as the packaging on the Spuma.

And, what’s even better for us living in the 21st century, the packaging is the same today as it was in the 30s.  Nice.  That is so often not the case.

I always bring several bars of the soap home from any trip to Italy.  I adore the powdery, lightly floral scent of this fine product.

The talcum powder is nice too:

I tried this violet scented product recently for the first time, and while it was nice, I am always a purist and prefer the classic scent.

 

Try it out, if you can.  I can almost guarantee you’ll like it.