text: Hi My name is Mary C and I am a bath junkiennIt all began when I visited my dear cousin Michelle H in Phoenix As I hail from Los Angeles I was a little confused by the bottle labeled Bath Junkie on her bathroom counter When I asked what it was she got all excited and told me to spray some on my skin after a shower It will feel so soft and smooth And it smells so good Okay cuzzo whatever you say A shower and a few sprays later I could not understand how soft and wonderful my skin felt And it smelled SO good When Michelle tried to explain how you customize everything yourself it became apparent that my very own trip to Bath Junkie would be required on this visitnnWe made our way to the Desert Ridge Marketplace and straight to Bath Junkie From the outside it looked like a very simple bath product store but then we walked inside and took a seat at the scent bar I mean I seriously must have had hundreds and hundreds of scents staring up at me Categorized by spices florals wannabes and more any scent I could have imagined including dirt Were it not for the menus and their thoughtful scentcombo suggestions I might not have made it out of there nnWith Michelle at my side we spent at least an hour testing different scent combinations on the index cards We even created a rating system to help weed out the ones I really loved In the end I fell for a combination of chardonnay pink sugar type and strawberry Seriously try this combo and tell me it is not intoxicating nnSo finding my scent was really only the first step Once that was accomplished we checked out the wall of stuff It is a wall covered with every type of bath product you can think of scrubs lotions washes etc I tried out the different offerings but in the end I went for Michelles drug of choice body dessert It is literally a conditioner for your skin and feels wonderful after a hot shower After only a couple of weeks it has become a staple in my bathroomnnLast I went to the counter to have my creation put together The conditioner and scents were combined and after a quick scent check from yours truly mixed together The very last step is choosing a color if white just does not do it for you I opted for light pink which I think I will stick with but there is a rainbow of a selection nnThe whole experience was so much fun I would definitely set aside some serious time to try all the different scent combinations and I would also drag some of your best girlfriends with you The only bummer for this Los Angeles resident is the closest store is in Claremont Lucky for me you can build everything online but you really need to go to a store for your first timennIf you see me walking down the street smelling my arm you know why