 Instead of having to navigate through an assortment of random spa products, Bindra and Goodman made browsing fairly simple by gathering choice products into collections. So instead of a bottle of, say, massage oil--you get the whole shebang; collections include the Housewarming Gift Basket (including sea salts, candles, towels and other goodies for $39 to $79 depending on size) and the Weekend Spa Retreat ($75 to $125, also size-dependent, and including a yummy array of revitalizing lotions and miscellaneous wellness items like spa towels and eye masks).
You also have the option of creating your own gift basket, and the monthly specials and spa accessories are good places on the site to get some ideas. While the collections are somewhat generic and don't vary a great deal, the fact sheets on aromatherapy and the slew of product information are excellent for people who mean business when it comes to the products they use to douse their skin.
www.blissfulbalance.com
Ebubbles
We're bubbling with enthusiasm for this site's offering of great specials, advice and even spa treatments
www.ebubbles.com
Ebubbles may not have the most alluring name in the business?but they certainly deliver on their commitment to bring customers the best in bath and body supplies, at a fraction of the customarily exorbitant spa costs.With a colorful and easy-to-shop site, Ebubbles' home page is strewn with bits of information ranging from products that are popular to fave brands and gift ideas. Specials on the front page change regularly and are accompanied by a healthy dose of historical and aesthetic information?such as the one we liked that offered unique olive oil products.The site peddles popular spa brands such as Aquis, Mistral, Roger & Gallet and Terra Nova, so items in the At-Home Spa Center shopping department (which has quick-browse categories such as Bath Therapies or Gift Kits) tend to be on the pricey side. Choice treatments include Get Fresh Spa Body facials ($26), body masks that work to smooth and refine careworn skin.
The Bathroom
Turn your bathroom into a personal salon with this site's offerings of unique wellness and beauty products
www.inthebathroom.com
The Bathroom is a West Village boutique and online beauty supplier that's a dream come true for people with lavishly appointed wash closets. Founded by beauty enthusiast Colin Heywood, this New York outpost is bursting with hard to-find American and European spa lines.
Heavenly potions and scrubs from the likes of L'Occitane, Dr. Hauschka and Ole Henrikson populate the online store. Unfortunately, the bath and body section of the site is only searchable by brand name--so it might take you a while before you come across prize products like Ole Henrikson's Detox Tea Tree Oil Soak ($38), a deep-cleansing and re-mineralizing formula that's perfect for a candlelight infusion, or the Enhance Me Bronze Velvet Airbrush Sunless Tan ($29.99), a spritz that evens out skin tone and makes pale skin believably brown.
The Bathroom also has a huge baby selection for infant-care connoisseurs, as well as a welcoming assortment of plush bath towels and robes. The soap dishes, shaving mirrors and designer trash bins are must-haves for interior knick-knack addicts--and while the bath and beauty products will attract many fans as well, the lack of easy-to-search categories makes shopping online without handy expert advice something of a challenge.
Lush
Rush to Lush, where you'll find handmade cosmetics, bubble baths and massage bars at ordinary prices
www.lush.com
In the world of ubiquitous floral-reeking bath and body supplies, Lush sells some of the most inventive products available. A U.K.-based company that deals in handmade, all-natural cosmetics, it's known for its frothy bubble baths (bath bombs that fizz and saturate your water with sweetly scented color) and scrumptious massage bars, whose essential oils glide onto your skin like frosting. The master site is split into minisites for several countries; and each is attractive, colorful and searchable by categories like Bestsellers, For Her, For Him, Bath, Soap, Hair Care and Massage Bars. In addition to bath products, fragrances, and hair and skin care items, Lush specializes in tchotchkes that are as beautiful as they are novel, like bars of soap that look like wedges of cream pie or rock candy, strewn with real coconut, fig, or pieces of twig.
With names like Karma, Banana Moon and Snowcake and prices that range from about $6 and up, Lush's offerings are as quirky as they are affordable, perfect for anyone who thinks she'll scream if she receives another generic bath set. The only downer--some of the items come with warning labels, such as "may melt in shipping during the summer months."nc | 
