Does anyone take baths anymore

For the Beauty Reporter section of Allure we regularly ask celebrities to play a game of" this or that" with us, asking for their preferences for various beauty and lifestyle options, e. One of the perennial questions is "shower or bath? Reasons have ranged from time concerns Rihanna to Fergie's hilariously graphic explanation that she didn't want to watch the bronzer she wore onstage rise to the top of the water.

But the bottom line is: It's not their first choice. And it's not mine, either, despite some early expectations. Baths fail at their very purpose. Unlike showers, bathtubs isolate you in your own pool of filth. Now, I work an office job in a metropolitan and sweat no more than the average person, so my typical days don't leave me all that dirty. So if the whole isolation-in-your-own-dirty-water thing is more than enough to disgust me, good luck to the rest of you.

Another thing: An informal poll of bathers revealed that most people shower to get clean after bathing. Your bath-shower combo is incredibly wasteful. It's said that baths use less water than showers, and logistically that makes sense — there's a finite amount of water that fits in your tub, whereas showers ahem, mine just keep on flowing. I'm no math major, but it seems that chasing your bath with a shower amounts to even more water down the drain than either option on its own.

Never mind the unpleasant sensation of showering in a pool of water while your cloudy, likely cold, bathwater takes its sweet time going down the drain. Baths are boring AF. You really shouldn't read on your device of choice during a bath, because hello, it's wet in there and electronics aren't designed to swim.

And you can't read a magazine or a book — your arms will invariably tire out from holding it above the water NotRelaxing. You can't comfortably shampoo your hair in a bathtub. The best part of showering is treating your scalp to a vigorous shampoo massage while lathering up.

But in the bathtub, simply wetting your hair requires a supreme show of core strength, what with the lying back and sitting up with the excess weight of wet hair. It doesn't help that you have to repeat these movements vigorously when it's time to rinse out the suds. Coming from a fitness person who actually enjoys exercise LOL and likes crunches just as much as the next person so not at all : N-O-P-E. Bath water always sneakily seeps out the drain.

You might still get the same price for the property, but it could take longer to sell. More often than not, those buying a one-bedroom home would either be singletons or young couples taking their first step onto the property ladder. Therefore, a common compromise to avoid getting rid of a bath and freeing up some more space in your bathroom, it may beneficial to have a bathroom with shower and bath. You can do this by fixing a screen to your existing straight bath — often attached to the wall — or by purchasing a new bath especially designed to combine the two.

This is increasing in popularity today, as it allows homeowners to have the best of both worlds. Alternatively, you could create a shower only bathroom and purchase a stylish and spacious shower enclosure instead. However, this in an entirely different story for a family home, where at least one bathroom in the house requires a bath.

A bathroom is a must-have for families, whether it be for bathing the kids or when you want a moment to relax. As a result, if you are thinking about turning a bathtub into a shower, the short simple answer is no — you should avoid removing a bath at all costs to prevent devaluing your home. Instead, to get the best of both worlds, it is advisable to keep a bath and install a shower bath combo — a solution that has grown in popularity over the years.