travel | The Beauty Girl

Sometimes it’s fun to be the first of your friends to show up wearing the season’s hottest trend or most-wanted bag. Here’s an opportunity that will guarantee you’ll be the most fashion forward person in your group. Have you heard of Lise (pronounced “Leez”) Watier (sounds similar to Cartier) cosmetics? I hadn’t, and I’m pretty sure most Americans haven’t either. The Canadian-based beauty company invited me and eight other bloggers on what the industry calls a “press trip.” That means they fly us out, put us up in a hotel and host us during our stay. We arrived in their hometown of Montreal and quickly realized this brand is the Canadian’s equivalent of Estee Lauder! They’re major in Canada and are soon to be as big in the states now that they’ve just launched an e-commerce website in the US (lisewatier.us). Now you can be one of the first to get your hands on these beauty products. If you need help shopping, keep reading because I’ll be sharing my fave products this week. But first, here are highlights from my time in Montreal! DAY 1…

Lise Watier gifted us these custom iPhone cases and beauty goodies upon our arrival. Read More

My next few days are very busy. I’ll be in NYC for a Satellite Media Tour on Monday, St. Louis for a TV segment on Tuesday and then off to Colorado (but that’s for fam fun). In anticipation of my work trip, I had a couple of special mommy and son days this week. I took Rex on a two-day getaway with my friend and her son Hopper to Saugatuck, Michigan. The adorable town, calm lake and fresh air gave me a slice of Americana that I’d been craving all summer. It got me excited for Labor Day, which is all about popsicles, sunsets and picnics. Our little road trip was the perfect warm up because it had it all.

Sitting on our deck watching the sunset.

We had so much fun making this pizza for dinner. It’s easy, flavorful, good for groups and great as leftovers. Each person can customize her own. We bought the dough at Whole Foods and the toppings at the local farmer’s market. For this pizza we used grilled onions, tomatoes, mozzarella, buffalo mozzarella and prosciutto.

The Baggu bag is a must-have for moms. I always pack Rex’s lunches in it when I’m on the go.

Our happy little guys Hopper and Rex.

Hopper’s mom Taryn made these delicious watermelon popsicles with popsicle molds. All you need is to blend seedless watermelon with a little sugar and a hint of mint and then freeze. The boys loved them.