Best Labor Day Sales to Shop this Weekend

Labor Day weekend marks the end of the summer and is always a great time to take advantage of some amazing sales. There are great deals out there from some of my favorite brands and department stores like Franne Golde, Intermix, BaubleBar, Nordstrom and more! These sales start today with discounts up to 80% OFF! Happy shopping!

Click on each store below to get the promotion codes for these incredible deals!

• BaubleBar

• Bloomingdale’s

• Franne Golde

• Intermix

• Macy’s

• Neiman Marcus

I hope you enjoy this long weekend and nab some special deals. I’m planning to take advantage of these sales in between seeing friends, beach and BBQ! Have fun!

xxMelissa

7 Beach Must-haves Under $20 from Amazon

These days it stays warm well into October so weekends can be spent at the beach for an extended summer season! Now you can be prepared with some great beach-ready items that are under $20 and delivered to your door from Amazon. If you are like me, you shop as much as you can there because not only is it easy (one click done), but they offer access to some of the best products and deals available with quick delivery. Below are my top 7 beach must-haves that include favorites that are perfect for the beach, vacation and beyond!

Round Beach Towel Blanket with Tassels

1. CHIC ROUND TOWEL

I love a good ‘roundie’ beach towel—they are stylish, fun and practical! You can share with someone else to lay out on or just use to sit on picnic-style. There are so many gorgeous patterns and styles to choose from boho, marine, geometric, colorful and with or without pom poms - the choice is yours.

JOYEBUY Womens UPF50 Foldable Wide Brim Fedora Straw

2. CLASSIC STRAW HAT

These days one of the most important things I never compromise on and do daily is protect my skin from the sun. Wearing a nice straw hat will keep you looking stylish and protected at the beach while at the same time help reduce premature aging on your face and neck! A tightly woven hat keeps the heat out and provides the perfect amount of shade so you feel comfortable while reading and relaxing outside. It’s a good idea to take a foldable one that’s packable and fits flat in your luggage. Neutral woven straw hats go with everything in a summer wardrobe and will elevate your boho-chic style!

Square Sunglasses Womens

3. OVER-SIZED SUNNIES

Keep your eyes safe and look cool at the same time with these stylish sunglasses. I love the look of an oversized frame and these are perfect to wear anytime. I always wear sunglasses to block both the UVA & UVB radiation plus wearing sunglasses can actual prevent wrinkles. Protecting your eyes from the sun helps prevent squinting that can contribute to crow's feet!

Women's Straw Tote Bag Handbags Beach Bag

4. LARGE STRAW TOTE

One of my favorite pieces to take to the beach is a fashionable yet functional straw tote bag, something to fit all those essentials, like a towel, a good SPF lotion, lip balm, a water bottle and a good book! Tote bags like this are also fantastic to travel with as they can be used on the plane to carry all your travel essentials.

Barlver Womens Chiffon Kimono Cardigan Swimsuit

5. KIMONO / COVER-UP DRESS

One of my favorite go-to looks for travel and the beach is a wrap dress or multi purpose long cover-up or kimono. Made from a breathable and lightweight fabric like cotton or linen, these types of dresses are super comfy and chic and perfect to wear from the beach over a bikini and then straight to lunch or to dinner. A kimono worn as a cover-up can also be tied or belted as a dress, or wear as a light layer if it’s chilly at night. Wrap dresses are the perfect marriage between style and comfort, which is why I remember to bring multiple styles and prints with me wherever I travel or head to the beach.

Luxtude Ultra Slim Portable Phone Charger

 6. PORTABLE CHARGER

We all love capturing those special moments and experiences during our travels and sharing them with our loved ones on the other side of the globe. Portable charges are one of those essentials when traveling and at the beach and this one is perfect with it’s stylish rose gold color. Being prepared completely eliminates the stress of needing to carry various electronics during your travels. I love taking a portable charger to the beach with me so I can use the opportunity of down time to recharge not only myself but also my phone!

The Power Source: The Hidden Key to Ignite Your Core, Empower Your Body, Release Stress, and Realign Your Life by Lauren Roxburgh

7. GOOD SELF-HELP BOOK

Reading a good self-care book at the beach gives me the chance to regroup, relax and learn all at the same time. A beach vacation is a great place to set new intentions for when you get home, and somehow reading oceanside helps me to think a lot more clearly! For me, it’s nice to take a break from all the digital stimulation. This new one by body whisperer Lauren Roxburgh is one of my summer favorites!

Hope you found some great budget-friendly beach finds to add to your Amazon cart!

xxMelissa

Top 10 Beverages for Healthy Hydration

Summer may be winding down, but we all know that hydration is a year-round necessity. From sparkling to infused water, CBD tea, and collagen drinks, there are plenty of delicious and healthy options to choose from today. I’ve been trying so many of these lately mostly because I don’t like the taste of regular water and always looking for alternatives to make sure I drink enough daily fluids. Plus, I like to get additional health benefits from my drinks and there are so many great double duty options available. Below you will find my top 10 list of healthy beverages that also contain other essential nutrients. Read on for more!

1. SkinTē : The SkinTē Green Tea Grapefruit drink is a refreshing collagen sparkling tea, delivering nourishment to your skin, hair, and nails. Ingredients include Jasmine tea, hibiscus, hawthorn berry, passion flower, and more. It’s not too sweet and taste delicious. They have three flavors available so check them out - try SkinTē yourself with code GLOWGIRL30 for a 30% discount. 

2. Flow Alkaline Water: If you’re like me, you prefer your water to be ethically sourced, slightly flavored and super delicious - say hello to Flow! This water also comes unflavored but I LOVE the strawberry + rose flavor! Flow water is 100% organic, natural alkaline spring water that has electrolytes and essential minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, and bicarbonate. The 8.1 alkaline pH and provides super charged hydration and the packaging is 100% recyclable.

3. Rosemary Water: If you have a Mediterranean palette and like the taste of rosemary, this refreshing water is perfect for you! Made with 2% pure fresh rosemary extract, and available in still or sparkling form, it’s a flavorful drink that can actually help you to live longer according to the information found on their website. Rosemary is a medicinal herb and has traditionally been associated with longevity, improving memory and the circulatory system. Fun fact: This water was created when Founder David Spencer-Percival visited the Italian village of Acciaroli where one in ten residents make it up to and past their 100th birthday as a result of consuming lots of raw rosemary.

4. Vital Proteins Collagen Water: The delicious naturally flavored water contains 10 grams of collagen and 3 grams of sugar from the juice of real fruit. I love to drink the strawberry lemon flavor (my fave) following a workout, and it’s a great way to get my daily dose of collagen. Vital Proteins Collagen water comes in several flavors and contains no artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors or additives.

5. Oxigen Water: This water is revolutionary as it is enhanced with powerful O4 oxygen molecules into each bottle—100X more than other waters! Drinking Oxigen water will help maintain your optimum oxygen levels for faster muscle recovery, increased stamina and improved focus. The water is packaged with 100% rPET recycled plastic bottles. This is the perfect water to drink if you lead physically and mentally active lifestyle.

6. Glow Inner Beauty Powder by The Beauty Chef: I recently discovered this berry flavored powder at the CITRINE Natural Beauty Bar pop-up in LA and LOVE the taste when mixed with water for a vitamin-packed daily beauty essential! This powder is packed with nutrients and contains more than 20 bio-fermented and probiotic superfoods for glowing skin and a healthy belly. GLOW is designed to not only support gut health, but also collagen synthesis for beautiful skin, hair, and nails. More than 20 bio-fermented, whole-food ingredients—including zinc and vitamin C—support skin health. This healthy product is certified organic, has only 17 calories per serving, contains no sugar and the total carbs are 2.6 grams! Yes please!

7. Zen’s Tea House: I discovered Zen’s teas at the Farmers market earlier this year and love the quality and taste of their organic loose leaf botanical teas. I am a huge fan of their mission to educate customers about botanical medicine and the healing power of complimentary and preventative healthcare. My favorite Zen’s Tea House flavors include the Hawaiian fruit, rooibos, and rose berry. They also offer and package dried stevia leaves to brew and add to your tea (or other beverage) for a 100% natural sweetener. I love to make large pitchers of the Hawaiian fruit flavor and keep them in the fridge as a delicious natural iced tea option. Other popular teas to try from them include golden milk and holy detox but check out their website for all varieties.

8. Pure Inventions: I was at the Ritz Carlton spa in Aspen several years ago where they had a variety of these naturally flavored extracts to add to your water that support your immune system and over all well-being. Since I am always looking for ways to consume more water, this was a perfect match because they tasted great and provided other health benefits. There are so many varieties to choose from including green tea extracts, fruit extracts and more but my new favorite are the coconut water chocolate infusion drops. The taste is subtle but it’s just enough to make drinking water delicious plus these drops are free of sugar, calories, gluten, caffeine, artificial colors and sweeteners!

9. Teaonic: If you feel like you just want to cleanse a little bit, the Teaonic I Love My Liver tea will do the trick. This zero-cal, organic drink tastes of peppermint, ginger, and hibiscus. Yum! They make several other flavors with creative names to match their function like I Love My Gut, I Love My Skin, I Love My Body and more! I discovered these health-focused teas through my friend and celeb nutritionist Elissa Goodman while attending one of her educational fireside chats in LA.

10. Glow Water CBD Tea: As you know, CBD is all the rage right now as it seems to help naturally treat several health issues with formulations derived from cannabis plants that are non-psychotropic. Glow Water makes three different CBD teas to target specific needs: calm, restore, and sleep. This company started as a wellness tea to support an active healthy lifestyle and then evolved into incorporating the power of CBDs—it’s 100% organic, contains 10mg of full spectrum hemp-derived CBD.

Adding Pure Inventions drops to my water while on vacation in Positano.

Try some of these delicious healthy drinks and please let me know your thoughts in the comments below. I would also love to hear about some healthy drinks you enjoy that are not included in this list. Let’s drink up and keep our bodies hydrated to help us look and feel 10 years younger!

xxMelissa