Vacation Recap & the Launch of Courtney's Beauty Obsession

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Well Hello Gorgeous!

I hope you that you have been doing well and this blog finds you in good health! I am happy to be back from vaca (more on that later) and can’t wait to catch up with you all on PM Style. This week I'll be debuting my Beauty Obsessions which is something that I've been working on for the last few weeks. As I explained in my last blog, I grew up in a hair salon with my momma... and I always loved how it was an open forum for everything beauty (and a few therapy sessions as well!). My mother and her clients always traded beauty secrets and that's exactly what I hope to do with you every week. This week I'm going to be talking about a secret to great quick and easy hair. It's something that I use when I have very little time (or lots of time as well), that is goof proof, and makes me feel like I just left a salon with a professional having catered to me. Can you guess what it is? Here's a hint...

So let's catch up :-). I just got back from a week of vacation and I have to tell you it was one of the best experiences I have had yet. I was able to visit three countries and eat a French pastry every single day. Here are some photos and highlights from my trip:

St. Maarten:

Beautiful Cove in Simpson Bay. It was so nice getting to watching all of the planes come in and boats/yachts pass by!

We found a French Pastry Shop right by our condo and we stopped by everyday and got something out of this case. Needless to say the cereal I have waiting at home will have a hard time living up to this!

When you get to St. Maarten and see all of the Yachts and Sailboats you jokingly as yourself "What am I missing?" "Why isn't this my main form of transportation?" One day we saw a helicopter land on the top deck of a yacht and all I could think was "Who is that?!"

St. Barths

We decided during our vaca that we wanted to go spend a day in St. Barths to see all what all of the fuss was about. I'll tell you right now... Paradise... extreme, beautiful, paradise is found in St. Barths. Getting there is so scary... your plane descends down (think modified nose diving) down a huge hill that has a very short runway. After a very short panic attack it was time for Aaron and me to hit the ground running! First stop in St. Barths was Shell Beach. The shore is literally lined with seashells and some of the most beautiful people you have ever seen. Again, I found myself asking similar questions... "Who are these people?!"

The last stop on vaca was probably the most remote; Anguilla. It's 20 miles to the west of St. Maarten and an extremely small island. The people there are wonderful and are so happy to have you come and visit their remote island. Shoal Bay is bar none the most beautiful undiscovered beaches I have ever seen. The coloring of the water is unreal and how few people attend it is incredible.