Summer Travel: the Heurtebise Spa at Jonzac, France
Monday, July 30, 2012 | COLUMN: Away We Go
Fresh off her trip from southern central France, Pür Vice President of Marketing, Julie Campbell, tells us about her favorite spa retreat.
Fresh off her trip from southern central France, Pür Vice President of Marketing, Julie Campbell, tells us about her favorite spa retreat.
Where it is:
In the town of Jonzac in the heart of the valley of the Seugne, France.
Last week, one of our favorite newsfeeds ran a story about glamping—a hot, new vacation trend that combines camping with a sense of—you guessed it—glamour. However, if images if pitching a tent in remote wilderness come to mind, think again. This is about as far from “roughing it” as it gets.
A vacation can go sour overnight by facial breakouts or hair that suddenly turns into straw. But it doesn’t have to be that way! A little forethought and some preparation can keep you as beautiful on the go as you are at home—without a complicated beauty routine cutting into your ‘me time’.
As Pür’s VP of Marketing, Julie Campbell spends a good deal of time traveling from our Atlanta home base to places like Toronto, New York and Chicago. This week, she’s jetting off for an inspiration trip to southern France and giving us a sneak peek inside her travel bag.
Pür is taking the world by storm, with pür and simple shout outs pouring in from as far away as the Philippines and, now, India. In a VOGUE India article titled “Five Best Mineral Makeup Products”, beauty editors praised our Start Now! Essentials Collection as “a makeup starter kit that will not intimidate a mineral makeup novice.”
There’s something about summer that just screams travel. Even when I’m en route to one place or another, I’m already planning my next destination. Some are local. Some are exotic. But no matter my mood or motivation, for some reason the travel bug bites harder in the hot summer months.
Tis the season for traveling! Whether you’re sailing away on a week-long cruise, heading to a romantic getaway or taking a long weekend to enjoy a little R&R, you have to get there somehow. For many of us, this means a car ride, sometimes a long one. I love road trips. If you are in good company, have some yummy snacks and jamming tunes, it can be a blast getting from point A to point B.
Though nobody knows who is designing Kate Middleton’s wedding gown or where she and Prince William will be going for their honeymoon, reporters and royal wedding fanatics can speculate on Middleton’s shopping trip at King’s Road this week. While shopping at the mid-market chain store, Warehouse, the bride-to-be purchased a feather print one- shoulder dress, a tropical print sundress, a lace-trimmed blouse and a poppy bandeau dress. This leads nosey Nellies to believe the newlyweds will be heading someplace tropical for their honeymoon, and that makes me want to go shopping for summer!
Perhaps it is because I’m under five feet tall, but I absolutely love a good pair of heels! For high heeled shoes and me, it was love at first fit, and I’ve been rocking pumps, peep toes, sling backs, boots and platforms of all styles and heights since my teenage years. Though high heels are practically my running shoes, not everybody likes to wear them, and I understand why. The position of the foot and the added height in these sexy shoes can hinder speed and balance. This made me wonder “who invented these dangerously beautiful things?” I looked into this, and now you can learn and retell a brief history of the high heeled shoe, making you sound super smart the next time you’re out and about with friends.