Have a Wine and Beauty Night With Your Girlfriends

As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, Drinking Wine Can Be a Part of Your Beauty Routine, wine can help improve both your health and beauty.  Because of this (and because I like to relax and have fun!), I have started hosting monthly “wine and beauty nights” with a few of my close girlfriends.  We’re all married, work full-time, and several of us have young children, so it’s nice to be able to get away from the stress of daily life to get together and relax.

On a typical Wine and Beauty Night, I do the following:

• Select six wines in a wide variety for tasting throughout the night
• Have a selection of cheese, meat, crackers, fruits, vegetables, and occasional small plate meals — a nice variety, but nothing too heavy
• Set up “beauty stations” in both my master bathroom and guest bathroom

We start in the kitchen and living room, tasting wine and food, and chatting about our day.  After about an hour, we head upstairs to wash off our makeup and change into robes before the real fun begins!  The format of the beauty portion changes based on who is in attendance.  Some of the girls are representatives for beauty companies such as Arbonne or Mary Kay, so if they present their products that evening, we typically focus on that brand only.  Other times, each person will bring one or two of their favorite products for everyone to try out.  We try everything from facial masks to nail polish to under-eye concealer.  It’s a fun way to discover new products and to talk about what’s working for us.

I highly recommend having a wine and beauty night in your home.  It’s a fun way to get together with some of your closest friends!