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Era’s Tour With My Mini Bestie in New Orleans

My daughter Simona and I flew from New York to New Orleans this past weekend for the Era’s Tour. We stayed at the Ritz Carlton on Canal Street and the Era’s fun started when we walked through the door with friendship bracelets from the hotel! My daughter Simona is a huge swiftie, so I loved how much effort everyone put into the weekend.

Day 1: New Orleans Era’s Tour

In the beautiful hotel courtyard, we met other Swifties, sipped mimosas, and traded friendship bracelets. The hotel had a list of fun events for the weekend, a neon sign for photo opportunities, and a complimentary beignet card for guests. 

After getting settled into our hotel, we headed straight for Cafe Du Monde to finally try their famous beignets. This cafe has been on my bucket list ever since my family visited almost 10 years ago! I am a huge powder sugar fan and these were piled in it. If you’ve never had beignets, they taste like a hot funnel cake or zeppole. 

Our next stop was to see St. Charles Skeleton House which was decorated with all of the Taylor Swift Eras. The whole city really went out of their way to show their love and support to Taylor and her fans. 

After sightseeing around the city we ran to Sephora to stock up on glitter and goodies for the weekend. We needed a gem styler and glitter to complete our looks. We came across Danessa Myricks’s Sweet Tooth Infinite Chrome Flakes which we are totally obsessed with! 

Then we went to the mall where we met another Swiftie from San Francisco who greeted Simona with a friendship bracelet. My favorite part of the trip was how friendly everyone was! Everyone was so eager to meet new friends and trade their bracelets, it was really sweet. 

Our night ended at the hotel with room service, a new skincare routine, and a movie night!

Day 2: New Orleans Era’s Tour

We woke up today dreaming of beignets and decided to give Cafe Beignet a try. To our surprise, they had the “Taylor Version” of beignets with pink and blue sprinkles, so of course, Simona ordered that.

We strolled through the antique shops before heading back to our hotel early because we knew we had a long night ahead of us (and an early flight to catch in the morning!) 

Then it was time to get ready for our night. 

We used a body oil that Simona picked out called Patrick Ta Major Glow Body Oil and the body brush by Patrick Ta to paint it on. We then applied glitter on top and it stayed nicely throughout the night – I highly recommend it!

For our hair we used IGK Good Behavior Prep Spray for detangled, it’s one of my favorites and it smells so good! We also used IGK Disco Disco Clear Gloss Shine Spray that gives your hair that ultimate glass hair look. 

I painted the Danessa Myricks SWEET TOOTH INFINITE CHROME flakes onto Simona’s hair in a balayage stroke with an eyeshadow brush. This was the finishing touch that really tied her look together. 

Just like that, we were ready to go! And we couldn’t believe the moment was finally here.

Arriving at the Super Dome

When I tell you that New Orleans went all out for Taylor and her fans, I was not kidding! The entire Super Dome was wrapped in a friendship bracelet – it was so cute! We opted not to get any merch (the lines were crazy long!) and instead grabbed some cotton candy and headed to our seats. 

We wanted to be surprised with the opening act – and when Gracie Abraham came on stage we immediately fell in love! Her voice is so unique – we are now huge fans! 

When Taylor came on, Simona’s face dropped in awe. Taylor came over to our side of the stage and looked straight at Simona as she sang Cruel Summer. I get goosebumps just thinking about it. What a memory that neither of us is ever going to forget. 

This was by far one of the best experiences and memories created with my daughter – and it’s the ultimate girl’s trip. I highly recommend creating these memories together that will last a lifetime. 

I hope you enjoyed this blog as much as I did creating it! Thank you for letting me share our experience and memories with you! 

XX Christina

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