September, 2026
by Lisa McGowan
Hello hello,
I am back in the land of the living after a really fabulous trip to Boston. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy that trip every year. It is like the best break ever and I get to really relax and chill out. It’s just so peaceful over there and the hospitality is actually seven star. Nadine & Peter look after us so well and it feels like staying in a hotel. Margaritas on tap, restaurant quality food, amazing walks and the best sleeps. Just sitting on the boat, reading a book and completely zoning out is truly amazing. I always think there is something extremely calming about the water. Even just lying down and listening to the water instantly relaxes you. As you know I always have my birthday in Boston and this year was just amazing. We went to Rhode Island for the Polo. It was my first time at the polo and it was amazing. We had a brilliant table so close to the playing field. It was such a unique experience and a wonderful way and place to celebrate my 54th birthday. Girls, doesnt time just fly by ? I cannot believe I am 54. Time just literally flies by. I am so grateful though to be in really good health and to have a job that I enjoy so much. I think on your birthday every year you reflect on life in general.I am also super lucky to stull have both my parents in good health a great partner and a fabulous son. It is the little things that matter. As people always say youur health really is your wealth.
I was absolutely delighted to be able to sell out my morning session of Return To You in The Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny. I am really looking forward to welcoming 1,200 fabulous Ladies. It genuinely shows that so many women are in the same boat and anxious to reclaim their lives. I am so happy I can bring together a panel of experts to help us all navigate our way through this trying time. To be honest, I didn’t expect this level of demand, so as a result I have decided to add an Afternoon session. I received many messages asking, so here it goes, girls. If we can help more people who cannot make the morning, let’s do it again.. CLICK HERE TO BUY ‘RETURN TO YOU’ TICKETS.
No doubt all the kids are back to school now and the students are back at college. I know lots of you will have kids heading to College for the first time in the next few weeks. The scramble for accommodation is real so I hope you got sorted.I remember trying to get it sorted the first year Daragh went. It is pure stress. It is though a really exciting time for them. It is lonely for us though and it is almost like them starting primary school again, except worse lol. Some are moving out for the first time and I do remember that feeling. I was so excited for him but quietly my heart was breaking. It was just the two of us for so long and then he was gone. It took me a few months to adjust so I understand how some of you will feel over the next few weeks. On a positive note, though, they will come home every week with bags of washing and raiding the fridge and the presses on a Sunday night when they go back. Again I know lots of you will relate to this too lol…
Well it is back to it now and as we enter September this is always the busiest quarter of the year for me. I have so much happening in cosmetics and fashion and all the brands I work with on a monthly basis. I won’t mention the “C” word but believe me it is very much on the horizon. I like the Autumn but I do not love the Winter. The dark mornings and dark evenings really get to me. I love my walks outside with Murph in the mornings and again in the evenings. It’s just not as easy in the winter, but look it will be all good. I always feel like September and January are almost like the reset months. It’s like we say to ourselves, “Right, let’s try to do this now and maybe try something different.”After all the food and margaritas I had in Boston as I said on my stories I will be having no drinks for the month of September. That is what holidays are for and a few weeks out of the year—sure, life is for living as they say.
Lots of launches are happening in fashion in September. I will have the rugby shirts in both the navy and white stripe and the burgundy and white stripe. I know lots of you are waiting for them, and I am very excited for them to go on sale. My walking jackets are also launching. I haven’t launched a walking jacket at all this year. Actually it has been almost two years since we launched one.They are always super super popular with you all. The ideal jacket for walking in the Autumn and for popping into the gym in the Winter. They are always one of my most popular pieces in the fashion collection. I am looking forward to sharing it with you. We will also have the chiffon top in black. They were super popular in the white, so I decided to produce it in black. It will go with everything and sure I will show it to you on stories shortly. Those of you waiting on the nine minute bag that bought it on preorder will receive them later in the month. I also have them coming in black and I think I will have them on sale around the end of October or early November. The raincoats were such a popular piece and are again an ideal piece coming into this time of the year. I have around twenty left online and I will link them here for you. As I said, I have very few left and very limited sizing. I also have a few of the classic blue blouse left online. You all loved them and they are so so popular. They are an all-year-round piece for Winter and Summer. CLICK HERE TO BUY
What a quick month August has been at cosmetics. Our second drop of Gradual Tan sold out once again, and one of our biggest milestones yet was seeing the tan officially launch into pharmacies. Seeing Lisa & Co Cosmetics on pharmacy shelves around the country was such a proud moment and a huge step for the brand. We also launched our Everyday Brow Fix and you are absolutely loving it. Brows are only getting started so stay tuned, there’s more to come.
September is shaping up to be another huge month. Our next tan drop is coming, we have a photoshoot planned for a brand new skin product, and we’ll begin rolling out our countertop displays into pharmacies with a selection of our best selling hero products, with even more planned before Christmas. And yes… Christmas preparation is already well underway! As always, thank you for every order, message and bit of support. We’re so excited for everything still to come. ![]()
That is about all my news for now. Have the best month, and sure I will bemarket chatting to you. Thanks so much as always for all the love and support. I say it time and time again but we have the best community here. I am always so grateful and will never take it for granted. Thanks again to each and every one of you.
Chat soon,
Lisa Xx
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