Malibu Staycation with Foray Collective

A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to hang out at the Foray Collective beach house for a couple of days as part of their emerging influencer series.

I mean… have y’all seen anything dreamier than this Malibu beach house?? The entire experience was completely unreal & SO relaxing at the same time.

Staycations and/or trips with brands & other influencers are one of my favorite things about being a blogger. Usually, because this job is internet-based, working with brands becomes a string of e-mails and a number of contracts signed without meeting the actual human being on the other end of the world wide web.

Oftentimes, you connect with other bloggers & influencers over Instagram without ever meeting them in person. It takes the human out of all of this.

Our getaway with Foray Collective gave us a unique opportunity to spend a couple of days with the girls behind Foray Collective & a number of other bloggers/influencers. Connecting with everyone on a more personal level in an ultra-relaxed setting made it all the more special.

Molly & I roomed together in the house, and, upon arrival, were given TONS of amazing gifts from some of our favorite brands, like 27Miles Malibu, WILDFOX, MINKPINK, Spell & the Gypsy Collective, Flynn Skye, Barefoot Dreams & more.

We spent the next few days wining ( and margarita-ing ) & dining at the house, going out for dinner feasts, shooting content, meeting new people in our space, being pampered, &, yes, WORKING.

( BTW: it may not count as working if you’re doing it with THIS view. idk )

I brought y’all along through my recap VLOG and through the little photo diary in this post. Hope y’all LOVE it!

In other news: I’m headed to New York for Fashion Week tomorrow!! Make sure to follow along on Instagram ( @paytonsartain ) for all the good stuff, as fashion week is yet another time to connect with other influencers & brands in PERSON! YAY!

Talk soon. xx