Here’s How to Build Your Own Mother-Daughter Day in SouthPark

Take some time to celebrate the last days of Summer and Back-to-School season with a full day of fun with your daughter(s) in SouthPark, home of the QC’s most elegant options for shopping, beauty, brunch and ladies-who-lunch. After all, you both deserve it after our long hot summer, and you won’t have these days together forever. The Common App is right around the corner! Let’s enjoy this chance to teach our girls how to ‘treat yourself’ in SouthPark style.

Start Off with Breakfast at Chez Marie

Sharon Corners, 4732 Sharon Rd, Suite M (Closed Mondays)

This pretty and popular upscale café and bakery in Sharon Corners is inspired by French culture. Chez Marie specializes in desserts, pastries, sourdough breads, and variety of viennoiserie – all made from scratch with the highest ingredients. Chez Marie also offers a special Tea Time every Thursday from 3-5 p.m. Conveniently located in the same shopping plaza as Swoozies, your next stop on the itinerary.

Shop for Cuter School Stuff at Swoozie’s

Sharon Corners, 4722 Sharon Rd, Suite G 

Lilly, Ban.do, Kate Spade…There is something here for a Back-to-School girl of any age, and it’s cuteness overload for the younger ones. While you’re shopping here, grab some fall themed party things, cause the pumpkins are out at Swoozies.

Get Joint 30 Minute Facials at Clean Your Dirty Face®

Sharon Corners, 4724 Sharon Rd, Suite K

Treat yourselves to facials at Clean Your Dirty Face, where the facial bar offers a variety of 30-minute facials, and new clients can get their first facial for $35 with the code “VIRGIN.”

Then Visit American Girl or Girl Tribe

Depending on the age of your daughter, head to one of these two girlie spots to shop for a treat.

Girl Tribe Co., Morrison Place, 532 Governor Morrison St, C120

Stock up on your favorite girl-powered graphic tees, trendy outfits, and accessories at Girl Tribe Co., a beloved locally owned boutique with the mission of empowering young women.

American Girl, SouthPark Mall, 4400 Sharon Rd

Whether your daughter already has an American Girl doll or is ready to get her first one, the American Girl experience is sure to be a special memory for both of you.

Grab Some Bath Bombs, a New Haircut and a New Lip Gloss at SouthPark Mall

• LUSH
• Sephora
• 8 the Salon
• Carmen Carmen

Try on each other’s favorite colors. Bob your hair. Tint your ends. Convince yourself that you are never too old or too young for whatever you’ve been dreaming of.

Get Some Special Back-To-School Nails Together at Sassy Nail Bar

Apex SouthPark, 4425 Sharon Rd, Suite S110

Whether you go subtle, school colors, or all-out-glam, nothing says girls day out like a mani-pedi together.

Have a “Ladies-Who-Lunch” Lunch

There are so many lovely lunch options in SouthPark. These are just a few of our favorites:

• Restoration Hardware Rooftop
• Limani
• Toscana on the patio
• Bricktops
• Cowfish
• Cafe Monte
• Dilworth Tasting Room
• Reid’s

Get a Blow Out at Dry Bar

Specialty Shops SouthPark, 6401 Carnegie Blvd

Good hair is key to kicking off the school year right. Try to make it last for more than a day.

Go Shopping at Disco Honey or BOEM or Ivy & Leo for New & Cute for Fall

And Finally, Don’t Forget a Favorite Sweet Treat for the Drive Home at Tiff’s Treats or Golden Cow Creamery

Need more ideas? Click through here to read SouthPark’s feature on even more fun ways to spend one-on-one time with your “mini-me.”