Gizelle tells her daughters about her breakup.
The episode opens with Gizelle with her mother and daughters.
She got a pink streak done to her hair for her trip to France. Gizelle is thankful that her mother will watch the girls while she’s away on the trip.
After the girls leave to wash their hands, Gizelle gives her mom an update on Sherman.
She tells her they broke up because they had bad communication.
When the girls return, she tells them that she and Sherman are breaking up. They seem disappointed but understand Gizelle will be okay.
In a green screen interview, Gizelle says she hates that they have to be disappointed again.
“And you guys gotta know boyfriends come and go. Mommy is here for life.” – Gizelle
They laugh after Gizelle’s mother tells her not to rush into another relationship.
Monique is packing and getting ready for the trip.
It’s Monique’s first time in Europe.
She tells her brother she’s really big on using natural methods instead of medication. She is a fan of essential oils and hopes Chris uses them on the kids while she’s gone.
They discuss the upcoming trip and she’s hoping they can all have a good time despite their differences.
Ashley feels slighted.
Ashley FaceTimes Robyn and they talk about her performance for Michael.
“I think he was like blushing the whole time.” – Robyn
In the green screen interview, Ashley says she saw in the pictures that Michael didn’t seem all that moved by her performance. That saddens her.
They then talk about the trip. Robyn says that Monique still doesn’t seem genuine. But she’s not going to turn down an opportunity to go to a country she’s never been before.
The ladies all meet up at the airport for their flight. Karen is still cold towards Gizelle.
Robyn is running late and tells Gizelle she’s on the way.
Monique and Charrisse upgrade to first-class. Gizelle feels this was shady.
Gizelle says on her cam that while Ashley was sleeping, she called out another man’s name.
In a green screen interview, Monique says she got into an argument with her husband the night before. He’s been feeling neglected as of late.
Everyone settles in.
They hop on a helicopter to get to their hotel.
Once they get there, they are all given hotels. Everyone will have their own room thanks to Monique. She herself has a pentroom suite.
She offers the extra suite to Gizelle or Robyn but wants them to choose themselves who gets it.
Gizelle says the key should go to Robyn since she and Monique almost had a physical altercation.
Robyn says that the key should go to Gizelle since she and Monique almost got into physical altercation.
In a green screen interview, Karen says she sees what Monique is doing and it’s smart.
“Poor Robyn. When will she ever learn?” – Karen
When everyone gets to their rooms, they see a letter and gift baskets from Monique.
Candiace FaceTimes Chris to check in. In a green screen interview, she’s says they are in a much better place after their blow up.
She’s not happy about the view from her room. Chris reminds her the trip is going to be much more than her hotel room.
Ashley calls Sheila to check in. She now realizes her mother’s love is unconditional while Michael’s comes with conditions.
Ashley feels like Michael didn’t show enough emotion the other night. She feels she’s the only one still trying to save their marriage and if she did stop trying, their marriage would be over.
The group decides not to go out their first night because they are all very tired from the flight.
Everyone shows up to Monique’s pentroom. They walk out on her patio and it’s stunning.
Karen gets grilled.
They discuss their plans and Grasse is somewhere Karen is excited to go since she has a perfume she’s working on. They all toast to Monique’s birthday.
Ashley tries to teach Karen how to twerk and says Karen has a “donk.”
They start talking and Gizelle asks Karen what stage her perfume is in. Karen is offended and asks Gizelle what stage her makeup is in.
Gizelle says her makeup is in business.
Karen says her perfume is coming “soon.”
Matt then comes up and Ashley says Karen needs to think about who is spreading her business.
Apparently Matt has been going around telling people that Karen no longer lives in Great Falls and she actually lives in an apartment.
Charrisse says in a green screen interview that Karen rents the house in Great Falls for show purposes and she and Ray actually live in his old bachelor pad/townhouse everyday.
Ashley asks Karen if she still lives in her house in Great Falls. Karen says yes and Ashley says people have been saying otherwise.
Karen says the townhouse they live in is adjacent to their house in Great Falls.
Charrisse believes this is BS and says in a green screen that the furniture in Karen’s Great Falls house is staged.
Karen tells says until people have paid mortgage notes, they should mind their business.
Monique opens up about her marriage.
Gizelle then calls out Monique for upgrading to first class. She says she didn’t upgrade by choice because she wanted everyone to stay together on the flight.
Monique says she upgraded because she had blowup with Chris and upgrading made her feel better. She reveals they always fight around her birthday.
Gizelle asks if it’s because it’s a day that is all about her. Monique thinks so. Robyn says that athletes do have major egos.
“They’re used to being catered to by everyone.” – Robyn
Gizelle warns Monique that Chris is never going to want to take a backseat to her career.
Monique starts crying and says she never wants Chris to feel like she doesn’t need him.
“But you’ll need him in different ways.” – Gizelle
Candiace says she understands the situation because Chris is a normal man and she’s well known for her success in the pageant world. Gizelle and Monique start laughing.
Candiace calls Gizelle a hater and is annoyed that Monique and Gizelle teamed up to laugh at her. She feels it’s very fake of Monique to be getting a laugh at her expense with Gizelle.
Gizelle and Karen have a major blowup.
The next day, the ladies plan to head to a essential oil distillery before Grasse.
Robyn is running late and Gizelle tells the others they can go while she stays behind to wait on Robyn.
But Monique wants everyone to stay together and she feels Gizelle is just trying to get out of staying on the schedule.
Realizing Gizelle is not going to back down, Monique and the others decide to head out.
Before Charrisse leaves, Gizelle questions why Karen doesn’t seem all the interested about going to the Grasse when she’s working on a perfume.
Karen hears this and calls Gizelle out. She tells Gizelle that it’s Monique’s day so they will stick to her schedule.
An argument ensues and Gizelle says in a green screen she doesn’t like what Karen said about Every Hue Beauty. In a flashback scene, Karen shades Gizelle for having “enough partners,” insinuating that Gzelle is getting a lot of help to run her business. Gizelle knows Karen doesn’t like her company because she doesn’t like one of Gizelle’s partners, Erika Liles.
Gizelle says that Ray has a crush on Erika and even stalked her at a party one night. She says Karen knows this and hates Erika because of this.
“We all know this. Anytime Ray’s around Erika he leaves you in the dust.” – Gizelle
Karen denies this and tells Gizelle to get a husband of her own.
Hearing that Karen and Gizelle are arguing, Monique runs back in to break it up.
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