Alex Becker
Ryan Reynolds is one lucky man.
Blake Lively promoted her line of sparkling mixers yesterday, but rather than hiring a young model to do so, the mother-of-four opted to star in the marketing campaign herself. Boy, she did not disappoint.
Back in 2021, Lively launched her brand Betty Buzz. As a non-drinker herself, Lively wanted to bring a line of carbonated mixers to market for those who don’t enjoy the taste or effects of alcohol. “Over the past many years of mixing, but not drinking cocktails, it became clear mixers are the unsung heroes of the drink world and deserve just as much love as alcohol,” Lively said back when she first announced the creation of Betty Buzz. Now two years later, Betty Buzz has come to life.
Lively took to Instagram to show off a new photoshoot of herself and her beloved product. In the snaps, Lively sports an all red look consisting of a two-piece bikini, a red visor, red nails, and red lipstick. While Lively just gave birth to her fourth child just six months ago, she looks absolutely stunning and definitely better than any anorexic model she could’ve hired.
Though you can’t tell on the surface, Betty Buzz is actually a nod to Lively’s namesake. She explained in September 2021 that her father’s name was Ernest Brown Jr., but everyone would call him Ernie Lively. Ultimately, his entire family adopted the surname Lively.
To keep her father’s family name alive, Blake decided to name her mixer company after her father’s family. “When I was working hard to build this company, I wanted any success to be in a name that was meaningful to him. Betty was his mom and his sister’s name,” Lively explained. “Also, Ernie would not be the best name for a mixer.”
While Lively doesn’t drink alcohol, her husband Ryan Reynolds famously owns Aviation American Gin. To keep up with her Deadpool husband, Lively began selling alcoholic versions of her mixers just last year. The new line now falls under the name Betty Booze.
Betty Booze sells three products: Sparkling Bourbon, Sparkling Tequila with Oak Smoked Lemonade, and Sparkling Tequila with Lime Shiso. Meanwhile Betty Buzz offers over five different drink flavors and multiple variety packs. If you want to support Lively and her endeavors, you can buy Betty Buzz here.
