Hi again lovelies!
So, as promised, I want to tell you a bit more about a brand called Ju-Ju-Be. I will be reviewing some of their products in the very near future, but before I post my reviews I want to give you some background on how I got acquainted with this brand and their wonderful products in the first place. Some of you may already be familiar with this amazing brand, but if you're not, stay tuned, you're in for a treat!
While I was pregnant I was doing a LOT of research on a lot of different baby products. I had a pretty good idea regarding what I wanted (both in terms of which products I felt were necessary, as well as the actual features I wanted these products to have) and I didn't want to settle for less. This was, after all, such an exciting time and I was so happy about getting to be a mom and starting a little family of our own. Some women get a strong urge to nest, others may not. I, for one, was nesting like crazy. I did an overhaul on our entire home, cleaned just about everything that could be cleaned, played Bob the builder around the house and organised - and reorganised - just about every single drawer, cabinet and closet, as well as the storage space and the garage. So yeah, let's just say nesting was definitely a thing in our home during my pregnancy.
Another part of my nesting process was getting all the baby gear and products ready. While we were able to find some of the more basic baby gear here, I soon noticed while shopping around in local maternity/baby gear stores, as well as online, that I was having a really hard time finding a diaper bag that I actually liked and that would fulfill our needs. I realised this would be a product that would be in very active use and I wanted to get one that would tick all the boxes. As I was looking at different bags I soon noticed that either the functionality was off or the style just didn't feel right. Admittedly, I have been known to be a bit of a bag collector in the past and I do enjoy nice bags, so although functionality was obviously the main concern, I didn't really feel comfortable sacrificing style for function altogether. I wanted something that would help me stay super organised, while all the same looking nice and classy - enter Ju-Ju-Be. As I was researching online, this brand that was totally new for me quickly caught my eye - and kept my attention.
Quite honestly, once I found Ju-Ju-Be, there really was no competition anymore. I had been looking for a bag that would be functional and appropriate for everyday use when out and about with a small baby, but I also wanted a bag that would look nice and meet certain aesthetic standards. Like I mentioned, this combination turned out to be quite difficult to find, that is until I found Ju-Ju-Be. The Ju-Ju-Be bags are so cleverly designed and they look amazing! They have all these cool features and if, like me, you like to keep baby's things organised and clean, this brand is definitely for you! There are so many features that make the Ju-Ju-Be bags the number one choice for me (and many other moms), like the many pockets both on the inside and on the outside of the bags, allowing you to keep things very organised (yesss!); the Teflon™ fabric protector that helps repel stains (it really works!); the Agion® treatment on the inner lining that keep bacteria, mold and mildew from growing (because you definitely don't want any of that anywhere near baby's things); the gorgeous design aspects (I mean just look at them!) and so much more.
Bags by other brands simply couldn't offer the same qualities and features as Ju-Ju-Be and they didn't look nearly as nice, so now it was just a matter of finding the bag that was right for our family. At first I kept going back and forth between he Be Prepared and the B.F.F., but after a lot of contemplating I finally decided on the B.F.F. and I must say, I'm SO pleased with my choice! I still really like the Be Prepared as well, and I'm definitely hoping to be able to add that to my collection of Ju-Ju-Be items in the future. It just felt like the B.F.F. was a perfect fit for a first diaper bag for everyday use for us.
I've been using the B.F.F. daily and I've been extremely pleased with it. So pleased in fact, that I decided it was a shame that this brand wasn't better known here and I decided to do something about that. Ever since I got the B.F.F. and started using it, I've been getting TONS of compliments on it! Both friends and family have complimented me on the bag and even strangers on the street or in stores have stopped me to ask where my bag was from and which brand it was. This was actually one of the main things that pushed me into getting back to writing my blog. I figured that there must be tons of moms or mothers-to-be out there researching the same things I was researching and I figured that we should all be here for each other and help share the knowledge if we find something that's really great.
So, I took action and I got in contact with the lovely people at Ju-Ju-Be a while back to ask them if they would mind me writing about their brand and their products on my blog to help spread awareness of the brand and I was super happy to get a positive reply. Later I will be writing a lengthy review on my beloved B.F.F. (as well as the Be Set, the Be Quick and the Paci Pods I got to go along with it) that got me acquainted with the lovely Ju-Ju-Be brand in the first place. But first, I want to write about two other products that the lovely people at Ju-Ju-Be were kind enough to let me try out and that I've been testing and using for the past month and a half: the Helix from the XY Collection and the Be Light.
So stay tuned of upcoming reviews of the Helix, the Be Light, the B.F.F., the Be Set, the Be Quick and the Paci Pod from Ju-Ju-Be! In the meantime, if you want to check out the brand and their collections (and I strongly suggest you do - you won't be disappointed) you can visit either their European site here or their American site here.
xoxo,
Tanja
