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Perry Mackin Oliver Diaper Bag | @PerryMackin Review and #Giveaway

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For a while after having my son, who is now 13, I carried diaper bags from the baby store or a backpack.  Yikes! It painful to vision those moments.  The more I got out with my son, I learned that just because I was a new mom I should not be using frumpy, flimsy, non-stylish diaper bags.  What was I thinking?  First of all, I didn’t realize that designer, stylish diaper bags could really be affordable. I assumed they were all $500+.  I was wrong.

For example, there’s this Perry Mackin diaper bag.  This bag, called the OLIVER BLUE, is $168 and is everything a new mom needs!

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Perry Mackin OLIVER Blue diaper bag

This Perry Mackin diaper bag is called the Oliver and it features:

  • a top zipper closure system makes for easy access
  • water resistant lining
  • 6 Internal elastic band pockets
  • changing pad
  • one zipper front pocket and two side pockets (great for bottle)
  • double handles with a 7″ drop
  • removable adjustable shoulder strap is 48″ when fully extended
Let’s see what fits inside the Oliver!
Perry Mackin OLIVER diaper bag
Let’s get into what I think makes this diaper bag great
  • First, there’s the side pockets.  I carry water with me everywhere I go.  The side pockets on this bag easily hold a water bottle or a baby bottle or sippy cup.
  • Then, there’s the outside zipper pocket.  This pocket is where I keep my phone, chapstick, and tissues.  You know, the important things.
  • I personally don’t have much use for the 6 inside pockets because I’m not using this bag as a diaper bag since my kids are older, but the 6 interior pockets are just right for teething toys, cell phone, a bag of snacks, and a packet of wipes just to name a few things.
  • The shoulder strap.  I LOVE the adjustable strap.  I am short so I can’t wear a bag that does not have an adjustable shoulder strap.  The shoulder strap allows the bag to hand on stroller handle bars.   Just don’t let go of the stroller! 
  • The bag is 16″ x 13″ x 5.5″ allowing my MacBook Pro to slide right in while leaving room for my wallet and a notebook. Now, you see why I love this diaper bag even though I don’t have babies anymore?
  • One more thing that I appreciate about this diaper bag is that the lining is water resistant.  No more scrubbing.. just wipe and dry.
The OLIVER diaper bag is available in blue, black, and purple.  The purple and blue are great Fall colors!

From Perry Mackin 

The attributes of design, practicality and affordability were combined with the specific needs of a diaper bag.  Perry Mackin is exactly this.  Take a look at a diaper bag designed with your own sense of chic in a high-quality, water-resistant fabric.  You’ll dress it up or down according to whim or occasion and wonder what you ever did without it.

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Win a Perry Mackin Diaper Bag!

We are giving a lucky reader the blue OLIVER diaper bag as seen in the photo above.  Pretty fabulous, isn’t it?

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Disclosure: I received a Perry Mackin OLIVER diaper bag for review purposes. All opinions are 100% mine and were not influenced in any way. I was not required to write this post in exchange for the product.

This Sophisticated Pineider Pink Flower Diaper Bag Fits Every Mom’s Style But You Might Have To Save For It!

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If you are a fan of modern/vintage style handbags and you’re a new mom who needs a diaper bag but you don’t want to carry what looks like a diaper bag, you’ll love this Pineider Pink Flower Diaper Bag. I was browsing the Forzieri website this afternoon when I stumbled across their new baby collection section where I found a selection of adorable Pineider messenger diaper bags, snack bags, and baby garment bags.

All babies need a garment bag don’t they?

Maybe not..

but all moms need a diaper bag and what’s better than a classy, sophisticated, modern, yet vintage style diaper bag?

This Pineider diaper bag encompasses many styles in one beautiful bag thus it can be used for many years and purposes.

Pineider Pink Flower Messenger Changing Bag
Pineider Pink Flower Messenger Changing Bag - $616

Not only is this an adorable diaper bag but it’s also a changing station! It comes with a sturdy diaper changing pad that can be wiped clean after each use.

This diaper bag is 17.32 wide and 12.20 high with a depth of 3.15 inches. I haven’t seen the inside but based on the dimensions you should be able to fit a change of clothes, bottles, sippy cup, toys, diapers, wipes, wallet, water bottle for yourself, and even your iPad, inside!

Made in Italy.

Return shipping is free.

Check out the Pineider Pink Flower Diaper Bag here.

Conquer the ‘Style or Function’ Debate with Mia Bossi Diaper Bags

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Mia Bossi diaper bags allow new moms to conquer the ‘style or function’ debate.

The Mia Bossi Reese Blueberry is a fabulous messenger style diaper bag that will hold all of your mom-essentials.  You can double loop the strap through the rings on the site to wear as a shoulder bag.  While I don’t need a diaper bag anymore because my

Mia Bossi Reese Blueberry diaper bag
Here I am using the Mia Bossi bag at Blissdom to carry my laptop and more.

daughter is 5 years old, I use my Mia Bossi bags for travel and work.  Mia Bossi diaper bags can double as a purse and a laptop case making it perfect for moms as they transition out of the diaper toting years.  The lining actually zips in and out making it a breeze to clean.  I highly recommend that you get the additional insert for your laptop.

The Reese Blueberry helps keep busy moms organized with the many pockets inside and out.  I HAVE to have pockets on the outside of my handbags.  The outside pockets on this bag are perfect for holding things like your cell phone, camera, and hand sanitizer.

 

Features of the Reese Blueberry bag:

  • Machine washable faux fur changing pad
  • Zip-in and zip-out inside lining – Love, love, love this! Easy to clean.
  • Cell phone holder
  • Two exterior bottle holders – These are a perfect location for your cell phone and compact camera.
  • One interior bottle holder – Also great for a water bottle
  • One private zippered pocket
  • Keychain holder
  • Diaper holder
  • Baby wipe holder
Mia Bossi Reese Blueberry diaper bag review

Take a look at all of the celebrity moms who have been seen with Mia Bossi diaper bags here!

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Disclosure: I received a Mia Bossi bag for review purposes.  All opinions are my own and were not influenced in any way.


If you need an adrenaline rush.. shop online sample sales

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I haven’t even moved from my office chair in two hours and I’m exhausted.
Why am I exhausted?  Blame Gilt and Rue LaLa, two online sample sites that I’ve been glued to for the last couple of hours in hopes of snagging a Francesco Biasia or BCBGMAXAZRIA handbag, ultimately getting the BCBGMAXAZRIA Femme Fatale Medium Satchel, pictured below.  Yay!

In case you aren’t farmiliar with online sample sale sites like Gilt and Rue LaLa, the jist of it is that these sites provide shoppers (aka members) access, by invitation only, to luxury brands at prices up to 70% off retail.  Most online sample sales last 24-36 hours and feature hand selected styles from designers.  The catch is that there are only a select number of each item available so if you see something you like, you’d better put it in your shopping cart right away or you might lose any chance of buying it.. at up to 70% off!
That’s what happened to me in the case of the BCBGMAXAZRIA Femme Fatale Medium Satchel on Gilt.
I saw the bag, knew I liked it, but I didn’t put it in my cart and about 5 minutes later it was not available.  Luck for me, the shopper who had put it in her cart had 8 minutes to buy the handbag before it went back on sale.  I didn’t know when her 8 minutes started so I just hit refresh over and over waiting for the “Wait List” (you can be added to a wait list for items) button change to “Add to Cart” and it did!  What a relief!

I’ve been very happy with my two most used handbags, both Coach, but my favorite Coach bag is missing two pieces, my second favorite Coach handbag is not quite large enough for the trip, and I desperately wanted a black handbag so I went out on a serious and very time consuming search for the perfect handbag. The funny thing is though, I ended up with a tan handbag.

I gave up on The Sak Silverlake Bucket bag I was seriously considering buying because I couldn’t figure out what the true color of the bag was.. as you’ll see in this post.  I am going out of town next Thursday and wanted to find a handbag that could be delivered by Tuesday so please please let this bag be delivered by then!

Tend-a-Tot, a true all-in-one’r’.. diaper bag, chair cover, cart cover.. and 3 more

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Tend-a-Tot

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I’ve heard the phrase all-in-one a million times.  You have too right?  Well, the TEND-A-TOT™ is really really an all-in-one product for moms.  OK, so it doesn’t warm your baby’s food but it provides 6 essential functions that every moms uses (or wants to use!) every day.

TEND-A-TOT™, a product for infants through 3+ years old, has these 6 functions:

  • Diaper bag
  • Seat/chair cover
  • Child carrier
  • Shopping cart cover
  • Stroller cover – Converts an umbrella stroller into a comfortable stroller eliminating the need for an expensive, plush stroller.
  • Changing pad and coordinating bib
  • and a matching clutch purse!

You can watch a TEND-A-TOT™ demo video here.  If you’re not a visual learner like me and prefer paper instructions you will find them on the web site.  The instructions are 2 pages long but I see them as not ‘complicated’ but really good, detailed instructions.  For a product that has so many functions and is really great at each one, I expect detailed instructions!  After you transform the TEND-A-TOT™ a few times, you can toss the instructions in your recycling bin and be declared a Tend-a-Tot pro!

Tend a Tot 6-in-1

What about washing the TEND-A-TOT™ you ask?
 Products in the Premiere Line can be machine washed and can tumble-dry on low.  Urban and Elite Lines are dry clean only.

This is truly a one of a kind product that was created with busy moms in mind.  Moms can pick from lots of fabrics

TEND-A-TOT™ is available in many different colors/styles and ranges in price from $199 – $299.  The one you see here is the P1050 style and can be found on their catalog page here.  This style is sold out but there are 9 pages of styles/fabrics to browse on the Tend-a-Tot website.

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We are giving away the very Tend-a-Tot you see me wearing in the top photograph!
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