To win your very own Bounce A Bye Baby Ball, Soothing Blanket Set, and Bosom Baby Pillow, visit the Luna Lullaby website and email us with which of their useful products is your favorite and why.  Email reviews@bellaziza.com with ”LUNA LULLABY SWAG” in the subject line.

All entries must be received by Monday, September 1st at midnight, PST.  You may enter once per email address per day.  Winner will be chosen on Monday via random.org.  Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  Good luck to all!

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Boy oh boy, nobody tells you how to weed through all of the “essential” baby products out there like we do!  How many “Must Have” products are really that must have? It’s our mission and we are constantly out there looking for the best products so that you  A) get the best, B) live with less clutter, and C) not waste your time, space or money!

Luna Lullaby is a new Favorite of ours with three of their products – the ball, the blanket and the pillow.  ALL of them have multiple uses to carry you through pregnancy and well into the toddler years without having to buy loads more stuff to do what these three products do so well on their own.  Simply genius!!!

First is the Bounce-A-Bye-Baby Ball.  It’s the perfect birthing ball, pre and post-pregnancy excercise ball, and it also works incredibly as a soothing motion seat – bouncing little Junior into a trance-like state almost instantly!  It really is the perfect parenting companion!  It also comes with its own hand pump for easy inflation and a simple-to-assemble and transport stability stand.  It’s definitely something you don’t want to do without for so many reasons.  Any product that promises to help you through both labor and delivery and then a colicky baby too is definitely a must have!

Luna Lullaby’s Soothing Blankets are another fabulous part of their baby must-have trifecta!  They are made of super chic and breathable cotton muslin and are oversized which is a long-overdue change to receiving blankets for sure!  They are really very soft too and wash beautifully!  We love the fact that they come with a detailed instructional DVD too so that you too can learn to construct the Perfect Swaddle!  (How smart was that?!?!)  You can also use your Soothing Blankets as a sunshade for stroller rides, a lightweight and breathable nursing cover, a playmat, or a great accessory for an always popular game of peekaboo!

The third product that we just love is the Bosom Baby nursing pillow.  It not only functions as a nursing pillow, but again multitasks through pregnancy and beyond starting as a very comfortable maternity sleeping pillow, a great support pillow for baby’s tummy time, and a cozy pillow for your toddler to curl up to their favorite cartoons in.  It’s multi-functionality is really impressive and it’s something that your family will enjoy for now and for years to come.  It is also PERFECT for twins, which most other nursing pillows are not.  It has lots of room and is definitely wide enough to support two at once!

All three products are a dream for any expectant mother and something that would so make the perfect shower gift.  The Bounce A Bye Baby ball sells for $52.00, the Soothing Blankets come three to a set with the DVD for $42.00, and the Bosom Baby pillow sells at $58.00 with extra covers available at $34.00 each.  For more information check out www.LunaLullaby.com and tell them who sent you!

Jennifer Garner and the always adorable Violet were spotted shopping at Petit Tresor in Brentwood, CA last Friday.  Violet scored a new piggy bank and she and Mommy left with lots of Plain Mary basics, some organic blankets, and a new diaper bag from Petunia Pickle Bottom.

We can’t wait to see the new baby and what a fantastic big sister little Violet will be!  She just seems so sweet!

Congratulations to Nicole O. of AZ who is the winner of our BELLAZIZA SWAG giveaway!   Please check back soon for more of the absolute best just for you, and of course more great SWAG ALERTS where you too can win!!!

Keep an eye out in the mail Nicole.  Thirteen of our fabulous little Bellaziza Baby Barrettes are on their way to you!

Robert Downey Jr and his wife, Susan Levin visited Petit Tresor in Brentwood, California this past Saturday. Robert has a son from a previous marriage, Indio who is fourteen.  He has been very open about having more children lately.  He also recently starred in Iron Man and Tropic Thunder.

He and Susan looked at several nursery items including cribs and changing tables. They left with pregnancy skincare products from Belli and several luxurious baby blankets from My Blankee.  Looks like a baby’s on the way to us!

Bellaziza’s Favorite Things actually began with Bellaziza’s exquisite line of hair accessories for babies and girls!  For this week’s SWAG ALERT, we thought it would be nice to SWAG one lucky reader with our ‘Baby’s Baker’s Dozen’ – 13 of our most popular barrettes packaged in a beautiful little organza gift bag.  It is valued at $110.00 and makes a perfect gift!

BONUS: We are also offering a discount for anyone purchasing barrettes online through Sunday at midnight too.  Enter code “BFT3+1″ to receive one FREE BARRETTE with the purchase of three.

To enter to win the Bellaziza Baby’s Baker’s Dozen, visit www.Bellaziza.com and email us with which style is your absolute favorite and why.  Email reviews@bellaziza.com with ”BELLAZIZA SWAG” in the subject line.

All entries must be received by Monday, August 25th, midnight, PST.  You may enter once per email address per day.  Winner will be chosen on Tuesday via random.org.  Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  Good luck to all!

Vanessa Trump (Donald Jr.’s wife) was spotted at Petit Tresor over the weekend buying all things BLUE!  The couple along with their sweet daughter Kai Madison (15 months) are expecting Baby #2 early next year, and our sources say it’s a boy!!!

Vanessa purchased items from the trendy LA boutique including some baby essentials, “hunk” bibs, burpcloths and shirts from Plain Mary, and a Lyndsey diaper bag from our favorite, Mia Bossi.

Photo by INF

As mentioned, we are partnering with Petit Tresor over the next few weeks to bring you inside information on some of the absolute best new products available for you and your family, and some fun celebrity news as well!

This past week we had an exciting opportunity to interview Nina Takesh, one of the owners and creators of Petit Tresor!  We want to pass the highlights on to you:

On the story behind the store:

Crista:  What was your inspiration behind the store?

Nina:  We had both just had babies.  Samantha had twins (a boy and a girl) and I had a son.  We couldn’t find nursery items that we really loved. On a whim, we traveled to Paris and were amazed at the nursery items that were available on the market!  That was our inspiration.

Crista:  So both having new babies AND a new business?  How on earth did you do it?

Nina:  (laughing) It’s amazing how much time the babies spent on playmats in our first store!

Crista:  What was your vision for the future back then compared to now?

Nina:  Our goal was to introduce European style to Americans. Today, we’re still doing the same, but we’re a bit more eclectic and modern, yet still traditional.

Crista:  In retrospect, what worked, and what didn’t work?

Nina:  It all worked. It was all a big experiment trying to learn what American mothers wanted for their babies.

On The Petit Tresor Experience:

Crista:  What really defines the ‘Petit Tresor Experience’ for your customers and makes it so unique?

Nina:  The fact that you can find everything under one roof and that if you can’t find it and we’re designing a nursery for you, we’ll go anywhere to find it. This is a service that many of our celebrity customers love about Petit Tresor.

Crista:  What’s your favorite product in the store?

Nina:  Without a doubt, the playmat from Plain Mary.  Every baby should have a monogrammed playmat. It’s the best shower gift, and it’s so practical!

Crista:  What’s your favorite memory in the building of your business?

Nina:  When Petit Tresor was featured in People Magazine for the nursery of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s twins, Emme and Max.

Crista:  What’s your favorite new line or upcoming designer?

Nina:  We love everything from Plain Mary including their burpcloths, bibs, changing pads and t-shirts.  We love Mia Bossi diaper bags and everything from Kissy Kissy.  Our designer hospital robes from Dear Johnnies are a must have for every mother about to give birth too!

Crista:  Sounds fabulous!  We absolutely adore Mia Bossi bags too!  In your experience, what is one item that no mom should do without?

Nina:  A designer hospital robe from Dear Johnnies but also one of our silk photo albums which are just gorgeous!

On ‘What’s all the buzz?’:

Crista:  Who shops or has registered at Petit Tresor?

Nina:  Everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Britney Spears to Nicole Richie to Christina Aguilera to Matthew McConaughey to Heidi Klum to Tori Spelling to Halle Berry… it’s a very, very long list.

Crista:  What do your celebrity clients shop and register for?  Any favorite picks???

Nina:  Everything from the essentials, to having us design their entire nursery.  Sometimes these clients have more than one home also.  Our organic bedding, complete layette selection and our incredible selection of picture frames are also very popular.

Crista:  Do you offer any special or exclusive services?

Nina:  We of course offer our Nursery Design service, but we also offer our Concierge Service which entails us sending our clients everything that they need for their baby each month from birth through toddlerhood.

Crista:  Your new website is fantastic, but what else is next for Petit Tresor?

Nina:  We have plans to open two more retail shops this year in Malibu and San Francisco,  and New York and Miami in 2009!  We are very excited about the future of Petit Tresor!

To read more about Nina Takesh and Petit Tresor, or to do some shopping check out their website at www.petittresor.com.

THIS JUST IN: Yet another great sale from GILT Group!

Chic parents and kids alike love Baby CZ for their soft cashmere and beautiful designs.  Trousers to dresses, these timeless styles can be passed down for generations.

Sale starts tomorrow, Tuesday August 19th at 12 noon EST. at www.gilt.com.

To win your very own Phil&Teds MeToo, visit the RegalLager website and email us with which of their many products is your favorite and why.  Email reviews@bellaziza.com with ”SWAG METOO” in the subject line.

All entries must be received by Sunday, August 17th, midnight, PST.  You may enter once per email address per day.  Winner will be chosen on Monday via random.org.  Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  Good luck to all!

Phil&Teds, oh how we love thee!  Anything that they make it seems, is a product of thinking outside-the-box combined with the experience of the challenges of stylish parenting.  Their products always impress and never disappoint!  The MeToo is no exception.

The MeToo is incredibly functional, as are all Phil&Teds products, but this one seems a little more versatile than most.  Have you ever gone out to a restaurant that was fresh out of highchairs?  How about if they do have one and then it comes to you but without the container of Lysol wipes that it really needs?  Have you ever needed an extra seat at the table for little Junior’s playdate?  Have you ever realized how much space the extra highchair at Grammy and Grampie’s house really takes up for only a few uses now and then?  The MeToo is a fabulously fashionable solution to all of these likely scenarios.

It is unbelieveably lightweight and portable at under two pounds and folds flat.  It is ideal for travel, and actually fits perfectly in the bottom of many strollers (including the Phil&Teds Buggies).  Its high-quality aluminum frame is lightweight yet strong and attaches easily and securely to almost any table.  We love the fact that it has these little foamy things to protect your tabletop too!  It’s a great little piece of equipment and one that you are sure to use regularly and unexpectedly.  It is recommended for children ages 6 months to 3 years or up to 40 pounds, and retails at $49.95.

We are excited to announce that over the next few weeks we will be featuring some fabulous stories on Petit Tresor – the hottest baby boutique in the country right now that ALL of the stars shop at out in LA!  We have insider information on who’s been shopping at the store and exactly what they are buying.  It’s all about the hottest new products that those in-the-know just can’t live without!

Be on the lookout for these exciting tidbits as well as all of the details of our recent interview with owner Nina Takesh!  We will also be reviewing many of their most luxuious products and of course doing some fabulous SWAG ALERTs too!  You will definitely not want to miss anything!!!

To win your very own Slurp & Burp, visit their website and email us with which fabric choice is your favorite.  Email reviews@bellaziza.com with ”SLURP SWAG” in the subject line.

All entries must be received by Sunday, August 10th, midnight, PST.  You may enter once per email address per day.  Winner will be chosen on Monday via random.org.  Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  Good luck to all!