- Hey, y'all, I'm Candace.
Today I'll be "un"boxing,
unwrapping
the Balenciaga SneakerHead Bag.
So I'm going to talk about why I love it so much.
Why I don't understand why people hate it so much.
Here's the thing: I love sneakers.
I'm a huge sneakerhead.
You can probably see some of them over here.
I'm a huge sneakerhead, okay?
I was all over this. Also love Balenciaga.
Also love their sneakers. I love their Triple S sneakers.
I'll actually compare this to the black ones I have,
because they're pretty similar.
That's one of the reasons I got this,
aside from loving the bag.
My husband actually picked this one out.
They had two other color schemes that released.
They had like this grey and blue one.
And then they had this...
white and black one.
I was kind of about to get the grey... grey and blue.
I asked my husband for his advice and he told me these,
this one was fire. So this is what I went with.
So I'm so glad I got this one over the other one
because in-person, I absolutely love it.
And it made me realize I do have two other black bags.
However, they're not as casual as this one.
This one is super casual, super laid back.
Super sporty. If I go to a freaking, I don't know,
baseball game, you know,
basketball game or something like that,
I could wear this rather than my sole nikki,
which is what I would have worn in the past.
But I have three other black bags. Well, nevermind.
One of them is a belt bag, but here it is up close.
I know so many people hate this bag.
I know it was probably hated by 90% of people.
- They hate us 'cause they ain't us!
- I'm in the 10%. If 0.5% of people like it,
I'm in that percentage. This bag is fricking awesome.
I love the shape. It is shaped like their traditional
hourglass bags. It has the hourglass signature shape.
I absolutely love it. And I just love the detailing.
It is like a sneaker, the material, the fabric,
the mesh, the leather, even down to the shoelaces.
It's freaking awesome. Oh, wait...
And I thought this comes apart. Yeah, you can untie it.
It's like a shoe. If you turn it like this,
it looks like the tongue and the laces.
They lace up. Oh my gosh. So much detail.
Like aside from if you hate or love, this bag,
so much detail went into producing this bag.
Like, literally, they thought everything.
The sneaker has, it's like that on both sides,
has Balenciaga there. Also the bottom is leather.
Here's the front of it. It has a B here that is matte black.
Love that. One thing I wish they would have done,
although I understand why they did it,
this Balenciaga is upside down.
At first, I was like, is this a counterfeit?
I mean, I did order it directly from the Balenciaga site,
so I knew that wasn't possible. I was like,
why would they do that? But then I realized,
it's because it's supposed to be a sneaker upside down.
If you were to wear a shoe,
the shoe would have this label this way,
and then they would lace up like this.
I love it. Okay? I don't care that it's upside down,
it's right side up here.
This is embossed on the bag, it is not stitched.
This Balenciaga wording, as well as the ones on the sides,
are stitched within the fabric, which is super cool.
Let me open the interior. It just has so much detail.
Minimal pops of white, just like Triple S sneakers do
with the black ones. So it has a snap button closure,
as you saw, it has an interior zip there,
I'm going to take out my dust bag,
it comes with the same one
that you would get with your sneakers.
It comes with a care card.
So there's the interior, there.
It looks like leather interior.
I don't think I would get an... Oh!
- (screaming)
- I don't think I would get an insert.
I might, I might consider it.
I don't think I need one.
It's supposed to be carefree and stuff,
but because it is a leather interior,
and all of that, I might get one.
It would have to be custom size,
'cause I know nobody probably makes the insert for this.
I may be wrong, I'm going to have to look.
And if I find some, of course, I'll link them for you.
But, nice sized interior. This zippered pocket,
let's see how wide we can go here.
Here's the interior pocket; made in China.
And then the serial number there.
I won't show you that. It has Balenciaga printed there.
Okay, so, let's dive into what fits on here.
I have a few things here.
I have my bare necessities; first and foremost,
will it fit a phone?
Right now I have the iPhone 11 Pro Max, and it fits,
and I have quite a bit of room left.
Just going to show you guys what fits on top.
This is a Prada cardholder.
It is bigger than the traditional size.
So the smaller size would definitely fit if this does,
which it does. I have my Pur Gum,
I have just the one pack now, don't have my bag anymore.
I found it at whole foods. So excited.
My key fob, my six key from Louis Vuitton.
We're getting pretty crowded here.
- Say, is it my imagination or is it getting crowded here?
- Yeah, that's what it look like now.
I can still fit a lip color along the side, or the top.
I can put some sanitizer, hand wipes.
I can put a slim mirror possibly,
like the one I have from Chanel.
It closes, like so. Super cute. I love this bag.
It also has the cutest back pocket.
You can put, you know, receipts or something in there.
It's stretch... It kind of stretches a little bit,
but it's lined with leather.
I'll be careful in forcing things in there.
I just love the detail on the mesh and leather
and the laces. They just take so much consideration
into the construction of this bag.
Even if you don't love this bag,
if you don't like it, if you hate it,
you have to appreciate the art of it.
They really, really, wow! Who designed this?
It's freaking awesome. I love it.
Now, let me tell you about the website
or the branded details of the bag.
So, it retails for $2,150.
It is called the SneakerHead Small Top Handle Bag.
That is the name for it. I still have it open, I didn't...
close it all the way. There is a larger size,
which is slightly more expensive.
I'll show you in just a bit. Absolutely beautiful.
It comes in three colors, as I mentioned.
Also, it comes with a longer strap.
I will show you that shortly,
but I strictly want to show you
and tell you about the details on the site first.
So as far as the details on the bag, it is 10.6 inches long,
10.6 inches, 10.2 inches tall, 4.3 inches wide,
pretty good size. And it's a mix of mesh and fake leather.
Actually, the leather is ve-
Well, I don't want to say vegan.
You got to be careful with that nowadays.
I don't get offended easily, even though I'm vegetarian,
but it's fake leather and that real leather.
So if you don't like bags with leather or real leather,
then that's a plus for you, it's a pro.
It's good to know. Top handle, obviously.
Curvy, linear base; that's what, what they call it.
One top handle, adjustable and removable strap.
You clean it with a soft cloth.
It is a hundred percent polyester.
Let me show you the colors that it comes in.
Might be easier if I type it directly into the site.
Typing in Balenciaga.
No way. Of course, it's Balenciaga,
I'm on the Balenciaga site.
Okay. So there are actually three sizes.
There is this tiny little version.
Here's the blue and grey version I was considering.
Ugh, what was I thinking? It's not cute anymore,
now that I have this one. I love this one.
I'm so glad I consulted my husband for this one,
and he helped me decide on this one.
There is a SneakerHead Phone Holder with a strap.
That one is...
$950.
Looks like the blue and grey is out of stock.
I don't know who bought that.
But they also have this black and white,
that is the other color scheme that they have, same price.
This one is $2,150. There is a slightly bigger size,
if you want a little more space.
The price point isn't too much of a difference,
which is good. Usually if you go up in size,
the price has to adjusts accordingly. Exponentially?
That's the word I'm looking for? I don't know.
But this is considered the medium top handle bag.
It is larger. This is the blue and grey version.
Also out of stock. I slightly like this color,
I'm not going to front. Okay?
I slightly liked the color at first,
I can understand why it sold out,
but the black is so... I'm just happy I got my black, okay?
Now, I will show you the comparison to the Triple S sneakers
I have that are also black. So I have the bag here,
here's the Triple S sneaker.
So these would be perfect together.
These are kind of dirty,
I don't want to touch the bottom of them.
I need to clean them. I mean, they're clean on the top,
So it was not like it was really dirty,
but they look great together.
I would definitely wear these together.
I'm not a person that normally has to match...
shoes and bag, but I would definitely do with this
and flex on them, okay?
And I will just show you the tongues, side-by-side.
It looks just like the sneaker.
Okay, I do need to clean these. I see the spots on camera.
This bright light shows everything.
Even if I was trying to hide it, okay?
But I love this bag, I love this little
detailing at the front here, on the sides.
When you pull up your shoes. Oh my gosh.
They literally thought of every detail.
Also says Balenciaga on the back, back here.
Oh! Okay, so I have the strap here.
I actually have not taken it out.
No idea what it looks like. I want to unbox this,
on camera. Because I cheated with the other,
I couldn't wait on that. I'm sorry.
I couldn't wait on y'all. I had open that right away.
Cause I'm obsessed with it. I love this hardware.
I should have known it would match the B logo at the front.
So this B logo at the front, actually this hook
that you would snap onto your bag is also matte.
And let's see, where do I attach this?
Not familiar with this. Okay, I see the little hooks.
So little hooks are under here.
So I'm going to attach that.
Also on the hooks it has Balenciaga right there.
Hopefully these hooks are okay, you know?
I don't want to say they're plastic,
but it sure feels that way. So hopefully they hold up.
This hook is very hard to get in.
I don't know if it's because I have nails
or because just hard to put on. Hold on, give me 10.
There's one.
All right. I got my strap on.
Oh my gosh, it's adorable. The longer strap. Look at that.
I'm going to try it on for you, obviously.
The strap is adjustable, also matte black hardware.
So you can adjust this, wear it cross body,
wear it shoulder, wear it top handle.
This top handle, it doesn't... it won't flop down.
It's very stiff. So, if you want to top handle
that will fall, not for you. I'm trying to film.
Stop barking. Stop trying to growl like a dog.
He just left out of the room,
he'll growl down there, I'm sure. Watch. Just give him 10.
I love how this handle has mesh and cushion up here.
Very easy to carry. It's very comfortable.
It won't sweat in your hands.
(loud bark)
Told you. I know my dog.
As far as the back pocket, will your phone fit in there?
I don't think it will, but let's see.
Nope. I have an 11 Pro Max, if you have a smaller phone,
Oh! I can force it in there. Without this case,
it would definitely fit in there.
I would just be cautious of the mesh.
It's a thicker mesh, it's not a thinner mesh, at all.
I'm gonna have to wait until he stops.
I'm sorry. That's rude.
Yeah. As I was saying, I would be careful with the mess.
It's not thin at all.
It's like a mesh layer over the fake leather.
I hate saying, I hate to say fake; faux leather.
I'll say that. They have fake on the website,
but I don't really like that.
It is layered on top of the faux leather.
And that makes it a little bit thicker,
but just be careful if you have a case on here,
on forcing this down in here.
You know, even though it's not real leather,
you could possibly still mess up the leather.
And I see now, I've stressed out the back of the bag,
a little bit, so I will not be doing that again.
I will put my phone on the inside,
holding my hand or not putting it in this bag at all.
Pros of this bag: this is unique.
It's very unique. I have not seen any other bag.
You all right? You got your barking up?
Okay.
(loud barking)
Tyson... please stop.
(barking)
I picked the wrong time to film. This is the...
(bark bark bark)
This is the time of day that dogs...
(bark bark bark)
are out and about.
(bark bark bark)
Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
Great bag, I love it so much.
It's super unique. If you love sneakers,
you will more than likely love this bag.
Although I can't really say that because
everybody basically hates this bag
that I have seen on YouTube.
And I don't understand why. Even on Instagram, blogs,
whatever. I don't understand it.
I love it. And I love sneakers.
I guess they don't correlate,
'cause a lot of people hate it.
Pros, you can put a lot of stuff in here.
You can fit your necessities, plus little extra things.
You know, it is also made out of quality fabric;
great mesh and great faux leather material.
Especially, if you're more of a sustainable luxury person,
you will like that, more than likely.
I love the artwork that they put into it as another pro,
they really paid attention to every single detail
of a sneaker. Anything you think of, of a sneaker
is basically on this bag. They didn't miss anything,
that I can see. Also it was constructed very well.
They kept the, you know, this taste of the whole Balenciaga
and their signature shape. I need to learn that.
Where's my phone? Curvy, linear. Curvy linear.
That is the shape of their hourglass bags,
curvy linear. I love the structure of it.
I love the structured top handle.
Some people prefer to get their top handle out of the way,
but with this style of bag, I feel like it works.
Because if you were not have top handle,
it would still be cute, but,
the top handle just adds so much more
versatility with it.
You can even wear it in the crook of your arm.
I don't think I mentioned that because it's slides down
and it hangs comfortably, for me,
even though a bicep here. You know, still fits.
And you can top handle it. You can't really clutch it,
so, I guess, if you want your handle to flop down,
it might be a reason why,
so you can put it under your arm as a clutch,
but with this type of bag,
I don't see anybody wanting to wear it as a clutch.
So casual. So sporty. It's more than casual, it's sporty.
Super sporty, super athletic.
Also a pro, if you are a tomboy,
or if you, you know, don't really like super feminine looks.
I'm kind of one of those people,
'cause I don't really like dresses and all that.
It's a little too much for me.
Most of the time, I do wear them though,
just because I'm a female. I feel like I should.
I don't have to, but I do.
If you're a tomboy, and you want to get into luxury,
you want to wear a purse,
but you don't want to wear a purse purse,
you know, like Chanel, all of that.
It's a great option for you.
Great alternative because of how relaxed it is.
It's a purse, but it's still very laid back.
You know what I mean? It's like a two in one.
I think there's all the pros. It's a neutral color, okay?
Comes in a few color selections.
Heading into my cons,
I wish there were more color options.
More of their sneaker styles, like I have
some bright magenta, Balenciaga sneakers up there.
I have those blue ones.
I would have loved to see this bag in those colors.
And I feel like if this bag performs well with their brand,
they might do that. I'm not sure, don't quote me on that.
I'm just assuming, that'd be a smart thing to do.
If you come out with this, in more solid colors like this.
Oh my goodness. Y'all could take it to the moon.
Like dudes, okay? Maybe not that high,
but you know what I mean.
Another con, the price might turn some people off.
It is a bit pricey for the fabrics that they use,
for it to be faux leather. The price is $2,150,
which is quite pricey. But because it is such a unique piece
because it is such a statement,
I feel like the price is worth it.
The uniqueness on its own is worth it, for me, personally.
Also it might be too small for some people.
Some people would like bigger bags.
I don't really have any other cons.
I'm just trying to make up stuff here.
I can't think of any other cons, honestly.
I love it. I really like it. I'm excited to wear this.
Let me know if you guys have the SneakerHead bag.
Do you hate it? I love it.
I mean, yeah. Just let me know.
I will make a similar video here in case you missed it.
Talk soon. Thanks for watching.