Betty Bramble Luxury Footmuff Review

This weekend we are looking forward to the Wokingham Winter Carnival.  Traditionally the winter carnival takes place on the coldest day of the year - it is normally BITTERLY cold so I'm really happy to have been asked to review this gorgeous luxury buggy footmuff from Betty Bramble.

Betty Bramble pride themselves on the stylish retro, vintage and classic fabric designs.  Given the arrival of our new Union Jack Easywalker MINI stroller, I can't think of a more perfect fabric design for Holly's Betty Bramble footmuff than this patriotic London's Calling footmuff from Betty Bramble (£64.99).

The body and outside of the footmuff is made from a thick and chunky soft courduroy which keeps Holy really warm a the back and around her core and legs.  The inside is made from a very soft cotton and it is really well padded in between.  This footmuff is the longest and largest I have ever tried which is brilliant because I have a habit of producing girls with extremely long legs that don't always fit into highstreet brands of footmuffs or cosytoes.

I was pleased with how easy it was to fit the footmuff.  There are holes for you to pass through the straps of your buggy at the top, side and crotch and once fitted, you secure it to your buggy with four little ties.  I found this footmuff, because of the thick courduroy, to sit well on the buggy and it didn't ride up or slip off.

The Betty Bramble footmuff fastens at the side using a zip and then the flap at the front lifts up and down to provide extra snuggliness (or trendy patterns) and is fastened in place with a lovely toggle button.  I found the holes for the straps to be a little small and I couldn't use it on my older buggy because the crotch buckle wouldn't fit through but I think it would fit most 3 point and 5 point harness pushchairs including iCandy, Bugaboo, Mammas and Papas and Quinny.

Do go and check out some of Betty Bramble's other fabric colours and designs - there are some awesome ones such as dinosaurs or hot air balloons which would add a great splash of colour to any buggy.

Kiddy Mix n Match Footmuff and Hand Muffs Review

Holly and I have been using the Kiddy City n Move stroller since September.  If you've read my review then you'll know that I found positives and negatives when I reviewed it but one thing I've always found is that it oozes quality - My City n Move is by far the smartest folding buggy in town (in my eyes) but during the cold snap last month I found I wanted to add a cosy toe or footmuff in order to keep Holly warm.

My old fleece footmuff was fine but it stressed me out and so I was over the moon when I noticed the new Kiddy universal stroller mentioned on facebook - it looked even smarter than the buggy itself!  Kiddy sent us a universal footmuff and a pair of buggy handmuffs so that we could try out the new range of mix and match accessories.  The second that I opened the parcel I KNEW they were going to be good.  They just look so smart, so luxurious.

The hand muffs are ingenious, your wrap them around the handles of your buggy or stroller and then fasten them in place with poppers.  This enables you to slip your hands into the hand muffs while still allowing you full control of the buggy.  If you've ever been out with your pushchair when wearing gloves and found it hard to have enough control over the buggy, or been frustrated that you have to remove your gloves every time you need to attend to your baby, or reach into your changing bag... well then, these are just the thing for you.  Our hand muffs have a faux fur detachable trim and inside they are luxuriously fluffy.  the best thing about them is that they are big enough for my long, long hands and fingers!

But the foot muff is the show-stopper.  Not only is it thick, warm and stylish but it is also incredibly practical.  The most simple-to-use buggy cosy that I have ever tried.  Once again, the faux fur trim is very easily detachable (in fact I found mine gaped a bit around the poppers) and the contrasting fleece lip at the front is also removable but I find it looks very smart.  Inside, the footmuff is made from a soft fleece but on the outside it is water resistant and heavy-wearing.  At the back of the cosytoe there is a non-slip surface which is a little piece of genius as it means that the buggy liner doesn't slip down when you put your child in in (my number two bug bear when it comes to buggy inserts).

And my number one bug-bear is having to undo and re-thread the straps from your buggy every time you want to take a cosytoe in and out but here is the total genius of the Kiddy Mix n Match footmuff... the cosytoe has a smart velcro-style fastening at the back that allows you to insert the footmuff without any need to faff about with straps at all.  For this reason I am totally in love with my new footmuff.  When Lara was younger we struggled to find a footmuff that would accommodate her long legs but I think that this one has plenty life in it, leg-room wise (and Holly is considerably smaller and slightly shorter than her sister ever was).

You can order a Kiddy footmuff or hand muffs from your local Kiddy retailer.  Follow Kiddy UK on facebook.