Shay Mitchell's new Béis Weekender and what she packs
Shay Mitchell and her brand Béis just renovated The Weekender after nearly eight years of customer feedback on weight and straps. The lighter bag sheds hardware, adds padded straps and locking zippers, and drops the frame for more packing space. She packs wipes, a MagSafe charger, snacks, electrolytes, a ChillPill fan and Rini cream.
Key Takeaways
- Béis used nearly eight years of reviews and TikTok criticism to redesign its core travel lineup, led by The Weekender.
- Updates include less hardware, a canvas bottom, locking zippers, thicker padded straps, a removable interior divider, and no frame for fuller packing.
- The renovation took about two years and spans nine products now on sale, from weekenders and rollers to packing cubes.
- Founder Shay Mitchell's always-in-bag kit covers hygiene, power, snacks, hydration, cooling, and skin care.
- Business Insider reports the brand turned negative TikTok videos into a product blueprint for the $250 million company.
Celebrity founder Shay Mitchell did not ignore the pile-on. According to NBC News, she and her design team treated years of “too heavy” and “straps hurt” feedback as a brief for a full core-collection refresh—another chapter in the brand's net worth and wealth story as Béis scales its hit luggage line.
What changed in the renovated Béis Weekender?
Mitchell told NBC News she still loves the original Weekender, but travel habits and customer notes forced upgrades. The brand stripped much of the hardware, swapped the leather bottom for canvas, added locking zippers, and increased shoulder-strap padding.
An interior divider between the main and shoe compartments can now roll back into one big space. “We've also taken out the frame so you truly can pack it to the brim,” Mitchell said. The new bag is slightly lighter, though she still warns that packing heavy items will weigh any tote down.
USA Today framed the relaunch as a direct fix for the bag's biggest pain points—capacity feel and carry comfort—after the Weekender sold more than two million units since 2018.
Why did TikTok hate comments shape the redesign?
Liz Money, Béis SVP of brand and creative, told Business Insider the team cataloged every negative TikTok it could find about The Weekender—weight, straps, and more—and used those clips as a redesign blueprint.
The Weekender helped grow Béis into a business generating $250 million in annual revenue, so the brand avoided a radical “new Coke” makeover. Money said leaders briefly weighed a bigger redesign and even a new logo before protecting eight years of brand equity. Béis is also sending updated bags to some of its harshest critics with no posting requirement.
What does Shay Mitchell keep inside her Weekender?
Asked what always rides along, Mitchell first named Wet Ones antibacterial hand wipes, saying they help her stay well while traveling. She also packs multiple phone chargers, favoring slim MagSafe options like the Anker 621 Magnetic Portable Charger.
For food, she skips pricey airport snacks and packs Chomps beef jerky sticks, plus Aloha protein bars and Better Sours gummies. Hydration comes via HydraLyte lemon electrolyte powder packets. In New York's summer heat for a Béis pop-up, she cooled off with the Shark ChillPill portable fan.
Skincare stays simple: Rini Daily Barrier Cream, from the kids-and-adults brand she co-founded in November 2025, for head-to-toe moisture on dry flights. Mitchell said the full renovation covered nine products and took roughly two years, with the new Weekender priced at $118 in NBC's roundup.