I Wore A Bellabeat Leaf For A Week And This Is What Happened

It does way more than keep you fit.

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I've never worn any type of smart jewelry, so The Bellabeat Leaf ($150) was unchartered territory. I first discovered the Leaf on Pinterest and didn't even know it was something functional — I thought it was a new piece of jewelry. When Bellabeat offered me the chance to try it out, I jumped on it, not knowing what to expect.

The Leaf is a pendant that tracks your sleep cycles, activity, breathing, and monthly cycles. You can wear it as a bracelet, necklace, or clip.

Here's the rose gold edition. It also comes in silver.

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The instruction manual just tells you how to set the Leaf up, warns you not to get it wet, and directs you to download the app. It took me 15 minutes just to figure out how to put it on. After a few days of not knowing why there was no data showing up in the app, I discovered that you have to sync the Leaf yourself.

There's a "sync" button (circled in green) in the right corner of the screen. All the gathered information since the last sync is uploaded to the app so you can see it. You can sync as often as you'd like.

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