Our story: strung by hand, worn with intention

Bead by Princess is small and personal. Every strand is strung by hand by Princess, one bead at a time, for women who want something beautiful that is theirs alone.

The tradition

Waist beads have been worn for generations across West Africa and its diaspora — as adornment, as ritual, as a private marker of growth and womanhood. They sit close to the body, seen by few, and change how you feel in your own skin.

Bead by Princess carries that tradition forward in small batches: 5 colorways today, each strand threaded one bead at a time.

Five intentions

• Boost confidence: Something that is yours alone, worn close.
• Track your progress: Strands that sit where you set them, and show how you change.
• Enhance your curves: A line of color that follows the shape of your body.
• Represent beauty & culture: Part of a long tradition of waist beads, worn your way.
• Made with love & intention: Every strand is strung by hand by Princess.