Beysis water bottles: Oprah Winfrey raves about Australian small business on Instagram Ariana Hendry

An Australian lifestyle accessories brand famous for its chic water bottles has seen sales spike by a staggering 1,200 per cent after Oprah Winfrey endorsed the Sydney-based small business on social media.

The talk show icon shared photos of the personalised Beysis water bottles she ordered for her friend Ava DuVernay’s 50th birthday with her 21million followers.

‘I love this so much… I was looking for the perfect water bottle,’ Oprah said in a video she posted.

‘I love the smoothness of this one when you pull it out of your bag, and the most important [thing] is having everyone’s name on their water bottle.’

The talk show icon shared photos of the personalised Beysis water bottles she ordered for her friend Ava DuVernay’s 50th birthday 

Oprah had each bottle customised for guests with their names in stunning white cursive writing.

Beysis co-founder Ariana Hendry was ecstatic and left in tears when she came across Oprah’s glowing endorsement.

‘We can’t believe Oprah is a Beysis customer,’ she said. 

‘She posted about our insulated water bottles on her personal account and tagged us… and we woke this morning to an avalanche of orders from the US.’ 

Beysis is an all-female founded and run small business that strives to provide products that are ‘unique’ and ‘deeply personal.’ 

Beysis is an all-female founded and run small business that strives to provide products that are ‘unique’ and ‘deeply personal’

‘As a child growing up in the 80s, I watched Oprah’s talk show religiously. She was the embodiment of female empowerment and shaped my perception of what it meant to be a successful woman in a male dominated industry.’

‘So to have an endorsement from her means more than words can say,’ she said finally.

The Beysis team were unaware that Oprah had ordered and personalised these bottles prior to the philanthropist’s Instagram posts.

The Beysis team were completely unaware that Oprah had ordered and personalised these bottles prior to the philanthropist’s Instagram posts

The team revealed that while they were familiar with the order, they had no idea the ‘Oprah’ personalised was for the media icon.

‘Beysis has been a labour of love for us,’ the team revealed in an Instagram post. ‘We launched the brand just a few months before COVID hit in late 2019 and it has been a challenging couple of years.’ 

‘We are an all-female team and as mothers, juggling lockdowns while trying to keep growing the business certainly tested our limits. But we are committed to our belief that making eco-conscious purchases shouldn’t come at the expense of good design.’

Thousands have flocked to the brand’s social media following Oprah’s post and cannot wait to get their orders in 

Thousands have flocked to the brand’s social media following Oprah’s post and cannot wait to get their orders in.

‘Congratulations on Oprah’s stamp of approval… I cannot wait to place my order!’ 

‘I love your products! So brilliant, love the colours,’ said another.

Beysis (Bay-sis) quickly amassed a cult following when it launched in 2019 and its first production run sold out online in six days. 

‘We believe that sustainability does not need to come at the expense of good design. We create damn good looking, functional products that are designed to stand the test of time,’ they promise.

‘In just a few clicks, you can create a completely personalised product and have it dispatched in just one to two days.’