Ok..
So I had a card through my door this morning saying that a parcel was being held at the local depot as it had customs charges on it. *sigh*
I knew it had to be my Lena as its too soon for the Brynne to get here. I raided my hubbys wallet for cash and raced round there to bail her out.
I MUCH perfer the lena to my scarlett. When I opened the box I got that 'love at first sight' feeling ( not that 'Ummmm' feeling I had when I first saw my scarlett). But guys....there is a smell issue! It smells like cod liver oil, but hey I have had leather bags that smelt worse and that smell faded, so Im not worried about that.
The colour is just what I wanted!! Not a choc brown but a mid brown..like bark! And I understand what you all were saying about a touch of olive to it. Its not a flat colour at all. I really think it will rock once its been used a while. Im not going to protect this bag like I did with my scarlett as I think it will look even better with the colour more 'distressed'.
I took my lena out when I went to get my daughter from nursery. I didnt have any problems with the strap at all. Maybe because my coat is suede and give good grip on the handles...or maybe because I put the outer strap underneath the inner one so it doesnt fall anyway. My scarlett was always dropping, I think because the handles are too long for that little bag, but my lena's straps are much more in proportion. Also the weight is 'normal' for me. After carrying around an Isabella Fiore hobo which was soooo heavy, the Lena feels so comfy.
Im going to wear my Lena around the house for a few days too, to break it in more quickly, as its more firm than my lambskin scarlett, so I want to soften the handles up a bit.
Im very happy right now with my lena. I will review my post after a month, but at the moment....
So I had a card through my door this morning saying that a parcel was being held at the local depot as it had customs charges on it. *sigh*
I knew it had to be my Lena as its too soon for the Brynne to get here. I raided my hubbys wallet for cash and raced round there to bail her out.
I MUCH perfer the lena to my scarlett. When I opened the box I got that 'love at first sight' feeling ( not that 'Ummmm' feeling I had when I first saw my scarlett). But guys....there is a smell issue! It smells like cod liver oil, but hey I have had leather bags that smelt worse and that smell faded, so Im not worried about that.
The colour is just what I wanted!! Not a choc brown but a mid brown..like bark! And I understand what you all were saying about a touch of olive to it. Its not a flat colour at all. I really think it will rock once its been used a while. Im not going to protect this bag like I did with my scarlett as I think it will look even better with the colour more 'distressed'.
I took my lena out when I went to get my daughter from nursery. I didnt have any problems with the strap at all. Maybe because my coat is suede and give good grip on the handles...or maybe because I put the outer strap underneath the inner one so it doesnt fall anyway. My scarlett was always dropping, I think because the handles are too long for that little bag, but my lena's straps are much more in proportion. Also the weight is 'normal' for me. After carrying around an Isabella Fiore hobo which was soooo heavy, the Lena feels so comfy.
Im going to wear my Lena around the house for a few days too, to break it in more quickly, as its more firm than my lambskin scarlett, so I want to soften the handles up a bit.
Im very happy right now with my lena. I will review my post after a month, but at the moment....