I have to second this post
I recently got a Barenia Fauborg B from fsh and it rained unexpectedly during the next day I carried it in Paris , no spot marks. It dried just like the smooth barenia
I really love BF since I dont need to baby the bag as much as the smooth classic barenia and it behaves almost like togo when it comes to being "scratch resistant", though I love both, BF and smooth versions of barenia. Of course the addictive aroma of barenia too
Mine is still getting wet (horrible winter this year), is used extensively and still looks perfect. It seems to be turning into a richer color (I have a gold garden party I compare it too) as time goes on but without the ugly phase my smooth barenia Kelly went through. It’s still my favorite bag no question. It’s also the one that people ask me about and compliment. No one ever says anything about my other ones, even the crocs.
I’ll share even more. Water is fine on barenia faubourg. Mine gets wet because it’s the one I often choose to use in bad weather. At the risk of having some of you think I am crazy, I will tell you that recently I even wet it purposely because I got Vaseline on it. I would have used Docride’s products but I wasn’t home. I used a clean kitchen sponge and a little diluted Dawn (the shoe guy did that to my favorite shoes years ago) to clean it before it had a chance to really sink in. The bag dried in an hour or so and is...still perfect. Over the years, I have learned to really use my bags. In the process, I have also learned that most of them are are pretty tough (ink and makeup aside). I have a light Delvaux grey suede bag that always seems to have color transfer and I use a dry Mr. Clean magic sponge on that. The shoe guy again. Works like a charm. I’m not advising anyone to root around under the kitchen sink for cleaning products but I have found that most bags are pretty resilient, the BF too.. Croc and box, on the other hand, are very delicate and can’t handle any accident. Mine are frequent fliers to the spa.
