Yeah, I saw the pics, they were great! Thanks for posting them! The damage was pretty marked so the recolor was necessary since the leather was quite abraded so they needed to smoothen it back again... You made the right call to get her to professionals....
The result is superb... I've seen blotchy job where the dye became flaky... :O
Overtime as you carry your bag, it makes it less stiffer if compared to the first time you use it after recolor... My leather restorer who recolored my bags explained that the leather dye absorbs into the leather and also forms a film on top of leather too... that is why you don't feel the initial buttery soft texture your bag had before...
I just use a soft clean cloth and a bit of cadillac lotion, dampen the cloth a bit and just wipe/buff lightly... it helped to clean the color transfer and soften the leather of my recolored bag. Because I do get it dirty anyway with my jeans or some other thing
so I need to clean them from time to time.. It is gentle enough to be used on caviar too! I like it very much
(But with this bear in mind to try at a small conspicuous area first before doing the whole bag, since not all leather are the same)
I'm sorry I only have my Baby Blue Large Miu Miu Coffer that was recolored about 1-2 years back.... I wear her with dark jeans... and clean her immediately after since there is always color transfer... I don't worry too much about my bags... I gotten over it now... there's a lot of remedy out there