How do your protect your Hermes leather?

[goyardlover]

I'm just wondering how you all protect your precious bags against the "elements"...I usually spray my other bags with protectant but since I'm a birkin virgin, I'm not quite sure if I should spray her too...BTW, i use apple garde on all my other bags.

 

[Pepper]

I check the weather forecast obsessively and don't take an H bag out if it sounds like rain/snow. I don't think I would take the chance with using a protectant product. I do use something to periodically clean/moisturize...a little Mustela baby cleansing lotion sparingly, only occasionally, on my black clemence Birkin, as it is used heavily. Have used it on a red clemence bag too. And vintage black box. The others I have left alone and would really only entrust an H store to do maintenance. I have heard of some other products people like...creme saphir? Meltonian? but have no experience with those. I would not put anything on a light-colored leather or Barenia for fear of darkening the leather...and would not put anything on any of the exotics. Amazonia I maintain with the wipes they sell, or a latex spray (don't ask where I bought that!)

 

[kicksarefortwids]

for me, the finer the leather the less i like to monkey with it so i wouldn't use anything on hermes leather (at least not without consulting with hermes).

 

[mrssparkles]

Oh. I dare not do anything to my bags. Bad weather? Bag stays home.

 

[joanna]

I didn't even dream of treating my Kelly's Swift leather with anything...

It stays home most of the days... poor girl... let alone a rainy, or cloudy day..

 

[gazoo]

Hermes craftsman specifically told me not to do anything, only clean as needed by Hermes or every 2 years or so by Hermes themselves.

 

[hermes_lemming]

my H bags stay home if it's raining. otherwise i use a generic lotion on both my clemence & veau evercalf. my swift stays untreated.

 

[misspiggy]

I don't use any leather sprays or cleaners on my H bags....better leave that to the expertise of their craftsmen. Besides I love letting them wear and tear the au naturale way, more character that way And if it's not a tornado or hail storm, I will still bring my H bags out, Box Birkin included I just make sure to pack in the raincoat.