how hard/easy is barenia leather to maintain?

[Goldenbelle]

Thanks for your reply. I would love to see a picture!
Do you mean on the crook of your arm?
I’m moving to a humid area so worried about how sunlight, humidity and any sunscreen I use may affect the color of the bag.

Here you go 😊 @nikksterxx ! I live I a climate with four seasons including rain and snow. Never bother with my barenia bags, they hold up just fine. I tend to carry it in the crook of my arm, as I feel that the straps are a bit to wide for my rather tiny hands. I do not wear a lot of handcream or sunscreen which could probably darken the leather a bit more.

 

[nikksterxx]

Here you go 😊 @nikksterxx ! I live I a climate with four seasons including rain and snow. Never bother with my barenia bags, they hold up just fine. I tend to carry it in the crook of my arm, as I feel that the straps are a bit to wide for my rather tiny hands. I do not wear a lot of handcream or sunscreen which could probably darken the leather a bit more.

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thank you for sharing! it looks like its in great shape! have you used the bag in rain/ snow?

 

[Goldenbelle]

thank you for sharing! it looks like its in great shape! have you used the bag in rain/ snow?

You are welcome! Yes, I have used it in all types of weathers and it got pretty wet, too. I just put some newspaper / paper towels in it to dry slowly on a towel on a desk or chair without direct heat or direct sun but with air floating around it. Always worked out fine, sometimes there remain a few outlines of raindrops but they blend in or disappear over time. I have to add that this does not stress me out at all, as it just is this leather type. Oily stuff would leave more of a dark mark than rain (did so in other barenia bags.).

 

[WhiteBus]

worth mentioning that the frightening way it darkens when wet or treated with conditioner - but it does miraculously resume its former appearance quite quickly