How to freshen up leather of an 'old' Roxanne? (+pic)

[Jessiepie]

Hey all, my mum and I rediscovered this Roxanne bag while cleaning out my mothers dressing and at first she wanted to sell it because she never used it. We couldn't find the receipt from the Mulberry store anywhere, so we decided to just keep it. Today, after a lot of cleaning, we finally managed to find the receipt of this 2006 Roxanne in Darwin Oak and my mum gave the bag to me as a 'thank you gift' for helping her out
I love it but I want the leather to look a bit more 'glowy'. What can I spray on it without ruining the bag?
Thank you so much!

 

[mssw157]

Gorgeous bag Jessiepie and lucky you for having such a nice mum!

Mulberry recommended Collonil Waterstop spray for their bags, and you could also use a leather nourisher like Clarks Premium leather cream to give it a bit of oomph. I always rub the cream in first and then give it a good dose of Collonil afterwards. You may find though that the treatment with the cream will darken the leather slightly.

 

[elvisfan4life]

or you can try the collonil gold product in a tube it gives fab results- though I have always used it on darker leathers so far and use woly neutra cream on oak- lovely bag btw congrats!! what a nice mum you have!!

 

[sme99]

or you can try the collonil gold product in a tube it gives fab results- though I have always used it on darker leathers so far and use woly neutra cream on oak- lovely bag btw congrats!! what a nice mum you have!!

Have you used the cream on your Darwin bags, Elvis? Some people have previously posted that you shouldn't use cream on Darwin, just the spray, but if you've used it successfully, then I'm going to give it a try. My Rosie definitely needs some tlc.

 

[Saltyseabiscuit]

That's a gorgeous Roxanne!

I have an older Darwin oak Roxanne that gets some mystery marks on it every so often/needs some sprucing up, and here's what I do:

I've used the Colonil Leather Gel (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collonil-Le...B14K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306506490&sr=8-1) on it many times and is a great product. Have been warned by SA's at Mulberry that it's not meant to be an "all over" type of product as it will soften the leather/make the grain less pronounced with each use/darken the leather somewhat, but it does wonders to lift those mystery stains out of the oak leather. While I do notice that the areas of the bag soften up, I haven't noticed a color change.

I also like to give my Roxanne a good dousing with the Colonil Waterstop Spray (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collonil-Wa...f=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1306506490&sr=8-2) every so often, as it works amazingly well. Just yesterday I was carrying it and got caught in one of our lovely Manchester downpours and while the bag looked awful by the time I got inside, half an hour later, the bag had dried with no rain marks!

Finally, you can also try to lift surface dirt off with baby wipes...I usually just go for the ones that are marked as "gentle" or something like that. They do wonders with general brightening up of the bag. Not sure if this is necessary, but I've sprayed the bag with Colonil before baby-wiping it.

Good luck!

 

[metalic glove]

Have you used the cream on your Darwin bags, Elvis? Some people have previously posted that you shouldn't use cream on Darwin, just the spray, but if you've used it successfully, then I'm going to give it a try. My Rosie definitely needs some tlc.

The cream definitely works a treat on Chocolate and black darwin and NVT leathers, Sme. Makes them look really rich and lush.

 

[sme99]

The cream definitely works a treat on Chocolate and black darwin and NVT leathers, Sme. Makes them look really rich and lush.

Thanks, MG, I'm off to buy some now!

 

[Ondrea]

I would also moisturise the bag first it will remove any surface scratches and treat any dry areas only use a little cream and work slowly, I like collonil aloe Vera premium treatment which is easily purchased from eBay, stuff the bag with tissue paper or airbags then it will bring it back to it's boxy shape, collonil spray next lots of light coats and let it dry in between. Then buff away with the dust bag if you still have it or a nice soft old tea towel. I am literally doing the same with my oak roxy at this minute thought I would bring the old girl out for a spring airing and sprucing session, out of all my bags this is one that makes my heart beat a little faster! The cream I use is the premium one with aloe Vera link below
Good luck bet it looks wicked when its done!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Collonil-Prem...s_Shoes&var=&hash=item9503625c13#ht_938wt_689

 

[DoubleDutch]

What a gorgeous specimen! Congratulations
I use Collonil Gold to polish and nourish my Darwin bags. it gives the leather (oak, salmon, choc, black) a wonderful rich sheen and colour. You can remove a lot of dirt too, by rubbing firmly.
Show us the result when you're done! Good luck!

 

[Jessiepie]

thank you all soooo much for your lovely advice!!just bought a nourishing cream today and we'll see what it gives

 

[Laura_Mulberry]

thank you all soooo much for your lovely advice!!just bought a nourishing cream today and we'll see what it gives

I have an old Oak soft Roxy I think its 2006 too but the straps are dirty. Does your 2006 Roxy have a made in label in anyway out of interest as mine doesn't?

Any suggestions of the straps?

Jessiepie how did your cleaning go?