Is it normal on Hermes Epsom Leather?

[blinggirl74]

This is normal. I’ve seen it on Epsom bags before.

 

[heifer]

Totally normal, my SIL C18 Vert Criquet is the same.
It appears, as if the base of the grain is lighter compared to the top. It's probably something to do you with the dyeing process of the leathers.

 

[fashionfriends]

I have a bag in rose azalée and this happened to it too. I stopped buying epsom leather for this reason.

 

[chateau88]

Thanks for the input. So, it’s normal, it’s not due to quality issue or whatsoever?
Every time I look at my bag, I can imagine a face with full of black heads but at the same time the overall color of my bag gets darker (which I admire it from afar without seeing the dark spots). How did the color go overtime? I’m afraid that it will gets darker and become more visible. Luckily, this is my only bag in epsom.

 

[chateau88]

Thanks for the input. So, it’s normal, it’s not due to quality issue or whatsoever?
Every time I look at my bag, I can imagine a face with full of black heads but at the same time the overall color of my bag gets darker (which I admire it from afar without seeing the dark spots). How did the color go overtime? I’m afraid that it will gets darker and become more visible. Luckily, this is my only bag in epsom..

 

[880]

I don’t baby my bags, and I don’t see it in a craie mini Della cav ans a gold 25B sellier, but this is good to know

 

[odette57]

I have this "darkening" as well in my epsom K25 in Rose Azalee. I think it's the natural progression of the color/leather life where the surface is darkening faster than the "veins/ridges" (dont know how to call them). I have declined a couple of light colored epsom offers because of this.

 

[acrowcounted]

I have this "darkening" as well in my epsom K25 in Rose Azalee. I think it's the natural progression of the color/leather life where the surface is darkening faster than the "veins/ridges" (dont know how to call them). I have declined a couple of light colored epsom offers because of this.

I don’t think it even has to do with age. I’ve seen the black spots on nearly every Epsom Mauve Pale item shown on social media and this is a brand new release color so the bags can only be a few weeks old at most. Brand new Vert Fizz and Blue Brume epsoms tend to have it as well.
Pictures from big name trusted resellers.

 

[Ceeje89]

I noticed what I thought was very faint color transfer on my epsom Bolide in rouge de coeur the other day when I looked super closely at it (which I don’t usually do) so perhaps this is what I was seeing. But if not oh well I still love her

 

[Dreaming of H]

I don’t think it even has to do with age. I’ve seen the black spots on nearly every Epsom Mauve Pale item shown on social media and this is a brand new release color so the bags can only be a few weeks old at most. Brand new Vert Fizz and Blue Brume epsoms tend to have it as well.
Pictures from big name trusted resellers.
View attachment 5674902
View attachment 5674903

Agreed I saw this on the mauve pale swatch too and I was like absolutely pass on this color in Epsom for me due to this.

 

[phoenixfeather]

I always notice this on pictures of epsom leather. That's the reason why I only buy epsom in black.

 

[Rainbow.fish]

I agree it doesn’t affect all Epsom colours but some seem to be worse than others

I feel like the pastel shades and medium brights are worst affected
I checked my Gold K25 and it doesn’t appear to be affected so it’s not consistently every colour
My Craie K25 isn’t affected either
It seems mainly medium bright tones like Rose pourpre, azalea, and pastels like Jaune poussin and vert fizz are definitely affected

 

[odette57]

I don’t think it even has to do with age. I’ve seen the black spots on nearly every Epsom Mauve Pale item shown on social media and this is a brand new release color so the bags can only be a few weeks old at most. Brand new Vert Fizz and Blue Brume epsoms tend to have it as well.
Pictures from big name trusted resellers.
View attachment 5674902
View attachment 5674903

You're right, mine did start getting those darkening after a few weeks. They were not there when I bought it so I am just attributing it to "getting aired out" since I don't really know what happened.
This was also my first light colored epsom and possibly my last because of this.

 

[880]

I checked my Gold K25 and it doesn’t appear to be affected so it’s not consistently every colour

Agree. Not on my gold B25 sellier. Also not on my craie Della cav

 

[nat74]

I don’t have any bags in Epsom yet but only the Calvis in gold and mauve sylvester. These are both brand new never worn. I purchased the gold from my SA and the mauve sylvester from online. The mauve sylvester has a lot of black spots from the time I received my order. At first I thought it was used but after I carefully inspected it didn’t look like it had been used. Not happy with the black spots.