I just received my Mahina XS last night via Eluxury...I absolutely LoVe it! I have wanted an everyday black bag for about the last 10 years. It is soft, but not too dumpy and slouchy like my Neo Cabby GM. If I put that bag down, it only stands up as tall as what I have in it. I don't know if I will use the Messenger extender too much. I tried the XL, but it was too big for my personal tastes. I am fairly tall at about 5'9", but just wasn't right for me. I feel I could use this for day or night.
The Mahina leather is really nice, soft, and smells YUMMY!!
I would save for the Mahina or use a 0% credit card, because I have heard through many forums that (at least in US) there will be another price increase soon, and based on the price of these Mahinas could be hundreds..