So glad to hear it seems a bit better today, and fingers crossed it continues to improve!
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So glad to hear it seems a bit better today, and fingers crossed it continues to improve!
Yay twins!!! Can i ask You, if you smell your bag closely. Do you smell a mix between leather and a strong “chemical type” smell? Just curious as we have exactly the same bag, likely from the same “batch”.., mine definitely does.. not enough to bother me, i figure It will air out in the coming weeks. Hopefully !
Omgosh! I think you may be right about this being the same batch. I do smell a little bit of chemical mixed in with the leather. How are you storing it? I left mine in the dust bag when I’m not using it.
I am Leaving mine out in the open. When i remember i have Been letting her sunbath on a desk by a window. It was really bad before, right when i took Her out of box/dustbag but now it seems to be getting a little better. I also Used my
Hand and kind of rubbed the leather down everywhere. I think The smell is normal (?) i just Don’t ever remember smelling my
Other bags!
Thanks, I’m going let her sunbathe as well. I started sniffing all my bags to compare, none of them smelled like that...
I’m sorry! I wonder if the other colors have the same smell? Or just noir?Yesbut i still Love her
No clue! I have a noir Togo Kelly that i bought in October of 2018. I don’t recall it smelling like that. I also Have a birkin25 Togo etoupe bought in may 2018.. no smell. So I’m not sure.. but i also Can’t be 100% sure those bags didn’t smell this way at the beginning and I just never noticed? It is only when i stick my nose right up to the leather.. otherwise it doesn’t smell too much. Curious if anyone else with a noir Togo bought this year has similar stories.
So i have an update! It’s been almost 2 weeks now of this “airing out” process of my baby B noir. I am Happy to say the smell is about 90% gone!! What smell that is left is confined to about two inches by two inches on the front of the bag. It is not noticeable anymore unless type stick your nose right on the leather and sniff. Even then, the smell is much milder
i have Full faith in another few weeks that smell will be a distant memory.What i did Was i had My bag “air out” under where my vents blow (not directly under, more off to the side) i figured Airflow was a good thing. The interesting thing is i found The bag smelled worse after it had been sitting in cold AC vs warm sunlight. I dont Really get that as i always Thought it would be the opposite. I took The bag with me on car trips and let the sunlight come and bathe her in it. By this point half my bag started to smell ok.. just this one spot still smelled like chemicals. So i took A blow drier on “low” heat setting and “low” blower setting and began slowly going over the “problem” areas. Then i would Switch the setting to “cold air” for a bit and do that. The. Switch it back to low and low. Then i would Throw in a low heat with high blow for a very short bit .. i kept Doing this for about 5 min. My blow drier was kept at about a foot away the bag.
But i reallt Do feel that has helped the bag off gas faster or maybe help the cure process (which i am Rather unfamiliar with). Hope this can give some hope to some others with the chemically smelling birkin. It does get better!!
That sounds like too much work on an expensive purchase that shouldn’t have a single defect but I’m glad you’re noticing progress. Which reminds me, must bring B30 out of storage to sniff up close for any putrid smells. 
It is just a bit of mindfulnesss.. i believe the smell would have gone away on its own eventually, i am just hoping to expedite the processThat sounds like too much work on an expensive purchase that shouldn’t have a single defect but I’m glad you’re noticing progress. Which reminds me, must bring B30 out of storage to sniff up close for any putrid smells.
It isn’t a putrid smell.. just more of a checmical smell like a sharpie. But happy to say it is almost gone!
Also, i did Weigh in the option of returning the bag, but this bag was just to precious to return.. not sure when another would come along. So.. i decided A little work wouldn’t bother me too much
You’re talking about the B in your avatar pic right? Oh yes, that combination of Noir and RGHW would’ve fit every spec at the top of my list and I understand your mindfulness. Did you ever discuss the defect with your SA? I often wonder sometimes if H truly has the most popular neutrals at their disposal in the stock room. 
...Also, i did Weigh in the option of returning the bag, but this bag was just to precious to return.. not sure when another would come along. So.. i decided A little work wouldn’t bother me too much
Hi! I don’t believe it to be a defect per se. As the strong smell is dissipating. Could be the bag was just so brand new it needed some time to air out. I wanted to wait to see if i felt A little airing out would do the trick before i decided on what to do. And it has!You’re talking about the B in your avatar pic right? Oh yes, that combination of Noir and RGHW would’ve fit every spec at the top of my list and I understand your mindfulness. Did you ever discuss the defect with your SA? I often wonder sometimes if H truly has the most popular neutrals at their disposal in the stock room.
I have A wonderful relationship with my SA, she will call me when inventory comes in even if I’m not on the hunt or interested. Black birkins don’t come in quite as often as one would think, and even less so a b25. Competition is also fierce for the coveted b25. Lots of behind the scene jockeying for their clients. The more desirable the bag and size, The quicker it goes. There are often times stocks of b35’s that are left and even some 30’s. I very Very very rarely hear about Kelly’s. I believe Kelly 25’s to be really really hard to get. Hope that helps!
So i have an update! It’s been almost 2 weeks now of this “airing out” process of my baby B noir. I am Happy to say the smell is about 90% gone!! What smell that is left is confined to about two inches by two inches on the front of the bag. It is not noticeable anymore unless type stick your nose right on the leather and sniff. Even then, the smell is much milder
What i did Was i had My bag “air out” under where my vents blow (not directly under, more off to the side) i figured Airflow was a good thing. The interesting thing is i found The bag smelled worse after it had been sitting in cold AC vs warm sunlight. I dont Really get that as i always Thought it would be the opposite. I took The bag with me on car trips and let the sunlight come and bathe her in it. By this point half my bag started to smell ok.. just this one spot still smelled like chemicals. So i took A blow drier on “low” heat setting and “low” blower setting and began slowly going over the “problem” areas. Then i would Switch the setting to “cold air” for a bit and do that. The. Switch it back to low and low. Then i would Throw in a low heat with high blow for a very short bit .. i kept Doing this for about 5 min. My blow drier was kept at about a foot away the bag.
But i reallt Do feel that has helped the bag off gas faster or maybe help the cure process (which i am Rather unfamiliar with). Hope this can give some hope to some others with the chemically smelling birkin. It does get better!!
So glad to hear, thanks so much for your detailed update!
