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Thank you! I agree, barenia is the best!

After I got indoors I dabbed at the drops a little bit with a paper towel, but most of it was already soaked in so I just let it dry naturally.

Congratulations on your amazing bag!! And from FSH too - so special! Hehe, I had the same panic the first time anything happened to my barenia, but I’ve gone through this a few times now and my barenia has always recovered beautifully!

Yes, mine is the smooth Fauve Barenia leather, not Barenia Faubourg. She’s young, only a little over 1 year old! I don’t treat my barenia with anything. If it gets wet and I have a chance, I’ll dab at the water drops. This was a heavier rain so by the time I had a chance, most of it was soaked in already. I blotted a little bit but most of it evaporated on its own. I was surprised by how quickly it dried!

Barenia is a magical leather - my advice is to just use it and love it! It scratches easily but over time the scratches will fade and blend, so don’t fret too much over it! The biggest thing to avoid with Barenia is oil - oil will soak in easily and will darken the leather in that area. If you do get an oil spot, put a little bit of corn starch in that area (let it sit for several hours or even a couple or days) to blot up the oil. It will help lighten the oil spot. This is also from personal experience lol - I once was cooking and splattered hot oil onto my barenia watch band. I also splashed salad dressing on my barenia B once - that time I cleaned it off with a damp paper towel first and then used the corn starch to fade the spot. That spot stayed for a little bit longer initially but is no longer visible now. Granted, my non-water incidents have all been very small. If you have a larger spill, it’s still best to seek professional help or take it to Hermes. I hope this is helpful!

Thank you for sharing. I was hoping to get a b/k in box or barenia at FSH but was offered a barenia Faubourg (I took it!). Your post answered all my questions on barenia. :smile:
 
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Thank you for sharing. I was hoping to get a b/k in box or barenia at FSH but was offered a barenia Faubourg (I took it!). Your post answered all my questions on barenia. :smile:

Happy to share! Congrats on your Barenia Faubourg! Because BF is grained, it may behave a little differently from the smooth barenia which is what I have. You may know this already, but there is a separate thread dedicated specifically to BF which you may find helpful!

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/everything-barenia-faubourg.982271/
 
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I’m still kinda in shock. I’ve had smooth Barenia on my wish list of leathers. I have several bag styles i’m Interested in so not fixed on any one specific bag in Barenia. I have one bag in BF and love it. The smell is just so yummy. Last week I walked into my local H and saw this and thought OMG. Here she is....My first Roulis 23. My first anything in Fauve Barenia matte Alligator. I never even thought of Barenia alligator since I figured i’d never see a bag in this leather. My SA told me to avoid getting it wet as it will not handle water the way smooth Barenia will. I can’t stop looking at it! Thank you for letting me ramble:flowers:96B4A1A5-6DF5-4F00-BCA0-9DF95740C13F.jpegAA859636-DA2D-417C-93A8-2E6655CBDD66.jpeg 1DE54A69-BDA8-42CF-9CF3-3D61B7981391.jpeg
 
I’m still kinda in shock. I’ve had smooth Barenia on my wish list of leathers. I have several bag styles i’m Interested in so not fixed on any one specific bag in Barenia. I have one bag in BF and love it. The smell is just so yummy. Last week I walked into my local H and saw this and thought OMG. Here she is....My first Roulis 23. My first anything in Fauve Barenia matte Alligator. I never even thought of Barenia alligator since I figured i’d never see a bag in this leather. My SA told me to avoid getting it wet as it will not handle water the way smooth Barenia will. I can’t stop looking at it! Thank you for letting me ramble:flowers:View attachment 4457260View attachment 4457261 View attachment 4457262
That is GORGEOUS! Congratulations - much envy! :-) With a bag like that, you can ramble away!
 
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