Honhon, I love your bag and twilly. They are so beautifully together! Hope you dont downsize so soon! (I told myself I am done with bag, a year ago, but I seemed to be doing the opposite.)
Ostrich bag owners, will you buy another Ostrich bag?
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Honhon, I love your bag and twilly. They are so beautifully together! Hope you dont downsize so soon! (I told myself I am done with bag, a year ago, but I seemed to be doing the opposite.)
I've H Box, Swift, VC and P Croc an as yet, no H ostrich.
Ostrich is my favourite skin and I know it well, and though my ostrich is non-H they are still great. I tend to go for the colours no one else likes: neutrals, from ivory through tans and browns to black. I think ostrich adds so much to these these colours and just look better and better with age.
Longterm
As Forever said, watch the sunlight (though stored in a dust-bag - handles and all - that's not going to be much of a problem).
More importantly, keep away from grease and that includes HANDS and anything you clean with (just use a clean cloth and let H do the rest come spa time). Ostrich darkens, goes shiny and looks unsightly if it absorbs oil and grease. Don't touch with your hands straight after moisturising, applying lotions, suntan 'stuff' or eating crisps/chips etc. Apart from my black, I either wear gloves, tie a twilly/scarf when carrying by the handle as just the natural oils from the hands can stain irreversibly.
Unlike croc or Box you never have to worry about rain
Papertiger, your comment of Ostrich looks better and better with age re-assured me that Ostrich is a good choice and thank you for the advice on how to take care of it.
Ostrich skin retains its structure. I have an ostrich birkin 30 that has traveled with me for years. It still looks new. I have seen vintage ostrich skin Hermes bags and they look amazing. I believe ostrich is a skin that can be used forever with little maintenance.
Me either. I don't know how to post picture. Maybe ForeverInPink can enlighten us?
You can't get to it from the phone app, you have to log on from a computer/web browser, look up her profile (maybe also request her as a friend?) and then look at her albums
Wow! ForeverInPink, your bag is so pretty! I love the color and the charm that you have on the hook. You must take good care of it for I did not see it age at all. Thank you for sharing and great advice. I really appreciate it!
Thank you dears
hfinesse, I can't take complete credit for my birdie's youthful good looks as I only just got her last year
The charm is actually just the clip that closes the trim opening, she's actually completely unadorned on the photo 
Love love love birdie still haven't able to obtain a bigger bag but still able to have these 2 puppies 
mea_culpa, thanks for the information. Its so nice to know that the ostrich is a skin that can be used forever with little maintenance! I definitely love Little Maintenance.
You can't get to it from the phone app, you have to log on from a computer/web browser, look up her profile (maybe also request her as a friend?) and then look at her albums
ForeverInPink, I will give it a try. Thank you so much!