Pictures of you and your RM in Action... 3!!
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Love that others are getting into the mini Bs!
I actually went a little crazy and have 3 of them (black, navy, light grey)... don't plan to keep them all but also hard to decide.
Your post inspired me to put in a bid on a gray Beloved on eBay.
I can’t really place what the smell is. It slightly smells like cigarettes I think, and like it was covered up with perfume. But all faintly but enough for me to notice. I put baking soda in there like you said. Hopefully it’ll help.
I bought a suede lined bag that had what seemed like a strong suede smell - not really bad but anyway - I sprayed the lining with alcohol and water mixture and set out in the sun, then set under a ceiling fan for a day or so. eventually the smell lessened.
I'd be too nervous to spray alcohol in a bag. Over on the coach vintage forum, they recommend vinegar to kill off any spores. But vintage coach leather is different.
Some of us have actually thrown our bags in in the washing machine. I'm not recommending it, but sounds like it might be an option for some bags. I have managed to get rid of cigarette smell from all-leather bags. The bad smells seem to linger in fabric linings more so than in the leather.
I have had good luck with these charcoal carbon things: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DB4RP8Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Do they leave any kind of odor?
I tried Lovin' My Bags bag candies and they actually managed to get rid of the mold/mildew smell, but they left a minty odor. I'll take mint over mold any day, but I'd prefer my bags to smell like nothing or just leather.
No, no odor. You do have to leave them in a while though I think to absorb the odor though.
oh, I’d love to see the navy! I have black, wine, distressed teal, a purple color, brown haze, and a full size in brown.
You can get rid of mildew by putting it in the sun.