hoping someone here can calm my worries about my bag! i bought this pistachio city on ebay in somewhat bad condition- it had worn corners, a large pen mark near the zipper.... and then i made it worse by getting 2 drops of tea on the front.
the damage didn't bug me that much because the color was fine and the leather was super duper soft, but i sent it off to LMB for a general cleaning.
i got it back and was astounded that it looks BRAND NEW now. i'm really happy about that- the pen marks are even gone! my SO, who does not pay attention to these things, was really impressed.
HOWEVER, i'm stressing a little because the bag feels very different now-it isn't as soft. i think it looks a lot more veiny and shiny. and it almost has a waxy feel. before it was by far my softest bag (it's chevre leather), but now it's not even as soft as my agneau leather bag.
anyone know if this is normal? will it go away over time as i break it in again? i put on a little lubriderm to try to soften it up but can't tell if it's making much difference, and i'm not even sure if i should do that if it's had some kind of protective coating put on it by LMB. i'm not sure what to do and it's starting to stress me out. i miss the softness and smoothness the bag had before, even though i'm glad it's so clean.
some photos before:
some photos after (not sure if you can really tell a difference but i'll post anyway!)
i guess in appearance, the bag looks good both before and after now that i see the photos. i guess it's more the texture and lack of softness that's bugging me now. and hte shininess.
the damage didn't bug me that much because the color was fine and the leather was super duper soft, but i sent it off to LMB for a general cleaning.
i got it back and was astounded that it looks BRAND NEW now. i'm really happy about that- the pen marks are even gone! my SO, who does not pay attention to these things, was really impressed.
HOWEVER, i'm stressing a little because the bag feels very different now-it isn't as soft. i think it looks a lot more veiny and shiny. and it almost has a waxy feel. before it was by far my softest bag (it's chevre leather), but now it's not even as soft as my agneau leather bag.
anyone know if this is normal? will it go away over time as i break it in again? i put on a little lubriderm to try to soften it up but can't tell if it's making much difference, and i'm not even sure if i should do that if it's had some kind of protective coating put on it by LMB. i'm not sure what to do and it's starting to stress me out. i miss the softness and smoothness the bag had before, even though i'm glad it's so clean.
some photos before:
some photos after (not sure if you can really tell a difference but i'll post anyway!)
i guess in appearance, the bag looks good both before and after now that i see the photos. i guess it's more the texture and lack of softness that's bugging me now. and hte shininess.
