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nyeredzi said:
Oh, and I love this new one on their site. Style is Rene, color is Black Hillside. I tend to prefer the less shiny Brahmins. I like them all to look at, but to actually carry as my own bag, I like them less shiny.

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What do you think of their smooth leather?

I ordered and returned this one: https://www.brahmin.com/small-elain...00770.html?dwvar_T37177100770_color=VistaBlue
I loved it in the pictures but IRL it looked dull in the smooth leather and suede parts, maybe because the Melbourne parts were so shiny in comparison.
 
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whateve said:
What do you think of their smooth leather?

I ordered and returned this one: https://www.brahmin.com/small-elain...00770.html?dwvar_T37177100770_color=VistaBlue
I loved it in the pictures but IRL it looked dull in the smooth leather and suede parts, maybe because the Melbourne parts were so shiny in comparison.
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Wow, you didn't like it?! I swooned over this bag and its Caroline sister when it came out. The Elaine and Caroline aren't my favorite shapes, but I liked that vista blue eldorado. I thought it would probably be beautiful, with the interplay of textures, smooth, suede, and glossy embossed with the Melbourne. It's interesting that you found the smooth leather too dull, but I really wouldn't know, as I don't have any smooth myself. Do you have any other Brahmin smooth leathers? I do have some that are less shiny. Even among the Melbourne, there are more or less shiny versions. Like some are straight up iridescent/metallic/highly reflective, like the royal and peacock blue ones that I saw in store in the pic I posted just above. I like to look at those, but they are really too shiny for me. As opposed to say their regular melbourne (like the pecan or something) which is shiny, but not super shiny if you see what I mean. So I have melbournes of the shiny-but-not-super-shiny variety. I also have the Stone Bayard, which is embossed but not really shiny at all; it does have a slight sheen.
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Duxbury Satchel Stone Bayard | Brahmin

Designed with the same great shape as our popular large Duxbury Satchel, the Duxbury Satchel is made for those looking for a light-weight, smaller sized bag.
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I also have the regal mini melbourne, which has metallic/ iridescent embossing, but the base leather is not shiny or even have a sheen. It's not suede and does not have a nap quite to that level, but it has a slight nap, which makes it much softer to the touch. This may very well be my favorite bag (Coach Swagger 27 is now competing), and its beauty is not captured in a photo, but can be seen in a video:
 
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nyeredzi said:
Wow, you didn't like it?! I swooned over this bag and its Caroline sister when it came out. The Elaine and Caroline aren't my favorite shapes, but I liked that vista blue eldorado. I thought it would probably be beautiful, with the interplay of textures, smooth, suede, and glossy embossed with the Melbourne. It's interesting that you found the smooth leather too dull, but I really wouldn't know, as I don't have any smooth myself. Do you have any other Brahmin smooth leathers? I do have some that are less shiny. Even among the Melbourne, there are more or less shiny versions. Like some are straight up iridescent/metallic/highly reflective, like the royal and peacock blue ones that I saw in store in the pic I posted just above. I like to look at those, but they are really too shiny for me. As opposed to say their regular melbourne (like the pecan or something) which is shiny, but not super shiny if you see what I mean. So I have melbournes of the shiny-but-not-super-shiny variety. I also have the Stone Bayard, which is embossed but not really shiny at all; it does have a slight sheen.
www.brahmin.com

Duxbury Satchel Stone Bayard | Brahmin

Designed with the same great shape as our popular large Duxbury Satchel, the Duxbury Satchel is made for those looking for a light-weight, smaller sized bag.
www.brahmin.com www.brahmin.com
I also have the regal mini melbourne, which has metallic/ iridescent embossing, but the base leather is not shiny or even have a sheen. It's not suede and does not have a nap quite to that level, but it has a slight nap, which makes it much softer to the touch. This may very well be my favorite bag (Coach Swagger 27 is now competing), and its beauty is not captured in a photo, but can be seen in a video:
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I wasn't thrilled with the Elaine style but I was willing to put up with it because it looked so beautiful in pictures. The blue of the woven part was a drab navy rather than closer to the blue of the Melbourne part. It might look better in a different color combination. I expected it to wow me but it didn't. The quality didn't seem great.

I don't expect their regular smooth leather to be dull as it looks like it has a sheen in photos.

On another note, I'm afraid to get anything from Brahmin with a flap. I had ordered one that came with an obviously crooked flap. I had a mini Francine with a magnetic snap that I was always struggling to get snapped.

I don't have anywhere near me to shop Brahmin in person but I've had so many disappointments with bags I've ordered that I'm afraid to buy without seeing it first.
 
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My last new purchase was a Finley in Brocade. I usually don't do well with a floral or printed bag, but this one just called to me. I also hate their crossbody straps. I can't stand to have to double the strap. When I remembered that I had a wine colored Amelia with a wide strap, I bought the Brocade. I think it looks pretty good with the wine strap.

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I also came across a Liz backpack in Peacock at Dillards and I couldn't pass it up at the price. Again, another bag that I usually don't like... a backpack. But, another lightbulb moment... I realized that the straps are removable and so I could use one strap attached to the two hooks and use it as a shoulder bag.
 
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Bayou Minou said:
I also came across a Liz backpack in Peacock at Dillards and I couldn't pass it up at the price. Again, another bag that I usually don't like... a backpack. But, another lightbulb moment... I realized that the straps are removable and so I could use one strap attached to the two hooks and use it as a shoulder bag.
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I've been tempted by the peacock color.
 
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Bayou Minou said:
My last new purchase was a Finley in Brocade. I usually don't do well with a floral or printed bag, but this one just called to me. I also hate their crossbody straps. I can't stand to have to double the strap. When I remembered that I had a wine colored Amelia with a wide strap, I bought the Brocade. I think it looks pretty good with the wine strap.

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The wine strap would look perfect! Beautiful pattern, very unusual.
 
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I just got my first Brahmin and I love it. I had seen these bags in Dillard's but knew nothing about them, so I started researching them and took the plunge. I had been looking for alternatives to Coach when they started falling apart soon after purchase, and had switched to Kate Spade and Michael Kors, but Brahmin is better than any of them. Coach, Kate Spade and Michael Kors are so ubiquitous, and Brahmin is so much more sophisticated and not on everyone's person, so they are more unique. I have three of them and am looking for more. I feel special when I am carrying my Brahmin. I am no longer a Coach Maniac.
 
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Excellent deal on the Entice pattern Spencer weekender on Poshmark from someone who says they never even carried it and is selling it for $200. I already have a quite large duffle from Brahmin, but mine is so big that this smaller one would be nice for just a one or two day trip
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New never carried brahmin small weekender bag

Shop nmitchell2563's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Small weekender brahmin bag. Cream background, with bright rose strips. Whit gold lines in middle of bag
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