iOffer Bags, Lushfashions.com, etc. #7 (Posting Requires Reading Rules in Post #1)

[razz]

haha I didn't volunteer one of my bags razz..just a spare thimble in both colors.

Lol silly me!!! Well thank you for offering the thimbles. I'm definitely going to check into the whole process. How great would it be if the hardware could be plated without de-thimbling?

 

[razz]

OMG the Outremer Fairy heard my wishes and I now have a GSH Outremer City on the way I'm still in a state of shock as I figured there was pretty much no chance of ever getting this bag. I've put myself on a pretty strict shopping ban but the ONE exception was an Outremer GSH City or PT (2nd choice...really wanted the city) Thank you my Outremer Fairy for sacrificing this piece from your collection so I could have my HG.

Can't wait to post pics! I know Outremer is somewhat old news to you guys, but I'm so excited

 

[amethyst_sparkle]

Oh Razz. I'm laughing because you're laughing! contagious much? i LOVE knowing i got tears-rolling-down-your-face laughter. no but seriously, forest fires are a serious issue. i can guarantee you firsthand you will not be disappointed with your new outremer gsh city. i know the bag fairy bagmother is delivering to you is simply divine. and guess what. chicken butt.
no seriously. guess what. WE'LL BE BAG TWINSSSSSSSSS! Congrats on scoring such a lovely combination. I can tell you that of all my babies (ahem...I have a lot), my outremer gsh city is in my top 5. TOP FIVE. out of 32. the leather is soooo soft, saturated, bold and vibrant. mine came already puddly pillow perfect. and then the gsh....
oh, the gsh. it's a truly stunning combo. it's sexy. it's classy. it's versatile.
it's better than bad, it's GOOD!

 

[razz]

Oh Razz. I'm laughing because you're laughing! contagious much? i LOVE knowing i got tears-rolling-down-your-face laughter. no but seriously, forest fires are a serious issue. i can guarantee you firsthand you will not be disappointed with your new outremer gsh city. i know the bag fairy bagmother is delivering to you is simply divine. and guess what. chicken butt.
no seriously. guess what. WE'LL BE BAG TWINSSSSSSSSS! Congrats on scoring such a lovely combination. I can tell you that of all my babies (ahem...I have a lot), my outremer gsh city is in my top 5. TOP FIVE. out of 32. the leather is soooo soft, saturated, bold and vibrant. mine came already puddly pillow perfect. and then the gsh....
oh, the gsh. it's a truly stunning combo. it's sexy. it's classy. it's versatile.
it's better than bad, it's GOOD!

chicken butt. you didn't. oh goodness, i just recovered from the forest fires outburst. now i'm laughing hysterically again. thank you amethyst...laughing like that is right up there with awesome, squishy leather as far as things i love

BAG TWINSSSSSSSSS! YES Your description of this bag is killing me! Ranking top 5 in YOUR massive and diverse collection says a TON...WOW! Already puddly, pillow, perfect? You mean I don't have to spend hours conditioning because it's so dry and stiff and days letting it hang to get the wrinkles out? You mean....it's like my precious Sang? You're right...the GSH against Outremer is stunning. And the color IS so versatile and somehow manages to be sexy but still classy at the same time. You nailed it all. Waiting a few days to get it is going to feel worse than the T&D waits.

Thank you again fairy bagmother.

 

[ColeyX3]

YAY @ Razz!
Girlie, wear that OUTREMER with PRIDE!!!! I mine TO DEATH! Had it on yesterday with torn stretch pants, a long tee and ballet flats. Fell in love all over again. :love: It's hands down one of my faves next to my Vert D'eau. Soooooo soft and puddly. And Outremer weekender SCREAMS LOOK AT ME DAMNATION! I'M SEXY! Good times all around. Congrats, babycakes. I love it when the fairy bagmamas come out...

ame_sparkle: Everything you've posted for the last four pages has been ON POINT and SPOT ON! Seriously. NBF does a damn fine job of giving the Bal fix. People need to understand: AUTH BAL LEATHER VARIES TOO! All colors, all years, all shapes, all sizes. You never know what you'll get, really. I've seen exact same colors and years side by side and they're still varied. Again, at the risk of sounding repetitive, CARRY NBFs WITH CONFIDENCE, LADIES!

 

[Orchidian]

Wow, Amethyst_Sparkle! Number 5 out of 32? (I always knew you had the most bags but never new it was THAT freaking high!) Well, you know you've set yourself up for a question begging to be asked:

Please rate your top 10, Bbag goddess!!!!

no seriously. guess what. WE'LL BE BAG TWINSSSSSSSSS! Congrats on scoring such a lovely combination. I can tell you that of all my babies (ahem...I have a lot), my outremer gsh city is in my top 5. TOP FIVE. out of 32. the leather is soooo soft, saturated, bold and vibrant. mine came already puddly pillow perfect. and then the gsh....
oh, the gsh. it's a truly stunning combo. it's sexy. it's classy. it's versatile.
it's better than bad, it's GOOD!

 

[SMKelly]

A new purchase and a plea

Hi all;

Of course, I waited way too long to buy an Outremer. If anyone knows of one with RH in good/excellent condition, please PM me. I'll do Paypal as a gift.

Meanwhile, I just snagged a Junior Drake Whitley tote in Cayenne from an online sale; $498 and I got it for $178 shipped. Booyah!

Pic courtesy of Junior Drake. I just LOVE the color. If I couldn't have the mandarin from B+S, then this will have to do.

I sold Joan Jett (my DIY aqua->black work RH dye project) to a co-worker. I would've loved to have kept her, but the leather wasn't thrilling me. The HG would've been my new-to-me black work with "squishy veiny bal" leather and RH, but it has GGH, which I'm willing to love more than thin, smooth leather.

BTW, for anyone who cares, I bought a Damier Azur Noe a few years ago from Jacky. Although it doesn't have the right markings on the bottom strap, the rest of it is gorgy. And it's only been outside for a total of maybe 8 hours in its whole life. The rest of the time, inside my closet, not in a dustbag.

The reason I'm bringing this up is, the vachetta is gorgeous. I have not treated it at all. It's no longer white, but a light caramel color, like a Kraft caramel but a shade lighter. Coolio.

Hope everyone is well!

 

[ViaSarah]

razz Gorgeous sang city! I love the cherry comparison pic since it gives me an idea of sang's true shade.

can any LV experts weigh in on jacky's sunset bags? they are on page 9.

the ultra bright colors and denim LV are kind of such a hideous combination, i must have one.

I got very excited when Jacky finally released them but then I heard that LV denim is hard to replicate. So I'm guessing it isn't accurate at all (I wish it was ).

amethyst_sparkle A very well put "speech" on GGH. I'm glad someone finally came out and stated my exact thoughts on this "issue."

My used NBF ruby courier arrived . The leather is very soft and nicely broken in. Perhaps I'll post a mod pic if I have time this week.

 

[lovelovemode]

Lovelymode-There was a post a long time ago about the Jacky mulberry leather on a bag called a clipper not being right, i remember it as the member was buying it for her husband as a gift...I remember her saying that the leather was shiny and nothing like Mulberry leather

Yes Baga, i found the post lol! Anyway, if anybody wants to get Mulberry clipper, get it now. Because the one i got from Jacky recently is nothing like it though. Mine has soft and pebbly leather .

pic credit: thanks to dewy_blueeyes!

 

[muffintoppp]

Just making sure, Bal did a VD in PT GGH right? or just city?

 

[amethyst_sparkle]

Just making sure, Bal did a VD in PT GGH right? or just city?

city, pt, day, work and weekender!

 

[amethyst_sparkle]

razz - yes!! just like sang! *drool* outremer needs no extra work, no siree bob. no hanging, stretching, stuffing, conditioning, burning, twirling, baking, faking, brazillian waxing, faxing, "enhancing" or any of that intense cookadoodledoo therapy. a few drops of apple guard always goes a long way (did you know the conditioner also serves as a water repellant??), but the point is it doesn't need it. you better post pics the minute it arrives, missy!

ColeyX3 - you just freakin rock, girl. well written, witty, smart as a whip, and your sharp-as-a-tack personality just translates so well through your posts. you could NEVER be redundant, my friend. trust me/us. we KNOW redundant thank you so much for the support and for cheering both myself and NBF on! YES, girls, listen to Coleyx3--SHE knows what she's talking about

viaSarah - wow! thank you! i gotta be honest, i've been really surprised with the amount of PMs and karma that i've gotten in support of this. who knew that so many of us were thinking the same thing all along?? we really should speak up more often and not let the constant and overbearing opinion of someone else prevent us and others from enjoying OUR bags!

Wow, Amethyst_Sparkle! Number 5 out of 32? (I always knew you had the most bags but never new it was THAT freaking high!) Well, you know you've set yourself up for a question begging to be asked:

Please rate your top 10, Bbag goddess!!!!

Okay O, i had to quote you, the bouncing happy ecstatic smilies are too infectious not to!

the mission you've given me is a tough one, m'lady...throwing it out there that Out GSH City is in my top five was easy, cuz it is. it's up there! somewhere.... but now i have to actually do the work and figure out who's #1, 2, 3, and so on?? okay okay, enough stalling. here we go!

1. vert d'eau ggh city
2. amethyst ggh city
3. outremer gsh city
4. praline rh city
5. black rh city
6. argent gsh city
7. pourpre ggh envelope clutch
8. outremer rh first
9. apple green city
10. turq twiggy

WHEW! wow that was HARD! i feel so bad for the ones left out...really, it was tough to leave out my 07 anthra ggh brief, marigold rh day and pourpre ggh city but there ya go!

what's everyone else's top 5 or 10??


oh and i've got vert d'eau news!!! just got my tracking for my vert d'eau rh city!!!!

 

[crystal7]

uiggu-please post pics of sang as I would like to order one as well thanks

Amethyst Sparkle- great news wow that was so fast!!!!!!

 

[ladyluxe]

xooey - *Hug!* That must have been a horrid experience.

It's true, ladies in Singaporean bag lovers are pretty crazy about spotting fakes. I travel a lot for work and spend half my time in HK where no one truly cares. Sadly it's in Singapore where I get ladies coming closer (indiscreetly!) just to check out the detailings on my bags... Or they eye the rest of your outfit to try to size you up.

That is why, ame , a lot of the grouse about the NBF hardware come from Sg members (I once complained about the bales only to be lightly "shot-down" about how NBFs' bales were great). That is also why I try to carry my NBFs for work travel and my auths when I'm in Sg.

I've seen many ladies with NBFs in nice restaurants and shopping centers and it's always easy to point them out. The weird part is, they usually look or turn away really quickly whenever they catch me looking at their bags.

Well.. my point is, like the rest say, it takes a NBF owner (or a TFS lurker) to know a NBF owner! So, perhaps the rude lady next to you was trying to suggest to her parter that her NBF/fangfang/BS bag is the real deal you'll never know!

 

[ladyluxe]

ame sparkle - congrats on the vert d'eau!! pls share pictures when you recieve them!

oh I don't have 5 NBFs! I'll list my top 3

1. Midday GSH Officier
2. Anthracite RH City
3. Outremer RH City

 

[muffintoppp]

city, pt, day, work and weekender!

Thanks sparkle!! Oh by the way, your VD ggh city photo inspired me to get one, but in PT! The one where it was on your car seat with the little LV? heart.

 

[limmiet]

xooey - *Hug!* That must have been a horrid experience.

It's true, ladies in Singaporean bag lovers are pretty crazy about spotting fakes. I travel a lot for work and spend half my time in HK where no one truly cares. Sadly it's in Singapore where I get ladies coming closer (indiscreetly!) just to check out the detailings on my bags... Or they eye the rest of your outfit to try to size you up.

That is why, ame , a lot of the grouse about the NBF hardware come from Sg members (I once complained about the bales only to be lightly "shot-down" about how NBFs' bales were great). That is also why I try to carry my NBFs for work travel and my auths when I'm in Sg.

I've seen many ladies with NBFs in nice restaurants and shopping centers and it's always easy to point them out. The weird part is, they usually look or turn away really quickly whenever they catch me looking at their bags.

Well.. my point is, like the rest say, it takes a NBF owner (or a TFS lurker) to know a NBF owner! So, perhaps the rude lady next to you was trying to suggest to her parter that her NBF/fangfang/BS bag is the real deal you'll never know!

ladyluxe! I totally agree with you! one short trip down orchard road and i get at least 1 person staring at my bag at each traffic light junction!! I seriously think it's just a Singapore thing! I've gotten so used to it that I actually look back at these people and give them a appreciative smile before walking away! THat might actually make the other party embarassed! Who (in sg esp) would have thought that a rep owner would dare do such a thing?

 

[bisoubis]

I look, but I don't stare. Some bags are so beautiful that I have to take a second, third, forth, fifth look! Then again, when people look at my bags, I'm not bothered about what they think. I could have been wearing an authentic bag and did some changes to it which I fancy myself. But I do agree in Singapore, the girls do stare, quite indiscreetly. I think it's kind of judgemental. Carrying a rep doesn't mean one cannot afford and yet still wants to flaunt. I know people who can afford an auth but prefers to get a rep because they feel that there is no economies of scale. If they can get it at just a fraction of the price for a similar kind of quality, they'd rather use the savings they get from the rep for better use.

 

[amethyst_sparkle]

Vert D'eau Pics!!!

just got these babies along with my tracking number from the boys.
this batch of vert d'eau looks simply amazing!!!!!

i LOVE the iClutch. i've got the sorbet gsh on its way to me with my city! i think i might have to get a vert d'eau iClutch as well...

 

[Alasse]

xooey - *Hug!* That must have been a horrid experience.

It's true, ladies in Singaporean bag lovers are pretty crazy about spotting fakes. I travel a lot for work and spend half my time in HK where no one truly cares. Sadly it's in Singapore where I get ladies coming closer (indiscreetly!) just to check out the detailings on my bags... Or they eye the rest of your outfit to try to size you up.

That is why, ame , a lot of the grouse about the NBF hardware come from Sg members (I once complained about the bales only to be lightly "shot-down" about how NBFs' bales were great). That is also why I try to carry my NBFs for work travel and my auths when I'm in Sg.

I've seen many ladies with NBFs in nice restaurants and shopping centers and it's always easy to point them out. The weird part is, they usually look or turn away really quickly whenever they catch me looking at their bags.

Well.. my point is, like the rest say, it takes a NBF owner (or a TFS lurker) to know a NBF owner! So, perhaps the rude lady next to you was trying to suggest to her parter that her NBF/fangfang/BS bag is the real deal you'll never know!

I must be really oblivious to my surroundings than. I never notice anyone staring at my NBF bag.