Finally bought a Bayswater!

[Astley]

After years if dithering I've finally done it! Bought a Bayswater in oak

So how should I protect my precious? Should I use the collinol spray they recommend? Or maybe a leather spray instead?

I'm very very excited

Collinol gel rather

Ooooh lovely

Yes - use the protector

Keep in th dust bag when not using it

It will weather beautifully so don't be afraid to use it

I will be keeping it the dust bag for sure! This is now my third child

I have a bayswater

Which colour? It's not arrived yet and I'm so in love!

am too tight sensible to buy one - give it a hug from me [sad cow emoticon]

It's black

I love it

Had it for a year ... Mulberry are investment bags IMO

My bro works in a dept store so I got it with a discount. I'm far too stingy to have paid full price which is why I've loved from afar for years...

Will give it a nice gentle hug for you though

A what?

A mulberry bayswater handbag

Can I come round and stroke it.

I'm not or anything.

Yes when it comes on wednesday!

I just can't wait.

It was a hard choice with the colour though, I liked chocolate but oak just seemed the one for me.

Well done, it's a great investment! I have a dark blue cracked metallic leather one (pressie from my DH) and I adore it! I think I would quite like another in oak...

I have the printed oak, its slightly more structured and dont have to baby it quite so much. I love it to bits.

And you use the gel on it? I'm determined to keep it lovely. But then I said I would keep my iPad perfect and it had DS's grubby prints all over it!

Tbh i dont put it in the dustbag when im not using it as its not in direct sunlight. I always put the stuffing back in it to keep its shape and i sprayed it three times when i first got it and ocassionally i nourish it with creme.

Use Collonil spray, definitely. It's fairly noxious stuff so make sure you're outside! While it's still tacky, get a duster and buff the leather until it shines. Oak is VERY prone to watermarks so you want to make sure it's fully waterproofed. Then I'd repeat every 6 months or so.

I bought my black Baywater in 2008 (in the days when it was still £495, I see it's risen AGAIN to £675) and I still find myself looking at it lovingly . Mulberry bags are great investment bags, but it's such a shame their prices are now so astronomically high. I could never justify another one, although I would have loved something in Oak leather.

I know I can't believe how much it's gone up, nearly £700 for a bag is a little

But they are so so lovely

I feel so special when i carry my Bayswater

Congratulations!

Spray but don't be scared to use it

I treat mine rough and she loves it