so many of you asked me how i was able to keep my chanel bags in such great condition so i'm
gonna share with you everything that i know how to store clean and how to prevent color transfer
everything that you need to know without any further ado let's get right into it
first i want to talk a little bit about the choice of the bag so if you want to make your
life easier you can choose some chanel bags that require lower maintenance for example darker color
bags are easier to maintain than light color bags but of course i understand lighter bags
are prettier generally speaking caviar leather is a little bit easier to maintain than lamb skin
color transfer on the patent leather is permanent for patent leather usually the stain panel trades
through the top coat so there isn't any good way to remove color transfer without stripping or
destroy damage the pattern leather so that's why i personally don't owe any patent leather chanel bag
you don't want to put your chanel bags in the box because that way the leather cannot breathe they
need some air what you can do is put them in a dust bag tuck the chin in and stuff some stuff
inside let the leather breathe and it also prevent the dust so you can use some paper
or air bubble or any old t-shirt that you don't wear put it inside of the bag to keep the shape
of the bag over time but don't over stuff the bag you want to avoid room that is too dry or
too wet at some point in where i live i notice things start tending to get a little bit moldy
that was the time i bought this dehumidifier for our room to suck all the moist out so my bag won't
get mold and i run this dehumidifier from time to time it really depends on where you live in your
situation this is a really good dehumidifier if where you live also have a lot of moist i
highly recommend to use a dehumidifier i'll link my in the description box down below you can check
it out next you want to make sure in your room there is no direct sunlight onto the bag direct
sunlight will change the color and affect the leather as well they are definitely not good
for the bag and you don't want to put them in a box the other thing is that you should wear your
bag from time to time to not let them stay in the dust bag all the time to give them more air
i always make sure that i wash my hands before i touching my back because a lot of times i
just finished doing my makeup my hands still have some makeup so you want to make sure no hands and
grease transfer from your hands to the back the next you want to make sure you don't have any long
nails that will potentially damage the bag outside or in the lining and i usually like to keep my
nails short and clean next you want to make sure no pan no makeup no direct sharp object inside
lining of your bag this will destroy the inside line you don't want to leave any marks inside
of your bag and then you want to make sure that there's no liquid potentially could leak from your
bag inside next one is check the weather before you go out if it's raining simply don't use it
don't take it out my caveats you know classic flap have caught splashes of the ring in the past they
got some drop here and there and i just wipe it luckily it was fine if you cherish your chanel bag
don't bring your chanel back through the security check and a few times i was super shocked how the
bag was handled when it went through the x-ray it got really dirty and the way that it was handled
it was very rough and if you want to protect them you can put them in a dust bag and put in your
carry-on stuff some clothes inside to maintain the shade don't over stuff your bag because
it will change the shape of the bag over time especially don't put heavy objects if you need
to carry a laptop and just use a backpack avoiding heavy object will extend the life of your chanel
bags for sure i don't use chanel bag to carry my laptop if i really need to carry my laptop
i'll carry the laptop in my company backpack and that's what i use for work and then i
carry my chanel bag separately i just don't carry really heavy stuff in my chanel bag the next is
rotate your bag on a regular basis even when i'm traveling if it's like a week travel i'll bring at
least two designer bags just to rotate them out let your bag rest this can avoid your bag get
overused during short period of time they get some rest in between the other thing you can consider
is getting a handbag hook and if you have nowhere to place it and you can buy those hooks bring them
with you so that at least you have some places to put your bag and avoid them getting dirty
next i want to talk a little bit about the color transfer color transfer is real when you put your
chanel bags at home you want to avoid different color bags directly touching each other you
want to make sure that you space them out give them some space if you're really worried about
the color transfer you should wear light colored clothes when you wear light colored
chanel bags the other thing you can do is you can wash your clothes multiple times make sure that
they absolutely have no color comes out before you wear it with your light colored chanel bag
this one definitely happened to me before i really learned my lesson the next one is check
your wear and tear of your chanel bag after each wear immediately instead of waiting it
might be a lot of work but it'll be worth it if you want to keep your back in a great condition
because instead of waiting letting the sting set in your back if you can handle the situation
sooner rather than later the higher chances that you will be able to get a sting and whatever
it is out of the bag quickly than letting the stain set in your bag and the longer you weigh the
stain might become permanent i also learned this lesson from the past the time that i was able to
actually get the color transfer out was the time that i handled the situation immediately instead
of waiting for longer the one that i waited for longer i was never able to get the color out
if there's a stain already you can try to buff it out with your finger or the cloth that chanel
provided in the small circular motion on the back to see if you can buff it out by doing this
if you cannot get the stain out what you can do you can try this leather conditioner so my essay
in chanel recommended this leather conditioner to me many years ago and they use this on chanel
bags whenever needed this is also what i have been using and i'll link it down in the description box
if you need a conditioner for your chanel bags and this is definitely a great one to use and i
was able to get the color transfer out of the bag by using this conditioner if you worry about it
you can always do a small patch test with a little bit of conditioner to see if it's useful for you
and if you can't get the color out or you worry too much you don't want to try it at home you
can simply contact the chanel spa and just send it to chanel they will try their best to fix the
situation for you but of course it costs time and money so chanel no longer fixed back more than
five years older they do ask courtesy sometimes after the assessment if they do take the back in
it will take six to eight weeks to fix the bag for you but there's sometimes
even chanel can do anything for you so i mentioned to you guys in my other video that i had a red bag
got color transfer that i wasn't able to get the color out in the chanel wasn't able to get a color
out either after eight weeks of trying they took the back in and in the end they told me there's
nothing they can do about this bag anymore and they asked me to look for other alternatives i
end up selling this bag no i look back i regret not trying other online service instead of just
selling the bag if you cannot get a color out yourself and chanel cannot get a color
out either then you can try some online service as an alternative i learned all my lessons but
ever since then i was more careful with my bag and i didn't have any other issues since then
i hope all the tips are helpful and informative and let me know if you had any issue with you
know back in the past and how you handled it let me know if you have any questions as well
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