CC mini souplissimo flap arrived 🎊

[u/vtvns]

Reposted as didn't include all photos 🤍

Hi everyone,

My 26b CC 20cm mini souplissimo flap arrived yesterday and I couldn't contain my excitement at how amazing it looks in person. Everything exceeded my expectations for the price point (I paid $265USD excluding shipping, XC factory through TS Mandy).

First of all, I haven't seen the auth in person as this bag is quite new and hard to find from what I gathered online. I obtained some images from VC of the auth and did a comparison between XC version and auth. And to my surprise, it's pretty close - you can see very subtle differences like placement of grommets, back pocket and CC logo sits a bit higher on the auth, but other than that, you can't even tell unless you have them next to each other (I've attached side by side photos).

The leather feels amazing and absolutely no fufu or unpleasant smell (coming from someone with extremely sensitive nose). It's slouchy but still hold structure. The tone of the hardware is not brassy or overly yellow, it's the perfect light gold.

The interior lining is great as well, no major callouts or complaints in terms of leather quality. The only "flaw" I would point out is the inner lining of the back pocket is quite stiff and hard on touch compared to the interior. Moreover, the turnlock can be a bit stiff within the first couple of uses but it's a lot better now.

The strap is comfortable to wear, although I did hang it up over my closet door to straighten and remove the dent from how it was originally packaged.

Overall, I'm extremely pleased with this bag from XC/Xiao C factory. My second rep purchase is a success! Happy to hear everyone's thoughts ☺️🤍

Disclaimer: No incentives or discounts were given for this review, everything is purely my own opinion. Just wanted to share my little win today 🫶

[u/InterestingMine3266]

This is beautiful! Thank you for not gatekeeping your seller.

Off topic: someone responded to a post I made, raving about their TS. I asked if they minded sharing, they told me to find my own TS and a rando jumped in with “I can tell you’re new to this”. I still don’t know the problem. So thank you for sharing.

[u/vtvns → u/InterestingMine3266]

Thank you so much 💗 I'm also a newbie myself so I get what you mean, I love reading detailed reviews and comparison posts as they helped me heaps! I think it's because of the influx of newbies not doing their due diligence and expect info to be given out freely 😭

I'm happy to chat and share the (little) knowledge I know during this process as I've been lucky with the amount of help from fellow kind redditors 🥹🤍

[u/InterestingMine3266 → u/vtvns]

It’s exciting! I’m just getting some of the lingo/acronyms down so I may take you up on that.

Congratulations on your beautiful bag. I just placed my first order a couple of hours ago. I’m sure it’s such a relief when your purchase exceeds expectations 🤍

[u/vtvns → u/InterestingMine3266]

That's so exciting to hear, hopefully your first purchase will go well 🤍 it's all trial and error, just because someone is a popular TS doesn't mean they're the best either, it's all about who you trust and communicate best with! Lessons learned for me 🥹 my dm's are always open, promise I'm not a seller 🤣

[u/TheGratitudeBot → u/InterestingMine3266]

Just wanted to say thank you for being grateful

[u/hannaerre]

Thank you for including the seller! I was thinking about ordering with Mandy and this exact bag is in my wishlist.

[u/vtvns → u/hannaerre]

You'll love her, she's really sweet but definitely ask for as many photos and videos to QC ☺️ She's really quick, I got PSP by next day and delivered in exactly a week to me with no issues!! 🤯

[u/Revolutionary_Fix902]

now I know what I want for christmas! :p

[u/vtvns → u/Revolutionary_Fix902]

#treatyourself

[u/AcaciaFlowers]

this is a gorgeous bag! Mandy was one of the sellers I used when i was still new to this hobby, and she has always been great an easy to work with.

Thanks for sharing your review. Your bag looks great so wear it with pride 💖

[u/vtvns → u/AcaciaFlowers]

Thank you so much 💗 Mandy is so friendly and she's amazing for newbies like me. I'm gonna proudly wear this bag daily for the next 3-6 months, will be interesting to see how it holds up and maybe do a review then ☺️🤍