Sunday 10 August 2014

(Higher) Standard Sunday

Plans for saddle time & polework had to be cancelled when I looked out the window this morning and saw grey clouds and rain with thunder & lightning forecast for the day. So instead I decided to play with my new Higher Standards leather care products that arrived during the week.




I will do a full review later when I've used them a couple more times and have a better feel for them however first impressions are good as they tackled the rejuvenating process on my "old" gear that lives in the basement. Namely two old bridles and Kika's old saddle. Before and after photos accompany this post.



My first impressions of the Viva Carlos Special Edition is that it smells divine & works really well when one follows the intrusions on the pot. I love the little sponge that comes with it and the lovely citrus scent.




While I like the way the Conditioning Balm works after cleaning, I am not gone on the smell of that product. However I do like how a little goes a long way and am sure both products will last me ages.


10 comments:

  1. I love the smell of the balm!

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    1. I really enjoyed the citrus sweetness of the soap - the balm was just a contrast afterwards.
      I did thoroughly enjoy playing with both products though :)

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  2. I love the soap! I haven't tried the balm yet, but the soap is fantastic. I wasn't totally sold on it at first, but it's become one of my go-to products and leaves the leather looking better every time you use it. Plus the scents are sooooo nice. I really think this is a product that will continue to grow on you!

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    1. I love that the soap is also conditioning, I hope to take the pots to the barn as I've booked a lesson for Thursday afternoon (Yay for afternoon off work) and hope to clean tack afterwards ☺

      I actually only used the Balm on the bridles - not the saddle. Shall have a look at them later in the week to see how they are holding up ☺

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  3. I feel like it's been raining on the whole world this week!! And I think that stuff looks like it did a fabulous job!

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    1. Plenty rain here in any case! Hopefully it dries out around the time i want to ride so girls aren't wet ;-)
      Love my new saddle soap toy!

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  4. It's funny - I don't like the smell of the conditioner, but some people have been over the moon for it when I've had them smell it - I've heard that it smells like chocolate.
    I love the cleaner, but I think the conditioner leaves the tack a little too sticky.
    It's always nice to have a tack cleaning extravaganza day!

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    1. Welcome back to the blogosphere E!
      Have loved your insta updates but missed the chat on blogs ☺

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