Spring in Full Bloom 🌷
Super happy to have added a Picotin 18 to my bag collection (and start off my Hermes bag collection with it) last month! Surprisingly, I did not previously like the Picotin, but one day, it just kind of grew on me.
I knew I wanted gold with gold hardware, and lucked out with an amazing SA who was watching my store’s shipments being unpacked like a hawk. My SA was able set it aside for me. Only 2 Picotins had gold hardware in that shipment and it was mine and an Etoupe 18 that my SA also happened to be looking out for for another client.
I’m normally a very neutral person when it comes to bags and shoes, but could not resist a pop of color with the Orans in Rose Bonbon, and the C’est La Fete Twilly in Rose Bonbon/Orange/Rouge.🌷
I saw a post a while back where someone was looking for a gold on gold Picotin, and wanted to share my timeline on how long it took me to get mine as a new in-store client (US based).
For context, I don’t live super close to my store, and have mostly shopped online for shoes/belts/silk, so I submitted an online appointment request and was matched with my SA. This was the week after Valentine’s Day, and 2 days before an in-store fashion show, so they had actually sold out of most of their bags. After double checking to see if there were any Picotins left in the back (I was also open to a 22) and coming up empty, my SA showed me an In the Loop 18 so I could get a better feel for size, and recommended the 18 for my body frame. After taking down a note of my desired color combo, I got the call that a gold/gold had arrived and picked up my bag just 2.5 weeks later.
My SA was impressed that the store got a gold/gold in so quickly from when I stopped in, and so was I. When I picked up the bag, it came up in conversation that Mother’s Day is like my store’s Super Bowl (just as crazy as Christmas), so for anyone planning ahead and looking to treat yourself, or the mom(s) in your life to an NQB, this is your reminder that Mother’s Day is coming up quicker than you think. 😉
I did also sign up for a bag service in February, and after looking at historical data, was optimistic that March-May might be good months to snag a gold/gold online. Ultimately ended up getting my bag faster through the store, as the first gold/gold on the US site dropped 4/3 (though there were several drops of gold/phw in 2026).