Harsh chemical smell affects the lovely product...
Was so excited for this to arrive…<br />The few positives...<br /><br /> Really liked the box it came in and the black paper with gold stamped note inside, however it was quite badly smudged and not very legible.<br /><br />Would’ve been nice to keep and yet it’s not really good quality enough to do so.<br />However the sentiment was exactly what I wished for when I ordered the journal.<br /><br />My biggest disappointment is the smell.<br />It’s completely overwhelming.<br /><br />I am very chemically sensitive, but even people who are not might be unable to be near this item...<br /><br />I have not been able to even touch it or be near it for more than five seconds at a time tops and has left it to out side air inside air and spent weeks to now months of time to offgas it with no results.<br /><br />I hoped that it would improve and since it has not I may give it one more try and rub essential oils into the leather, but if it fails or ruins it then it’s a shame.<br /><br />I should never have to wait to use a journal that I wanted to use immediately Bc of such strong odor.<br /><br />They would be fab if this was resolved.
Rating: 3 stars