A Brooks Saddle is a real pleasure to ride after a good rub down with Proofide and for a 200 lb. man about 200 miles and it really starts to fit your ars.
If you are a 110 pound person it will take much longer to brake in be patient and if it is just to hard during brake in you can back off the tension just a wee bit till you have put some miles on it then retention. This will help you to make it through the brake in process.
Do NOT over dress it, and never use neatsfoot oil, you know for baseball gloves as it will ruin your saddle making it to soft,spongy.
Just treat it with proofide 1 time both top and bottom then ride, before each winter profide again. Once a year is plenty.