SaphirCream Surfine Shoe Polish 50 ML

Good choice of colours.

At a very fit and active 86 - I'm a global actor, and former retired Light Infantry Officer; having given 32 years wholetime and first-line active Reserve service; preceded by three year Regular Senior Aircraftman in the Royal Air Force (including RAF Christmas Island UK H-Bomb Veteran 1958-59) - so I know what it means to have a shine on your shoes !Talking of Polishes, I've tried them all, but - I say this, *Without Prejudice* - Saphir wax polish (or cream), is the ultimate-best product to *feed* into all leathers, and bring up a shine in them, this is comparable with the toe-caps on the boots of a Buckingham Palace Grenadier Guard, or with the glossy mirror finish on a brand-new Rolls Royce in the showrooms of Owen and Owen !It's not cheap, by any means, but - if you want to have a shine on your shoes, that you can see your face in - one word says it all, and that is SAPHIR; no other polish can hold a candle up to a SAPHIR-SHINE !

This product range is expensive for a reason. Good quality ingredients. If you enjoy clean polished shoes and are willing to reach further into your pockets these creams and polishes are excellent. More importantly than gloss and appearance the product nourish leather very well.

I used this to renovate a light gold leather handbag which had wear on the corners and a few scratches. The polish matched perfectly and the cover was excellent. I applied it twice for an excellent finish. Would highly recommend.

I did hesitate about buying this brand rather than the cheaper one but I am so glad I did. It is lovely and creamy, superb covering even on really badly treated shoes, I think you can visibly see the leather rejuvenating! I used too much at first because a little goes a long way. Also when it arrived it was so carefully packaged.

Unfortunately this turned out to be a different shade of gold to the shoes I bought it for. Nevertheless it seems to be a very good quality shoe cream, and I have been able to use it on a gold coloured handbag.

Excellent shoe creme, this is not a standard wax polish, but more liquid in consistency, and could be used to cover scuff marks. I've always used traditional shoe polish on my leather shoes, and buffed them using brushes, but so far, have used standard supermarket polish, and the products from this brand are vastly superior, compared to standard (Kiwi, for example) shoe polish. It's made from all natural ingredients, which I like, it's got a lovely smell, and works really well. I also bought the Pate de Lux from the same brand (but different seller), and according to the maker's instructions, you first apply this Creme, buff and shine, then apply Pate de Lux using a soft cloth, and mixing it with a small amount of water, gradually building up to deep shine. I did apply the Creme first, and buffed using a horsehair brush, before then applying the (harder, more waxy) Pate de Lux, as the boots are new, and I thought it can't hurt to give them a good first treatment to protect the leather. I applied this product using a small, soft brush, left it to dry for a few minutes, then buffed with a horsehair brush, and the results are excellent. In future, I will probably alternate between using this Creme and the Pate de Lux, as this product gives a good shine and very good results on its own. I think the Pate de Lux probably protects leather more efficiently, compared to this, but probably won't want to apply both products every time. I will definitely be buying more of this, when I run out, and highly recommend it if you're looking for a good quality product at reasonable price. If you only want to buy one product, I would recommend this if you're looking to renovate scuffed leather, but the Pate de Lux, if your priority is protecting the leather from water and dirt. Both give a good shine, though, and are both really good products - as I said above, according to the manufacturer, you use both products, this first, then the Pate de Lux, but am sure it was suggested somewhere to alternate between the two products... Another thing to note about this product is that it comes off other things a lot easier than I am used to - I always found it really hard to get shoe polish off my hands before, but this product comes off easily, and it also easy to remove from stainless steel buckles etc, whereas I also always had problems with any buckles etc on shoes/boots getting stained by shoe polish, which I found hard to remove, whereas this product can be removed easily (but think it will still last on leather).

The product was a good colour and a good consistency. However shoes were very pale so it was a little darker. I wanted it to cover a light scuff mark but it wasn’t able to do that. In hindsight I bought the wrong product so that is my fault.