- Meltonian Cream Shoe Polish, Boot Polish, Leather Shoe Polish Oil Based with Beeswax, Restores and Protects, Over 60 Colors

I have purchased two different boot/ shoe creams so far, and I am happy with them both. The first was their black to shine up the wife's black office shoes while keeping the leather soft and supple in the hot and dry southwest desert air, and adding a little waterproofing to them for the occasional rain we get. The second was a Tan color for protecting our families' cowboy boots. Overall i am pleased with my purchase and its performance. And the fact that I get to purchase from a small UK business that is hundreds of years old, and makes traditional products using bees wax instead of random chemical slop from china is the main reason I purchased from them. Note: The polish is made in the EU(France). Other than that: Some Pros: 1. Easy to apply with their dauber, which picks up the cream right out of the jar, and works a small amount in quite well. 2. It goes along way. - I expect to be able to go over 2 pairs of adult boots, my suede slip-on shoes, which drink the polish up, and 4 pairs of kids boots, 3 or four times before I have to buy a new bottle of boot cream. 3. It only took 15 minutes to do 5 pairs of boots and 1 pair of shoes. Some Cons: 1. I tried to color match to the average color of our boots, and on normal leather it does not darken them too bad, but on my suede shoes which looked like a closer match they darkened from a sand to a chestnut color after application - personally i think they look better now, and it helps me tell the differance be tween my good pair and shop pair of shoes. 2. It will stain or color any visible stitching as well. As with any shoe polish, this can't be helped, but if you do get it on your hands, it doesn't stain them, and it washes off easily with warm soap and water. 3. Lastly, it's not as durable on the toe box of kids' boots and shoes as I was hoping. But given how easy it is to apply, if they are clean its not the end of the world, and at least you dont need a hazmat suit to apply.

This is my first time with any 'leather cream' product, but I felt that on my next pair of leather work boots, it would be a good idea. So I did my best to research several products, and I wanted a colored product, so I picked this Meltonian Cream Shoe Polish with Natural Wax & Oils, Brown Shoe Polish (Brick color) for Leather, which has a long history. I am attaching some pictures to this review. I bought another new pair of leather works boots recently, which were marked down in price, due to being a bit scuffed up. No big deal I thought, as they were going to shortly be living a pretty rough life anyway. Then it snowed, before I wore them out and to work for the first time. So I decided that since shoes and boot have now gotten extremely high priced recently, compared to years past. I not only wanted to add some extra longevity to them, but also some added waterproofing because of the recent snowfall. I have read through many of the reviews on this product here on Amazon, and I do see that some people misunderstand the prime purpose of this type of product. This Meltonian Cream Shoe Polish with Natural Wax & Oils, is a great all around product, not simply a 'polish' for shine. It provides some leather conditioners, which keep the leather a bit softer and flexible, along with some oils for additional water resistance, along with a bit of wax for polish and some water resistance. So it's not like a Kiwi wax product, which does nothing for conditioning, and is strictly a polish and water resistance overlay. This product soaks into leather, not simply lay on top of it. The boots in the pictures I am attaching are still new and unworn. After I applied this product to the boots, I let them sit for a day. Then gave them a good buffing, and then added an additional layer of a waxy Kiwi boot polish like product. So now I have the colored conditioner underneath, and a bit of a brown wax shell on top. I was also amazed with how far just a little bit of this product went. These new boots were a bit thirsty, and are big. These are size 11 double-wide steel toed leather work boots. As you can see in one of the pictures I am attaching. After giving them both (in the end) a good brushed in coating of this product. I only ended up using about 15% of the jar. Now that's fantastic! Only in one of the pictures I am including, have both boots been conditioned. You will notice that one boot is slightly darker than the other. That is because the lighter boot had been conditioned for about an hour already, by the time I had a chance to finish the second boot. So it had more soak-in time, and lightened up some. The darker boot, was only moments after being finished. None of the pictures show the boots after having been brushed-off, after the application. Four of the 'two boot' pictures, are of one boot coated, and one not. One picture shows how much of the Meltonian Cream is left over, after having done both boots. One picture shows both boots done, and again, one is darker due to it having just been finished getting its application. As for the ''strong smell' that some reviews have mentioned. I had zero issues with with that. I did do them in the two car garage with the doors closed. Now maybe I am less susceptible to the odor, due to much of the time being in a blue collar shop environment? I know that I will be returning to use this product again. It really is fantastic stuff!

I bought this to correct some stains that happened to a brown leather jacket. I should have bought Cordovan, but I got Brown... which turned out to be lighter than my leather jacket. However, the cream blended in nicely. I had some subtle white paint stains on the jacket that I'd cleaned off, but there was still some stubborn residue. This Meltonian cream did a nice job of cleaning that off. I can't speak of the polishing aspect, because this is a jacket (not shoes). But the restoration seemed successful. There's also a nice aroma.

Second time purchasing. I really like it it matches my boot color and leaves it looking new.

I've been using this brand for more years than I can remember. For me, it's perfect: covers little scuffs, dries nicely, takes a nice brushing and final buffing. You can count on it.

Meltonian is a wonderful creamy shoe polish available in multiple colors that gives shoes a beautiful shine and keeps the leather soft. The best shoe polish I have ever found. I have used it for decades, but it has become impossible to find other than on Amazon.

Haven't used this in quite a long time, but recognized the results immediately. Brings a soft glow to the leather, cleans scuff marks, shoes looked almost as good as new. almost, only because of the age of the shoes. Well worth the cost. Had seen some comments about the size of the container, just as I remember from many years ago, and this truly the case of a little goes a long way.

Meltonian is the most effective, easiest to use, shoe polish I've ever used. It must have gone out of production for a time, because I could only find it at highly inflated prices. It has returned to a manageable price with no decrease in quality. Highly recommended.