Saphir colors for Loake shoes?

[badbeat808]

Hi

I have a pair of Loake Fleet in dark brown (https://www.loake.com/product/fleet-dark-brown/)

I'm about to buy Medaille d’Or Crème Pommadier 1925 and Saphir Pate de Luxe for them. Any ideas which color I should chose these products in for the shoes?

 

[Camerashy]

this is a great reference posted by another member the other day

Guide - Saphir Medaille d'Or colours

Guide - Colours Saphir Medaille d'Or, the complete guide to all Saphir's colours of shoe cream and wax polish.

www.skolyx.se

 

[breakaway01]

suggest the #34 (Tobacco) for the cream polish. It's a matter of taste but if you like the cap to be a little darker then you could try the Dark Brown for the wax polish.

 

[JFWR]

You should buy the BDC Saphir instead of the pommadier for cream polish. Many more varieties of colours and it's less oily and greasy.

 

[badbeat808]

suggest the #34 (Tobacco) for the cream polish. It's a matter of taste but if you like the cap to be a little darker then you could try the Dark Brown for the wax polish.

I'm actually considering going dark brown for both shoe creme and polish. You think that would work?

 

[breakaway01]

Hard to say for sure. The dark brown is quite dark. If it’s darker than your shoes then it may slowly darken them over time. Depends on whether you want that. A color that is slightly lighter won’t lighten the shoes, in my experience.