Polish Comparison: Pure Polish vs Saphir MDO: the Final

Here is my overall sizing guide, inspired by the Skoaktiebolaget sizing guide.
@wishoeguy Sizing Chart
Custom Lasts for Saint Crispins, Francis Waplinger and Meccariello (after the four listed below... slight adjustments). Blazing Wonders and Enzo Bonafe are 9.5UK with slight adjustments
Acme (all lasts) 10UK
Michael Darren sleek chisel 9.5UK
Michael Darren wholecut 9.5UK
Septieme Largeur 199 9.5UK
Mattina soft square 44EU
JM Weston bullet 9UK
Zonkey Boot 140 Classic Last 9.5UK (perfect fit)
Grenson 207 9.5UK
Vahtia Hippogriff 46
Norman Vilalta AC 9.5UK
Maison Aubercy A7 10E
Maison Corthay Pullman 11D (narrow)
Gordon JimJun Soft Sq Toe WS 9.5UK
Bodileys BOD205 9.5UK
Cheaney 205 9.5 UK
Cheaney 12508 9.5 UK
Cheaney 208 9.5UK
Cheaney slippers (Bowhill and Eliot) 9.5UK
Cru NonPareil Saville 10.5EE
The Armoury Haijime 9.5UK
Altan Senzo 10.5
Altan summer loafer with strap 9 (yes really)
Skolyx Adelaide Hector 10
Skolyx LWB Ben 9.5
Hephaestus L25 46
Hephaestus A1 45
Fugashin 9.5UK
CNES 44
John Lobb 10UK
Stefano Bemer TX 44.5 PdP
Bontoni 202 44 PdP
Vass new Peter 44 PdP
Vass u 44 PdP
Meermin Rui UK10
Meermin Hiro UK10
Meermin HOK UK9.5
Meermin Elton UK10
Meermin RON UK9.5 (should have done 9... loafers)
Meermin ROK UK9.5
Meermin Dani UK9.5 (should be 9)
Bordon Columbia boots 9.5UK
Yearn Shoemakers Adelaide 9.5UK tight
Allen Edmonds 65 US11D
Allen Edmonds 511 US11D
Allen Edmonds 108 US11D
Allen Edmonds 64 US11D
Allen Edmonds 606 US11D
Allen Edmonds 1757 US11D
Allen Edmonds 1943 US11D
Allen Edmonds 97 US11D
Alden Barrie 11D US
Alden Aberdeen 11E US
Crockett and Jones 336 UK 10E
Crockett and Jones 325 UK10E
Crockett and Jones 378 UK10E
Crockett and Jones 348 UK10E
Crockett and Jones 341 UK10E
Loake Capital UK9.5F
Loake Tower UK9.5F
Loake River UK9.5F
Loake Bullet UK9.5F
Vass U UK10 / 44 (a little tight)
Vass New Peter UK10 / 44
Heinrich Dinkelacker Buda UK9.5G
Heinrich Dinkelacker Luzern UK9.5G
TLB Mallorca Picasso UK10
TLB Mallorca Goya UK10
TLB Oliver UK10
TLB Bryan UK10
Yohei Fukuda 9.5E left and 9.5F right
Hiro Yanagimachi 10UK
Carmina Rain UK10
Carmina Oscar UK10
Carmina Forest UK10
Carmina Simpson UK10.5 and 10(better but instep still tight)
Carmina buger UK10
Löf and Tung T UK10
Enzo Bonafe 74945 UK10
Enzo Bonafe 946 UK 10
Alden Barrie US11D
Alden Aberdeen US11E
Barker 464 UK9.5F
Alfred Sargent 109 UK10
Alfred Sargent 724 UK9.5
Alfred Sargent Oakley UK 9.5
Alfred Sargent coldstream UK9.5 (little loose)
Paul Sargent 724F UK9.5
Paul Sargent 53F UK9.5
Carlos Santos 57 UK9.5
Carlos Santos 234 UK9.5
Carlos Santos CS2 UK9.5
Carlos Santos 316 UK9
Amblier AM18 UK10
Paolo Scafora R UK10
Paolo Scafora Door UK10
Paolo Scafora Vola UK9.5
Yeossal Branca UK10
Yeossal BX7 UK10
Cobbler Union 312 9.5UK
TLB Picasso 10UK
TLB Bryan 10UK
TLB Goya 10UK
TLB Oliver 10UK
Edward Green 389 10UK
Edward Green 202 10UK
Edward Green 83 9.5UK
Edward Green 606 10UK
Gaziano & Girling TG73 10 UK
Gaziano & Girling Deco Square 10UK
Gaziano & Girling MH71 10 UK
Foster &Son ALM 10FUK
Foster & Son 83 10EUK
George Cleverley 348 10UK
Oct Tenth Huang 10UK (has high instep. Asked for thicker sole which wasn’t enough).
Paraboot Griff UK10
Paraboot Galaxy UK 9.5F
Mezlan 110 US11M
Church’s Natural UK10G
Church’s Castoro UK10F
J Fitzpatrick NGT UK10.5E (will size down to 10 in future)
J Fitzpatrick LPB UK9.5E
Barbanerra Gaucho UK10 too loose
Sons of Henrey Contemporary Almond 10F
Trickers 2298 UK10F
Trickers 6143 UK9.5F
Bruno Magli 92B UK10/44/US11
Eve’s and Gray UK10 (no last listed)
A Meccariellio Hawksbill UK10.5 / 44.5 roomy
A Meccariello B 03 UK9.5 too tight
A Meccariello Chisel 2 9.5F perfect
A Meccariello soft square 9.5E perfect.
A. Meccariello move forward with corrected last.
Francis Waplinger 45 corrected last
Saint Crispins 10 Corrected Last

[@purepolishproducts]

You did great work on these John! Thank you so much for giving our products the chance to have this head-to-head with a very strong competitor!

[@CobblerBob]

I love Pure Polish. “Smells like oranges, not gasoline” 😂 I completely agree with your opinions!

[@masculineguy37]

Great vid, i use Saphir for years now. For the best shine repeat the mirror shine wax proces 3 times or more so you'll get more layers. Make the wax soft with your finger (it's almost as hard as rock) Add just a little, with a drop of water and focus on the toes, lower side and back for that little extra shine.

[@josephheinecke1992]

Different subject, have you ever watched any of Terry Kim's bespoke shoe making videos? Awesome stuff!

[@wishoeguy]

I’ll have to check it out

[@maisajbin2954]

Have you ever compared the color of your shoes after using conditioner products after 2-3 weeks with the original color? I am quite confused about this, because I just ordered a pair of shoes with 3 leather colors, I am afraid that if after a long time of use, the leather color will darken and almost become 1 color.

[@wishoeguy]

Greetings. Most conditioners will darker the leather but unless the three colors are very close they won’t necessarily make them alike. A key piece here is not over conditioning. Unless you’re polishing your shoes to a high shine, they only need to be conditioned every 20-30 wears in regular conditions. If they get soaked or very heated, you’ll see it seems dry and you can condition then. The chemicals in shoe polish are someone harsh on the leather so a mild conditioner between polishing can keep it looking new. Nutrient rich conditioners like Saphir or pure polish require much less in terms of conditioning. You also need to ask yourself if you want your shoes to look new or build a natural patina. If you want natural, condition less. Casual leathers can get away with annual or less frequent conditioning. Be sparing with conditioner because a little goes a long way. I have used a product that doesn’t darken, it’s called Bick4 from Bickmore. It’s on Amazon.

[@maisajbin2954]

@@wishoeguy Can I use Saphir Renovateur and Pure polish's Conditioner on museum calf leathers?

[@josephheinecke1992]

Other than rènomat I actually like how Saphir smells 🤔

[@Vultain]

Same, Kiwi smells like gasoline and death but not Saphir. I don't have Pure Polish but I am curious now. 🤔

[@wishoeguy]

Smells like oranges