This shoe cream is great, it contains a lot of pigment and it develops a great shine. Of course, you're not going to get the bright mirrored finish that you will with a wax-based polish like Kiwi, but instead you get a deep, rich luster that accentuates the grain of the leather and makes it glow.

Everyone has their own way of polishing (and I'm far from an expert) but my preferred method is to use cream polish on the whole shoe, and then go over the toe (and sometimes heel) with wax polish a couple of times to give it that extra shine. Be careful putting wax polish over the vamp (right below the laces, where the shoe creases as you take a step) because it can make the creases more obvious. Good luck getting a good shine!