I dreaded polishing my shoes because the cream polishes always dried out and the brittle pieces made a mess around the chair and on the table.  Not so with Meltonian.  I just loved how easy it was to put a nice layer of polish on my shoes and now, about three weeks later my shoes still look great.  I can truly recommend this product.  One word of caution: I also ordered the dark brown only to find that it is more a brown gray.  I recommend to really hold the shoe against the monitor to compare the colors with the one that is needed.  I ended up replacing the dark brown with Sandalwood.