Professional 14 piece Shoe Polish Kit by Modern Man Influence for shoe cleaning, shining, polishing and storing

The product was everything that I expected. All the items were included box ie sturdy and strong great product

I was skeptical of this magic box at first. It came precisely wrapped in two cardboard boxes, like a rough matryoshka doll. Each layer more magically wrapped than the next. When I got to the warmly stained wood and opened it up, I was surprised by the brushes and gloves, shoehorns and polishes; oh my! Having dress shoes from decades past in my closet uncared for and forgotten, I knew just what I’d try...a pair of brown leather shoes I hadn’t worn in years, scraped and dull from age. I pulled them out from the back of my closet and gazed upon them with dread. They looked as if they’d been left in mud and grass for more time than necessary. I rummaged around my rag bin until I found a soft T-shirt scrap. Wet the thing and wiped off every inch of dirt. They were a pitiful sight, even when cleaned. Like some aged sun worshiper who smokes 2 packs a day. These poor prunes didn’t seem want to ever come alive. I stuffed the shoe trees into the shoes and the wrinkles stretched out ever so slightly. I reminded me of a time when I was a child; stretching my grandmother’s wrinkled skin to see a smooth surface once more. How many years had passed between such loss of youth and strength? The small brushes made applying the brown polish easy. “Apply sparingly” the instructions called out. I followed directions and covered the shoes until they were a mahogany brown once more. Mr. Miyagi called forth in my brain: “Wax on, wax off”; I applied an even coat and practiced blocking punches with my tired fingers. It was fun. I eschewed the white glove treatment, for I’m not a butler, bad plan though. My fingers were stained as dark as the shoes afterwards. Nothing a couple handwashings will take care of. I’ll wear them next go round. Old shoes once more had some life, but I was not completely finished yet. I let them sit for two hours, not the recommended 24 hours. Perhaps next time I’ll listen, but that day I was in a hurry. The large brush is soft and fits well in the hand. I vigorously removed the polish until the finish was smooth and consistently brown, not spotted. Oh, but I wasn’t finished yet. The buffing cloth made the old shoes shine like a mirror. I was quite impressed. The wrinkles still show but they are shiny, like someone who has just had Botox. Not bad Modern Man. Not bad at all.

I feel as though I mostly paid for the wooden box and some brushes. It's not bad for what it is, but it caters to the kind of person who idolizes handlebar mustaches and Ron Swanson (who would have a plain lacquered box and definitely not wear gloves while shining his shoes, incidentally). Still I guess it's not a bad value. The shoe tree is cheap, but it fills a shoe up to 12.5 or 13. I haven't used the waxes but expect them to be on par with Kiwi. Some flannel strips and leather conditioner would have been nice, and different colored stains on the brushes so as to differentiate them. The box doest have room for all my stuff, but I also have a lot of stuff.

Bought this kit to helo maintain a few pairs of my dress shoes for work. The kit arrived well packaged, and the contents seems to be of good quality however, I did not recieve tge shorn horn or tge shoe trees in the package.

Everything you need to polish and maintain you shoes in one box. A great product.

This is a nice kit to own.

Nice starter kit. Has room inside the box to store more items as your kit grows for your needs.

The inserts for the shoes felt very cheap and flimsy but overall everything else was excellent the box was a high-quality wood and all of the polishes as well as other accessories were top notch