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How to store leather articles!?

June 25, 2018

What is the best way to store your precious leathers when the seasons change? Although it may be tempting just to toss the winter boots to the back of the closet and hang the leather jacket on the nearest hook, a little time and thought now will ensure your leather attire will be refreshed and ready when next the wind blows cold and the snow flies. You have invested much in your leather wardrobe, and we gathered some wise advice to keep that investment returning dividends to you for many years into the future.

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Saphir Renovateur Medaille D'Or 1925

April 25, 2018

Saphir Renovateur
Saphir Renovateur Medaille D'Or 1925 (Renovator) - One product every leather care collection needs it and its the amazing French all-in-one formulation. This colorless cream is equally effective as a cleaner and a conditioner. Even more impressive, the one step cleaning and conditioning is followed by an impressive shine created without additional products.

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Saphir Renovateur - How To Clean, Condition And Polish Fine Leather.

April 25, 2018

Using Saphir Renovateur on your fine footwear and other leathers is remarkably easy to do and reaps huge benefits for the appearance, comfort and longevity of your possessions. Use a horsehair brush to remove any dirt, dust and residue. Long, sweeping motions from heel to toe for shoes works well. If you are preparing boots also brush from the top edge to the bottom. To reach tight areas use the Saphir Pommadier or Spatula Brush to ensure the rich cream gets into all seams and welts. Also keep in mind that Saphir offers Renovateur in a tube for precise application and in a spray formula for napped leathers like suede and nubuck.

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The Differences between Suede and Nubuck Leather

April 16, 2018

Suede is a special type of leather, created when a full hide is split and the interior fibers are exposed. Because suede is not full-grain, it is thinner and more fragile than other leathers. It also has a unique texture, not smooth but napped, and is very soft and supple. The nap can range from a tightly packed, velvety feel, with short, plush fibers, to a rougher more casual look, with longer fibers. Another variety of suede is produced by abrading smooth leather until the characteristic nap results. This manufactured napped leather is known as nubuck, and is typically more durable than the split-hide as it is thicker, but it is usually more expensive.

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Superior Shoe Shine Kits for Travel Purposes

April 05, 2018

Superior Shoe Shine Kits for Travel Purposes
Whenever and wherever you roam, keeping your footwear well maintained while traveling is important for both your comfort and to preserve the integrity and style of your valuable shoes and boots. Casual multi-color and black shoes in your suitcase? No problem when you buy the Superior Travel Shoe Care set - Cartridge, a flip lid case filled with black and neutral shoe cream with two daubers, horsehair shine brush, shine cloth and shoehorn.

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Traveling with wrong shoes

April 04, 2018

Cranky, painful feet only get less cooperative. If you’ve brought footwear that worked well for light usage but now you’re regretting that tight feeling under prolonged use, Saphir Oke is a shoe stretch product that allows you to ease the tension in the specific places where it’s needed. A good inside shoe protection and deodorizer after a long day of hiking or sightseeing can go a long way to revive your footwear for tomorrow’s challenges so add some original travel size Woly Bio Fresh into your kit as well. And happy trails to you!

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Ready for travel? How about your footwear?

March 28, 2018

You don’t travel in just one season or one type of weather or for one purpose. Your personal style could be dancing in the moonlight on a Rhine cruise or trekking the African bush to the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Pack the right footwear for the conditions and the activities your expecting and then pack along a handy small shoe care travel kit or just treat it home before traveling with some shoe care conditioners and waterproofing. If conditions won’t be much different than home, pick your shoes for comfort and travel with one of the conveniently sized Shoe Care Travel Kits offered by Valentino Garemi. Go online to investigate our wide range of leather care and shoe care products and assemble the travel kit that works for you.

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Shoe Care Kit - Renoir - from Famaco France

March 28, 2018

The Famaco Shoe Care brand is a name known globally for their quality leather care products. Don’t be fooled by the name, this kit can be used on many other leather items in your home, not just footwear. When you make the decision that you want to properly care for your expensive leather than you should consider purchasing this kit, it will serve you well.

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Shoe Cleaning | The proper way

March 28, 2018

Everything you have in life needs to be properly maintained and care for, why would your shoes be any different? When you made that purchase you did so because you loved how they looked or felt on your feet. An invaluable product is Saphir Omnidaim; best on market from all aspects, this liquid is applied and allow sitting for several hours, it will restore that gorgeous material and have it looking bright and clean. A shoe care kit is of the utmost importance and you should equip it with the products that are designed for the footwear you own.

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Polishing cloths - a must have shoe care accessories

March 28, 2018

They can go by many names such as polishing cloth, shining cloth, a chamois or even as simple as cleaning shoe cloth. On our store, you can find a selection of several good polishing cloths made from 100% cotton with generously large sizes and excellent stitching jobs.

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Choosing the correct Saphir product - When To Use Reno'Mat And When To Use Renovateur ??

March 26, 2018

We have been discussing a number of the products made by the French company Saphir over the past few blog posts. One question that you may be asking is how to make the decision between using Saphir Reno’Mat or Saphir Renovateur. An application of Renovateur also can be an all-in-one experience, permitting you to clean and polish to your desired shine without using other polish or waxes. Use each for its intended purpose and these effective and high quality French products will care for smooth leathers effectively, adding years of enjoyment to your ownership of leathers cared for with Saphir.

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Shoe & Boots Stretch Solution - Benefits for all tight Leather Footwear

March 26, 2018

How many pairs of shoes and boots have you bought because they looked fabulous in the store only, to wear them the next day for a few hours and your feet are in so much pain you take them off, put them in the closet and try to forget they exist. These are a spray or simple pulverize that you can use to soften the leather on your shoes and boots to help them stretch only in the spots that you need them too. This product is really an invaluable product to have in your shoe care kit and you can easily find it at Valentino Garemi's online store.