Marla Olive Green Shoe Polish 060 – 50ml Beeswax Cream for Smooth Leather

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Marla Olive Green Shoe Polish 060 – 50ml Beeswax Cream for Smooth Leather – beeswax care for a shade nobody stocks

Olive green is a lovely colour on a pair of boots and an absolute nuisance to keep looking right. It is a muted, slightly grey-toned green, so as soon as the surface dulls the whole shoe reads as brown, and every high street shelf offers you black, brown or nothing at all. A tin of matching polish is the cheapest way to keep that quiet green looking deliberate rather than faded.

Marla Shoe Polish is a beeswax-based maintenance cream for all types of smooth leather. The wax feeds the leather and leaves a light protective film, while the pigment tops up the colour that daily wear takes out of the toes and heel counters. Once it has soaked in and been buffed out you get a warm, natural shine rather than a plastic-looking gloss.

This olive green shoe polish suits green Derbys and brogues, olive Chelsea boots, country boots and matching bags and belts. My own habit is a proper cream and brush session every few weeks and a quick buff with a cloth in between. Ten minutes on a Sunday evening genuinely adds years to a good pair of shoes, and I would far rather sell you a tin of polish than a replacement pair.

Why choose the Marla olive green shoe polish?

• Beeswax feeds and protects. Natural beeswax nourishes the leather and leaves a light protective film, so the shoes stay supple and shrug off dust and drizzle.
• It tops up the olive green. The pigment replaces the colour that wear takes out of the toes and heels, so a faded green pair stops reading as a vaguely muddy brown.
• It buffs to a warm shine. Brush it out and you get a natural, slightly deep shine, which suits a muted green far better than a hard, glassy gloss ever would.
• It keeps leather from cracking. Regular feeding is what stops those fine cracks forming across the flex line of the toe, and that is the one kind of damage nobody can undo.
• A shade you cannot buy anywhere. Olive green is almost never stocked as a shoe polish, which is why green boots so often end up polished with brown and never look quite right again.
• Sensible size, sensible price. A 50ml tin treats a great many pairs, because a thin coat is all you need. It is one of the cheapest bits of maintenance you can do for a good pair of shoes.

How to use the Marla olive green shoe polish

1. Brush the shoes down first to get rid of dust and grit, because polishing over grit simply grinds it into the leather.
2. Take a small amount on a cloth or an applicator brush and spread a thin layer over the leather, working it in with circular movements.
3. Pay extra attention to the toe and the heel counter, which lose the most colour, and keep the polish off the stitching and any pale soles.
4. Leave it for about fifteen minutes so the wax can soak in properly. This waiting stage is what separates a good shine from a smeary one.
5. Buff out with a polishing brush or a soft cloth until the shine comes up.
6. Repeat with a second thin coat if the green still looks uneven across the vamp.

My tip from behind the counter

Keep a separate cloth and brush for green. Pigment left in a brown cloth will muddy an olive upper in a way you cannot undo, and olive is close enough to brown that you will not notice until the shoes are dry and it is too late. I keep three cloths in a jar behind the counter, marked with a stitch of coloured thread, and it has saved me more good pairs than any single product on the shelf. If you only own one brush, buff green shoes first and browns afterwards.

Specifications

• Volume: 50ml tin
• Shade: 060 Olive Green
• Type: Beeswax shoe polish and maintenance cream
• Suitable for: All types of smooth leather in olive, khaki and muted green shades
• Not suitable for: Suede, nubuck and patent leather
• Soaking time: Around 15 minutes before buffing
• Brand: Marla
• Article code: Marla-polish-060
• Price: £5.95

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between this polish and a shoe cream?

The Marla polish is wax-led, so it protects, shines and tops up colour on the surface. An oil-rich cream puts more nourishment deeper into the leather but shines less. Ideally you use both: cream a few times a year to feed the leather, and wax polish regularly for colour and protection.

Will olive green work on a khaki or dark green pair?

In most cases yes, because it tones an existing colour rather than repainting it. Olive, khaki, sage and moss all sit in the same family. Test on the inside of the heel first, and remember that a slightly darker polish on a lighter shoe usually looks better than the other way round.

Will it come off on my trousers?

Not once it is buffed properly. Colour transfer happens when polish is left thick on the surface and never brushed out. Apply thin coats, give the wax time to soak in, then buff until the cloth comes away clean.

Where can I buy Marla olive green shoe polish 060 in the UK?

You can order Marla olive green shoe polish 060 directly from Shoespecialist.co.uk. We offer free delivery on orders over £50, same-day dispatch when you order before 5pm, and a 60-day return policy.