Everybody loves a good shoeshine, especially the guys over at Esquire Magazine. This past week, Rickey Thornton (you'll remember him from our first "exhibition" post on the Saphir luxury shoe polishes) and I headed to New York to preach a little shoe love. Rickey is probably the best shoe guy I have come across and the Saphir shoe polishes are unquestionably the best shoe polishes in the world. Together, who could resist an offer for some shoe love?

Our hope was certainly not the editors of any magazines. Nick Sullivan, fashion editor of Esquire Magazine and an all-around incredible man, was one of the first in New York to jump at the opportunity to have us drop by their offices and demonstrate the magic of the Saphir shoe polishes. If I thought that my small scuff was a test for the Saphir polishes, Nick had something altogether different in store for us. You see, he had just received a pair of Church's shoes back from the shoe repair store around the corner from the Hearst offices. These guys are not B. Nelson's Shoes (best shoe repair in the city), and subsequently returned his shoes in a condition that would have had most men just throw them in the garbage. However, luckily for us, Nick held onto them out of nostalgia.

Enter me, Rickey, and the Saphir Shoe Polishes. Nick, not quite knowing what to make of our "absolutely the best" claims, decided to take some pictures of his shoes before and after Rickey put the Saphir MDO polishes to the test.

Check out how the Saphir Polishes performed below. Needless to say, we were at the Esquire offices for quite some time spreading our love for these incredible shoe polishes from France.