MistaSausageWow sorry I am not very good with this, so pardon me for asking this, but isn't shell cordovan supposed to be pretty shiny? It looks like a matte finish from this picture :/
MeowNoxtypically it is finished with wax and then you brush the hell out of it and it will become shiny and shinier overtime. (I have a pair of alden shell cordovan captoes #8 and carmina wholecut navy shell cordovan)