Customer Reviews Frye Leather Conditioning Cream

My first thought was that this is just pricey Vaseline. I am still not entirely sure how it differs from Vaseline, but it does a good job of keeping my boots looking new. I have not had a chance yet to see if it protects against rain.

Great product - It's very nourishing, but I would never use this on light color leathers unless you wanted to darken them.

I don't know if there is any way around it, but it made my expensive Frye brown boots noticeably darker. Not a hue to my liking I might add.

I purchased this conditioning cream based on the many good reviews, but I was very disappointed in the result. I followed the directions regarding application. My boots started off as light cognac colored, but as was mentioned in previous reviews, it did darken the leather. In my case it did not darken uniformly and there was one big spot that was darker (they are smooth leather boots, not distressed). I figured it was worth it for the waterproofing. When I was done applying the cream, I sprayed some water on the boots and it beaded up instead of absorbing, and I thought, great, this will work for my trip to London next week! Yesterday, I walked across Tower Bridge in London in the rain (we're talking June here), and my boots totally absorbed all the water and turned dark. The cream didn't work at all for waterproofing! Next time I will pay less money and stick with Mink Oil you can get at the drug store. I spent extra money for a product I thought would be better for my nice boots but it didn't do anything except darken them...and unevenly at that.