Why does this shoe's leather look dull?

[yoyo]

Even after i polish them, they don't really have much shine on them.

I haven't worn them much, this was the first time i polished them. I was using kiwi shoe polish.

I had some camera problems, the flash was throwing off the way they looked. But they're definatly duller looking than other shoes i have.

 

[skalogre]

COuld be the type of leather or if you have used in the past some sort of oil like mink oil. I have seen dullness result from that in the past...

 

[Faded501s]

Very cool loafers but they almost look too shiny to me. It's hard to photograph leather some times but they look more like a casual leather that wouldn't take shining so well. I'd probably take some saddle soap to them and maybe a little mink oil if they needed it (they'll get darker).

Who made em?

 

[yoyo]

Hm, i wasn't aware that there were various sorts of leather, other than real/correct grain distinction (and nubuck, etc). I'll look for some mink oil...

They are johnston & murphy.