I recently bought 2 pairs from shoetreeproject.com (they are Singapore based), for about RM258, inclusive of shipping, which works out to about RM129 per pair. They're supposedly made of "American Red Cedar". I have no way to confirm that, but they seem to be of good quality.
Muji also sells red Cedar shoe trees - they were RM 121 back in 2018, but they are single tube, as opposed to normal twin tube. These were made in China.
And then, of course, Lazada and Taobao also have cedar shoe trees.

Mr Minit
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Yes, there is cedar aroma.

Yes it does. Not sure if it helps, but I like it.

FWIW, my first shoetree from Loake was not cedar and the shoe I'm using it with smells fine. I do take good care of my shoes though.

I have both type of shoe tree, MUJI one and from STP. Both will have cedar smell when new. I read up that to return the smell you need to use sand paper to scrub it, but in the end I didn't manage to get the cedar smell back.

Now just using them to prevent moisture build up and retain shape of the leather.

I buy from him few times, price is reasonable

Not if you use it properly. Less is more.

What colour is your shell?
Have your tried Saphir Gentle Cleaner or Renovateur to remove as much as you can?
Then apply Saphir's Cordovan Cream to recolour the spot.
I have the Black, Dark Brown & Burgundy Cordovan cream on my Shopee if you need.
www.shopee.com.my/phrozenheart

Personally i just leave it be. Until i think it need to be redone. But that's me. I will do mirror shine and wear it until the shine started to fade and uneven. Then I will reworked them.

I tend to touch up the shine after wearing it for a week in rotation. I would use the brush to get rid of dust around the welt and creases but not on the toe cap. You shouldn't accumulate too much wax if it's used sparingly. I would only strip off the polish if I had a deep gash on the mirror shine that couldn't be touched up.

Unfortunately, there is no 100% guarantee and substitute for trying the shoes on in person.
As I also buy most of my shoes online, I have created a guide here to assist www.thelibrankl.com/shoe-size-guide/

Took me a lot of trial and error to know which brand and size fits me best.
It is also better to estimate slightly larger than smaller just to get the "perfect" fit.
With a slightly larger shoe you can put insole, heel grip or tongue pads to make it fit.
If it is smaller, it is harder and costlier to stretch or impossible to stretch certain parts.

That's a Loake Strand?

Medium brown worked fine for me.

That's a personal question I guess. It doesn't make a huge difference to me. The most visible things would be when you are covering up scratches. For these I prefer that my creme be slightly darker than the leather. I happen to be wearing my Aldwych in Mahogany today, here is a shot of a couple of scratches that I have:
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You don't need to clean/strip the leather to use a different colour creme. Not for Loake's any way. The 1880 range use full grain leather, but the finishing is quite heavy and cremes don't really change the colour all that much.

BTW, can I ask is that from P Lal and how much are they selling it now?

Medium brown is definitely darker. Interestingly this page recommends Saphir Cognac for Loake Mahogany.

https://www.skolyx.se/en/content/46-guide-c...r-medaille-d-or

It depends on what you want to achieve, some prefer to maintain their original shoe colour, some wants to burnish the heels/toes and some use only one brown colour for all their brown shoes (probably to save money).
If the wax or cream colour is lighter than the shoe, it may not affect the colour. If it is darker than the shoe, after long a period, it will darken it permanently even after cleaning.
Its like leaving a washable stain on a white shirt, wash it soon it will be white again, leave the stain on long enough, a stain that's supposed to be washable will also leave a mark.