I thought I wanted the natural shell because it’s “the best” but when I saw in one of Phil’s videos the brown cypress fat herbie Matt was wearing, and saw how it was ageing well, I knew I wanted to get the brown cypress as an entry purchase. Got a cxl tray and a Dublin comb sleeve too and all three leathers just feel so good in the hand. I’m used to thin, heavily finished leathers in wallets and they just don’t compare. It’s like the difference between machined aluminum and aluminum foil! I’ll get a one shot case in natural shell next to satisfy my curiosity about shell cordovan.