Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! Part 2

3. Understand the consequences of buying cheap stuff

a. By cheap, I mean, not good quality. You can tell when shoes are poorly made, because you can see glue on the edges, or just poor material. Why is this important?

i. They will look worn out and awful after just a few uses.

ii. They will make your feet sweat and therefore stink (not sexy!)

iii. The cheap material might hurt your feet, give you blisters and spoil the event (whichever this is: even a run to supermarket can become a nightmare if your feet hurt, right?)

b. Now, if you consider the other meaning of “cheap = low price”… that is a whole different story… look for sales, look around, compare prices and brands, do some serious research before you commit, and if you know the sales season is coming you have 2 choices: wait for it and cross your fingers they won’t sell out, OR give in the pleasure of taking them home immediately.

4. Wear them in, before you wear them out!

a. Again, even good quality shoes, might hurt your feet for one reason or another, walk around your house with them at least a few hours before and if they give you any trouble, try one of the tricks I will give you later on.

b. Don’t do the introduction (Feet meet shoes, Shoes, meet feet!), right before you leave your house, especially in high heels. If you do so, you will already have tired feet when you arrive wherever you’re going; if the shoes hurt your feet in any way you won’t have time to let them rest or heal .

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Anyone that knows me, has learned I am seriously crazy about shoes! This addiction to the beauty and pain shoes are, has taught me a thing or 2 about them.

I have 10 tips to share with you about this most important part of all women's closet. Here are the first two:

1. Make sure they fit your feet perfectly (or as perfectly as possible, I should say):

a. Just because you always wear a certain size, it doesn’t mean that size in any pair of shoes will fit you right. Try them on and walk with them, more than a few steps!

b. If you buy online, for very high heels, I suggest,go a half number up. If they don’t carry half sizes and they don’t have your usual, don’t go one size up or down, unless you are fine dealing with having to return them in case they don’t (which is what most likely will happen)

2. If the heel seems to be too high, it probably is.

a. If you still want to give them a shot, make sure they are the right size (tip #1) and walk around, REALLY walk, not just a few steps. Make sure you walk not only on carpet but in some other type of shiny floor, like tile. This is because shiny floor creates less friction between the sole and the floor and makes high heels harder to walk in.

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PAO

Shoes, shoes, shoes!

Anyone that knows me, knows how obsessed I am with shoes! I have learned a few things throughout the years about shoes.

I have 10 tips to share with you. Here are the first two:

1. Make sure they fit your feet perfectly (or as perfectly as possible, I should say):

a. Just because you always wear a certain size, it doesn’t mean that size in any pair of shoes will fit you right. Try them on and walk with them, more than a few steps!

b. If you buy online, for very high heels, I suggest,go a half number up. If they don’t carry half sizes and they don’t have your usual, don’t go one size up or down, unless you are fine dealing with having to return them in case they don’t (which is what most likely will happen)

2. If the heel seems to be too high, it probably is.

a. If you still want to give them a shot, make sure they are the right size (tip #1) and walk around, REALLY walk, not just a few steps. Make sure you walk not only on carpet but in some other type of shiny floor, like tile. This is because shiny floor creates less friction between the sole and the floor and makes high heels harder to walk in.