I
very rarely buy shoes, I only had two pairs before my husband and I
became a couple and he doubled my amount of shoes on my birthday that
year, something that has become a regular habit. Every birthday is
celebrated with a new, nice pair of sandals, something that I always
look forward to (even if his idea of "nice" sandal isn't always the same
as mine).

My
husband likes to joke that I'm part magpie, as I'm massively attracted
to anything shiny, especially anything holographic! I normally laugh it
off, but I definitely couldn't deny that the thing that really attracted
me to the shoes was the shiny aspect of them. I partially dreaded
showing a picture of them to my husband, because I knew he would
immediately point out the shininess of them, and indeed he did... before
agreeing that they'd look quite nice on me :) masha'Allah <3

Once
my shoes came in the post, I can't deny how excited and happy I was,
quickly unwrapping them to see if they were as pretty as the ones I'd
seen on the happy customers at work. And I was more than thrilled to see
that they were more beautiful and shiny than I'd remembered, now that
they were up close and in my own hands.
The shoes themselves have a nice feel, not heavy at all, and I was happy to find
that they weren't made of extremely hard leather nor did they have a strong smell to them. Of course, the real test was the first time I wore them to work and saw how well my feet felt after a full eight-hour shift at work. My feet are partially bowed and half of my toes actually curl completely under my feet, which as you can imagine, causes extreme foot, hip and back pain, so obviously, extremely supportive and comfy footwear is a must! So I was more than nervous when I headed to work and even considered bringing my current pair of shoes in my backpack just in case things didn't work out, but I decided against this since the shoes were so expensive (for me), that I told myself they had to be comfy!
The shoes themselves have a nice feel, not heavy at all, and I was happy to find
that they weren't made of extremely hard leather nor did they have a strong smell to them. Of course, the real test was the first time I wore them to work and saw how well my feet felt after a full eight-hour shift at work. My feet are partially bowed and half of my toes actually curl completely under my feet, which as you can imagine, causes extreme foot, hip and back pain, so obviously, extremely supportive and comfy footwear is a must! So I was more than nervous when I headed to work and even considered bringing my current pair of shoes in my backpack just in case things didn't work out, but I decided against this since the shoes were so expensive (for me), that I told myself they had to be comfy!
This was a decision I would live to regret.
In
the end, while the Adidas Superstars were super cute and flashy, for
the price, it just wasn't worth it for me... there seems to be little to
no foot support, and even if someone doesn't have a foot deformity, I
think it would still cause discomfort at the very least. While I did try
to break them in for a week, it just didn't help with the pain and
discomfort at all and sometimes after just two hours, my feet would
start hurting really horribly! My cute shoes mostly live in my room now
and I only wear them if I'm going out for less than an hour :( I don't
think there's much point buying nice insoles for them, given the price I
originally paid, but if you really like the look of them and don't mind
spending $100 for a single pair of shoes, maybe give it a try. I
personally, wouldn't buy them knowing what I know now though.
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