I can’t tell you how many years I either suffered through uncomfortable heel wearing or stopped wearing heels altogether because I thought the term “high heels” was synonymous with pain. Generally it is.
Then one day, while researching online, I discovered some shoe inserts that actually alleviate the pain inherent in wearing alluring footwear. I was skeptical, because I really hate hurting feet and figured it was my lot in life, but on impulse I bought some and let me tell you, my fashion style has never been the same since – I actually have some now!
My insert of choice are Foot Petals products. They’re very low profile so they don’t make your shoes uncomfortably tight, but they do keep your foot in place, and that’s the bottom line of why most high heels hurt to begin with. All that pressure on the ball of your foot and with your heel placed higher, the ball of the foot tends to slide forward, which in turn squishes your toes in the front of the shoe. No good!
So for ball-of-foot pain avoidance, I put Foot Petals TipToes in all my high heels. They’re a really light foamy material that stick to the insole of your shoe. You’ll only notice they’re there because your feet won’t hurt! It’s quite amazing how such a small idea can be downright ingenious.
Then my other most favorite product are Foot Petals Heavenly Heelz. Small foam strips that you stick on in the inside back of your shoe, these clever babies can serve two purposes. First of all, they’ll keep your heel from sliding or blistering at the back of the shoe (who hasn’t dealt with that from time to time?) but second of all, if you’ve ever bought a pair of shoes and brought them home only to realize they were slightly too large but were too lazy to return them, Heavenly Heelz can take care of that for you. That cushioning they provide will help fit the shoe better to your foot, so it’s win-win all ’round.
So don’t accept uncomfortable heels, make them wearable again with these two little products, you’ll be high-heeling your way to happiness and looking hot doing it.
