Novice heel walker

Lurk

I don't normally wear shoes with heels but decided to go mad this christmas and buy a nice little womany pair for my nice little womany feet. Bought a snazzy sparkly pair with a small heel in a decent shop and wore them this weekend. I got a taxi into the pub and one home again, so wasn't walking in the shoes too much, but by the end of the night, my poor little toes were bleeding profusely and the pain of each step was like stabbing nails. Boo hoo...where am I going wrong? Surely if you spend a good bit on shoes you expect them not to rip the feet off you. Does it happen with all heels? Sticking with my dreary boots from now on.

tSubh Dearg

I recommend Scholl's gel pads for putting under the balls of your feet. That stops the burning pain to some extent.

As for the bleeding, that's all part of the breaking in of heels.

Though I do try to pick pairs in the shop that don't appear to have any obvious rubbing bits.

biko

tSubh Dearg wrote:

As for the bleeding, that's all part of the breaking in of heels.

Jaysus, I never knew. The things women go through... I'm so glad I'm a man.

Lynfo

I too recommend Scholls gel pads, haven't used them myself, but I hear they're great. Also, to break in new heels, I put on a pair of my thickest socks and just walk around the house in them, it gets you used to the heel, and loosens the straps a tad so that they don't cut into you.
However, there's not much more you can do I'm afraid, and trust me, millions of women know exactly how you feel!

kizzyr

Scholl and the whole Party Feet arrival have made my life so much better. I love my high heels and so was the happiest girl when these things came to our shelves. Party Feet also do Sore Spot plaster type things now which you stick to the inside of your shoe where it rubs you and so prevents the blister from happening in the first place.

Lurk

Thanks for the tips (and the male perspective....ya lucky duck). The pain of the shoes wasn't so much the height as the strap cutting into the open wound (ugh), and it was one of those straps that can't be adjusted. I dunno, the whole idea seems odd now...like Chinese foot bindings. I'll give them one more go and wear them round the house when the cuts heal, but otherwise I'll give up the ghost

Hmm..those Sore Spot thingeys sound worthwhile though

kizzyr

Lurk wrote:

Thanks for the tips (and the male perspective....ya lucky duck). The pain of the shoes wasn't so much the height as the strap cutting into the open wound (ugh), and it was one of those straps that can't be adjusted. I dunno, the whole idea seems odd now...like Chinese foot bindings. I'll give them one more go and wear them round the house when the cuts heal, but otherwise I'll give up the ghost

Hmm..those Sore Spot thingeys sound worthwhile though

They're wonderful and I've got to tell you the good news just keeps on coming because...............they also do invisible thingys to put on the strap of your shoes too which not only stop them slipping on and off but also stop them cutting into the soft flesh on the back of your heel too. A good chemist like Boots or some such similar place would carry a good range of these things and you can stock up and best of all keep your heels:)

catspring

a quick note on those sore spot thingeys: i tried them a few times but found that they kept falling off, like they weren't sticky enough. but, fear ye not, the party feet range do invisible blister plasters which are fantastic. and they were 2 for 1 in boots last week!
hurrah

Lurk

Brill...I might end up wearing 6-inch heels soon

Heyes

Hey Lurk,

Girl that never gets out of heels here, the bleeding toes seems a bit extreme, that used to happen to me if basically the shoes were nt a good fit, or the quality wasnt good. A good pair of shoes that fit well should nt do that to your feet.

In relation to the gel pads, they are brilliant but there no good if wearing open toe sandles because they have a tendence to slide forward and out the front of the shoe, lovely i know lol...

Dune do brilliant shoes, they fit well and the quality is good, i normally wear most shoes to the ground, but there shoes seem to last longer, plus i have never had sore feet after wearing them, and trust me im not going out in any tiny heels either.

brianthebard

Lurk wrote:

Brill...I might end up wearing 6-inch heels soon

MMmm, that's hawt.