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A ‘hack’ for Clark’s wedge heels - more comfortable cushioning than the original without crowding your toes - for your best all-day office wedges!  Materials: 1 pair Killer Heels Comfort ball of foot pads & 4" x 4" x 1/16" craft foam 

A ‘hack’ for Maddon Girl ankle boots adds cushioning that is much better than the original to stabilize and cushion your foot for long walks in the park, a comfortable commute to work or a Saturday morning full of chores.   Materials: 1 pair Killer Heels Comfort ball of foot pads,  8"x12" x 1/16" craft foam 

Blogs written for high heel wearers should give useful and good - and safe - information  about high heel comfort. I write blogs where I try to do that - plus dispel myths and bad "tips". I have an offer for two FREE high heel shoe inserts sets if you buy one from Amazon. This is your chance to try these innovative design ergonomic  high heel shoe inserts in THREE of your favourite heels for the price of outfitting ONE. 

When a customer wrote in an Amazon review that the ball of foot inserts I sold were "like magic" I was inspired to write a scientific explanation about the impact on foot comfort from using rebounding PORON foam shoe inserts. I answer the question of how do the inserts work? How can tiny 2.5" x 1/4 " pieces of foam hold back the full weight of a grown woman when her feet are on steep slanted ramps, AKA high heel shoes? And in addition to holding back the feet from sliding forwards the shoe inserts cushion the foot, make walking with a natural gait in heels possible, make legs less tired, keep slides on feet and stabilize high heels so they don't wobble!

Can slides be your perfect alternative to wear instead of high heels with holiday dresses? Pretty party slides seem like the perfect solution to wear for the holidays, esp if you can't wear heels or have high heel pain. They look so comfortable!  But their dainty, pretty looks can be deceiving. It will not be the heel height that will cause trouble - it's their instability. Slides are shoes you can slide into and also slide out of backwards or slide off at the sides  -  even when you didn't intend to. 

The Cole Haan 3" heels (in the photo) are an excellent example of shoe that is comfortable and easy to walk in that I can vouch for personally with my feet!  I put Killer Heels Comfort high heel shoe inserts into them for long time walking comfort. 

Wearing comfortable heels takes two steps. Step one buy well designed, well balanced high heels that you can easily walk in and that feel comfortable for at least 1/2 hour of walking- then, step two,  customize them with rebounding, never flattening inserts that cushion the ball of the foot and stop your foot from moving about so you can wear heels comfortably for much longer - up to four times your personal best.   

FYI well designed heels come in all price ranges - some very expensive famous brand name heels (that look great) are badly designed, hard to walk in and very uncomfortable while some inexpensive shoes may fit perfect and be easy to walk in.  Most less expensive shoes usually have less cushioning. They will benefit a lot from additional custom cushioning provided it does not crowd the foot. Always buy shoes that fit properly, and if in doubt about the fit buy shoes that are too big - never, ever too small! 

The fit of high heels is a dilemma. Buy them with a snug fit so they stay on your feet – and suffer the consequences when you stay late to a party and your feet are so painful you can’t even walk, let alone dance! 

Or buy them with a loose fit so you can easily wiggle your toes - and suffer the consequences when you wear them to a morning wedding – and just as you are leaving the church you lose a shoe on the stairs nearly twisting your ankle!  

How to make ballerina flats comfortable to wear – so you don’t fell like you are walking barefoot on cement!

Flats, particularly ballerina flats, are pretty and go well with both skirts and jeans. But sometimes they are just ‘too flat’ – in fact so flat that you feel like there is nothing between you and the pavement. A simple fix to make your ballerina flats wearable is a ball of foot cushion that stops your foot from sliding forward to stabilize your foot at the toe end and stop heel gaps. And of course cushion the ball of your foot against that concrete! Use only cushions that don't bottom out or flatten and are are not slippery and flat like gel or vinyl cushions.