7 life hacks about how to make heels fit and comfy - solution for loose shoes
Make your loose shoes pain free - a guide to keep heels securely on feet
1. Gel Toe Pads
Gel pads: Available from the high street or many online retailer, the
aim is to create less space in the shoe, making it harder to slip off, and
pushing the foot back into a better position to grip the heel area.
Comments: This actually gave the shoe a better fit, and the gel was
comfortable, but it didn't last long and the shoe was slipping off again!
Sometimes the gel slipped and I could see it over she shoe which was
rather off putting too!
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2. Heel Grips
Heel grips: Again, available in lots of places, these pieces of sticky
tape are designed to be stuck inside the heel of the shoe, and create
friction and grip between the heel and the back of the shoe. It also
takes a bit of space out of the shoe, creating a better fit, or so they say!
Comments: This was not a great solution when wearing stockings
and tights, it just slipped and at one point created a ladder in the
stockings - not professional at all!
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3. Footie sock
Footie sock: A small lacy sock designed to give some grip to the sole of the foot, various colours available.
Comments: Pretty ineffective to be fair - occasionally we could see the sock over the line of the shoe, and that just annoys us greatly - Did nothing to stop the heel slipping.
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4. Double Sided Tape
Double sided tape: Another old wives tale, and considered a quick fix, using normal sellotape rolled up to create double sided effect.
Comments: Next to useless and then some! Really didn't help in anyway. Shoes just fell off as normal, not recommended!
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5. Hair Spray
Hairspray: Again, a bit of an old wives tale, but spraying your feet with
hairspray before you pop your shoes on offers more grip and helps
stop the shoes slipping off.
Comments: Made no difference at all!
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6. Talc
Talc: A great suggestion from your granny! Liberally apply talc to your
feet, providing grip and adhesion to the feet.
Comments: A little more grip, but soon wore off! Worked better with
bare feet that it did with stockings and tights, not helpful when you
have to wear them!
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This is not looking good is it! Well, thankfully this author has stumbled across a really neat solution, and it works 100% of the time!
7. Detachable Shoe Straps from elizamay.com
Detachable shoe straps: Brought to you by the amazing
ElizaMay.com, we really do not know where these amazing
straps have been hiding. The simplicity but efficacy is
breathtaking! From a single strap that reaches across the front
of the shoe, to a massive range of glamorous straps that attach
by simply slipping them over the high heel and passing them up
around the ankle of the wearing. Turning your favourite but
impractical strapless heels into even cuter, changeable strapped
shoes in seconds. Now your heels simply cannot slip off and we
are really in love!
Comments: Brilliant, total genius! I can have a range of
different looks from the same pair of heels and walk like I really
own it!
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