Blowfish Malibu

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Women's

I first fell in lust with these shoes when I saw them on Zulily for $26.99. I had just purchased eight pairs of shoes in July, so I told myself “No, no, no Deb you do not need any more shoes”. I closed out of my computer and went on about my day. Later that afternoon the pull was too great. I went back on the site to order them. Gone! I immediately went to the Zappos site. They were more expensive but I had to have them. I ordered my usual solid size eight. When they arrived I put them on and they seemed a little big. I decided to order the 7 1/2s before returning the eights. The 7 1/2s fit perfectly. My feet are on the wide side and there is plenty of room to stretch out my toes. I had no problem at all getting them on and did not need a shoehorn like some other reviewers did. I am so glad I did not order my usual size 8 from Zulily because they would have been too big and I would not have been able to return them. I don’t plan to wear them with socks but I would probably need the size 8 if I wanted to wear them with socks. Love, love, love these shoes!

The shoes were snug when I first got them but stretched out after a few hours wear. A few modifications to make more comfortable: 1. I had to cut the side seams a little beside the eyelets to be able to put them on but it'll probably be fine for normal feet. (I have a high instep.) 2. I removed the insole and replaced it with an orthotic. Both modifications helped tremendously and now I love these shoes!

All my shoes are a size 9 so that's the size I ordered. When I first tried them on I was wearing a normal sock, and I almost could not fit my foot inside. They were waaaay too tight all around -- like I had put on a smaller size shoe. I was about to pack them back up immediately for a return, and then I had the idea to try them on with a shoe liner/pedi. This time they felt much more like a normal size 9. However they were still too narrow in the toe box, squeezing my toes together. The length was fine but I could still feel the end of the shoe with the tips of my toes. I only walked around in them for 5 minutes in my home and they were OK comfort-wise, but I think maybe with longer wear my toes hitting the end of the shoe would become a problem. Sadly, I did decide to return these. They are a cute shoe otherwise. To me it seems like they measured the materials for making this shoe EXACTLY and forgot to add a small margin for when they put the shoe together. If you plan to only wear these barefoot or with a liner, I think getting them in your normal size might be OK. If you ever want to wear these with socks or if your foot runs a bit wider, you might want to try these in a bigger size.

I love these shoes, they are super cute! I don't like slip-on so added laces and they are perfect.

The sizing runs true to the Blowfish sandals that I own (sometimes with sneakers I need a larger size). These are cute and I wanted to keep them. However, the toe box is very narrow so they are going back.