How to Break in New Shoes

Shoes are a girl's best friend! New Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin shoes are gorgeous enough to display in a museum but what fun is that? Unfortunately, everyone has to go through the painful "breaking-in" process full of blisters and Band-aids before shoes become comfortable. However, these few tips may help you break-in your new shoes and strut down the street with style, comfort and ease.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• New shoes
• Mole skin (sold at any drugstore, usually in the same aisle as Dr. Scholl's foot-care products)
• Scissors
• Pair of socks (the thicker the better)

Break In New Shoes

1. Put on your new shoes and walk around the house. Even walk up a flight of stairs if applicable. Take note of the "problem areas" of your feet that hurt or may blister.
2. Cut strips of mole skin and stick it on the problem areas of your shoe. Make sure you use large strips as smaller strips fall off through use.
   Cut strips of mole skin and stick it on the problem areas of your shoe.
3. Put on your socks and wear the shoes around the house for at least three to five days for at least 15 to 30 minutes at a time. Repeat this "stretching-out" process until your shoes are comfortable to wear as you normally would.

Tips & Warnings

• Use large strips of mole skin because smaller strips fall off through use.