Thanks to the thumbs up from many of you this week, I HAVE NEW SHOES! Brand new white shoes, even, with pretty white soles. And this is a little scary because I am a bit of a spaz. I will inevitably stick my heel in a sidewalk crack, scuff the bottoms doing pirouettes, and might spill salsa on the top. And THAT is why I need to spend 5 minutes Kim-proofing them before my first wear.
Protect the soles: I tend to keep my favorite shoes FOREVER (hello Prada mules from 1999), but with the rise of consignment sites, I want to be able to sell these if I find a different pair of white heels I love even more. So I add Sticky Bottoms. I just put the shoes on the liner side, trace, cut and stick. This protects the soles from wear and comes off cleanly when I am done.
Add traction: Sticky Bottoms won't give you grip or protect from divots when you walk on rocks (because I'm a spaz), so I stick on a pair of Kung Shoe Grip as well. Clear, non-slip, and it saves you from the polished-lobby slide.
What about the top? I'm just going to have to be careful with the salsa. I'm a little wary to put any waterproofing on these, since I'm not sure which treatments the manufacturer has already put on them, and I don't want anything to go wrong with the most visible parts.
Happy protecting! Let me know if you have questions or need hand-holding when you do yours.
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