PUMA womens Carina Leather Sneaker

I wore these shoes everyday for a month on our Europe holiday. I initially bought the Adidas Sambas but they were uncomfortable and tight in the front. So I sized up incase my feet get swelling. They look good, clean well, very comfortable and are a great buy.

I never wrote a review for this shoe, but after purchasing my seventh pair I though I might.

Pros:
– These are so comfortable. They have a cushiony insole that helps my flat feet. I work as a hostess which means I’m standing for 9-12 hours straight. These are the only shoes I wear for the job. Plus, I love to wear them when I know I’m going to be out in NYC the entire day and I’m doing a lot of walking.
-They’re so cute. White shoes are in, and these have the aesthetic of leisure wear. They’re not too chunky like the filas, and not too dolphin smooth weird like Stan smiths. I’ve owned both of those too.
– They’re easy to clean. They’re not made of fabric on the outside, which means they’re harder to stain. There is fabric stitching, but that’s easy to clean too. If I’m running out the house and I can’t clean them I just take a baby wipe and swoosh over any dirt marks and they’re gone.
-They last a while. I wear these shoes as my everyday pair. That being said, nearly every day from when I leave the house to when I come home with moderate to high activity these last me 6 months or more.
-my feet don’t get too hot in these shoes
– the toe box isn’t constricting

Cons:
– the only con I would say is that there is creasing around the toe box that results in the leather cracking a bit. It happens after 12 hour wear in all weather (sun, rain, dirt) after like 5 months which is so worth it for me. It’s not a big deal to be honest, I just like my shoes looking fresher.I never can be bothered with conditioning shoes but I just might for these.
– I’m normally a size 8, but I had to order up a half size on order #4 because size 8 was too tight by the toes randomly. I don’t know if my feet grew or they shrunk the sizes but just a heads up.

Getting another pair soon, I’ll make another review with picks for that one.

Also puma should be paying me but they’re not lolol shoutout to puma if you want to pay me I’ll gladly take payment in more of these shoes thanks

These are super cute shoes but not the most comfortable. I noticed it first when I was driving and my feet started getting sore. sort of how it feels to drive in heels and the way your feet get tired and uncomfortable because they’re pressed against the sole. I don’t know quite how to explain it.
I wear a lot of sneakers and I’ve never experienced that or even noticed my feet while driving unless I’ve been driving for hours. They seem shallow. Like all the shoe is taken up by the sole. After two half days of wearing them they gave me a big blister on one of my middle toes which was very strange. So they’re definitely rubbing the wrong way. The first pair of shoes I’ve ever so actively been aware of and also the first I am so ready to take off as soon as I get home. They call them “cloud foam” or something?? They are a little slippery as well, as the tread is quite smooth. They were fairly cheap though so I am going to keep them because I really do love the way they look and they elevate any outfit. I hope once they are more worn in they might get a little less stiff? I will update my review then. I would order up I think as the toe box is quite tight.

Update: They wear in! I love these shoes so much. They look good with everything and stay pretty white- leather material so a quick swipe with a wipe and they’re good as new. No longer slippery. I recommend. The laces and the inside gets dirty so they don’t look as crisp white but still good.

Last 2 pics are after having them for a year and I took the laces out and washed them with soap and water and used a wet wipe on the shoe and they literally look almost brand new. Cleaned up so well. Impressed.

Muy cómodos y bonitos. Llegó antes de la fecha.

Runs a tad small and has barely any slip resistance on the bottom of the shoe. Loved the look of the shoe. I am returning.