High-Heeled Investment

Aside from your BlackBerry, your favorite pair of stilettos are like your best friend. You’ve literally hiked up the corporate ladder together foot and sole. But at the end of
the day, all that pressure can leave your broken-in Manolos worn down and beaten up.

A professional woman spends about $25,000 – or an average of $53 per pair of shoes in her lifetime, according to Daily Express. Want to make a style investment that’ll ensure comfort and longevity for your favorite fly kicks?

Here’s how:

Keep them moisturized: if your favorite pair of corkscrew wedges or leather pumps look a bit dry, moisturizers like jojoba oil from HobaCare or olive oil can bring your sweeties back to life.

Maintain their shape: Instead of throwing your pumps in a pile in the back of the
closet, try stuffing pumps and sandals with white tissue paper or shoe forms like
these Woodlore Combination Shoe Trees for Women to minimize shoe contouring.

Banish odor: Keep shoes fresh with everyday home products like baking soda or
freshener like absorbent insoles by KIWI.

Neat, clean storage: Shoe racks and containers like the Whitmor Expandable 3-Tier Shoe Rack in Faux Leather or the Shoe Box from Crate & Barrel will keep your shoes in shape and easy to find.

Bonus PINK Link: Here’s how to wow them with style (and your fab heels) at your next networking event.

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By Artesia Peluso

“I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.” Oprah Winfrey