PUMA Women's Celerity, 40 EU

I have owned 4 pairs of these so far. I work in a warehouse and am on my feet walking around on concrete for 8-10 hours a day. Each pair has lasted me between a year and a year and a half before needing replaced, and I probably could have gotten away with waiting longer each time. They only take a day or two to feel broken in and are very comfortable. I haven't felt the need to get new insoles with these, even after a lot of wear. The first part to wear out is usually the laces, followed by the insole. I believe I've gotten each pair of mine on sale for $90-95, which in my opinion is good value for the quality of shoe these are. They are true to size as well. Picture shows a pair with 1 week of wear (left) vs a year and a half of wear (right). It's very hard to find good quality safety shoes for women that are not boots.

I needed steel toe shoes for work, and I'm a bit of a girly girl, so I thought I would give these a shot. I am not disappointed. I already wear Puma tennis shoes and the size was exactly the same. They are very comfortable and the color is great! They are made very well and honestly not a bad price at all.

Super cute! But make sure you buy comfy insoles. These don't feel cushioned at all out of the box.

8 Month Update: Still love these shoes! I got the pink ones too, because they're pretty. Still no cracking on the sole, and still just as comfortable. I haven't had a single issue with my feet or legs, and actually look forward to changing into them when I get to work.I depended on the reviews when choosing the size. This is the first time I bought my regular size vs half size larger, and they fit perfectly. If you wear heavy socks, I would suggest going up a half size, though. I do change the insoles in all my shoes as soon as i get them, which take up a little more room than the thin pad that comes with these shoes. One thing these have that i've never seen before is a nubby, built in gel support heel pad. A very nice and clever addition. I've never bought Puma's before, I've always stuck with the recommended brand for people with foot issues, but had problems with them cracking across the bottom. The sole of these does not have a linear extruded pattern in the rubber that will contribute to this being an issue, but I will update my review if it does the same. I've been wearing them for 3 weeks, enough time to give a better review. They felt great as soon as I put them on. Plenty of room in the toe box, can't feel the steel at all and room to wiggle my toes.I work in a warehouse and walk on concrete 8 hours a day and I'm very hard on my safety shoes. Usually go through 2 pair a year. I've started using a shoe horn to hopefully eliminate the wearing/tearing of the heel materials, which is a problem i've had with all my previous shoes. I can't go without saying how amazing they look. (usually the first on the everyone's list, but is just a huge added bonus for me). They look like regular sneakers, can't see the bulky toe box at all. They're breathable, flexible and extremely fashionable. The weight feels more like composite than steel. I wouldn't think twice about wearing them outside of work, except they're not waterproof on the tops.

I like them, I'll start with that. I've only worn them 3 times at work but dang they make my feet hurt bad so far. I hope that once they break in they won't be so bad. In their defense, I've been a SAHM for the last 5 years and I'm not used to wearing regular tennis shoes, let alone heavier than normal composite toe shoes lol. I expected to have sore feet for a bit. So far I've gotten 2 blisters (where the top lace eyes are on each foot), and my big toe on my right foot goes numb after about a half hour of wearing them. The toe box has generous wiggle room for the actual toes, but it doesn't flare out at all before it ends and regular shoe body begins, it just goes straight back into it (I hope that makes sense) and it rubs really bad on my big toe knuckle and my little toe. It hurts pretty bad and I'm having a hard time believing that part will ever be comfortable, I'll just get used to it eventually. The stitching along the tongue feels really large inside of the shoe, especially where it ends and the body of the shoe begins. The tongue also shifts a lot and usually ends up off to the side. Which is annoying. They have basically no arch support, I really need to get inserts. That little gel patch on the heel isn't noticeable in any way. For being so clunky, I'd expect them to have a lot more cushion.The sizing is off as well. I ordered a size 5 based off of previous reviews of my normal size, 6, and I feel the same as they did, you should definitely size down one. Like I said, plenty of wiggle room in the toes, my heels don't hurt, they fit as my normal 6s fit. They're not too small at all. They just have some uncomfortable pressure points. Idk, I think if I needed another pair for whatever reason, I'd go with a different brand. It was a let down for how pricey they are.