Last year I went a long way toward making my spring/summer style feel more *me* by updating my sandals. Well, this year I discovered I had an extra Shopbop credit that was set to expire soon, so I pulled the trigger during their sale last week to try a couple of new pairs that I had been eyeing. So basically, these have been paid for for a year!

1. (Pics 1-7h Derek Lam cobalt blue slides. Simple and casual. Love love love the color, and this is a much better fit on my narrow feet than Birks, even though they have that easy slip-on look. The top of the vamp is a little stiff on the top of my foot, but in a little walking around the house, I think that will ease up. More testing to come.

2. (Pics 8-14) United Nude heeled sandals. Incredibly comfortable right out of the box. Perfect heel height for me -- walkable yet flattering. They are just on the brink of being long enough -- the photos show where my toes end up after walking around a little -- right at he edge. UN does not make half sizes, so going up a half size is not an option. I'm inclined to keep, as my toes never seem to shift forward enough to hang over the edge at all. But I will test more to be sure.

What do you think? Not styled, they were just put on while I'm getting dressed, and I rolled my pants gems to show the shoes better in the pics.

PS I tried the white Paige flares too. Not sure about those. Thighs are snug (of course, sigh) and that's even with sizing up so waist is big. Might try again before returning.

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