Adidas Women's Qt Racer 2.0 Running Shoes - Lightweight Athletic Sneakers for Jogging, Gym Workouts & Daily Wear

The hunt continues for a simple white sneaker. These have a white body with "chalk" stripes. The stripes are an icky yellow that make the shoes look like they sat in the closet too long and "aged". I know that nail polish is an easy fix to paint over the offending yellow, in case you have a steady hand. I read other reviews mentioning the lack of padding in the sole. Wow! Believe every word! I have water-shoes with better padding. It feels like you're walking on a thin piece of plastic, because, oh! You are! There's no thickness under the foot from the arch to the tip of the toes. There's a bit under the heel, but it just fades away towards the toes. I normally wear a 6 in flats and 6.5 in heels. I ordered a 6 and they fit fine in the length. The width by the pinky toe is nice and roomy, yet it's oddly pinchy by the tip of the big toe. After a few hours, my big toe nail feels like I've developed an ingrown toenail. Ouch! The top of my foot, a "high instep" I'm told, is also feeling bruised. I've loosened the laces twice. My somewhat neutral opinion is turning into a frowny face opinion rapidly as the day wears on. The heel is snug and comfortable, my heel doesn't lift as I walk, nor does it rub my heel or ankle area. I have a thin pair of Gold Toe socks on, and it's a shoe I could wear with or without socks. By the end of the day, I'm thinking I'll stick with just the socks and skip the darn shoes. They hurt. My feet are not happy. These look like they can't be that bad, but they are. My advice is not to waste time or pain on these puppies. They are not comfortable. Not sure how a big name like "Addidas" can reduce a shoe to such a low level of comfort, straight into "owie" land, but they did it. I am going back to Skechers - which I thought were just 'wear around the house' shoes, and really, they are, but what they have in abundance is soft cushiony comfort. I wear Skechers all day and don't think about my feet once. Today, I've stubbornly worn these Addidas all day, and I've been focused on the various pain points in my feet all day. Not okay Addidas. The name "CloudFoam" on the side is quite accurate; just like a cloud, these have no substance. Just like a cloud, they're pretty and white from a afar, but a stiff wind blows them apart and you're left with nothing but an illusion. An illusion of comfort. An illusion of a real shoe. These shouldn't be worn out of the house - you'll bruise the bones in your feet if you hit anything besides carpet while wearing these Addidas horrors. Also, the shoe laces have a touch of mauve in them. If I ever wear them again, which I doubt, I'd be changing the laces for something less annoying. I dislike leaving a bad review, but these shoes have irritated my feet all day, so I'm not in the best mood for bright and sparkly review wording. Good luck if you give them a shot. The height inside the shoe is a bit limited, so if you get a cushiony insole, you may feel like your toes are being compressed, from the top of the shoe squishing them down.