You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen;  Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine;  You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life; See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

Ahh, remember that ABBA song from “our day”?   I love(d) playing ABBA songs – they are fun ones to dance to, only these days dancing heels seem higher and my feet get sore faster.   Why is it that when you’re in your 20′s shoes didn’t seem to irritate as much as they do when we’re in our 40′s or more.   I want good looking heels, but comfort is more important.   Still, a good heel for a special occasion is fun.

I’ve had a few weddings this month where I wanted to wear heels that are a bit out of my comfort zone.   Typically the balls of my feet hurt when wearing 3½ or 4″ heels, not to mention rubbing on the toes or heels or anywhere else for that matter.  Sometimes those foot cushions help, but I have a couple of pairs where they seem to make my shoes fit too tightly when I have them inserted.    Along came Polly to the rescue. 

When wearing my 4″ heels a few days ago, I rubbed Polly, an all natural foot primer that creates a barrier between your skin and shoe, on the balls of my feet, at the top of one of my toes where I know these particular shoes rub, and at the buckle on the strap where the metal touches my skin and can irritate my skin and make it red and swollen.   In fact, the last time I wore these shoes the metal buckle had irritated my skin so badly that it took about 3 days for the swelling and red rash to go away.   I was brave to dare wear them again.   But, I wore these shoes for nearly 8 hours after applying Polly and my feet didn’t irritate me at all!  

You can re-apply often, and the tube is only a few inches high so you can discreetly put it in a bag for touch ups if needed.   I think Polly is one of those products that should be sold at every shoe department.   Instead, for now it is sold only at GlamourJunkie.com and a few select stores.  Check out iheartpolly.com for more info.   Maybe the high heeled women of this world can band together and demand this be sold everywhere!