My inner 12 year old squeals with delight at the sight of these blinking, blinking, glowing, brightly colored shoes. They're way cooler than I expected and not at all like light-up shoes for little kids who just blink when they kick. Full range of colors and patterns - steady state, fast color change, slow fading effect - everything about these shoes makes me dizzy. I'm pretty sure the alternating light patterns will annoy and annoy every other adult within reach unless they have the same zest for life as their owner. than I usually wear because they weren't available in my size and I just had to have shiny shoes! I would put up with the discomfort of this fantastic shimmery shoe but luckily that's not necessary.