Review on 👟 Merrell Women's Trail Sneaker Paloma Shoes by Kimberly Graxirena

All ratings were tried on with a nylon sock. I have no intention of wearing socks with shoes. If you plan on wearing socks, I would go up half a size. Tried on 6.5 and 7. See pic with all 3 shoes _________________________________ Steam Glove 3 - Pros + Zero drop + No arch support + Width was acceptable compared to others Cons - Terrible rubber smell - Toe box on top has a really hard piece of rubber that feels like a shoe on the toes rub material height too low. If it makes sense 7 were a little big, maybe it's ok if I wear socks. The 6.5 was a better length but was too tight at the top of the toe. Trail Glove 4-pros+Zero drop+Barely any arch support Cons-Fit is VERY tight, especially on the outer edge. +Zero Drop+Stone Plate+Antimicrobial Treatment+Biggest Toe of All Cons-Arch support was uncomfortable - too high Size 7 is too big. The 6.5 felt tight, but the rubber toe guard was really stiff. I want this to work as I wanted to avoid falling barefoot with the stone slab. ______________________________ As much as I love Merell, I ended up just keeping the New Balance WT10v1 Women's Minimus Trail Running + Arch Support there and not having any pain in the sole of my foot. + They have a wide toe box - ONLY if you take a size up - otherwise the regular ones are too narrow due to the strap they added through the toe box. +- They have a 4mm drop which is acceptable given the perfect fit. + The manufacturer's site says they also have an antimicrobial coating, but I'll know for sure in a few days. Size In the end I left the size 7 in width. 6.5 wide fits well but I was concerned as my feet are swollen and I live in a high humidity condition.