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Best Barefoot Shoe Sale on Amazon Prime Day!
With summer sales around the corner, Amazon prime has decided to release another exciting opportunity to get your favorite barefoot shoes and barefoot products for much cheaper. it's important to highlight the upcoming participation of several barefoot shoe brands in the upcoming sales events. Barefoot shoe enthusiasts can look forward to another exciting shopping event - Amazon Prime Day! This July 16th-17th exclusive 48-hour extravaganza offers incredible discounts on a wid
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Jun 29, 2023


Memorial Day Sales
Title: Score Big Savings on Memorial Day with These Barefoot Shoe Brands! Introduction: Memorial Day is just around the corner, and that means it's time to kick off the summer season with some amazing deals! If you're a fan of barefoot shoes and looking to upgrade your footwear collection, you're in luck. Several popular barefoot shoe brands are offering fantastic discounts and coupon codes during this Memorial Day. Let's take a closer look at the sales and promotions from Sh
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May 28, 2023


10 Best Barefoot Dress Shoes for Men
Looking for the perfect pair of men's barefoot dress shoes that combine style, comfort, and natural foot movement can be quite a challenge. But fear not! In this review, we'll dive deep into what different brands have to offer, helping you discover the ideal dress shoe that suits your unique needs. From traditional-looking Oxfords that secretly incorporate barefoot features to ultra-flexible and cozy sock-like designs, there's a shoe out there for every man and every occasion
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May 23, 2023


Softstar Brand Round Up
Softstar is one of the coziest and OG brands that make minimalist and natural footwear. They were founded way before the minimalist movement became popular and they also ship to all corners of the world. Located in Oregon, Softstar has some of the most unique barefoot shoes and styles all while promoting sustainable living, products, and using natural materials whenever possible. They also have a very wide collection of kids models and everything is hand made. Their staff a
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Apr 4, 2023


Xero 2023 Spring Collection
Xero strikes again and continues to provide new and stylish shoes every year, and this spring collection is no different. This year we have a true hiking boot and for the first time with a grippy Michelin sole; a men's dressy shoe; a casual white sneaker; a lightweight slip on; and a neo version of the ever popular Prio . What is also unique is the false outsole edge sitting higher on the shoe giving the appearance of a thicker sole while actually still maintaining a thinner
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Mar 1, 2023


Episode 78: Bearfoot Bruins
Before I transitioned to barefoot, my go to boot was always a rugged work style boot like Timberlands and Caterpillar. I enjoyed their functionality and especially style. When I heard Bearfoot was going to make a super rugged boot suitable for adventure and everyday wear, I was really looking forward to trying it. I had yet to find a barefoot boot that checked those boxes. Visually, Bruins is everything that I thought it would be. It's incredible top grain leather upper and
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Feb 14, 2023


Best Barefoot Winter Boots (2023)
This article has been a long time coming. Our last winter boot round up was in 2021! Since then, numerous more models, barefoot shoe companies, and of course more exploration in many climates have happened, leading us all to this new best per category moment. Our winters in Israel are not as cold or as snowy as some. but there are still moments that have us cuddled under our blankets drinking hot cocoa and wearing our warmest barefoot slippers. We have also been the first to
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Feb 1, 2023


Best Minimalist Weight Lifting Shoe Alternatives
The elusive minimalist weightlifting shoe, does it exist? As well as some friendly barefoot gym shoe alternatives.
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Jan 23, 2023


Episode 77: Groundies Alaska GX1 Women
Groundies is one of the few barefoot shoes companies that have managed to create a wide toe box that looks so much like a 'regular' shoes. I absolutely love the variety that Groundies offers, from sneakers to shoes to boots to sandals, they have a wonderful selection of really unique styles. You can see that each model is thoughtfully and artistically designed. I have regular volume and width feet and the width and toe box of Groundies shoes fit me perfectly. If you have ver
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Dec 13, 2022


Episode 76: Groundies All Terrain High
Groundies has such a wide variety of shoes to choose from it can get overwhelming. Luckily, they have many in store locations located around Europe and we were able to try them on in their Vienna location in Austria. Right away we were impressed by how lightweight these boots were and how tastefully designed with quality workmanship. We actually got the last green and black model in stock, so we were really lucky and grateful that we came just in time. Without the insole they
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Dec 13, 2022


Episode 75: Tolos
Tolos is different! Evan Ritt, a former hockey player wanted a shoe that looks good and performs good all while being minimalist and allowing optimal foot function. Besides him being a super nice dude we were impressed by his shoe’s pleasing aesthetic and how normal looking it is. The shoe comes in white and black options and is known as Archetype 1.0 leaving plenty of room for customer feedback and future improvements. You can find Tolos here and you can use code TBSR to sa
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Dec 6, 2022


Lems 2022 Winter Collection
Lems shoes is a great blend of aesthetically pleasing wide shoes along with a thicker sole, making it perfect for those people transitioning to the barefoot world or even people who just want a shoe or boot that is zero drop and wide toe box. While the Boulder boot is Lems signature boot, they constantly surprise their customers with wonderful new models. The Primal Zen is a personal favorite of mine ( review here ) and Sara has been rocking the Outlander ( review here ). Th
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Dec 2, 2022


Episode 74: Vivobarefoot Tracker Decon Low Top
Vivobarefoot is continuedly releasing new models of various designs and styles to satisfy and match even the pickiest barefooter. But what if they released a shoe that can just do it all? They did! The Vivobarefoot Decon is the Swiss army knife of barefoot shoes, it's aesthetically pleasing, slips on well, has laces, has rugged enough lugs for trail running and even ball sports but not to rugged, so you can still use it day to day out and around town. It has a sleek sexy oute
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Nov 20, 2022


Xero 2022 Fall/Winter Collection
Xero is one of the leading brands in creating what the barefoot community is actually looking for. Just earlier this year they created a much needed rain boot along with upgraded models of a lot of their shoes and this fall they once again delivered. What we have been also really enjoying is just how normal looking their models have been. I'm not sure how they do it, but besides the Xero branding it's hard to tell the difference between some of their newer models and non-bare
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Nov 14, 2022


Episode 73: Feelgrounds Chelsea - Cream (Sara) & Sienna (Sean)
We live in a country (Israel) where at least 8 months out of the year I’m wearing sandals or light airy shoes. Winter suddenly crept up on us (we don’t really have an autumn season, it sort of goes from summer to winter overnight) and I couldn’t get away with wearing open toe shoes anymore. Plus I was traveling to NY in November which is already quite cold. It was time to figure out which boots I was going to wear this winter. When I saw that Feelgrounds came out with a Vegan
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Nov 11, 2022


Episode 72: Jean Clay Grounded Sneakers
After previously reviewing the Pewter clay slip-ons I was excited to try the Groundz new release. When I had the owner on my podcast I got to try the prototype and I right away was impressed how despite being a slip on, the triple elastic straps in between, kept it more snug on the foot, which is a common flaw with a lot of slip-ons. The beautiful nubuck aesthetic and the super wide foot shaped fit had me intrigued, A grounded sneaker that I can do pretty much anything i
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Oct 26, 2022


Episode 71: Wildling Yew & Robinia
Introduction: Sara : I always look forward to trying Wildlings newest shoe models. They seem to nail it perfectly every time and yet somehow each new style is even better than the previous one. My favorite part about them is their natural organic feel and their genius Tabi sole. I generally try to wear all natural clothing like cottons, linen, and wool and really love how Wildlings embrace natural fabrics and truly live by their message of Re:generation and sustainability. Th
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Oct 16, 2022


Episode 70: Barefoot Pals
This is easily the softest most flexible shoe I have ever worn. Despite arriving completely flat in an envelope and concerns about it having that clown look, it actually looks so fabulous on the foot, has a normal foot shape and because it is so flexible it does not restrict movement in any way. I spent the past few days wearing this shoe for the holiday season and I was so so impressed it felt like I wasn't wearing shoes at all! Click here to access the Barefoot Pals websit
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Oct 7, 2022


Episode 69: Zuzu Sandals
Zuzu did something that no other sandal company has successfully done. They perfected a Sandal from an actual recycled tire that is both comfortable and functional for every day use. Zuzu sandals are sustainably made in portugal & veitnam and feature some of the thinnest and softest sandal straps that exist on the market. Suitable for anything from hanging with your pup, chilling on the hammock or hitting the trails, they have a great ground feel and are virtually indestru
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Sep 21, 2022


Episode 68: Origo Shoes The Everyday Sneaker Gen 2 in Natural Leather and Cactus Leather
Origo shoes is a really unique company that has both men's, women's and kids models with a focus on sustainability and natural movement. My only other pair of a barefoot casual white sneakers are the Feel Grounds Original Mesh which I absolutely enjoy wearing, and so I was very excited to try something similar in a leather and vegan leather version. Needless to say I was impressed straight out of the box. The smiley face on the back made me light up as well ;) There is also
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Sep 13, 2022
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