Shamma Sandals Ultragrip Chargers Review
A review of the adventure-ready and waterproof Shamma Sandals Ultra Chargers, featuring the new grippy and waterproof all-weather UltraGrip footbed
V-Alpha Vibram FiveFingers Review
Vibram’s V-Alpha is a successor to the KSO EVO as their all-around five-toed "barefoot" shoe. Taking what was already a very capable shoe and improving upon its fit, materials, and sole, the V-Alpha aims to be the best all-around shoe in the Vibram…
Review Carets FER V4 — Minimalist Dress Shoes
Minimalism grows up with the fourth iteration of innovative dress shoes from Carets. With a polished design, good materials, and thoughtful touches that rival any fancy dress shoe, Carets has made a shoe for professionals looking to enjoy the benefits…
Review Softstar Shoes Primal RunAmoc
Always one for interesting designs, Softstar has released one of its boldest shoes to date, the toe-splay-happy, long-distance ready, RunAmoc Primal. Full disclosure: Justin was an early tester of the Primal RunAmoc nearly a year ago—and Softstar sent…
Quick Review—Magical Shoes Receptor Explorer
I'm going to venture a guess—you've never heard of Magical Shoes—I certainly hadn't. The company is based out of Poland and reached out to tell me about their products. Intrigued by their website, I requested they send me a pair of their "Receptor…
Xero Shoes Coalton Review
From humble beginnings as a simple rubber-and-laces DIY huaraches company some eight years ago, Xero Shoes has evolved into a full-fledged shoe company. Adding to their recent line, Xero Shoes has introduced the Xero Shoes Coalton, their most premium…
Review Lems Boulder Boots in Leather Russet
Since Lems shoes released their Boulder Boots nearly five years ago, they have updated the line with additional colorways and styles. One of those styles is their leather Boulder, which they make in a brown or black full-grain leather. These boots…
Xero Shoes Daylight Hiker Review
Xero Shoes continues their expansion into closed toe shoes with the Xero Shoes Daylight Hiker boot. Using the same sensibilities as their sandals and the recently released Prio shoe (Read our review of the Xero Shoes Prio here), how does this boot…
Kickstart Bison Boots
I just got word about a budding minimalist boot company called Bison Boots. Bison is being kickstarted here and Gwyn reached out to tell me about the vision she and her husband have for manufacturing handmade minimalist boots out of Bison leather and…
Unshoes Forager and Gallivant Shoe Review
Hey guys! Today we've got a duo review time from Jarvis and Kim. We're reviewing the Unshoes Forager, a women's closed toe minimalist shoe) and Unshoes Gallivant, a yet-to-be-released men's closed toe shoe (Unshoes was kind enough to send these shoes to…
Xero Shoes Prio Running Shoe Review
After making a name for themselves with their numerous sandal options, Xero Shoes have released their first dedicated running shoe: The Prio. Xero sent me a pair to test and review for BirthdayShoes readers, and in short, the Prios are relatively…
Earth Runners Elemental (Yellow Flash) and Circadian Hempies
Earth Runners created an updated version of the popular Circadian with a trendy and functional hemp footbed and laces and a new all-around model, The Elemental. I received both to review here for BirthdayShoes. The previous Circadian was my favorite…