I thought I was buying a cheap pair of “cute” boots that wouldn’t last a winter. I was apparently wrong.

I moved to the UP of Michigan without any winter gear last summer and tried cheaping out on as much as I could and buy nicer stuff over the course of the next few years. This was one of those things I got. To give you an idea of winter here: it started snowing mid October and hasn’t stopped since. We get 50-100 inches of snow... a month here. So I wear these snowboots every single day, regardless of where I’m going. I dress up for church, business casual for work, dress down for shopping, and everything in between. I have gotten countless compliments on these boots in all situations. So they’re cute, score! Very comfortable too. I hate shoes, constantly call shoes evil, but I don’t quite mind having these on my feet. They aren’t awfully restricting like some boots can be.

They are also water proof. I can step into a few inches of water and my socks stay dry. I can march through a foot of snow and my feet stay dry. These boots have plenty of traction. They aren’t good for running across ice, but I can certainly walk across it carefully without slowing down too much.

The one thing these are not is warm. Which is fine, wool socks and toe warmers go a long way if you’re standing in 0° for long.

In all, I love these boots. They don’t look terrible worn after four months of constant ware. I expect to get two seasons out of these at least. If they end up not making it to May, I’ll update this review, but I’m not seeing them suddenly fall apart any time soon. All in all, these are super worth the money.