These are absolutely beautiful. I just wish they came in half sizes. My daughter is a size 1 1/2 and I ordered a size 2 for her. I just put some no slip pads in the shoes and she wore them to the daddy/daughter ball. She had a blast dancing around in them and everyone commented how pretty they were. None of the sequins came off either. I did not notice any kind of strong smell is some other reviewers stated.