When I received these shoes they looked extremely "dusty" and I realized that it was the plastic covering over the glitter seemed to be separating from the shoe and the result was that they  looked very worn in some areas, mainly on the tips of toes/sides . I had read a few reviews that hinted that this happened but thought we'd give them a try as my child loved them so much. Pretty disappointing to see such poor quality from such a great company like Puma. We returned them and went for a different style.