Comments on: Little Love Bug Review – Adorable & Affordable Barefoot Shoes for Little Feet

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:18:38 +0000

We have almost exclusively had our daughter wear little love bugs because they were the only thing I felt offered a cute option. But now that she is a little older and more active, they are wearing out rather quickly, so we are searching for alternatives. I also find that any of the styles with zip closures in the heel will break long before the shoe wears out.

By: Heidi Morgan

Heidi Morgan — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:44:05 +0000

I just received my first pair, and the leather I’m skeptical about — in comparison to my son’s other leather sandals they just feel very cheap and stiff, and smell of strong chemicals. I put them outside to air them out, but might actually end up returning them.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:16:19 +0000

We bought three pairs of little love bug shoes for our daughter with two of the sole options and there is no traction on either of them, she slipped and fell so many time in those shoes. The new sole that covers the toe more might be better but I’m still just going to go with another brand.

By: Anya

Anya — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:04:57 +0000

In reply to Sue.

They are relaunching all their styles on a new wider sole, but the older sole is still available in a number of models and sizes. If you shop by sole and then pick Barefoot Soles you’ll see your options. I think the confusing thing is that many of the pictures show the older sole – it looks like she hasn’t updated the product photos after they got updated

By: Kathleen Anderson

Kathleen Anderson — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 22:43:47 +0000

I have had the worst experience with this company! And there is absolutely NO way to contact them. The only thing they have is an email that they 100% do not respond to.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:35:45 +0000

Maybe it’s just my eyes, but the LLB shoes don’t look very foot shaped? The toe boxes look rather tapered on many of their options?

By: Kari

Kari — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:01:37 +0000

I want to love LLB but I feel like they aren’t well suited to wide, high volume feet. I have also found the waterproof and minimalist soles a bit slippery (the waterproof ones especially), but I know they are eliminating both of those sole styles and replacing them with the barefoot soles, which have a wider toe box but otherwise appear the same as the minimalist. We did get a pair of the barefoot soles for my kiddo’s next size up, but they still look proportionally narrow compared to his feet and I feel like the vertical toe volume is a bit short. I also wish the insole was removable because that’s how I prefer to check the size of my kiddo’s growing feet. I love that they are leather though, and the neutral styles go with EVERYTHING and can be easily dressed up or dressed down. They are probably the most flexible shoe I have found for toddlers. Right now I am alternating between them and a pair of Watelves (brand found on Amazon) which have a wide toe box and come in a wide width and are the only shoes I have found truly wide enough to accomodate my 2 year old’s feet.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 21:48:43 +0000

We’ve had 4 pairs of LLB shoes now and just loved them! I will say we put our active 3 year old in their adorable closed-toe sandal and they did not hold up. As in they looked like they had been worn all summer after a week, and their warranty was not great. Our Mary janes, boots, and knotted sandals have held up beautifully, so maybe just skip that particular sandal if your kiddo is going to be wearing them all the time!