I have really been attracted to these sandals but didn't know if they would be comfortable with all of those jewels and after reading reviews that said to size up, I ended up buying and 8 and a 9. I normally wear a 7.5 or 8 in flip flop sandals and sometimes an 8 but because of the reviews I bought both. The 8s are slighting short in length for me but the 9s are too long for my taste. I kept the size 8 and gave the 9 to my daughter so I didn't have to return them. In my opinion, if you are a half size, size up to the next size but if not, buy your normal size. These are really cute and pretty comfy.