From clogs and mules to booties and slides, women's slippers turn up the heat!

Searching for the perfect pair of women's slippers?' Here are a few style tidbits to consider before shopping.

All women's slippers are not the same. Form, function and style are the first things to consider. Will these slippers be worn in the comfort of your own home? Will these women's slippers be worn fresh from a steamy soak in the tub? Are these women's slippers going to be worn down the driveway, in the rain, to get the mail or to drop the kids off at school? Is this women's slipper intended to keep feet clean and dry only, or is warmth a factor too?

Some women's slippers are for show, fashionable, flirty and intended to be kicked off before'well, you know' Other women's slippers are for survival as no one likes getting into bed and having a frozen foot snuggled up to them!

So if you're shopping for yourself or for the women you love, make sure that the women's slipper you select fits the woman, and the style suits the way she'll be wearing them.

Slip-on Women's Slippers

The slip-on is the simplest of women's slippers. Closed toed or spa style, the slip-on women's slipper comes in a variety of stylish materials from leather to cotton, and terry cloth to fleece. Offering mostly comfort and a clean place to put your foot, fashion has found its place with slip-on women's slippers. Designer Daniel Green has made his mark with metallic slip-ons. Daniel Green's women's slippers offer class and a little sass for any lady. Suitable for hosting and lounging, these women's slippers are sure to keep feet comfortably wrapped in a pretty package.

Sheepskin Women's Slippers

When there's a chill in the air, no woman wants her feet to be cold. And so enters sheepskin women's slippers. Cradling the foot in a plush and insulated environment is the purpose of sheepskin women's slippers. Sheepskin has been the popular choice for warmth in women's slippers, coming in as many colors as nature and the imagination can create. For the fashionable woman who is always cold, coverage is key and sheepskin women's slippers are the perfect fit. Between Acorn, Ugg, and Minnetonka, sheepskin women's slippers are keeping women's toes in the fashion fast lane.

Eco and Animal Friendly Women's Slippers

These days, with eco-friendly and animal safe being a greater consumer focus, sheepskin women's slippers are often substituted with breathable cotton, synthetic fleeces and even recycled plastic. Companies like Crocs, Acorn, Keen and Terrasoles offer animal safe women's slippers in stylish options including some with rubber soles suitable for indoor-outdoor wear.

Functional Women's Slippers

Heading for a pedicure or a toe workout? Alan Stuart has created a terry cloth women's slipper with built-in toe separators. In a variety of colors, this women's slipper separates the toes to prevent smudged polish and promote healthy feet. The separator stretches your toes and may even help your posture.

Nothing says home like the feeling of taking off your work shoes and sliding into slippers. Whether it's a traditional women's slipper style, innovative like Alan Stuart's Pedi Couture terry cloth slippers, a fur lined boudoir slipper, or a full sheepskin boot, keep the feet of the women you love in style with a women's slipper that suits her sole.