This is an authentic product purchased from the official Salomon website. The photos show the shoes freshly washed, so they are wet. There are no noticeable scratches, but please understand that this is a used item before purchasing. My feet generally don't smell, so the only odor is the smell of the rubber. They are 25.5cm, but they felt slightly larger than the 25.5cm I usually wear in Adidas, etc.