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Josephine reviews the Freed Studio! The Freed Studio is made on a slightly tapered last. These pointe shoes are made with the turn-shoe method, so they are made inside out, then turned around, creating pleats on the bottom of the shoe!  The shoe is then "banged out" to help make the pleats more flat on the bottom of the shoe. The Freed Studio can come with both a V or a U-shaped throat, but it always comes with a cotton drawstring. The profile of these pointe shoes is higher than that of the Studio Pro or Studio II, and looks...

Josephine reviews the Flexus Kaia by Bloch! The Bloch Flexus Kaia has a lower crown, a longer wing, and a slight taper. The profile of this pointe shoe is low to medium, with a U-shape throat, a long vamp, and an elastic drawstring. The Flexus Kaia has a wide platform with a flattened cylinder shape. The sides of these Bloch pointe shoes are lowered and swoop up to a slightly higher heel. The shank of the Flexus Kaia is a full shank and the shoe is molded with Bloch's B-paste Pro. This paste will break down a little quicker than...

Hey pointe shoe nerds! Your fave pointe shoe fairy reporting for duty - and this week, we're revisiting Josephine's favorite series: pointe shoe hacks! For those who don't know, pointe shoe hacks are the alterations and handicraft tricks that ballerinas do to customize their pointe shoes.  On top of the shoes being handmade and highly specific, ballerinas have lots of tips and tricks to make the shoes more comfortable and to suit their specific needs. Dancing on the tips of your toes is no easy feat (nor is it easy on your feet), so anything to help is useful.  So...

Josephine reviews the Stream Pointe from Nikolay! The Stream Pointe is made on the Smart Pointe last, which means that it has a more broad shape through the metatarsals and slightly tapers down toward the platform. Though this pointe shoe would still be considered a tapered shape, it is not as tapered as some of Nikolay's other models, such as the 3007 or Nova. For a Nikolay pointe shoe, the Stream Pointe is considered to have a wide platform, however compared to other models across all brands, this pointe shoe has a medium sized platform. The throat of the Stream...

Psssst~ It's Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet Tik Tok 87!  In this episode we have some crowd favorites: Master Ballet Academy, finding ballet in random places, a magical ballet proposal, and some innovation in the woman's shoe industry! It's the cake with the cream of ballet internet spread!  What's your favorite bit? Be sure to get in the comments and let us know!