Huge Ballet Haul!!!

Ok, so I recently went to the local ballet store, and spent 2 hours getting a pointe shoe fitting, and going ballet shopping, so here's what I got! (pictures are from the Internet, not taken by me):

Grishko's Miracle Pointe shoes $110. These are super comfy, as they have a new thin layer off padding, preventing from blistered feet from getting worse. They have a super nice shape that goes slightly outwards at the bunion portion of your foot, and they have a sturdy, hard box. Overall they are a comfort pointe shoe, that I would recommend for anyone :) They are the newest model of Grishko's pointe shoe, so that explains the price...but they're totally worth it! ;)



Russian Pointe Polette/Almaz? (Around $82-84)Not sure...sorry :-/Anyways, I got two russian pointes. The ones I got are super hard! I think russian pointe's generally are...They are very narrow at the toes, so they kinda pinch your toes together, so I would recommend wearing spacers with them, and the v-shaped ones have no drawstring...
                              

Bloch woman's tights (srry dunno the price...):

Spacer pack by Bunheads: I need them for my big toe! Especially with the russian pointes :p

Bunhead's Jr. Ouch Pouches: Super comfy, the best padding I've had.

Bunhead's Jet Glue: They recently started selling this, you put it in the box of your toe shoes to make them last longer :)


Bunhead's Stitch Kit: Great for doing up your ribbons and elastics quickly! :)

Bloch's ProFlex leather ballet slippers:

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Hair Care (and bath gel)

So, these are the products I've recently been using on my hair. I don't use a lot of products, because usually I don't have a lot of time (my school starts quite early...), and I have thin.greasy hair, so I was my hair everyday, and I don't use a normal conditioner.
Kerasys volumising shampoo:

Kerasys volumising wave essence: This is just a leave-in conditioner, that gives your hair texture


Schwarzkopf Gliss Hair Repair (sort of like a shine serum):


Schwarzkopf Osis+ Hairspray:

 The Body Shop bath gel in Cherry Blossom (OMG THIS STUFF SMELLS SOOOOOOO GOOD!!!):

Healthy Desserts?

I have a huge sweet tooth, so I'm always finding out my favorite sweets, and when I have time, baking them. But I know that there are "healthy desserts" and really, not so healthy desserts. I'm not a nutritionist or whatever, so I may be wrong, but here are some suggestions, photos, and recipes for a more "healthier" selection of desserts.
#1: Pumpkin pie. This is one of my favorite desserts, although the title might sound repulsive, I promise you, it is extremely delicious.

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can NESTLE® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell.
3. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F.; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. (Do not freeze as this will cause the crust to separate from the filling.)

#2: Oatmeal/raisin cookies: These cookies you've probably heard of, but here's the recipe anyways.

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup golden raisins

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts and raisins.
2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool

#3: Carrot Cake: One of my personal favorites! :)

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Stir in carrots, coconut, vanilla, and pineapple. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; gently stir into carrot mixture. Stir in chopped nuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake for 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter or margarine, cream cheese, vanilla, and confectioners sugar. Blend until creamy. Frost cake while still in the pan.

#4: One of my dads favorites:

Ingredients

• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy, and stir in melted butter. Stir in the brown sugar, white sugar and the flour; mix well. Last add the milk, vanilla and nuts.
3. Pour into an unbaked 9-in pie shell. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.

New Grishko Fouettes!!

They are super comfy. They're in a size 3 1/2 Hard shank, and a long/medium vamp, 4got which one...:-/

bright autumn glitter gradient nails

Steps:
First, apply a bright neon orange polish (after applying a base coat)
Secondly, dab on a deep red with a makeup sponge about halfway down the nails, making it stronger at the tip.
Thirdly, brush over a red/silver polish.
Fourthly, apply some gold crackle polish to where the red and orange meet with a makeup sponge.
Fifthly, apply a sparkly gold coat.
And lastly, apply a clear top coat. :) Have fun!

new ballet leotard and shoes...(not pointe shoes....yet) ;)

The leotard is size AS, it is super comfy, and has thin adjustable straps, the ballet shoes are size 4.5 C from  BLOCH, and are a bit big.....

Magazine Print Nails

What you will need:

Rubbing alcohol

A container

White Nail Polish

A base and top clear coat

A q-tip (cotton bud)

Nail polish remover

Medium sized colorful text from a magazine (cut to the size of your nail)

Nail file

Stepz:

Shape your nails using your nail file to the desired shape

First, apply your base/top clear coat all over your nail.

Then, apply 1-2 coats of the white nail polish, using slow controlled strokes of the brush.

Let the white nail polish dry, then apply the top/base clear coat again

Once that has completely dried, put the rubbing alcohol in the container, and soak the piece of text in the container.

After that, soak your nail in the container of rubbing alcohol as well.

Quickly put the piece of soaked text on your nail, and press down, for about 40 seconds.

Lift a bit of the text off of the nail and check to see that the text has been properly applied to the nail, and is clear.

If so, then remove the text from your nail, if not, keep on pressing for 40 more seconds

Once the text is clear, and properly applied, apply the base/top coat to your nail

Go out, and show off your beautiful magazine-print nails!!! ;)

Pointe Shoes!!

I'm just gonna get my first pair of pointe shoes really soon! I'm so excited, and will defianately upload pic's when I do, if you wanna see them, follow me!! :)

Just getting started

Hey guys, I've just created this blog, so I don't really have anything posted yet. If you're interested, it's just going to be about ballet, flexibility, some health, beauty (makeup, n hair, n nails n stuff)....So, to start off I wanted to post an update of my splits, I'll hopefully keep posting these, so you can see how I improve, if you're interested....I'm not trying to brag or anything, I just wanted to show you guys how I improved....:) Also, if you want further information about ballet n stuff, check out balletbabble, she's awesome!