Fitter reacts to VIRAL Pointe Shoe Hacks

[@elenpena42564]

I love Mikayla sacrificing a pair of point shoes to show people what happens if you dye them that way. I wonder if people have tried to pancake point shoes with sunset makeup's colorful foundation yet, cause that seems like it would get a better color payout than sharpies

[@BlackCat69909]

Yeah, Life.of.Lori did that. And got a really good result, so the stuff has at least one niche reason to exist.

[@melowlw8638]

lori also compared the sharpie, the foundation, n the world's darkest black paint (vantablack) its fun seeing the comparison

[@stardown223]

The last dancer (sewing her shoes to her tights) has used the sunset makeup's colorful foundation! It turns out STUNNING.

[@lexwolfhale1729]

@@melowlw8638 wasn't the foundation that super icky one by the other company that was sold as an actual realistic wearable shade for darker skin tones but was just straight black pigment only?

[@lexwolfhale1729]

​@@BlackCat69909isn't sunset makeup's colourful foundation meant to be an alternative to facepaints for stuff like cosplay and characters? I assume you meant the black youthforia foundation that was straight up black pigment sold as a natural dark shade?

[@giuliadianafrosi]

OMG the "contouring" with the eyeshadow of the arch is the most shocking one for me!!! 😂🤯 I have never seen or heard this before, but yeah, if people do it to define abs, why not try to get a better line! haha

[@lailatomhave4588]

As a ballerina and a violinist, the rosin conversations are always interesting.

[@paulahills9546]

I'm glad some other dancers from the 70's era commented about what we did to the tips of pointe shoes. I thought I was remembering wrong! You know those little crocheted bun covers? Well that but smaller was what we put on the tips. They only took a few minutes to crochet, then you just sew them on. I think it was mainly for anti-slip, but probably extended the life of the shoe too. 😊

[@revinaque1342]

Oh wow, you have no idea how relieved I am knowing that those tops were crocheted separately! I do a bit of hand-sewing and crocheting, and my hands were aching at the thought of basically embroidering the entire top of a pointe shoe with such densely packed stitches. That would take forever!

[@ChocolateOmnom]

i love how you specifically mentioned twosetters 😂 like they a whole other breed 😂

[@Birdwameatsbabies]

My worlds are colliding help

[@janiegreen3394]

I was at ballet school in the 70s and we were taught to darn the whole tip of the shoe. It took ages but we were told it would make the shoe last longer

[@susanneschlomer871]

I am a dancer trained in the 70's. Returning to dance in the last year was a WHOLE new thing...so many new innovations, most of which I find useless. Jet glue or super glue is the most toxic and rough uncomfortable thing to have in your shoe and near to your skin! I have always preferred natural shellack and actually did three pairs of shoes with it today before seeing this post. It's so much smoother than jet glue and cheaper! Love the videos and you too Josephine!

[@hissingcats]

Yeah i know rightttt why so many toxic things on the feet

[@robynmartin6759]

Yes I agree, we used shellack and I had a gas powered drying cupboard where I lived in the 80s so after each performance, I'd take several of my colleagues pointe shoes home, apply shellack, dry them for an hour in the cupboard and leave them in overnight, it prolonged the life of our pointe shoes as our company had a strict budged and we were only allocated one pair per season.

[@susanneschlomer871]

@@robynmartin6759 that's awesome, never heard of the drying cupboard , however definitely about the low budgets. What we went through in the good old days. Talk about hardcore. I got $50 cdn a week for my sacrifices...though I never noticed because it was all about the dance!

[@celestegross6622]

I think the dancer who dyed her shoes was doing it to prove that you shouldn’t do that. She was talking to the people in her comments who suggested it was a good idea.

[@robynmartin6759]

When I was in the Queensland Ballet (more than a few years ago) we had a quick change in the ballet Pappion which included changing pointe shoes from pink to silver to matched the unitards, this all had to be achieved in 16 bars of music which included getting onstage into a long diagnoal line and positioning ourselves down on the floor on our special marks with our huge primitave pleated silk butterfly wings covering our bodies so that each one of us would be in a spotlight when the lights came up. We only just got our pointe shoe ribbons done up and tucked in in time, so no way could we have sewed our shoes onto our heels!

[@caronyardley8834]

I used to darn mine like that too. Stopped slipping on the floors back in the day before Tarkett. Also, the darn absorbed rosin and helped as well.

[@anneharrison1849]

me too

[@VelvetChexalena]

I love Lori❤❤ It is so funny that she still gets people asking about how she goes to the bathroom after sewing her tights on to her shoes😂

[@saturn_planet7376]

have you seen the twosetviolin video where they dance the Little Swans yet? would love to see your reaction

[@juliab1407]

UUH!! That would be amazing

[@katherinemurphy2762]

Yes! Yes! Yes!!

[@pygmybugs]

RE the "how many threads does she have in there?!": with the caveat that I haven't taken ballet in 30 years and I am a leatherworker, not a shoemaker (well, I've made shoes, but def not point shoes), sailmaker's needles are great for stuff like that. They have a triangular sharpened tip, so they'll go through extremely tough materials without ripping or distorting, and a long, large eye, so it can hold heavy/multiple threads (like the heavy waxed/braided cord used in leatherwork) without having a big wad of them at the eye that you need to drag through. And there are models that have a little bend at the end that helps with going across a right angle. Glover's needles are a finer/smaller version, but I don't know that they'd survive getting drilled through all that hard glue.

[@itsdebs]

I am not and will never be ballerina. I can’t even dance. Yet here I am binging your videos 😂

[@Xessa82]

I took ballet, tap and jazz as a child but somehow as an adult I can't dance at all 😂. I'm here binging her videos as well.

[@denisehill7769]

I'm going back nearly 50 years, but I remember some of the girls at ballet school using bought crochet covers for their pointe shoes. They were garishly bright pink and looked hideous. Decency forbids me to say what they reminded me of....

[@seesternWHV]

😊👍🏻

[@Brenda-on7hy]

I remember crocheting my own covers to match my shoes. Only thing I learned to crochet. Am now 75

[@izzybeth]

can't wait til Josephine reacts to TwoSet Violin learning ballet (you know it's gonna happen)

[@micheledix2616]

Would be hilarious, yes I think the boys would be up for it too

[@DivaAgeMarie]

Any time I see your name or face in a video, it's mandatory for me to stop what I'm doing and watch. I LOVE your facials, and you are giving us information behind it as well.

[@scloftin8861]

The stitch on that one shoe is a stem stitch from embroidery. Given the splitting of each stitch, it might make it less slippery on some surfaces? Love your vids, as always.

[@revinaque1342]

That's what I was thinking too, but I cannot imagine how one would stitch the entire top of a pointe shoe! Those things are tough!

[@mayanderes9084]

6:37 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!! Did you just shout out those of us who are also TwoSetters?! 😱😱😱😱👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 My mind is exploding ☺️😂😂😂

[@chilanya]

All that darning seems so much work.. much easier to glue a suede tip on. which is also customary where i live

[@emma_does_stuff]

MIKAYLA GEIER AND LIFE OF LORI?!! SHE HAS MY WHOLE FEED ON THERE😭😭😭

[@kikibirdball]

i have never been this on time for anything IN MY LIFE

[@Paratha_spy]

SAMEEEE

[@fabiolagotay6117]

ME TOOO

[@kaseyharwood8746]

Me too.

[@elle.2cool]

💀💀

[@Minimeowzilla]

omg gotta try countouring my shoes cos got not arch yo

[@cloclodraws-ld5gj]

I’ve been watching you since I’ve been in level one of ballet just watching u getting so excited to be on pointe! But the time has come,I’m going on point this year!!! Thank you so much with all the helpful information. My little sisters watch you ad got them encouraged to do ballet thank you for all you’ve done Josephine.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kathybeckford3592]

That last one is hilarious! 🩱🩰🚽

[@VelvetChexalena]

Me too, I love watching Lori's videos 😊

[@rackikblue]

I use rosin on my drawstrings so the knot doesn't slip!

[@poketvenus]

Hi, I've darned the entire tip like that. Took about 4 hours per shoe. Was in a musical and the stage was super slippery, but I couldn't use rosin per the stage rules. I darned the entire tip like that and then used Orly rubber base on the darning for traction

[@mrs_faol]

Lok the fact that violin ans ballet both use rosin for the same reason just in different ways is neat

[@lizlilliman3644]

Makes me wonder if I should sacrifice some rosin for my daughters dance classes lol.

[@mrs_faol]

​@@lizlilliman3644 I love that you want to help kiddo BUT if she doesn't have any at dance class, it's probably not needed/discouraged. Its primarily used with pointe shoes on wood floors as satin is very slippery and has to be crushed up to be useful. Most studios have a form of rubber floor that doesn't need rosin and will actually get messed up if you use rosin.

[@mermaidopulence8539]

​@@mrs_faol hi ballet dancer here and the rosin is primarily used on the marley floors as that's what we typically dance on the most. Some studios may have hardwood floors (as they may also offer other styles of dance that isn't ballet) which in that case they would also use rosin.

[@mrs_faol]

@@mermaidopulence8539 I'm a ballet dancer as well, I've danced on Marley and hardwood. They may allow the use of rosin on the Marley at your studio, but it will actually ruin the texture over time and make it too slippery.

[@user-sr7kx1bf8d]

girl i dont even dance or do anything like that but i still loveee watching your videos

[@animalcrossing8085]

I’m hoping that someone can help, I’m confused with jet glue. Should I use it right when I get my first pair of pointe shoes? And if it does help last longer that would be amazing because it would save my family money. And can I use jet glue on my first pair of pointe shoes?

[@RachaelTheRed]

As a former fitter and a dancer, I would not recommend jet glueing or shellacking your first pair. Both of these materials harden the shoe which can make it tougher to break in for a first timer. Additionally, on your first pair you won't have the knowledge of where your individual shoe breaks down the fastest to know where to apply the glue. Many dancers also switch what shoe they wear over the first few pairs before stalling on the one the prefer so the wear and tear spots are going to keep changing as you try different shoes. I would recommend waiting until you've been wearing the same shoe for a couple pairs and you know where you need the extra strength.

[@jlyons9114]

Use some UV resin ! Instant dry with the light, and will definitely make all the parts stronger! Shoot you could try it with clear gel nail polish, or that thicker nail builder, hit it with the UV light and BAM!

[@kkinlicheeny]

Two set violin tried ballet. It was so cute.

[@brennanrentz]

5:05 YESS! Same with a block.You're a balance if you go too hard on that show.The shank will literally pop off😂

[@user-hn5iv7hu2q]

I loved this video! BTW The Pointe Shop should come to Canada 🇨🇦. Who else agrees?

[@PeggyParrish-sg1eu]

I love Lori, the very last video you reacted to, so so much!! She is a goddess in pointe shoes!!!❤❤

[@kaseyharwood8746]

I'm actually on time for once. I amaze myself. 😂

[@ElinabirdYang]

Shout out to her putting on TwoSetters!!!! I love them!

[@Ardenmoth]

twoset mentioned 🗣️ 🔥 would do ballet but im too busy practicing 40 hours a day 🔥

[@BffBraceletsCo]

40 hours a day?

[@terihagerdorn]

I love Lori & Mikayla!!! And i love your page too (obviously!)

[@JhanaMukasa-Perry]

I swiftly remember my friend posting a picture of you and her on Instagram and it was so jealous

[@Mater_Lachrymarum]

I have been waiting forever for a Lori clip to pop up!! Huzzah!

[@HiddenButFound]

definitely trying the rosin inside the point shoe I am only new on pointe and it gets so annoying with the heel slipping off i most of the time roll my tights up because of it but thanks for the little hack

[@da.little.cheese4188]

I just Got my first pointe shoes i bought two different pairs, the merlet pointe shoes in model cloe and the Bloch pointe shoes in model Hannah, I almost got the Blochs in the model triomphe. Can you make a review please or suggestions 💗💗

[@lanuitbleue640]

TwoSet just released a video of them trying ballet a few days ago! Can you please react to that? Love your vids, even though I stopped ballet when I hit puberty over 20 years ago. (I can still turn out though!)

[@JustMe-12345]

Ohh, you could make videos on how to do some of the "bad" things properly (idk here it would be how to dye your point shoes properly/safely)

[@susettteschacherl5836]

We used to darn the points - not as much as this - to make them less slippery.

[@Tart114]

I love watching these videos are funny and scary😂 I just started point I go to brveard ballet academy and there amazing!!!

[@JennaAlvarenga]

Have you reviewed the act'ble pointes 3D pointe shoe? Another dancer on social media gave them a 10/10, I'd love to see your reaction and review of them!

[@agirlnamedmichael1670]

Fun fact: Shellac is made from female lac bug from India. It takes about 100,000 bugs to make a pound of resin which is used in all sorts of things including some candy coatings(like Junior Mints and jelly beans) =)

[@eleanoralloyd1]

STORY TIME!! So, I just had a spring show, and during my solo, MY POINTE SHOE FELL OFF!!!! LIKE AT THE STARTING IF MY SOLO!!! I DIDNT GET TO DO ANY OF MU TURNS IF ANYTHING!!! But thankfully it was the dress rehearsal. So my teacher let me do to again. And then on the show, at the end of my solo, IT FELL IFF AGAIN!!!! But thankfully it was when a was walking to my ending pose. 😭😭😭😭😭 Any tips?!?!?!

[@lightning__bug]

What are your thoughts on Perfect Fit toe inserts?

[@KatieCunningham]

Sashiko needles, thread, and thimbles! They're MADE for piercing impossible layers of fabric by hand!

[@sarasaruzza5579]

Hi Josephine! I have no clue how to tag people in the comments so I ask here since its still a pointe related question...... I saw a Short of Ekaterina Maximova (uploaded by Ballet Conrad) and I was wondering WHICH MODEL of pointe shoes she wore.....they are very very tapered and the platform is so tiny! Thank you to anybody who may have an answer!

[@lena9498]

pleaaassseeeeeeee react to two set doing the ballet video.....🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@JashiyahDejonae]

I love your videos 😊😊❤❤❤

[@annieesther8405]

Covering the entire top is to use less or completely forgo rosin.

[@evelyn_r]

question, why don't point shoes have a silicon strip on the heel? wouldn't that create more friction and help keep the heel from slipping as much?

[@seriousblond007]

I am so impressed that I'm this early!! :)

[@ViolinGirl613]

(I'm sorry, I just have to) twosetviolin!!!!!

[@BAdtnl]

As a string player, thank you😂 it’s nice to be acknowledged, but I’d love to have to use rosin for pointe shoes tho🥹 some day I’ll have the funds/time for ballet

[@shirleycarvajal193]

Please please please do a reaction to TwoSet trying ballet with the Hong Kong Ballet! You'll be in for a good laugh

[@marydonnelly4705]

Yes more!!

[@gertietheduck]

Arch makeup hack aka "how to get floor bacteria in your makeup"

[@flyingSkyflower]

aka "how to repurpose your expired make up"

[@gertietheduck]

@@flyingSkyflower hopefully! And yeah, much better!

[@revinaque1342]

​@@flyingSkyflower Yeah, that was the Kat Von D Saint and Sinner eyeshadow palette from 2017. It was limited edition, so it's definitely expired by now. Glad she found a good use for it!

[@sarabaldeschwieler7763]

I got the biggest blisters on my heels from rosining the inside heel of my shoe. So painful!

[@diansusanto5895]

Hii The pointe shopp! I just got my pointe shoes but haven't done fitting any tip when i get them?

[@JhanaMukasa-Perry]

I swiftly remember being jealous of my friend after she took a picture with you and by the way, her name is echo

[@MariamSham-ym4dl]

Hi

[@minituex9719]

twoset and point shop collab? :D

[@Bexinmo]

Do dancers always sew their shoes to their tights?

[@LadyBlack22]

No, Josephine! What’re you telling people! Keep your Jet glue in a JAR! I learned that on your channel in one of the pro’s-hack videos.. idk which pro…. But I’ve never had a jet glue incident. @thepointeshop

[@ValerieMikhail]

@ThePointeShop please make a reaction video to: « Twoset violin tries ballet » PLS. Love u ❤

[@raven8sma]

2:38 I like to think that this would kind of dampen the Thunkiness of the shoe.

[@natakatsivalis]

Real question: what if it is a polymer pointe shoe? It's basically plastic... Could it be dyed in water??

[@balletmeli]

😮😱 boiling water. The internet is crazy.

[@levidashawty]

Can you please react to twosetviolin trying ballet it would be hilarious 💀😂

[@stephiehellyeah2557]

🤩🤩🤩 pointe shoe hacks!

[@JGreen-le8xx]

Josephine ❤❤❤❤❤❤ 😊

[@hollyferay8131]

I love l of your videos.

[@Megan_NotStevenHeseditor]

How did she know that Twosetviolin fans watch her videos XD we have been called outttt

[@NeverlandSystemKitten]

The sewing the tights to the shoe cracked me up... "How do you pee?" Seriously?! That question has to be men... b/c women know how tights go on and off. ;)

[@user-gk8vo3ys4g]

IM A TWOSETTER :0

[@Heyoooo865]

Just curious if this is solely a reaction channel now? Missing the more educational and fitting content

[@maries3433]

🌹

[@SimplyYana]

15 hour gang👇🏽

[@Rubraddicted]

Stupid question from a non-dancer: is it impossible that a professional dancer uses pointe shoes as they come (or with less alterations?... How many hours of breaking/sewing/de-shanking/cutting/darning/glueing would they get back??) 😳

[@yachanyauqan6186]

One would hope non ballet people would guess that boiling pointe shoes isnt a good idea... Whoever you are, please dont boil your pointe! 😅

[@taaroshot]

Stop I thought the arch was the top of your foot not the bottom 😭😭

[@michaelhband]

👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@harriettluvsskincare]

FIRST HELLO

[@randolphfriend8260]

🩷

[@lindseythedork]

Not her dying pointe shoes in boiling water💀

[@anginetteherring4586]

I used to be a ballet dancer ballerina but yes you do need a whole lot of threads to see the ribbons but I quit dancing because the pointe shoes was hurting my feets