its painful

musikindo · 24th February 2005, 00:41

hai..
i have try to use ballet heels but its so paiful, may i binding my foot?
give me tips.
Sorry for my poor english,

Shafted · 24th February 2005, 03:22

musikindo,

Welcome to the forums.

As far as ballet heels go, for many people its the nature of the beast. There is probably a few people on the board here, who can comfortably wear them, but they are probably in the lucky minority.

Dawn HH · 24th February 2005, 03:54

Musikindo:-)

Don't worry about your English as we can make out what you are trying to say to us all. Welcome to the HH Place Forum. Ballet heels are extreme in the comfort department and may not be for everyone. I'm sure there are people here that can give you some tips on wearing them.
Cheers---

Dawn HH

balletboot2000 · 24th February 2005, 14:20

Musikindo,
what is the main problem?
are your toes getting sore, or is it tendons and muscles?

Give us a little more help, and we will do our best to help
BB

Anita C. · 24th February 2005, 15:19

Try getting some AMBESOL toothache medicine and applying it to the afflected areas!

It always works for me!

VSY,
'Nita C.

Big D · 24th February 2005, 20:51

Musikindo

I suggest the Blicker web site at the following;

http://www.hohe-absaetze.de/index.html

Where you will find Toe Cushions which are excellent. I bought a pair for my second pair of ballet heels, they made standing almost comfortable and made wearing for long periods quite bearable. Yes ballet heels will "hurt" it's all about reducing the pain.

I did try binding but that seemed to make things worse by not allowing the foot to spread and flex within the shoe as I put my weight on it..

From personal experience, I have found a shoe that is tight around the foot helps. This will compress the toes, ball and arch from the side and so preventing the foot from sliding down the shoe; think of a wedge in a cone. My first pair I got round this problem by wearing a pair of ski socks, (not very erotic though) but it did work.

When Spook was wearing ballets near on full-time, she used to use untreated lambs wool at the toe of her shoes, effectively the same process as the toe cushions; the Lanolin also kept her skin in good condition. I expect that the wool was even better than toe cushions as it would fill in the spaces around the toes.

I'm sure other members will gladly impart their discoveries to assist you in "comfortable" ballet heel wearing.

Happy tottering

Big D

JimC · 24th February 2005, 21:38

Ballet dancers will spend years finding shoes that fit their feet, and some have been known to retire when their shoe maker retires.
Ballet boots are sized with less precision then pointe shoes. You cannot run down to your local fetish shop and pick up a pair, in stock, that match your foot shape, width, length, etc perfectly. Do not expect ballet boots to be comfortable for longer periods of wear, even if you do not walk around in them.
If the boots are loose, the first step may be to find thicker socks, or multiple.. I've even worn neoprene dive socks. This will help use the structure of the boot to support alot of your weight with the arch and heel of your foot, relieving some of the stress on your toes.
I have a couple of pairs from Devious that do not put any weight on my toes, unfortunatly the toe area of the boot for my first pair has collapsed a bit.
Next up, padding for your toes. This is going to be personal preference. Try anything you can get your hands on. Wool, cotton, polyfill, foam pads, gell pads, etc. Something might work for you. Although what combination works best for you may not work at all for someone else.

If you are worried about causing damage to your feet from wearing ballet heels, I'd suspect that other then an extreme massocist, most people will stop walking in their ballet heels due to pain before their feet get permanently modified. Foot binding took many years of constant binding to occur.. Most people might wear their ballet heels a few hours a week...

Just a few thoughts
Jim

musikindo · 25th February 2005, 03:04

yes, i'll try it.
Im from asia and i buy devious ballet heels :D
Its hurt. Sometimes i used it for fetish

Bubba136 · 25th February 2005, 04:33

Didn't you ever hear the saying --- if the shoes hurt, don't wear them?

Might be good advice for you to follow.

Laurieheels · 25th February 2005, 06:01

An idea. A strange one, but an idea.

A few weeks ago, my two sisters and I and one of our friends went on a trip To Banff, in Alberta. A big tourist town, yes. They have hot springs and we went there. Interesting to be in a hot pool when outside there is snow and it is cold. it is fun.

So I was standing in a high heeled position, something I can do out of the water with ease, and a position I use when standing barefoot a lot. It helps, and no, they do not allow the wearing of heels into the hot springs pool.

But suddenly I found that I could stand on my tip toes in the water. I just rolled onto them without effort. And so I could flex my muscles into a perfect ballet wearing shape.

Maybe water training?

Water supports you, helps balance, reduces weight bearing pressure.

Try standing in water without the boots, if you can sacrifice a pair, wear them in the water.

The water should reach your shoulders to be most effective.