FASHION | #HEELSVFLATS at Pineapple Dance Studios

I spent Saturday doing something I've dreamt about doing from a young age - dancing at Pineapple Dance Studios! In my teens I did Jazz for several years - I'm going to be honest, I wasn't amazing, but I did it as I love to dance. Westfields are currently running a Heels v Flats campaign, so sent me and five other bloggers up to Pineapple Dance studios to see which won when it came to dancing.

Now I am a devout flats wearer, I only pull out my heels (usually my faithful wedges) on special occasions. Even on my wedding days the heels came off once I was down the aisle and the pictures were done. But on Saturday I donned my highest heels during a one and half hour dance lesson.

Apart from Jess from LWIG, I hadn't had the pleasure of meeting my fellow dance students who were The Strawberry Sisters, Emma and Ali. We started off in flats learning a dance to 'Single Ladies' by Beyonce (I have wanted to learn this routine FOREVER). We learnt 8 beats at time and I was sort of getting a hang of it, but still had moments where I was tripping over my own legs.

We then popped on our heels, and despite being convinced all morning that I was going to break an ankle, I went from an awkward amateur with two left feet to feeling like...


Oddly with the heels on not only did I feel like a fierce, sexy and empowered women, I actually managed to dance better. When you are wearing heels you stand taller, straighter and your legs look great, so I guess all of these added to my new found confidence (as well as having got to terms with the steps in flats).

When it comes to Heels vs Flats, I think I am still a flats girl day to day (my feet really ached on Sunday) but I think that in future I will be less hesitant to wear my heels, and have already invested in some sensible day to day heels!

So where do you stand in the Heels vs Flats debate?

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FASHION | Cherry Blossom Premium Gel Comfort Pads

Cherry Blossom Premium Gel Comfort Pads*

I'm not usually a heel wearer. I would love to wear heels all day everyday, but years of living in ballet pumps and trainers have meant that I've never developed a tolerance to the pain caused by them. This means that heels are reserved for super special occasions, such as a wedding or a visit to a really nice restaurant. Such occasions have recently popped up and I get the heel fear.

My favorite heels are my black wedges, they are comfy and I can walk in them, but they are slightly too big so my feet slip out, also after a couple of hours in them the balls of my feet are aching massively. I wore them to Hotel Du Vin and used the Cherry Blossom Premium Gel Comfort Pads* that I had kindly been sent to review. I popped them into the wedges, and they instantly solved the sizing issue of the wedges which was fantastic. I felt that I walked better and taller as a result of knowing my feet were    better supported.
Sitting down all night I didn't get to test the comfort factor of the gel pads, but the day of the wedding arrived, I was wearing a lovely pair of open toe sling backs by Russel and Bromley so I got the opportunity to test them out again (you can just briefly wash then under water to make them sticky again). My feet didn't ache much at all, and I was dancing all night! In the end I had to take my shoes off because I was a bit too merry, but I could have worn the shoes a lot longer with the cushions in place! These are definitely a heel must from me in the future, I've tried the party feet ones before but found them really un comfortable, so was happy with the Cherry Blossom ones.

Love Lilla xx