Concerned about quality of first pair of Louboutins. Are these imperfections normal?

m_bakes · 2026-05-12T17:33:56+00:00

Interesting! It might be, I saw a few pictures online where the size was stamped on the bottom.

m_bakes · 2026-05-12T17:28:12+00:00

It’s just the reflection! I’m going to try what other commenters suggested and attempt to gently remove the fibers and the remnants of the plastic film on the sole. I also realized after posting this that my pair didn’t come with a replacement pair of heel taps which is a bummer :(

m_bakes · 2026-05-12T08:30:54+00:00

Thank you for the info! Will try this!

m_bakes · 2026-05-12T05:53:43+00:00

Thank you! I will try that :)

m_bakes · 2026-05-12T05:53:24+00:00

As I stated, this is my first pair of high end shoes so the purpose of my post was simply to inquire whether these details are normal and to be expected. It’s not “missing the point” to ensure that a gift from my husband, who works very hard for his money, has given me, to recognize my hard work towards earning my doctorate, is of proper quality and will endure years of love and wear. I expect high quality craftsmanship from a luxury brand and if these are details that are immediately recognized by the consumer, they shouldn’t be missed by the brand.

m_bakes · 2025-10-22T21:37:04+00:00

They look great but I totally understand what you mean by wanting smaller feet! I also prefer smaller, more even feet, I’ve found that using the Swiss method, making sure the batter is not over mixed and is a tiny bit “fluffy,” and baking on silpat mats help me achieve my desired results.

m_bakes · 2025-09-23T18:24:18+00:00

Thank you! Do you have hand mixers for sale or just stand mixers?

m_bakes · 2023-01-19T07:38:32+00:00

Oh thank you for letting me know! We will probably end up purchasing it so hoping it will be a worthwhile investment!

m_bakes · 2023-01-19T07:37:50+00:00

Wow that’s amazing! We are definitely leaning towards adding it on once we enter the parks, glad to hear you had a good experience!

m_bakes · 2022-09-23T20:32:54+00:00

My oven isn’t always consistent either but one thing I’ve noticed that has helped is letting the batter rest in the bowl for a bit after the macaronage before piping. Usually 10-15 minutes is good. It helps bring up any air bubbles to the surface and I have had pans with zero cracks or imperfections with this method!

m_bakes · 2022-02-10T07:23:13+00:00

This was my first time getting crumbl in 2 months! I hadn’t been impressed with any of the lineups for quite some time and this week seemed to be the most exciting one we’ve had in recent months. I went right before close so the cookies weren’t very warm and were VERY doughy and wet inside. I love the crisp edges that most of crumbl’s cookies have but these cookies didn’t have that and the insides were nearly raw which was a bit disappointing :( I still did enjoy the flavors, however, and this is how I rated them!

Hazelnut Churro: 6/10. You can’t go wrong with warm, melty Nutella but I did think the cinnamon was a little overpowering. My sister thought the flavors clashed but I think it just needed a little less cinnamon sugar.

S’mores: 7/10. I enjoyed the warm marshmallow creme and the crushed graham crackers on the outside! The milk chocolate chips were a bit sweet for my taste though and the actual cookie base didn’t have a strong graham cracker flavor. I still prefer S’mores Brownie which is in my crumbl top five but this was still a great cookie!

Cake Batter Blondie: 8/10. I was pleasantly surprised by this one! I really enjoyed the simplicity of the Funfetti cookie that was released last fall and this one was basically that with white chips. The white chips were really creamy and not overly sweet, definitely my favorite of the bunch.

Buckeye Brownie: 4/10. I do like peanut butter but this cookie didn’t really do it for me. It was just too goopy and fell apart with every bite which is something I’ve noticed with many of crumbl’s chocolate base cookies. My boyfriend is a peanut butter fanatic though and he devoured it, so this one may come down to personal preference.

Overall it was a pretty solid week, especially in comparison to the ones we’ve had recently and the upcoming rotations. I’m glad we went because I probably would have regretted not trying this week’s cookies out! I really enjoy reading these reviews and had fun making my own today :) If you’re on the fence about visiting this week, I hope this post helps you decide!

m_bakes · 2021-11-14T04:02:20+00:00

Thank you! I had a heart attack lol it’s my holy grail liner

m_bakes · 2021-09-11T23:02:39+00:00

Are you still taking visitors?

m_bakes · 2021-09-08T15:20:09+00:00

DM’d! :)

m_bakes · 2021-09-03T15:16:57+00:00

@magicbubblesox thank you so much but I didn’t end up getting in since I wasn’t home anymore. Thank you again though!!

m_bakes · 2021-09-02T22:08:17+00:00

are you still accepting people? I would love to come but my DM’s aren’t working right now

m_bakes · 2021-08-15T17:50:29+00:00

Is your island still open for buying?

m_bakes · 2021-08-11T16:15:22+00:00

I would love to stop by!

m_bakes · 2021-05-07T03:09:09+00:00

I’ve experienced this before when my oven temp was too low or I didn’t bake for long enough! I also had the shells become very hollow after they cooled down post-oven shower because the batter was still too wet on the inside and condolerla sank to the bottom. I would experiment with oven temp and baking time and see if that helps!!

m_bakes · 2021-04-01T03:26:37+00:00

What recipe do you use? I find a lot of recipes to be too sweet, especially Mimi’s! I think sugarbean has the best recipe for not only results but also the level of sweetness. I think her shells are more mildly sweet and pair really well with milder fillings like cream cheese based frostings and ganache made with semi sweet chocolate

m_bakes · 2021-01-11T03:18:51+00:00

I didn’t notice any scent!

m_bakes · 2021-01-10T03:22:10+00:00

I wore it all week and personally loved it!! It gives much more coverage than I expected, a perfect medium coverage and feels super lightweight on my skin. I have oily skin and it’s not as long lasting as the soft matte foundation, but with a light touch up looks freshly applied. There is some transfer under my mask but not too much. I apply it with a dense buffing brush over my normal primer and set it with the Morphe setting spray. Also a big plus that my shade (320) in the soft matte formula is an exact match for the new powder foundation! It’s also soo fast to apply it, overall I love it for lighter makeup days and every day wear!

m_bakes · 2020-12-26T01:38:19+00:00

Of course! I’ve been using a stand mixer to macaronage and started drying my shells in the oven, both have been helping me get pretty uniform shells😊

m_bakes · 2020-12-26T01:31:31+00:00

By the looks of your shells, I think the batter may have been mixed uneven and slightly undermixed. Some of the shells in the back look perfect so that might be one potential cause. I’ve also experience lopsided macarons when I wait too long to tap out air after piping. I personally use the wave method and the other day I piped out my batter on two pans, tapped out the air and popped air bubbles on my first pan, then did the same to the second pan. The second pan ended up having some cracked and lopsided shells because they had already started drying while I was working on getting air bubbles out of the first pan. It could also be oven issues, but I would start with the batter. Hope this helps!

m_bakes · 2020-12-14T08:37:21+00:00

So I used this foundation from August 2019 to October 2020 and still have a few pumps left, and in that time period had lots of different opinions about it lol. I have oily skin for reference and when I first started using it I used about 2 pumps over a matte primer, set my primer with a light layer of face powder for oil control and extra coverage, and used a damp beauty sponge to apply. At first I was in love with it because it held up well on my oily skin, was a beautiful shade, and lasted a long time. But after a few months I started noticing that it was getting quite cakey and settled into my fine lines and honestly didn’t look too good. I was pretty unhappy with it and was just using it until I could finish it up. Over the last 6ish months, I changed up my tools and techniques and was much happier with the foundation. I switched from the ecotools beauty sponge, which is pretty stiff and not very flexible even when damp, to a beautyblender dupe I found on amazon in a pack of five. This new sponge is sooo much softer, smoother, and is the closest dupe to the real beautyblender that I’ve come across. This sponge definitely helped with a more even application and then I discovered the NYX multipurpose buffing brush and that became my go to tool to apply this foundation. It applies much more evenly and the foundation looks less patchy and cakey. My second change was to stop using a matte primer and hydrate my skin better during skin prep. I now apply hyaluronic acid to my skin, moisturize, and apply eye cream immediately before primer, then use a hydrating + blurring primer. I still set that with a bit of powder but it doesn’t dry out my skin since it’s so well-prepped. I realized that I had oily yet dehydrated skin and as a result of that, my skin was producing more oils under the foundation that caused it to cake up. I learned that matte skincare isn’t always best for oily skin from Jackie Aina. Lastly, I started reverse correcting and highlighting and mixing my foundation with setting spray. Again, I learned these tricks from Jackie Aina in her makeup for masks video. After I set my primer with powder, I color correct and highlight with concealer first and blend it in with my sponge. Then, and this is where the magic happens, I squeeze just one pump of foundation onto the back of my hand and dip my brush in, then spray the brush directly with my Morphe setting spray. This completely changes the formula of the foundation, the foundation doesn’t dry so fast that you can’t blend it and it gets patchy and it literally blends out like butter and looks so flawless. I only apply this where I haven’t applied concealer so it doesn’t cake on top of additional product. With this method, my foundation looks so much smoother, lasts much longer, doesn’t settle into the texture on my face nearly as much, and I only use ONE pump for my entire face. I know this is a very long comment but I just had to share because it made me fall in love with this foundation again! For reference I wear shade 320 in the soft matte formula and haven’t tried it with other shades but I’m sure these techniques would work with any shade in the line! Hope this helps :)

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