unbox + break in new figure skates with me + 3-month review ✩ jackson elite pros + mk professionals

notes
✧ i spent the first 2 years of my skating journey noot-nooting at the rink to decompress from school and work ahahaha. didn't learn singles until i was skating twice a week in jan 2022.
✧ my first two pairs of skates were jackson mystiques and jackson competitors (and their attached blades) of the same size 😭 the mystiques were second-hand, and the competitors were bought through amazon lol. because they were bought without guidance, i didn't realize that the half-size up were too big for figure skates!
✧ the edea concertos + superice x-pro blades were my third pair, almost 3 years into skating. i wanted to try a different brand 😬 as they were bought through a third-party seller, i didn't get a professional fitting and ended up with boots that were too long and too skinny. learned a lot from them, though! :')
✧ before i decided on jackson elite pros, i asked skaters edge if they had boots that could fit my current blade length, which is why they offered to sell me risports. they were very helpful when i made it clear that i wanted to get jacksons instead.

links
✧ skaters edge shop - https://skatersedge.co.nz/
✧ music - citrus avenue - nino's bossa - https://thmatc.co/?l=1718E32A