Lingerie Review: Danae wears Flexees to her wedding

Alison and I have reviewed Flexees shapewear products in the past, but I’ve been holding off on writing about two shapewear pieces because I was saving them for the ultimate test: my wedding. Here’s how I got on with the Flexees waistnipper and thigh shaping shorts:

Flexees Waistnipper

Get it at: Asos (UK) Maidenform US
Price: £20 / $28
Sizing: S – XL (UK) S – 3XL (US)

The Verdict: great support and comfortable, but not great if you’re wearing it for extended periods.

The Flexees waistnipper is like an old-fashioned girdle — it is (plastic) boned for extra support, closes in the front (or back) with hooks, and extends from under the bust to the top of your hips. It looks a lot like an underbust corset, but it feels completely different — whereas you are laced into a corset, the Flexees moulds around you and offers a much softer, pliable support level. You can bend over, jump around, and generally move about quite comfortably in the Flexees, although it does take about five minutes to get used to wearing it!

Despite how comfortable it is to wear, the waistnipper boasts some excellent results: it not only holds you in, but in my experience shaved a little over half an inch off of my waistline. My dressmaker also loved it, because unlike a corset, it always closes to the exact same tightness, which meant that she measure around it without having to worry about the measurements changing on the big day!

The only downside to the waistnipper is comfort over time — after about three hours of wearing it, the top of the waistnipper started to dig in to my torso, and I ended up taking it off (luckily, the dress still fit!). I think the flexibility that’s so nice when you first put it on is also the cause of the waistnipper’s problem — it got twisted around from all the moving around, and just started to pinch in all the wrong places.

Even with the longevity problem, I still think the waistnipper is worth looking into, especially if you don’t like the idea of a full-control corset. I have worn the waistnipper on a few occasions now, and while it’s not a perfect shapewear device, it does do the trick when I need some instant slimming!

Flexees Thigh Shaping Shorts

Get it at: Asos (UK) Maidenform (US)
Price: £26 / $22
Sizing: S – XL (UK) S – 2XL (US)

The Verdict: these shorts are wonderful – highly recommended, especially for any woman struggling with chaffing thighs!

Unlike the waistnipper, I have absolutely zero reservations in recommending these shorts — they have made such a big difference in my life that I wish I had a pair for each day of the week!

What’s so special about them? In short, they have finally cured my eternal problem of “chub rub”. For those who don’t know the phrase, “chub rub” is when the tops of your thighs rub together when you walk, leading to a lot of discomfort, irritated skin and for sufferers like me, a life doomed to wearing no skirts or dresses. It can happen to women of any size and shape, but is especially a problem for plus-size women like myself.

These shorts, however, are the perfect chub-rub solution — they are comfortable, supportive, and act as a silky-smooth cushion between your legs. The top of the shorts extend to just under your bust and hold in your tummy very well, but they don’t roll down like a lot of other brands I’ve tried. They kept me comfortable on my wedding day, and they’re also very good in hot weather – I wore these shorts all through my honeymoon in South Carolina, and they never overheated me, not even in the swamps!

It is so liberating to be able to wear dresses and skirts whenever I want; my only warning is that if you have similar problems, watch out! Once you get these Flexees, you’ll end up spending a fortune on clothes you never thought you could wear!