Frumpy To Fabulous - The Spanx Shapewear That I Wear Under My Christmas Party Dress!
Christmas Past
As a sexy, slinky young thing in my twenties, Christmas parties were AWESOME. I looked forward to them, never dreaded them and always loved choosing new dresses and outfits to wear for them. I'm not sure I could tell you how many little black sparkly dresses I owned. I had a wardrobe full, that is for sure. One thing was definite, I used to be brimming full of youthful confidence. Shapewear was the last thing on my mind!
Christmas Present
Fast forward several hundred years and two children and how things have changed. These days I'm so unconfident about what I look like. Wrinkles and eye bags aside (and don't even get me started on my droopy boobs!), I am just not that happy with my middle aged figure. And that makes me so nervous about going to grown up Christmas parties and getting all dressed up.
Get Out The Little Black Dress
I have a little black dress that I think will work for my Christmas parties. Okay, it's not as little as I would have once worn (knee length with shoulders, rather than uber short or strapless) but it looks the part. And I can dress it up with jewellery, scarves, bolero cardigan type things. It will look okay.
Fa La La La Lumpy
The main issue with it is my silhouette. It looks all lumpy underneath. Yes, I know the real problem is that it IS all lumpy underneath, but no drastic diet or exercise plan is going to solve that by Christmas. I NEED something to smooth things out and prevent my bum wobbling on the dance floor. But I ALSO NEED it to be comfortable, not too tight, not too hot, easy to use the loo. Yes you are right, I need MAGIC!
Party On Spanx!
Under my little black dress this Christmas I will mainly be wearing Spanx. And not just any Spanx. It's the top of the range, all singing and dancing Spanx. This Spanx holds me in, smooths me out and gives a lovely bit of shaping to my bum. It is the rolls royce of shapewear and I think it is amazing. It temporarily turns me from blob to beauty, wobbly to wow. Or at least a middle aged woman with annoying rolls of fat into a middle aged woman with hidden annoying rolls of fat.
My Spanx of choice is (drum roll please)...
Spanx Oncore Open Bust Shapewear Bodysuit
These Spanx are EXTRA FIRM in slimming control, so super duper firm without cutting off your blood supply. They slim my thighs, hips, bottom, tummy and waist. I can wear them with my own bra (thank you M&S, you have a very good fitting service) so my bust is as good as it gets. They come up nice and high, so I can tuck the top of them under by bra. They have an opening gusset so no loo cubicle struggles when I'm desperate for a quick wee. And they slim, LIFT & SHAPE my bum, turning it from a doughy lump into something a little bit more perky. These Spanx are seriously good, easy to wear and work perfectly under my little black dress.
The Spanx are SERIOUSLY good. They do EVERYTHING I need them to do. They are EXTRA FIRM in slimming control - so super duper firm without cutting off your blood supply.
They slim and firm up my thighs, hips, bottom, tummy, waist, midriff and back boobs (the bits around my bra). I can wear them with my own bra (thank you M&S, you have a very good fitting service) so my bust is as good as it gets.
They have an opening gusset so no loo cubicle struggles when I'm desperate for a quick wee. Plus the shoulder straps are adjustable, so they fit me (very tall at 5ft 9.5") really nicely.
This is is the BEST. They have what Spanx call BOOTY POCKETS (very American I know). The fabric is shaped to slim, LIFT & SHAPE my bum, turning it from a doughy lump into something a little bit more perky.
These Spanx are bang on for special occasions - easy to wear, totally slimming, nicely shaping, not too hard to get in and out of. And give me loads of confidence and a teeny bit of swagger in my party dress.
Booze Belly
They are also FANTASTIC at taking over when my booze belly makes an appearance. What on earth is your booze belly I hear you ask? My booze belly is when I've drunk several glass of wine (ahem ahem okay and maybe a few shots of tequila) and I just can't be bothered to hold my stomach in any longer. My core strength takes a break and my belly starts sticking out. I spend half the night holding in my belly, trying to look sophisticated and svelte, and the other half just letting it all hang out. This often coincides with the point in the night where I think karaoke is a good thing.
The After Party
A word of warning about these Spanx, they are a bit of a passion killer. They don't look sexy without your clothes on over the top. Like uber frump! They look a little bit like small lederhosen. If you are planning on parting into the night, don't let your other half see what you are wearing.
