Do Spanx really work?

[NapoleonsNose]

Off to a wedding in a couple of weeks and want to look a bit less porky than I do now. I've just bought a pair of high waisted Spanx shorts and am wondering if they are any good? I want to be able to eat and breathe in them!

[amothersplaceisinthewrong]

Yes, I wore a pair to a wedding recently as I had a very fitted dress on. They worked and I could eat, breathe and dance in them.

[burnishedsilver]

Yes, they work. They are fairly comfortable too.

[Twinklestein]

I think the slips are much more comfortable.

M&S do very good ones for a better price.

[Epilepsyhelp]

I bought a Next pair and they frickin kill me.

[amazonqueen]

I think they work if you are already slimmish ,choose your normal dress size and only have a little bit of a tummy to control.They work really well to give a smooth outline for clothes to skim over. Anything more is beyond their capabilities Im afraid.

[burnishedsilver]

Any other brands I've tried have worked but have been uncomfortable. I could wear spanx (high waist shorts) all day.

[NapoleonsNose]

I'm no stranger to a lycra helping hand. I've got an M&S control slip thing that you can wear your own bra with but I find that the straps are really uncomfortable. I'm not tiny, but not massive either, (14/16) and I'm not expecting them to make me look 2 stone lighter, but am glad to hear that they mostly work in smoothing things out and are not horrendously uncomfy.

[Doobigetta]

They should work on me, as I'm basically slim but with a fat tummy stuck on the front, but I can't wear them. I find them unbearably hot and uncomfortable, like I'm being suffocated. I'd rather look a bit tubby than suffer that.

[judgelionelnutmeg]

I have a pair and agree that they don't necessarily make you look thinner but they do smooth your lumps and bumps so your silhouette in clothes looks better. Fairly comfortable too.

[Jewels234]

I have the boostie yay corset and the normal Bridget Jones esque pants (can't remember the name). Both are comfortable, really do the job and don't roll down.

[Jewels234]

I should maybe mention that I'm a size 10 so don't have a huge amount to suck in. But they make everything look a lot better