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OK I need control pants...but concentrating on bum and thighs please

21 replies

SlightlyMadScreachingSirens · 07/12/2007 11:05

..and claves and ankles.....

I am the big ben of bell shapes

Do you have to spend big bucks to get decent ones?

I ahve always avoided them as I assume that it has to bulge out somewhere and there is far too much to bulge out of the bottom.

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Chamomile · 08/12/2007 00:18

The Trinny and Susannah Magic pants seem to do the trick for me .They're pricey at £30 but no unsightly bulges.

RainingCatsandDogs · 08/12/2007 19:38

Agree.these

WeWhizzzYouAMerryXmas · 08/12/2007 19:46

I have some of these bought & then never worn lost the receipt, can't take them back if anyone is interested & want to make me an offer

WeWhizzzYouAMerryXmas · 08/12/2007 19:46

ooo the T&S before & after pics need a health warning

tryingtocookacurry · 08/12/2007 19:57

oooh, I am after a pair of these as I have bought a very slim fitting strapless dress for a xmas do and my stomach looks enormous in it. I am dreading the thought of having to breath in all night. I didn't realise they cost so much.

weewishyouamerryonion · 08/12/2007 20:01

wewhizz - what size are they??

paulaplumpbottom · 08/12/2007 20:02

spanx

WeWhizzzYouAMerryXmas · 08/12/2007 20:40

They are size B (goes on weight & height) & are the Bare colour

Neney1 · 08/12/2007 22:13

Not having big bucks, I bought a pair in Primark of all places for £5. I'm sure they're not as good as Spanx, but i felt bloody good in them! They look REALLY tiny on the hanger, but I squeezed my mummy tummy in them fine! They even come in black or nude!!

TisTheSeasontobeTalcy · 08/12/2007 22:22

I bought some from Next....under a tenner iirc......
Looked bloody good

Try not to eat or drink when pants are in situ though.

Took mine off wednesday eve and nearly went off like a christms balloon

SleighlyMadSanta · 09/12/2007 08:40

OK I have just checked what size and I am afraid that B is too small for me...by quite a bit ....

PrettyCandlesAndTinselToo · 09/12/2007 08:55

As dh and I were about to leave for a 'do' last night, my (babysitting) sister asked me "Are you wearing Spanx?

"How can you tell?!" I asked, astonished (and a little worried, as I was sure there was no VPL).
"Oh it makes a huge difference" she said, with an approving smile.

They're also the most comfortable 'round-em-up-and-head-em-north' underwear I've ever worn.

Worth every penny.

SleighlyMadSanta · 09/12/2007 09:29

Can you move/eat/got to toilet in them????

WeWhizzzYouAMerryXmas · 09/12/2007 10:35

Somone make me an offer !

BrandyButterGalore · 09/12/2007 10:41

spanx rock!
amazing holdinability
no bit where the fat all squeeges out at the end
remarkably comfortable
not cheap as chips, but you do get a fair few wears out of them - trust me, youll wear them again (unlike some M&S ones i got and will never wear again.)

and, SMS, they have flaps. i kid you not. so you can wee without taking them down. 'spect you could, at apush, even have hurried sex in a toilet in them, let alone eat and move.

BrandyButterGalore · 09/12/2007 10:42

the 'higher power' ones are the ones for me, as middle section is, um, squidgy. btw.

honey2theb · 09/12/2007 12:01

i bought a pair of this type thingy form matalan last week! goes from just above the knee to your bra. i wanted it to hide my post natal belly skin. yuck! and it seemed to work. eveyone form my workplace said i was looking well. hehe

weewishyouamerryonion · 09/12/2007 21:21

wewhizz - i am interested but what kind of amount were you thinking of??

suwoo · 09/12/2007 21:30

I am interested too. £10 plus postage????

PrettyCandlesAndTinselToo · 10/12/2007 11:12

You definitely wouldn't take them off if you were going to have a quicky - there are some things a man just shouldn't see!

WeWhizzzYouAMerryXmas · 10/12/2007 14:38

As there seems to be a few interested parties (!), will whoever is interested - please mail me on
Whizzz_123 (at) yahoo.co.uk you need the underscore after the zzz, with an offer

Ta

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