spanx:: Travel Fall fashion fail I Wish I Knew Before I Purchased
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The unpopular fall fashion travel truth about SPANX as I shimmied-wiggled-and-stuffed into them.
The Nordstrom Anniversary sale previews the hot items each year in fall fashions. I came across the always-so-very popular SPANX seamless leggings in the one of those previews.
Don’t click on your size!
Do not hit “add to cart”!
The particular pair of SPANX I bought at an after-Christmas sale are vice-gripes waiting to cinch, squeeze, indent, and suck the pleasure out of wearing leggings forever.
And NEVER - EVER wear them on a travel day!
What the holy guac would possess women to buy a pair of seemingly cute stretch pants that ultimately cut off circulation and remind us to be relieved for not being born in mid-century Europe when wooden corsets were the rage?
After all the years of rave reviews from Influencers around the web, I thought having a pair in my fall fashion line-up seemed liked a versatile and comfortable pair of bottoms to add into the closet.
I’d been looking at SPANX for years, but never clicked, “buy”.
People rave about these all Fall and Winter long;
“Best piece to have in the closet!”
“I can’t live without my SPANX!”
My test-run pair were the “Look At Me Now Seamless Leggings”.
They get a four-★ review
Good price point to buy + try the ultimate butt and thigh squeezers if you dare.
Should You get a pair in your Travel Fashion Line-up?
Of course the expectation will be a super snug fitting pair of leggings. The hype on SPANX is holding you in at the places you want that extra firm hold.
Howeverrr, I did not know we were all looking for extra hold at our calves too.
In the dance of pulling my pair on I closed 7-minutes of exercise time on my Apple watch rings. So I’ll give them a two-★ review for that::
Pull-n-jump
Pull-n-shimmy
Pull-n-jump
Pull-n-wiggle
But once they were on, I stopped drinking water. There’s not enough space to do that shimmy-wiggle routine in a bathroom stall {let alone an airplane lavatory}. {one-★}
Good-molly-oh-mighty no stretch pants should compress your legs like that UNLESS they’re going to l.i.t.e.r.a.l.l.y squeeze the extra cellulite out of your skin FOREVER!
I really wanted to love my SPANX that I’d dreamt of, but never-will-I-ever squeeze into that pair again. Comfort over squeeze in this chapter of life. Unless of course, {there’s always an “unless” right?} I haven’t done laundry and there’s not one piece of clothing left in the closet. Then I’ll consider squeezing in again.
Or buy a bigger size.
And if you are a Spanx fan, save them for your travel destination and NOT on the airplane. Blood circulation is a BIG DEAL when flying {especially long-haul flights}.
What should you add to your Fall Travel Fashion?
Wear Layers☞Be able to cool off or heat up during your flight
Loose Fitting☞My Boyfriend Jeans in 4 colors are my easy go-to
Socks☞From TSA check-points to plane floors KEEP YOUR FEET COVERED
What’s your favorite brand of leggings?
Cheers & Happy Travels!
xo Andrea💖Writing for you to help travel well, light, and in style,
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