SHAPERX Women's Heavy Duty Corset Double Steel Boned Waist Trainer Corsets Underbust Body Shaper

Very Fast shipping, looks just like the picture and I love it. I had to exchange cause i am 5 ft 2 and 175 lbs and i first ordered a 2X and it was too big and i knew the next size down would be perfect, now i have several inches to work with. This is my first real corset so i cant say much else except when i returned the first one, the credit came so quick also. I def would say that it's worth the price.

This is a review of the 30" XL garment. Since it comes with only a 7 yard lacing, I had to find longer lacing to properly review this item. If you are a "Skinny-Minnie" and are using this as a fashion accessory, then the seven yards may be just right for you. If you have a bit of a "pudge," then you need something longer. I sourced two lengths of lacing: one a 6mm flat and a 3.5mm round. The round was just too stiff, more like a window sash cord than a proper lacing. Form a loop of the lacing and while holding with one hand, take the thumb and index finger of the other hand and gently move to the loop. If the loop closes with little or no additional pressure, then this is a good lacing. It will lie flat and will not overly stress the eyelets. If you have to squeeze the loop closed, then it is too stiff. Camellias has excellent lacing; for me, however, it is just too short. So I took the 6mm flat lacing and sprayed several passes with a dry lubricant. While the Elmers E-450 is my favorite, it can leave a white splotch and was unavailable. [It works great using a nozzle on those jammy import zippers, though.] So I used a Blaster silicone lubricant 16-SL and sprayed the flat lacing several times, turning as I sprayed, outdoors. The solvent took about a day to evaporate, and left no trace. I took this precaution to assure that the lacing on this 15 eyelet-pair garment would proceed smoothly. Any localized stress on the part of the lacing, and you may have an eyelet pull. By pre-lubricating the lacing, then the stress will be much more evenly distributed over the entire garment. My tests involved removing the excellently constructed back panel for simplicity. After a week of wearing from 9 to 13 hours mostly moderately-snug, this garment proved comfortable from the very beginning. Hardly knew I had it on; fell asleep in a chair briefly once. Camellias evidently has done a lot of research and testing in the design and production of this product. From the first day - comfortable. No break-in sore spots. Then tried lacing several notches tighter. While one could feel the "presence" more clearly then - still comfortable. The sides are cut so that the upper rib cage in not engaged, resulting in not only no rib -rubbing, but also giving more torsional freedom. I can easily turn my head about 240o, so driving is completely safe. The seaming is just amazing in comparison to traditional British construction. There are no overlap seams, inside or outside. The pin side edge of the busk has a complete fabric overlay, rather than the single stitch that I am used to [which pulls, and then has to be repaired.] This garment compares very favorably with the custom British units I have had done, and at less than one-sixth the cost. The first place for failure is the busk: the steel cracks at the waist. Here the steel seems to be of a very good quality spring steel and after a week, there is just a gentle uniform arc. I just wish that someone would come up with the idea of putting a button-hole stitch around the busk loops, though, to prevent that seam from unraveling. Next to go are the eyelets; with 15 pairs of eyelets, however, the stress on any individual eyelet should be much lower than on a 12 or 9 eyelet pair construction. Other than the length of the lacing, the only other concern is the most generous cut of the garment around the hips. If you have a "Kim-Kaboose," then this will probably be a perfect fit for you. Otherwise, you may have to take in the hip portion to where it almost touches. Have found that, in general, the more bones, the more even the distribution of stress and thus greater comfort - no localized "hard spots." For back support, this is just superb. Only wish they would make their excellent lacing about 3 yards longer; it is so easy to shorten the length, but not possible to lengthen it.

The best corset I've ever owned. It looks great, really snatches your waist. 1 problem - one of the metal bits for the hooks is misshapen? Its bent downward, which makes closure and removal difficult.

Love this corset. it did exactly what i wanted it to which is provide hourglass waist training and fit my short torso so that i can sit down whilst training.this corset is nice quality. it is HEAVY. like 3 lbs probably. the steel bones are no joke and they will start to conform to your shape right away, so don’t overtighten it while you’re still seasoning. i was a little bummed that the material is not shiny, it’s like black canvas. all my other corsets are satin or lace, which i like better but i failed to look at the material when i purchased.because it’s so thick, i would say this isn’t the right corset for wearing under dresses/clothes if you’re trying to be sneaky/stealthing. i feel like a lot of people try to buy waist trainers instead of spanx, but they’re not interchangeable. you may be able to disguise a corset under your clothes, but i would say this isn’t the right one for that. if you’re really thick, it might work, but this shows under everything i’ve worn it under except sweatshirts. if you want to hide your bulges for a specific outfit, please just get some shapewear! besides, corsets can create bulges where you didn’t have them before (back fat).Right away i was shocked by how cinched it is in the waist—even though this is why i bought it. it’s SO much more hourglass shaped than my other corsets, which i have to really fiddle with and tug to get to fit my shape. even though i am still seasoning it and didn’t tighten it as tight as it can go, it looks really snatched.i have a longer, more traditional under bust corset which is impossible to sit in, awkward to breathe or even drink water in. THIS corset doesn’t have those issues. i can take a deep breath and take a big drink of water comfortably, as long as i’m sitting up straight. if this doesn’t matter to you, whatever, but personally i am not a cyborg (yet;)) and i feel awful when i can’t take a full breath or even swallow comfortably. that being said, the people who said they fell asleep in the corset must just be built different—it is not THAT comfortable haha. All in all, better than any waist trainer i’ve used, and i’m excited to see how much it can cinch my waist once it’s broken in.i am about 5’4” with a short torso. 130ish lbs and my measurements are about 38-28-40. i got the small. it fits great and i will not be returning it, but i honestly think the medium may have been a better fit.