{I've Got Nothing to Hide} Vedette Shapewear

Some weeks ago on Twitter, I noticed Vedette, a company that specialises in shape wear for women of all sizes and needs asking for mummy bloggers, so I took a chance & volunteered, I usually only wear vintage shape wear, but I decided to give it a go. What I put myself up for was to take part in their ‘ I've Got Nothing to Hide’ category aimed specifically for Mums. Vedette believes Mummies deserve to look their best as they tend to forget about themselves sometimes.  And with Vedette shape wear, she’ll be feeling fabulous at any size and at any age. Vedette graciously allowed me to choose two - yes two body wear range pieces from their website to try at home & review. I thought their idea behind the campaign was great, that it doesn't matter your size or if you’re a mummy, you too can feel great about yourself and look fantastic. 

After a good long browse at their website - there was too many that I could have chosen, I decided on their Lea bodysuit in black and their Rosina bodysuit in Persian red from their Sensuale range (which you will see in the next post). It was very easy, I just gave them my measurements and the wonderful team pick the right size for me, they are so nice and helpful, I was really appreciative of this, as I usually get the opposite when ordering online. My order came quite quickly, all safely packaged up which was super as overseas ordering doesn't always go to plan.

The first one I decided to try was the Lea bodysuit in black (as seen above); I chose to wear it as part of my outfit since I liked the look of it so much. The Lea bodysuit gives you control in the abdominal area, while looking like a top, it has a built in bra for control and it slims the waist area as well.  I would say make sure you have someone present to help you in getting into this piece and I hilariously got stuck and had to have my husband come and pull the bodysuit over my arms so I could continue putting it on. Made me laugh hysterically, but I figured for this piece, putting my feet in first and bringing it up from the bottom worked best. My husband asked if I was sure I was going to be able to breathe in such a thing, but I assure you once it’s on and in place, it’s actually one of the most comfortable things I've ever worn.  It’s as if it becomes part of your body, moving when you do, felt like a second skin. I've worn it a few times since it came and it never looses shape or lacks in shape control. I've been left quite impressed; I would wear this under clothes for support or show it off as a top with a cute skirt or whatever outfit you desire to create. The straps are removable and adjustable; it fastens in between the legs for quick and easy access to bathroom, so you don’t have to worry about struggling to take it up and down in a crisis, haha! I also think for the ladies who want to start wearing proper corsets, this is a great training piece to wear, because if you can't get used to this, you should avoid a corset ;)



As you can see above here, my before and after shot…I'm hardly in need of loosing weight…but after two children, my body isn't as toned as it used to be & that's perfectly fine for me - I love my body as it is, but I know there are a lot of women who are not ok with this extra weight you gain after child birth & this in my opinion is a healthy way of dealing with that, to give your body time to adjust and heal. No stress of loosing weight  just enjoying your body as it is. Instead of crazy diets, surgeries or other harmful ways of loosing the weight you put on.  You can see in the before shot, my stomach isn't as toned, but not bad either. I didn't think at first the shape wear was going to be able to really show a difference seeing as I don't have any more after-baby belly flab really….but seeing the after picture, it really did smooth out my stomach and sides to make them appear more streamlined than they do without the shape wear. For someone who tends to look like a flat board any ways, I welcomed the new found shape the piece gave me. Everything was lifted and my posture also rose a bit too. I was very impressed and best of all, it wasn't uncomfortable in the slightest, as I said before, it moves with you.  And here below, you can see me wearing the body wear piece as part of my every day outfit, no one would know unless you told them it was a body wear piece, it blends right in with your clothes. 

Ok fellow mums - all ladies even, there is no more reasons to worry about loosing that baby weight or having an excuse not to dress up and look as beautiful as you want to. You can just wear one of these Vedette shape wear pieces underneath your outfit and look as good as you feel and take that gorgeous baby out (or off with your friends) and show yourselves off! I also wish I had, had one of these straight after having my children as it would have helped in keeping my abdomen in place as my womb went down & saved me from those ghastly medical bands, haha. So, what do you think!?! Eager to try one out for yourself!?! I would be! Because I have great news…Vedette has offered to give a surprise shape-wear piece away to not just one winner, but 3 winners - I told you they were so kind! How cool is that!?! So, pleased stay tuned for my next post featuring my last Vedette piece as I will be hosting my very first giveaway and sharing what you will need to do to be one of these lucky dolls to win your very own Vedette shape wear piece!! Have a great day dolls!!

Lots of loves

xoxoxo

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Dainty Boudoir
top - Vedette piece worn as a top
Jacket - (old) New Look
Skirt & shoes - Ebay

*Disclosure: I was not paid for this review. The two pieces were gifted by Vedette to try.  All opinions are fully my own.