Original Patented Elastic Anti-Chafing Thigh Bands *Prevent Thigh Chafing*

I held myself back from buying these after seeing them advertised online for quite a long time. As someone who suffers from the dreaded "chub rub" no matter if I'm a size 12 or 16 (and everywhere in between!) I felt like this was the only option I hadn't tried. I was fed up of wearing shorts under my skirts and dresses, wearing leggings or trousers all the time or carrying body glide or talc in my bag which only worked for so long and so I decided to take the plunge and get these.Honestly, the main things that put me off buying for so long were the price, a concern that the lace would rub and/or the bandelettes would just fall down or bunch up. Those worries were completely removed within hours of trying them!I've worn these around 5 times now, on one of those days I was walking for around an hour in about 25 degree sunshine. Normally in those situations, I would start to chafe after about 10 minutes walking. I've had absolutely no rubbing at all using these. They fit perfectly, they don't pinch in nor do they fall down and no one would know I was wearing them! Due to the lace design, they also look nice, unlike the cycling shorts I used to wear under my dresses! I feel attractive in these, whereas other options just made me feel frumpy!I've been so impressed with them that I've bought a second pair in the nude as well for under paler dresses. I've also recommended them to a lot of friends! As I'm sure you can therefore guess - I now think they are well worth the money and I only wish I had bought these sooner!The only other point to note is how great the seller was on this. I wanted these at quite short notice, ordering on a Friday lunchtime and needing them for an event on Sunday. I had missed the deadline for getting these on the Saturday on prime but saw that on the Mish website, you can call and get next day delivery. Upon speaking to the girls there, they advised me to order on here ASAP and that they would look out for it and make sure my parcel was included in the Amazon delivery order for Saturday. They couldn't have been more helpful and my parcel arrived on the Saturday lunchtime. It's not often that you find sellers who are willing to put themselves out for you so I couldn't leave that out of this review!

I've only just received my bandalettes and am yet to wear them in a 'real world' scenario (I'll update my review when I do), but so far I'm pretty pleased! They're made of a nice, soft and stretchy lace and for a 'nude' colour they're quite pretty - some nice little iridescent bits in the lace. It was a little nerve wracking unpacking them as the silicon on each side had stuck together and they were tough to pull apart, but nothing ripped so that's a good start! They fit comfortably, although I maybe could have gone a size down... I can slide a finger round the outer side quite easily, but I think if they were any tighter they'd make my thighs look a bit lumpy. A unexpected perk is that the bands kind of 'cinch' in your thighs under your bum and give you an instant bum lift :) I've had a walk around the house in them and they're comfy and I haven't had any rolling or movement yet - we'll see what happens when I wear them out in the wild! Candid side note: I was a little *ahem* unkempt in the bikini area when I tried these on and the silicon does pull a bit on any hair in the upper thigh area. Not painfully, but a bit of an odd sensation - something to bare in mind for ladies like me who are a bit lazy on their topiary duties!**UPDATE** The bandalettes had a baptism of fire walking around Italy in 25 degree heat and they held up amazingly! Really comfortable and no slippage - forgot I had them on! Definitely going to feel much more comfortable wearing dresses this summer :)

The very first time I wore them I ended up with really horrific chafing all around my thigh from the lace at the edge, which kind of defeated the purpose. I ended up having to wear leggings in 35+ degree heat for the next 3 days of my holiday. I was really disappointed but considering how much I had to pay for these with shipping and everything (plus the fact I was melting in the heat) I decided to give them a second chance. I used a much more moisturising body lotion before wearing them which seemed to fix this problem. However, even now, I do find they start to slip down my thighs and I have to try to discreetly hoosh them up. They fit very closely to my thigh so I don't think the fit is the issue. Wearing them is preferable to the pain of chafing but it gets annoying if I have to constantly fidget with them all day.While the lace is definitely prettier than the plain bands, I think if I was to repurchase I would get the plain band. I think there would be less chance of chafing and it won't show through more fitted clothes as much.Overall, I'm glad I bought these but they are far from perfect.

I did quite a lot of research before settling on this product and the joke's on me really as it turns out they were useless.I've tried a few powders and creams, with little success- this seemed like a sensible alternative.I'm a size 12/14 so I bought a size B, which seemed to fit okay, though there is some slight rolling down at the top once you actually walk.Firstly, the lace fabric completely negates the point of this product. it's the same chafe burn, only now with added friction. Why not just use a solid fabric? Lycra?Secondly, the gummy, stay-up strips that keep the bandalettes in place give you an excellent heat rash which is just not solving the initial problem and adding more besides.At £20 they're not exactly cheap too.A waste of money and a false hope for a perennial problem.