Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I got these bc I am tired of looking at my disgusting legs in shorts that I so desperately want to wear. Back-to-back-back pregnancies over the last three years have caused a 40 lbs weight gain and as a hopelessly short Italian, my legs have a very small window of weight gain allowance before they start looking really bad. I am well beyond that window at this point! I knew I had seen something similar on shark tank, so I found this item here. The reviews are extremely scattered. Some say they're great, some say they're horrendous, some people's skin has burned off their bodies, etc. Due to lack of many other options, I decided to give these a try for myself and see. First off, they came way earlier than Amazon was predicting, and from what looked like an independent seller, packaged nicely, even wrapped in pink tissue paper. So that was nice. My first picture shows what came with the package. There was a card to register or do something with filling out some boxes, but I ignored that. Putting them on: The instruction card that comes with them depicts a sticky thing that isa what you actually get, shape wise. So, in the directions it appears clear which way you should put them on, but since the shape is different in person, it's less clear when you're actually confronted with doing it. I used common sense + the instructions. Once they're on they're on. If you try to peel off to adjust, that set is garbage instantly. Skin cells sticking to the adhesive remove all the stickability, so get it right the first time, or be ready to use a few of these until you master it-- like I did. I used about 4 think? Maybe three until I got it. Again, I am short, and here are fairly large, which is fine, but the piece has to come up like half way up my FUPA to fit. I might not have to be so insane with longer shorts, or skirts, but the shorts I wore the first time I put these on are on the shorter side and I had to have the sticky wayyyyy up. It does lift up when you yank it up, but it was still too low the first times I did it. It just took some positioning practice, that's all. Once on, correctly, and in the place you want it, and passes all the tests with clothes, it does actually lift the skin nicely. My second picture shows left side with the sticky, and the right side without it. Definitely smoother on the left side. Feeling/Comfort: It's a bizarre feeling without a doubt. It is something that as an afternoon or event passed on you will probably forget they are there, but at first you are like.... ok this is uncomfortable. But, generally they are no more uncomfortable than an annoying bra and we wear those all day everyday for like 70 years so if you can do that, you can deal with these. The material its self is not stretchy, but is soft on the outer side. Clothes and fabric should not catch or snag at all. I had no issue w my loose, cotton shorts. Removal: Since I had to go through like three of these til I got it right I was putting the on and immediately taking them off several times. This left good opportunity to test out its skin-destroying properties. One thing the instruction card did point out was to ROLL the sticky down off leg from a corner, and to not try and simply peel the whole thing off. I followed that instruction and even after three or four applications/removals in the same area, I had 0 skin irritation whatsoever. Overall, I do like these, and I am tempted to wear them more and more. A friend of mine gave me some maternity shorts (currently 5.5 months preg) and I feel like I was able to take them confidently and not immediately wonder if I would look ugly in them. Again, the stickies are big for me and not the most comfortable thing Ive ever encountered by a long shot, but certainly for an event or a trip out with the babies or something, I feel like they work. You just have to have some patience and play around with them until you get it right for you, and follow instructions or tips correctly.