These are ok-if you have ANY bumps of fat (Im sure cellulite too) on your legs, it will for sure show through-I bought these for after my reconstructive hip surgery (too much cheer and gymnastics!!!), so its good for compression pant type thing and still look good, BUT its showing my swollen leg, all the way to my knee (through the pants) so I look like a blob on one leg-FYI-but they aren't too thin. You cant see through them, but they aren't thick either so in the middle.  Im giving it 4 stars because it is how its described, minus it being slimming - def not slimming. But they are comfortable and not too shabby for the cost. Spanx is MUCH better so if you like their quality skip these-if $$ is more important get these