While I was living in Jamaica I owned Brazilian jeans and my butt was looking good, but when I came to the U.S. and bought  these American brands,my butt did not look the same,till I bought these. Thank you Amazon and Curvify for giving me my old butt back. My waist is 30 and from past experience with Brazilian jeans I wore a 7,though these are Columbian. Be sure they're fulfilled by Amazon because the poor reviews are possibly from customers who bought from a third party seller. These are a little scratchy to the touch but does not feel that way when on, I hope that will wear off with time. I'm 4"11' these are about 2 inches too long,but they cuff nicely. I'll alter them when I visit, it's cheaper there and my dressmaker is very talented and efficient. My 11 year old girl said go ahead mom,try them,they look good on the model, thank you Twinkle.