I bought this to start waist training since I definitely dislike my apple shaped body. I noticed most people writing reviews already had curvy or hourglass shapes but I have a unique shape. I have 38D chest, 14 size of pants, L/XL in shirts, and I am 52. Smallest portion of my stomach is 38inch and biggest is 45 and my hips are 41. By these measurements alone you can tell I lack big hips to hold my pants up and the sizing is going to be WEIRD since I have major hip dents.

I originally ordered size 2XL due to sizing down and seeing girls with the same pants size as me use this size. It ended up being tooooo small for my huge belly. (You can tell because the back flap  on the corset should mostly cover the laces but it didnt). I sized up and got 4XL and it was toooo big. I found a happy medium I. 3XL. I think the size charts are off since there were two listed in the description and pictures but 3XL was on par with my 38inch waist.

This is my first corset EVER. I honestly think the hardest part of putting this on isn't the laces but the hooks in the front but this corset is SUPER comfortable. I was told when waist training you start off wearing it from 1-2 hours a time and this was so comfortable I fell asleep in it and wore it for 3-4 hours.

My problems: it does push up my boobs. Other girls look great with this feature especially if you are smaller chested but me... a D girl look UNNATURAL. It pushed my girls up so high they were up to my chin. They look fabulous in the photos but it wasn't natural looking. When I tried on a dress my shape was sexy as heck but then my boobs look like they were piled on top. I will try to shimmy my corset down a bit more since I am suuuper short and it could be a petite chubby girl problem but keep this is mind if you are wearing this underneath clothing and not to a renaissance fair.

Funny fact: this corset is soooooooo sturdy that sitting is weird as heck. It keeps your back straight which is great for a scoliosis gal like me but when I would sit back it was hard to get up since the bottom of the corset would dig into my thighs but then again it could be a short person short torso problem.

I cannot say yet if this will work for waist training since I am trying to turn my Apple shape into hourglass and reshape my fat so i got some hips but this is super comfortable. AND my BIGGEST happiness with this is how leggings hold up with this on. I know it sounds lame but since I have a big belly and no hips my pants NEVER STAY UP. My leggings will roll for days until the crack comes out. This not only tucked in the gut but it holds my leggings up. I still haven't figured out how I want to tie my access strings since its long and it isn't recommended to wrap the string around your corset but this is a greater starter. Try it youll love it!