I read the reviews and thought "I'll give it a try." I wish I didn't order them... They're difficult to put on, I knew they would be and that's not the problem and neither is the look because they look just like they do in the picture. I don't think they should say "slimming illussion," unless they're meaning that looking slimmer is a complete illusion and that you won't see that affect at all. Maybe if my thighs were the size of sticks then, they would look okay. I'm not sickly stickly though so, they just don't work for me. I wear a size 11 in jeans (I should probably wear a size smaller but, don't) and these tights don't do it for my thighs, if this helps in anyones decision on whether to order these or not...