smooth operator...

obviously i am a big supporter (no pun intended) of full length mirrors...as i wrote a while back...sometime last year "mirror mirror on the wall" stated many reasons for owning at least one...none of which was or is for vanity purposes...

so...before you head out for the interview...date...dinner with friends...make a point of checking your outfit in a full-length mirror for fashion felonies...yes...they exist...and here they are in no particular order...

bra bulge
muffin top
visible panty lines

i know...i know...it is not like you will actually be arrested for not having the perfect figure...honestly...who really has one? we though...can be thankful for the abundance of shapewear on the market...and because of it...most everyone can look as smoothly turned out as a celebrity...(side note: most of them live by their shapewear...no matter what their size)

call it your ammunition...call it cheating...call it whatever you want...but shapewear...truly is a woman's best friend...actually it is a man's best friend too...did you know they have "spanx for men"?

the thing is...some are still stuck on that whole image of being squeezed into an uncomfortably tight, dreary looking beige-hued girdle...like momma used to wear...but today's shapewear is made to be more comfortable than ever....and shapewear today comes in more styles than ever...and in a vast price range...

so whether you find yours at target (assets line) or sears (dr. rey shapewear)...victoria's secret or nordstrom...the point is...to find it...and own it...

and...if you have one...or two that you swear by...please share!

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bulletproof...

the effects are remarkable...no dieting...no exercise...no liposuction...just an amazing combination of lycra and good tailoring...and we can nip, tuck, and smooth with the best of the scalpel-wielding plastic surgeons...things that used to jiggle or flop or bulge just don't anymore...

we can look back at the women of crete - who bound their middles in iron to achieve twelve-inch waists (quite a shame...i must say) with pity as we pull on our stretchy polyester sausage-casings...so...if you've always wanted a bustline like gina lollobrigida...or hips like a ballet dancer...or a stomach that's as flat as a pool table...body-sculpting underwear will get you close...if not all the way there...

look for dress slips that slim your hips and your tummy...panties that uplift your buttocks...shorts that hide your hips...thighs...and underwear lines under tight-fitting pants and skirts...

it's about making the best of what you have...and who knows? once you've stuffed and sculpted and shaped to your heart's content on the inside...maybe you'll feel confident enough to try a new style on the outside...

so what is your favorite body shaper?