Like every other woman over the age of 30, I’m always on the lookout for a miraculous cure for the muffin top. And by miraculous, I mean something that doesn’t require diet and exercise.
There is no shortage of products nowadays to “reconfigure your figure”. I’ve tried several Spanx products and haven’t been thrilled with any of them. Their tank top styles smush my boobage and ride up, and their high-rise bike shorts slide down and roll over at the waist. I’ve tried a few other products to try and tame the midriff flab from time to time with no success. (Note: I do love Spanx tights. But that’s another post.)
Recently I was given the opportunity to sample all three Slimpressions products. Now here is something I can finally get excited about! Slimpressions is a line of shapewear to slim a woman’s arms and back while battling her midriff bulge.
HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!
Can’t you hear the choirs of angels singing?
Here is a list of features.
- Ribbed midriff for flab-u-lessTM all-around support
- Long torso for tucking or layering
- Seamless torso that curves where you want it to
- Tagless comfort
Slimpressions comes in three styles. You’ll want to go to their site to see photos of how they work.
- The HavesTM — Sleevage plus Cleavage Contro Top
- The Have-NotsTM — Sleevage Control Top w/out Cleavage Compromise
- The Skinny MinisTM — Upper Body Control Top with Utterly Naked Arms
I was initially interested in the Skinny Mini because my arms aren’t (yet) giving me flab issues. But the one I really loved was The Have-Nots because I like that it doesn’t cover the chest area. I’ve worn my The Have-Nots piece several times and been very pleased with it. The region I am most concerned with reshaping is my midriff, and this piece handles that beautifully. It’s not uncomfortably binding, it doesn’t ride up (if you tuck it in), and it doesn’t create an obvious crease at the waist like some shapewear pieces I’ve tried. I ALSO like the way it covers the entire back and doesn’t create that unsightly back flab that so many bras and shapewear pieces create. Plus, in these cold winter months, it adds a layer of warmth.
Let me show you what I mean. This is one of my favorite sweaters, but it’s snug. Slimpressions helps slim that midriff region so it’s much more flattering right now when I’m still up about 5 pounds from Christmas. (How long can I use Christmas as an excuse for being up 5 pounds??)
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Isn’t that simply glorious?
I highly recommend these pieces to women who have a little extra flab skin in the midriff region and are looking for ways to camouflage it comfortably.
About Jo-Lynne
I would like the Skinny Mini to help “hold” my back together and make it look more sleek.
Like most moms, my midsection is my trouble spot. Even with all the exercise I am doing I still have what I call c-section belly. I fear that no amount of workouts will make it go away. But I’m a little blessed in the upper regions, so The Haves would be for me I think. But I’m also interested in the Skinny Mini b/c I do like my arms and I wear a lot of sleeveless stuff.
My back is my biggest trouble spot. I hate all those rolls!!! The Haves could definitely help with those.
This looks like it would really help with my muffin top. I know it would make me feel better about myself!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
mnatherson (at) comcast (dot) net
I need to try the skinny minis or at least I will once I deliver baby #2 in April. Anything that can help me get back into my pre-maternity clothes sooner is a good thing.
I need support for my belly area after having my daughter. A few years went by and I haven’t had my shape in that area back
I have had 3 abdominal surgeries within a 4 year period. I have a pouch that I just cannot get rid of no matter how hard I try. The haves with the control top might be able to help me.
Oh, yeah…I hear the angels singing!
My biggest struggle has been my side bags and kangaroo pouch since my son was born…And Slimpressions looks like just what I need! I would love to give the Skinny Mini a try!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com
And I’m a subscriber!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com
My biggest figure challenge is my lower belly after having my baby. But I am also just plain lumpy all over, and this would definitely help me feel more slim and trim at the same time as I am trying to eat better and exercise more. Thanks for the chance!
my trouble spot is my excess skin from the kids- otherwise a reminder that I have kids and don’t forget it
subscriber
oh wow, i SO need this. the skinny mini is callin mah name girl! i have been wearing a tank under, well, just about everything since i had my second son TWO YEARS AGO! yeah i know it’s a pretty weak attempt to smooth my lumpiness, but what’s a girl to do?
thanks for the chance!
After having twins, my tummy (obviously) and my “love handles” (is that what you call them on a woman?) are my biggest body challenges. I’d love to have something like this that would give me more confidence in my clothes.
My biggest trouble area is my belly. Grah I hate it sometimes! it just wont go away!
I also subscribe. (I forgot to say on my previous entry: It would help my arm flab and my tummy stay where they should!)
Like most moms, even after I lost the baby weight, I’m still left with too much skin in the abdominal area. I’d try the skinny mini to hold in the pooch.
lisa
iluvchrisnlevi@aol.com
I hate the little bulges you can see on closer fitting shirts from bra and muffin top, this would be great for that!
Oh Muffintop how I HATE you! lol I have tried so many different things to smooth things out, from spanx to corset type things. Not a good time when you can’t breath!
Thanks! This is wonderful
I tweeted about it!!
Thanks again.
Kellyn
I am a subscriber!
Oh man. After 3 kids my problem area is the belly bulge. I can’t seem to get rid of it. This sounds very interesting and I’d love to try it.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Kim
HA. Andy and I were just talking about this very issue. LOL. DEFINITELY the midriff area, no contest.
Without a doubt, the area around my ribcage. I’m 5 months pregnant now, so have a lovely bulge there and a small belly bump on my actual belly. I look like a freak.
Twittered it.
Jo-Lynne, are you wearing the one with or without *arms* in the photo?
I totally need this for my belly…I feel like I look like I’m pregnant! I would pick the Skinny Mini
Oh. And yes, I do subscribe.
My biggest challenge (come a couple of months) will definitely be my post-partum belly!
I have a problem in the tummy area, so the Skinny Mini would be perfect! Love that it comes in different colors.
My stomach is a diaster area. 5 kids, I may as well have carried elephants. I need the strongest garment they make, something with reinforced steel might work. The Skinny Mini would be cool. Thanks for the chance to win.
My biggest challenge is my tummy area. After three children, it never bounced back. When I buy pants, it’s tough to get a pair to fit well because if they fit through the legs, sometimes they won’t fit through the tummy. I hate wearing a sweater and seeing my tummy roll and muffin top through it. Instead of sucking it in all day, I’d love to wear one of these Slimpressions.
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/1162222729
I’m also a subscriber
My biggest challenge is my whole body lol, but I guess my tummy would be the worst, because even if I were skinny, it would still be a mess! Two kids did not do anything good for it.
May Canadians enter? My biggest figure challenge is my back, and Slimpressions would help me by covering it up.
I have the old muffin top and it bugs me!
My biggest challenge would have to be my spare tire. I’ve been working on getting rid of it, but its still there!!! Also the little bulge under my bra on my back. That thing drives me crazy!
My biggest problem area is the post-baby bulge that I have been carrying around for 2 1/2 years now. This could really smooth me down. Thanks!
I’m also a subscriber.
I have always had a very flat stomach but no more. I had a baby 4 months ago and now I have a little around the middle. Slimpresssions would help me hide that!
thanks for stopping by my blog.
In June, a 9+ pound baby came out of my stomach via c-section, and my poor stomach has not been the same since. So much flab! I think the slimpressions are great, but I would definitely need the “haves”, since, well, I have in abundance. 
My biggest challenge is that I’m in between petite and regular! Petite pants look like LONG capris (or as we call them in Eastern NC – High waders!) and regular length drag the floor!
OK, I have to be honest here …………I just won one of these on another blog (I don’t even have it yet) – but I was SOOO excited about winning, I REALLY thought about ordered my win for my 21yo dd – but I decided I need it more! LOL So if I were to win one again…………….I could give it to my daughter!!!
This things look GREAT!!
~Tidymom
i definitely have the muffin top syndrome since baby #2…. would love to try this cool product! thanks for the opportunity to win!
i subscribed thanks.
Oh – I so want the Haves! My biggest issue is that I’m thick-waisted and small hipped. My pants either bag in the rear, or give me the dreaded muffin-top! (Also – why do clothing designers think that all short women have tiny waists?)
ohhh my flaws — a little too much back mush and some extra tummy too!!
Slimpressions would be great for my extra baby flab around the middle. thanks for the chance!
Blogged you at:
http://ojoyofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/01/yay-more-bloggy-carnival.html
The Skinny Mini looks like a GREAT product!!!
In the past year and a half, I lost 82 pounds (okay, 82.6 pounds!) on Weight Watchers. Naturally, I’m delighted about it. However, the weight just isn’t–ahem–DISTRIBUTED the same way it used to be. My waistline is flabby, and it never was before I gained the weight.
I’d love Slimpressions Skinny Mini to help me have a bit more confidence about my waist, and my weight loss.
Wonderful giveaway. Thanks!
tweeted you here:
http://twitter.com/nape9393/status/1162380919
I subscribe RSS via google reader.
I could really use some help with my muffin top. I think this would help alot. Thanks for the giveaway.
I can’t seem to get rid of my muffin top since Aubryn was born. This would go along way to helping me wear my old jeans comfortably again! If only they could do something with all of the extra elephant skin I have going on around my tummy… Sigh.
I’m trying to lose weight, and my clothes just fit awkwardly right now. If I could just smooth out the waistline/tummy area a bit, my clothes would look infinitely better on me!
Thank you for the giveaway!
I’m a subscriber too!
LOL – I just got told that I am posting comments too quickly!
You’ve been tweeted too
I really don’t like the look of my back, I hate the fat around the bra straps! Thanks for the great giveaway!
I totally need one for my tummy. After having 3 kids, my tummy is a hangin’. I have looked at some pieces, but just can’t afford it right now on our tight budget.
Thanks for the chance!
I definitely have the not-so-new-anymore-baby fat! I’m heading over to check out their site! But a free one would be nice too!
I have that dreaded stomach roll and it prevents me from wearing alot of shirts that I have in my closet. This would help me have the confidence again to wear them.
madamerkf at aol dot com
My mid section with the rolls. I hate it, after two children I’ve never gotten my waist back.
I’m a subscriber.
I have 3 children…need I say more? Seriously, I am working on losing the baby weight (uh..hum—my youngest is now 6!!) and I am down 24 pounds! But as we know, the skin doesn’t shrink in so fast! So this is the perfect solution. I just told the girl I work with about the HAVES, and I really am going to get one, whether I win or not!
My stomach! I still look pregnant two years later! Anything that tames that area even a litle would help!
I subscribe on Bloglines.
My belly for sure. Two large babies does not help with the whole muffin-top thing!
I love the Have Nots in Block and size 2. .
My challenge is the flabby tummy- I blame it on baby weight from when I hda my daughter, but… she is 9 now.
Thanks!
jill.watkins@gmail.com
Im always selfcounsious about my midsection and as a single girl over 30 i can assure you that is no game show.
A Slimpressions would, im sure, work magic with my confidence and figure.
Moriah – I am wearing the one WITH the arms.
Backfat. I hate it, and it seems to be getting worse, the older I get.
My biggest challenge is this roll of extra skin/pudge on my tummy. Honestly I am losing weight everywhere but there LOL! It’s frustrating! So I would love to win this to help hide by extra tummy roll
After having my daughter {8 months ago, today!} my stomach is completely different, which I expected to happen. But I never expected to suddenly sprout back fat. LOL I dunlikit!
Tweeted here
http://twitter.com/MrsCox/status/1162595083
Thank you!
I’m 5″10 and can still wear a size 8 but oh my word……the BACKFAT makes me crazy! Your before and after pics might just be enough to motivate me to make a purchase. Impressive!
I have baby fat and am so tired of people asking if I am pregnant! This would really help.
not sure if my bulging tummy or flabby arms are worse. Slimpressions could help solve both problems at once – miracle!
The Skinny Minis would so help my midriff front and back. Between the challenge of good fitting jeans–not too low, not too high–there always seems to be enough of a “roll” to make certain things not fit as smoothly.
I had not heard of this product and your review is really helpful. I’d love to win this in the giveaway (I’m a subscriber too), but if not, I’ll be looking for this in the stores. Thanks again for the opportunity.
I would like the skinny mini. To be honest, I would like all three! It would depend on the outfit I am wearing.
Thanks for a chance to win and have a great day.
pscole3467 at gmail dot com
lol some of these comments are too funny! Probably because I totally can agree! I can have a problem area in different spots depending on what I am wearing. But the main one after pregnancy (which I will be there soon) is the “muffin top”. Jeans just don’t fit the same after pregnancy. This skinny mini sounds great! (-:
I would want the skinni mini. I’m 21, married, and I have two daughters and my skin stretched so far with both of them that it’s never been able go back. I’ve lost the weight that I gained with the pregnancies, but I have this flap of extra skin that I can’t get to go away. This would help me out a lot to cover that up and give me a self esteem boost! I want to feel like I’m attractive to my husband again. (he says he doesn’t care, but I feel like it has to matter to him)
I am full of problems…muffin top especially. skinny mini I think would be good.
Oh, the mommy muffin top from two babies and one being a c-section. I think the Slimpressions would do great at smoothing out that area!
Wow – I love Slimpressions! If you think over-30 is bad, wait til over-40. It only becomes more challenging! My biggest challenge is getting a smooth line under fitted shirts, and Slimpressions looks perfect for that. Thank you so much!
The skinny mini is calling out to me. I like that it doesn’t ride up. I’ve tried similar pieces but hated that they all rode up during the day. My issue is my lumpy “jelly belly” – that’s what my kids call it. Lucky me.
I subscribe too.
my bulging middle that has always been a problem for me thanks for the giveaway
I basically am still recovering from weight gained in the first year of marriage and then a baby on top of that! My midsection is… less than ideal.
My belly. Always the belly. No matter what I weigh, no matter what I do, I will always have a belly. have been searching for a good tummy tucker, and this sounds fabulous, thanks for the chance to win.
This would SO help because I definitely have some midriff issues and plenty to spare in the chest area!!!
emilycake84@Gmail.com
My biggest problem is the roll underneath the bra!
Thanks!
ericbrooks75(at)yahoo(dot)com
I have a two-month old baby, need I say more?
ONE? Just ONE thing? Hrmmmm…..ok, just one. Here goes: everything from under mah girls to just above mah knees. Whew, that was hard to pick just one!
I need this for my back. I love the white Haves.
this would help the back rolls
Back rolls, ugh!!
My biggest challenge is the extra rolls around my stomach – the roll that hangs over my jeans. I didn’t use to have this problem before I had my son (well not as big of a problem anyway). It makes me sad, so I’d love to win this!
My legs are a big problem! My thighs seem to stick out way beyond where they should be.
I just had my second baby so the tummy area is my biggest challenge. This would be a big help until it worked its way back down : ) Thanks!!
i need a haves, because the sisters are agging!
The Skinny Minis would be good for me my gut and just upper torso is a little jiggly
need to work out more! This would help me feel more confident while I transition my body.
I really need the Skini Mini….I have 3 kids; ages 7, 5 & 2.
My body needs some help!!
Thanks for the chance!
Kelly
Tweet
http://twitter.com/truthful/status/1163166655
Subscribed
After two kiddos in two years, it’s the waistline that needs help!
rangle my backfat will ya! thats where i need help most
The Haves looks like it would help so well. I have the typical had three babies body and my hanging skin needs some control.
My biggest challenge is my “baby belly”. The skinny mini looks great. Thanks for the giveaway!
You know those memories you have which you’re pretty sure actually belong to someone else? Because they don’t resemble your life as it is at all? Yeah… one of those. I remember having a really taught abdomen. Now it’s flabby in a way I am embarrassed to describe. In a way I saw when I was around eighteen years old. I remember because it horrified me. I was appalled. It was, in word, gross.
So if I could get the have not, maybe it would make me look great again. Or at least think I look that great again.
I would say my biggest issue is lack of definition. I could really go for the Have Nots! Thanks for the giveaway.
I tweeted your giveaway! (My username is @ThriftyJinxy)
Biggest problem area for me is that section right below my belly button right on down. My upper abs are OK…The lower were done in by growing my babies in there. Darn kids!
I really love the have and the have-not. What a great idea.
Thanks for the opportunity to win your giveaway.
Tammy
domesticdivawannabe@gmail.com
I am also a subscriber via Google Reader.
Thanks again for the opportunity to win your giveaway.
Tammy
domesticdivawannabe@gmail.com
My biggest problem is keeping the tummy in. If I make a conscious effort I don’t have a problem, but with all the things I do during my day, like that ever happens…
Thanks for the chance!
miriamjoan[at]gmail.com
My biggest challenge: my body!
Okay, my abdomen. I definitely “Have”.
I love The Haves, my stomach could use a little work
The Haves for me , I need help all over and my tummy sure could use some help
Thanks
my belly is my biggest issue
The Haves for me
subscriber
All the extra stuff around my torso – this would help suck it in!
I’m a subscriber! : )
I’ve got lots of good stuff around the midsection that shouldn’t be shared! I would love the Have-nots piece!
I twittered with the best of them!
Wow, what fun to try. I really could use the Have Nots to help with my lovely belly-rolls .. not cute in a sweater, for sure!!
Shawnee
I have a muffin top I’d love to hide! Haves for me. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’ve had two babies, so I have the baby jiggly fat. This would help keep all that jiggly fat from jiggling around too much. Thanks!
My issue is definately my middriff, it was always a worry for me, but even more after the baby. This would be GREAT!
I guess one of my biggest figure challenges is trying to find clothes that flatter my extremely pear shape. The Have-nots Slimpressions would make my gut smaller and my chest bigger.
My biggest problem is muffin top. This looks like it would help to control the problem.
The “love handles” that came along with being pregnant are my biggest worry. This would definitely help to smooth out those areas!
After having twins I have a lot of extra flesh in the stomach region. The Haves would *really* help!!
I am indeed an email subscriber.
this would be great to cover the muffin top!
subscriber
tweet
http://twitter.com/valerie2350/status/1163918708
I just had a baby a year ago and just can’t get rid of the “extra skin”. I would love to see if the product could help with that!
O.K. this is how it is, I need it for my tummy, my back and love handles. LOL! I need a good overhaul. LOL!
I would pick the Haves as I have a little too much everywhere lol
Thanks
I subscribe via email to your blog!
Thanks
I shared this on my Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513603379&ref=profile&pub=2915120374
Thanks
Since my babe was born 7 months ago, i have tons of fat on my tummy and hips. I hate my “muffin top” and would love to win this to give me a more flattering shape.
Thanks so much
I really hate the back fat I get from my bra. This product looks like it would smooth it out and make it less noticeable. Thanks for the chance.
Tweet: http://twitter.com/ihchicky/status/1164159694
I am a google reader subscriber.
I would love to win the Haves because I come from a family of women with very large arms and I have always wanted mine to look better. It also look like it would be a big help with my muffin top problems. Thanks!
lisalmg25 at gmail dot com
I’m a subscriber. Thanks!
lisalmg25 at gmail dot com
My biggest challenge is my muffin top.
I’m a subscriber!
My muffin top is my problem area. I liked the way it really made a difference even for you skinny Jo-Lynne!
I am a subscriber too!
I would love to try the have nots! I need as much help as I can get
I ssooooooo need the skinny mini to help hide my muffin top!
I have “back rolls” which I hate. Slimpressions would give me a smoother look from the back so I would be willing to wear my tigher fitting tops!
Thanks
I would love the skinny mini , white, nude or black thanks so much!
Whew where do I begin. Let’s see, well problem mid section so I think this would help tuck that in a bit and shape that area, I hope!
ffbbcourtney(at)hotmail.com
Who couldn’t use a little extra help in the belly section…if you have kids that is lol
Great giveaway!
I think I could use all of these! It’s amazing what a difference it made in the photos you posted.
I am a mom of 4 soon to be 5, this would be perfect to hav something to help hide those post partum pounds.
Stormy5475@aol.com
Just had a baby so I could definitely use some “Have Nots” coverage! ^_^
My belly. It would help hold it in.
I have probs with my “baby fat.” So I’d love this for my tummy!!!
Thanks!
mhode79 at gmail dot com
Even five years after my csection, I still need all the help I can get in the belly region!
daytoncat1(at)yahooo(dot)com
i just hate the flabby overall feeling i get in my mid-region. anything to hold them all in place would be great!
I would like the Skinny Mini to help the “little (or not so little) rolls” in my back together I think it would make me look more sleek.
my midsection is my trouble spot after 3 -c-sections I need all the help i can
am I really the winner? Regardless, I blogged about you! thanks! Here’s the link:
http://whitelamb526.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-carnival.html
oh, and my big problem area would be my midsection (who DOESN’T have a problem with their midsection??). Even when I lost 10 lbs last year (by a fluke, and gained it all back), i still wasn’t anywhere near abtastic.
I could use a skinny mini to help with my muffin top.
Oh mine is my belly! This would be great so I can wear my pre-prego clothes again. Thanks for the neat giveaway.
my “love handles” lol…just as you shown by the pics
My worst feature of my figure is my bra buldge. I think this would help me because it will get that more slimmed down looking. Thanks
Since having children, I have a muffin top that I have not been able to get rid of. This would be awesome!
I keep seeing these around the blogosphere and I am dying to try them!
Also, I’m a subscriber!
Two words- MUFFIN.TOP. POst baby, I have an exploding muffin top, this lookslike it could really help!
My biggest figure challenge is the love handles that are right above my hips. I would love to try the Skinny Mini – I think it would definitely smooth that out!
This is my second entry for my subscriber status!
My biggest challenge IS my belly, I can’t stand it! That seems like the hardest place to lose weight, so this product would be awesome!
blogged ~ http://momcontests.blogspot.com/2009/02/slimpressions-shapewear-product.html
Skinny mini looks interesting for tummy bulges.
I’d have to go with my stomach as well. I’ve been looking into these types of products so thank you for the review- it was very helpful!
My biggest fitness challenge is my midriff area.
Thank you!
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
Subscribed.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I have 2 biggest problem area, stomach and thighs
I could so use the Have-nots-well 1. I do not want to cover up that cleavage I paid so much for!! haha 2. My arms and abs could use some help!!- For the summer I would love the skinny mini-I like to layer my tanks anyway!!
Keep up the good work-love your blog!!
My biggest challenge is my tummy. Having two babies was not very nice to it. I would love some help in that area! Thanks for the giveaway!
-Angela
itsahumanzoo(at)gmail(dot)com
It’s too hard to pick one feature. My arms, baby belly and back all need some serious assistance.
I could totally use one of these to control my flabby belly bulge. After having four kidlets it will never be the same. Hope I win!
I had my third baby in September and my poor stomach still has the flab to show for it. I look like I’m still pregnant! I need something to help me tuck in the middle section of my body : ).
baby belly. nuff said.
chani.adams(at)gmail(dot)com
Tweet Tweet: http://twitter.com/knittingmomof3/status/1173133543
Totally, my problem would be muffin top! I hope this will help!
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/wastebasket/statuses/1175595808
I Subscribe!
I would love the haves I could use help in midriff and arms
thanks, terrivw at yahoo dot com
I twittered the contest
Wow. I’ve lost some weight in the past year or better and for where skin hasn’t caught up to the missing fat areas, this would be amazing!
I need it becasue after 2 c-sections, I can’t get ride of my jelly belly- no matter how much weight I lose.
I think this product was made for me! I have that extra flab at my mid section and I just can’t stand it. I’m mostly happy with the rest of my body. I’m hoping this could help my hide my belly without making me look pregnant (which is what most shirts to hide the belly do)
I have that extra tummy pooch and I hate it. Since I’ve been married I haven’t been able to get rid of it. I would love this product!