After my last experience with a Leg Avenue corset, I totally thought I would be kicking my ass for buying this. I was happily wrong! The Satin Princess Cincher is made of very high quality materials and is super durable. I wanted this both for the bedroom (because it leave my sensitive nipples exposed) and for going out since it can be worn over a variety of tanks or other form fitting tops. It works wonderfully for both, and if it weren't so hard to put on and take off, it would be perfect.

*Contents/overview:

This cincher is from Leg Avenue and helps to create a subtle silhouette shape and flat stomach. TI is open busted of course, so it can be paired with other fashions. It can be worn in and out of the bedroom because of this.

*Material: very good

This satin cincher is made of 100% polyester. The feel varies depending on the part of the corset. The outside is a little shiny and the threads can be felt. The inside is move felt like and there is a band across the middle that is like a satin ribbon. The cords are thick and made of sturdy threading. The best part is the metal boning and clasps.

*Design/craftsmanship: excellent

The Satin Princess Cincher is boned with ten double metal pieces. This means that there are actually twenty. The pairs have about a half inch between them, so the boning is very sturdy and strong. The pieces are full length and go from top to bottom in the fabric. This is my first metal boned corset and I'm still not sure if I like it better. While the metal boning is very sturdy, it is almost too sturdy. I have gotten a much better hourglass figure from plastic boning. That corset started breaking pretty quick. It seems that with this one, it will last a much longer time.

The back laces up and has cords that are tied to themselves. They can be irritating if they lie wrong against your back. They pull from the center, which helps accentuate the waist in the correct spot. Once on, it was actually pretty easy to pull it tight myself, but a second pair of hands, is needed to get it really tight. When it is completely tightened, there is still a good two feet left of cord that needs to be tied. This makes the corset fit a wide range of sizes. There is also a felt piece that goes behind the lacing so there is no skin gap.

The bust is obviously open. The top of the cincher is nicely finished and felt fine underneath my breasts. It will sit differently depending on how long your torso is or how low (or high) you place it before tightening. The size of your breasts might change the comfort too. If you have breasts larger than DD or particularly saggy ones no matter the size, the top might cut into you (for reference, mine are D). The front comes up to a moderate point in the middle. This looks very sexy when naked. The back drops only slightly. It fit me best when I positioned it right at the bottom of my bra line.


So...the boning and clasping is...a bitch! This corset is so rigid that it is really hard to put on by yourself without injury. I CUT one of my fingers open on one of the metal hooks in the front. There are six eye and hooks down the front of the corset. They are not like that on a bra however. I have never seen this kind of hardware actually. Since they are hard to explain, look at the pictures for reference. So basically you have to carefully maneuver them together by pushing the two pieces as close as possible and trying to get one of the center ones hooked. Then the rest follow suit easier. If you are doing it with an extra set of hands, you can loosen the back more, hook the middle together, hold it together, and then have someone tighten it so it doesn't come undone. PHEW! It does cinch the waist in, but actually doesn't do it as much as my plastic boned ones. The metal boning has not bent at all, but maybe I will try to bend it to create the shape I want. For now, it was too expensive to mess with.

*Cleaning/care/storage:

To clean, it can't be put through the washer or dry cleaned. It is really easy to spot clean though. It needs to be drip dried. It does not come with any packaging or rang tie on the sides. It does fold up nicely though.

*Sizing: pretty accurate-waist runs big, you may be able to order down

I only had one other Leg Avenue corset to compare this to and that one was plastic boning. It ran a tad large, but since this is metal, I decided to stick with the large. I should have gotten the medium, but I don't really regret getting the large since it still looks good. The lack of more cinching might be due to me getting the wrong size. My boyfriend, who laced me up, said he had no problem getting the two sides to meet. There was never any skin gap. So a large is supposed to fit the following: size 12-14, band 36-38", waist 27-29", and hips 38-40". This is pretty much perfect except for the waist, but good news, it runs big. I'm a size 10 usually and this is slightly big on me. I'm also a 34" or 36" band which also makes sense why it is a bit large. My waist ranges from like 29"-30 1/2" at my current weight of ~150. This was just as big in the waist as it was in the band, meaning that this runs large in the waist compared to the size chart. That should be good news to many! But even if you are much larger in the middle, this will suck you in plenty and becuase of the amount of string, it will fit a large range of sizes (just some nicer than others). Also, unless you have a very VERY short torso, you won't need to worry about the hips. this stopped right before mine.

Re-done sizing chart:
Dress size: 10-14 (on a 10 it will not cinch a lot, but will some)
Cup: Max DD for best comfort
*Band 36-42"
*Waist: 29-34"
Hips: Doesn't really matter
(*add a few inches to the chart in any size)


The above is pretty much my natural waist. It doesn't bring me in on the sides much, but it did make a difference of an inch or two because of simply smoothing out in general. So, if you are larger, it will bring you in much more since this was too big for me as a cincher. I still love how it looks. And to be honest, it being a bit big, makes it better to wear out with clothing underneath.

*Conclusion:

I'm giving this corset 5 stars. The quality is awesome and I really do feel secure in it. It is sexy with or without extra clothing and can be worn during sex. Yeay!

I don't use this as often as I planned on or would like to, but it still is a prized possession in my large lingerie collection. After seeing it in the porn Lip Service, I love it even more! I don't deal with it often due to the way it closes, but when I do, it is worth it. I have not cut another finger though!