For a while I've been wanting and dreaming of a corset. They look so beautiful, and I enjoy bondage and the constricting feeling I get when we play with ropes. I have never had a real corset though (one which is made to cinch the waist in, and is made with metal boning, not plastic), and this looked like a good first bet. I was looking at this cinch as more of a "trial", and I figured it would be much less exquisite than it actually is. I was (joyfully) wrong.


First off, this cincher came wrapped in pink tissue which I thought was a very nice touch. Under the pink tissue, the original wrappings were as simple as a plain clear plastic bag, with a hang tag on the actual cincher.

Getting this on is tricky, and not something I found I could do on my own. If you want more of a loose fit, you could probably adjust the laces in the back before using the hook and eyes in the front to put this on. If you want it to actually cinch in your waist, you'll probably need help from someone else. Personally, I held onto the wall while my husband cinched me in from the back. We have used this cincher a couple of times and no matter how tight we cinch it up it shows no signs of breaking or wear just yet. I measured my waist before and after wearing, and this cincher actually reduced my waist by two and a half inches! I was very impressed that such an inexpensive cincher worked so well. The metal bones are very strong, and are not bending even slightly. Awesome.


Leg Avenue is a great brand, but I was initially worried because the size of their pieces can vary from item to item, and I feel like I never know exactly what size to get. I went with a large, and it fit me just fine. The Leg Avenue size chart says the Large would be a 36-38 bust (which you can ignore since this is an underbust piece), 27-29 waist, and a 38-40 hip. I am a 36 bust, 33 waist, and a 40 hip, and there was plenty of room to go either up or down with this cincher. Had I been either 6 inches larger, or three inches smaller, this cincher would have fit fine. If you are on the low end (29" waist or less) you should definitely go a size down though because the cincher will be fully closed and you won't get any "cinch" out of it.The front of the cincher from directly under the bust to the bottom of the garment measures 13", which may be a bit long for short folks (I had no issues though, at 5'2"), and there are 8 metal pieces of boning.


One great feature of this cincher is that it has a modesty panel, so you can choose to show skin or not. The panel is 6.75" wide. One somewhat disappointing this about this item is that I was expecting the material to be a bit nicer. It's made of 100% polyester, and it makes a lot of "crinkle" noises when you touch it or put it on. Once it is on though you don't notice that at all.

This particular garment is hand wash and lay flat to dry ONLY. Please do NOT iron your new princess cinch either.

I really love this corset, and whenever I put it on, my husband can't help but run his hands over and over the satin-y material! It's very shiny and feels great once you get the cincher on. Prior to cinching it, it does look a bit "cheap" to me for some reason.

This Satin Princess Cinch has still not let me down! I am in love, the boning is as strong as ever, with no signs of bending. This is definitely worth the money.