Seven Til Midnight Plus Size Lana Paisley Lace Halter Neck Chemise

I love this dress. I'm size 16 and don't always have great body confidence but this always makes me feel sexy. It's very comfortable to wear, it feels nice against the skin and it hugs my curves without clinging, hiding the bits I don't want to show and giving teasing view of elsewhere.

I bought this in red and was a little worried about the colour. I'm quite pale and some shades of red just don't suit me, but this looks great.

I have quite large breasts and whilst this doesn't give the best support ever, the combination of the halter neck and the keyhole ribbon give reasonable support as well as great access to your breasts. I would recommend tying the keyhole ribbon without your breasts being in position, I found it harder to tighten it properly when in position (it does hold fine after it has been tied).

The thong is alright, but to be honest I never bother to wear it.

Confidence is sexy and this gives me heaps of confidence.

I love this lacy halter neck chemise, I love the colour, the ruffles, the pattern and the lace.

The front of the chemise is lace, while the back is mesh, but you can still see the thong through it. The chemise is almost a perfect fit, if I didn't have large melons, being a size 36H. The halter neck tie allows you to get a perfect fit, and the keyhole detailing gives you a perfect cleavage, and can be undone for easy access to your breasts.

The thong is just red mesh, maybe would have liked a bit of lace within the thong. It is also a generous fit, being a size18-20. The fact the garter straps are detachable is a bonus when you don't have a pair of stockings to hand.

As I sit writing this review, I'm torn on how best to approach it, from my ever-critical self perspective or from a bloke's perspective, as both views are valid yet completely different...

His is easy I guess, "F**king hell, you look hot" So yes from a bloke's perspective it seems to work, he definitely didn't care about the points I'm about to make, he just thought I looked amazing and he wanted to get it off, which I guess is the ultimate aim of any sexy lingerie us ladies buy, and yet we still also want to know the practical bits too. If you're like me, even despite all his positive affirmations, you still need to feel sexy in it yourself, so my points relate to that side of things.

It arrived discreetly packaged, in clear cellophane, extremely simple, but I don't buy products for the packaging so that was fine by me although if this was being bought as a gift, it may be a negative consideration?

The first thing that struck me was the shade of red was much more on the orange end of the scale than I would have liked, it looks a normal shade of red on the pics here but it is definitely much brighter in real life, it isn't a deal breaker but it isn't my cup of tea either, however for the 'slutty' image I was wanting it worked.

The halterneck fastens with two ribbon straps as does the keyhole at the front, and I found this quite useful in giving my boobs a bit of a lift. I am very well looked after in that department and it would be a miracle of modern science if this actually lifted them but it did make sure they were sort of in the right place and helped me feel more confident, the aforementioned bloke didn't give a damn of course ;-) I did feel the ribbons were on the cheaper end of the scale and could have been a bit softer, but I'm a picky sod.

The chemise is lace fronted with a not too fussy pattern, nipples were viewable through it, which is what works for the bloke, and he was even more keen on the sheer back with no lace detailing. It comes with a basic G-string in the same sheer as the back of the chemise without any lace, very soft to the touch and comfortable to wear.

I found the addition of the suspenders to be really strange as the chemise is fairly long bodied and if using the suspenders, it sort of means that the tops of them need to only just be above the knee to provide a smooth line which isn't really where you would wear your suspenders, they usually come to mid-thigh at least, but if you pulled them up to the right place, the suspenders would be too baggy and therefore they wouldn't stay up. It's hard to explain what I mean, but I'm 5'6" so fairly normal height and the bottom of the chemise comes past my bottom by a few inches, so the clip of the suspender hangs an inch or two above my knee, definitely a place where a suspender wouldn't be. If you then pull up the chemise to make the suspenders sit properly it all bunches up round the middle and you lose the keyhole detail and it looks odd, so personally I think I'd detach the suspenders, luckily they are detachable.

Size-wise I always go for queen in order to try to accommodate my boobs a bit better but body-wise I'm a 14/16, this garment has a really nice stretch and cling to it, so it definitely seems very accommodating.

Overall my negative points are me just being overly critical as it certainly hit the spot with the bloke and I did feel good wearing it, seeing just how appreciative he was of it :-)