Lovehoney Purple Sexy Cut Out Strapless Mini Dress

I am kicking myself it took me this long to finally try out a mini dress from Lovehoney. I had seen similar products in the past but just wasn't that confident they would work for me... Boy was I wrong!

For the purpose of this review I am 5'7 1/2 inches tall, longer legs, a US Size 12 ATM my weight can flux to a 10 at times... and I am curvy in the hips with a 36-38 small D cup that thank goodness are still pretty perky. =)

First Impressions:

As always this item arrived in discreet packaging, inside the mini dress is packaged in plastic with an inner-branded product sleeve wrapped around the dress which is secured on a plain white cardboard packaging.

This is a mini dress, opaque strapless with cut outs and you can tell immediately the purple fabric is a wonderful colour... nice and deep, so pretty I was thrilled with it.

The fabric is a nylon/spandex blend that feels very soft to the touch and it is truly opaque, even when stretched over my body.

This item states "one size" which lets me honest ladies... always make me a bit nervous... But upon removing it from the cardboard sleeve I could tell it had some nice stretch to it and did not look so shrunken down like some of my bodystockings as the fabric is much thicker.

The Fit:

I was not sure which was supposed to be the top or the bottom hem of this dress because it looked the exact same, so I just stepped into it and pulled it up...

The dress hugged my body perfectly. The strapless feature did not feel loose or make me feel insecure. The cutouts really lined up nicely and you can adjust them if you want your nipples on full display or to tease more.

I could pull it down to where it was a true mini dress, but it was easy to slide up if you want to play whilst wearing this and have full access to all your lady bits.

The thickness of the fabric make this a really lush feel against the skin and an actual dress. You could layer this over something if you wanted to use it as outwear at a club.

The Feel:

To me the true test of a lingerie piece is something really personal to the wearer, but it is the way it makes me feel when I wear it and look in the mirror. This dress made me feel immediately sexy to see my curves hugged and the cutouts brought out a bit of a wild side persona in me that was incredibly sexy.

Even better this dress was easy to hand was cold and hang to dry and held the beautiful colour and shape.

I can highly recommend this mini dress and a great way to heat up your bedroom or even wear out for the right occasion.

This one size fits all purple mini-dress is very sexy.

The fabric is soft and stretchy and hugs the figure well. The fabric is thicker than stockings but thinner than leggings. The top an bottom are finished with an elasticated band which feels robust. Each of the holes is made like a buttonhole so the edges are finished meaning that they won't tear or fray. The fit is fantastic on my OH who is a size 8-10 and I think it would stretch to fit size 16 easily and still look good.

Most importantly, as well as looking sexy this dress is really comfortable. It is not scratchy or harsh in any way so a sexy date night would not be interrupted by needing to take it off for anything other than the right reasons!

This is quite revealing so It is not a dress to visit the in-laws in. I think for us it is likely to be bedroom wear. I wouldn't recommend wearing it out in the sun as you would almost certainly be confused with a leopard when you took it off!

Well, I have it in black, and now I have it in purple too. Would I buy it in a vast array of different colours if I could? Hell yes.

I'm a size 16, and yes these stretchy, shimmy-it-up-your-body dresses do cope admirably with the fuller figure. There are numerous parts of my body that I'm not massively confident about, but there is something about these larger-gap dresses which I find a lot more forgiving than fishnet: there is some support (not much, but some), and the larger gaps in the fabric seem to provide a more flowing outline and smooth undesirable lumps and bumps.

The black version left me with some concerns about the longevity of the fabric with repeated pulling up and down, but this version seems to be a bit sturdier. Overall, it is a pleasant surprise just how flattering this style of dress is, and I'm very much looking forward to new colours in the future.