I have been wearing Spanx for about four years now, and I've come to the realization with this purchase that there are a few good brands of control top tights that deliver as much for about half the price. These particular tights do provide compression, but I find that the leg portion has a faint grid pattern and snag fairly easily. They have a texture that grabs onto other fabrics and requires a slip under a skirt. The worst part is that the waistband is fairly narrow and....rolls down all day long! Ordered two, but will return unworn one.
This tight had little to no shaping to slim the tummy as it claims in the description. It also kept rolling down at the waist. I never used the item because this all happened when I was only trying it on. I was wearing a clingy dress and wanted some shaping at the waist. This did not do the job at all. The color and thickness was good but that's about all.
I'm not much of a tights wearer, but I do wear them on occasion, and I wanted some control at the top. I don't feel like they offer much control, but on the plus side, they seem like they'll be durable, and are well made. I was disappointed that they did roll at the top a bit, but, I honestly expected them to. Never have found a pair that don't, so I wasn't too bummed.