Almost a year ago, Kathy from Invisibelt invited me to try out her special belt. She told me, “The Invisibelt is a flat undetectable belt intended to be worn under fitted tops. No more belt buckle bulge!!!” I was intrigued, but not completely sold.
When the package arrived, I eyed it suspiciously before trying it on. She had sent me both a clear plasticky one and a black one to try out. The package sat unopened for a couple months. Then, one day, I needed a belt!
Yes, when your pants go from being perfectly fitted to drooping a bit, it’s time to grab a belt, ladies. So, I opened the clear Invisibelt and gave it a test run. It’s not like ordinary buckle belts (in a good way) so it takes some adjusting to get it right. For first-time wearings:
- Adjust to fit. Before threading through the loops, take time to find the right fit with the slider. It may take a few tries.
- Thread through belt loops. Duh.
- Wear fitted shirts. The best part about this belt is what goes unseen. Wear longer fitted shirts and don’t worry about that belt or buckle bulge (just like she told me).
If you wear shorter shirts, the belt will show and not look so good.
For about six months, I wore this belt nearly every day. Still, I hesitated to write about it because it was a freebie. And, by itself, I think its ugly. It’s plastic. Then again, this is what I genuinely liked:
- the slim line of the belt under shirts.
- the quickie one-handed closure.
- that I could adjust it once and it fit perfectly without having to struggle between (or beyond) belt holes.
- that I could pretend to be Wonder Woman by having a special invisible super power belt.
So, if you are between sizes (new mom!), need one hand belting (new mom!), and want to look less bulky in the midsection (new mom!), I highly recommend an Invisibelt. In fact, I’m wearing it right now. See also the InvisiBump for pregnant bellies.
If you are perfectly fit to your belt holes, want to show off a stylish belt accessory, have all the time in the world for buckling, buy a different belt.
Disclosure: I received free belts for wearing and reviewing. But I already said that, didn’t I?
wow – i’m totally between sizes and totally annoyed, not wanting to put money into new jeans when i’m hoping to keep getting smaller! i’m intrigued. thanks for sharing.
I love my Invisibelts! Another wonderful thing about them…traveling! No need to take your belt off at airport security, because there’s no metal buckle:)
I bought 2 and they were great. They helped with loose fitting clothes and had not bulk under shirts. Unfortunately they both broke with the year. The plastic buckle cracked. I was very disappointed and don’t want to pay to buy more that will break too.
I totally agree with you. It’s not great looking or very fashionable but it does the job and is especially great that it adjusts to any size waist. I wear layering tshirts a lot and it works perfectly to not show through the shirts like many of my other belts do. I’d like to see something more fashionable and “cute” but that does the same job.
@Melanie, Maybe if we found a cuter version doing the same job, we’d just be back to wearing half-shirts? Kidding.
I tried it also and was disappointed. I hated the adjustment process and it also lost it shape and became wavy. I tried a belt from Beltaway that seemed to do the trick. It had all the pluses that Invisibelt had minuses for.
Thanks for sharing your experience, Laura.