invisibelt -all belt no bulk- Review

I was surfing the internet when somehow I came across an ad for the invisibelt. I was intrigued because this belt was being advertised as "all belt no bulk". Most women have experienced that bump in the front from a belt when wearing a T-shirt over jeans. I thought that this belt being flat with no bulky buckle was a great concept! I checked the belt out at the website invisibelt.com and then told my sister about it. Before I had a chance to buy it, she ordered us both one. At $19.99 a piece plus around $8 for shipping, I was expecting a much better product.

The invisibelt is made of clear, smooth, plastic and has a flat clasp in the front. There is a "buckle" on the side that adjusts like a bra to fit sizes 2 -14. The Invisibelt extends to 44 inches in length; the width is 7/8th. The invisibelt can be ordered online at invisibelt.com or other online stores as well as some retail stores. The website has a listing of the retail stores and locations.

When my sister handed me this belt, I was surprised at the container that it came in. The plastic belt was rolled into a circle and placed in a plastic bag inside of a small round soft plastic container. That was kind of cool but once I opened the container and took the belt out, it was somewhat difficult to get the belt unwoven from the circle it was wound in. It kept curling back up but after a while of me smoothing it out, it was straighter. My very first thought when looking at this belt was "This cost $19.95?" It really looked cheaply made and was literally just a long clear piece of plastic. Well, "okay" I thought. "I will be wearing this belt with my shirt over it so looks really don't mean much." I got over my initial reaction and started reading the instructions that came with it. It firmly states not to try to adjust the belt after you put it on. Therefore, I held the belt around my waist to see how long it needed to be and moved the strip of plastic through the "adjuster" (looks more like a belt buckle to me) upward forming a loop. I am either uncoordinated or this is not as simple as the instructions make it sound. I had my sister help me out and together we got it adjusted to the right length. I put it through my belt loops, fit the interlocking pieces together, and snapped the belt closed.

My biggest issue with this belt is although the makers of the invisibelt are correct about the flat clasp in the front, they fail to mention that the "adjuster" that is about the size of an average buckle lands somewhere on your side depending on the length you need to adjust the belt to. I didn't have that front bump but I did have a hump coming out of my side. I admit that it isn't as noticeable as it would be in the front but enough that I felt self-conscious about it being there. My next issue I have is that the belt is somewhat wide and doesn't fit smaller belt loops. There is also no plus size version of this belt at this time. Another big issue I have is that after wearing this belt for several hours, I noticed that the belt got bigger and wasn't as tight. Apparently, the "adjuster" didn't hold as tight as it should have.

The invisibelt is a big to do about nothing. There are plenty of other belts out there that work just as well for less money. Yes, I didn't have a large bump where the buckle of a belt normally is but I did have one poking out of my side. I liked the concept but unfortunately, the invisibelt wasn't as invisible as they said it would be. I have to go with only a 2 star rating on this one folks. I'm not impressed.