Okay so let me walk you through how this whole “Megan Fox Skims” thing happened for me today. Saw those pics of her in that nude-colored Skims set everywhere, right? Damn, that look just stuck in my brain. Figured, how hard could it be to get something similar, maybe even make it work for less cash? Famous last words, yeah?
Started Simple (Or So I Thought)
Hopped online first, obviously. Typed in “nude bodysuit” and “high-leg briefs” like everyone else. Prices? Nah, way more than I wanted to spend just for trying out a vibe. Scrolled through way too many ads showing me exactly what I wasn’t looking for. Waste of time.
Offline Hunting Adventures
Decided physical stores might be faster. Hit up a few cheap fashion spots downtown.
- Store 1: Found a kinda sheer, dark tan camisole top. Felt flimsy. Held it up, thought “maybe?”. Grabbed it.
Store 2: Digged through underwear racks. Found these high-leg bikini bottoms in a light beige-ish color. Not perfect, but close enough for now. Tossed ’em in my basket.
Got home, feeling smug. Cheap solutions found, mission accomplished? Not even close.
The “Fitting Room” Nightmare
Tried the combo on. Disaster.
The top? Way too loose. Like, bunching up weird under the arms. Zero support. The bottoms? Color wasn’t bad, but the cut was off. Leg holes too high in the wrong places, sat weird on my hips. Felt lumpy, cheap. Looked in the mirror and thought “This ain’t Megan Fox, this is budget bin mess”. Frustrating.
Operation Fix-It Myself
Wasn’t about to give up. Pulled out my rusty sewing kit. Took in the side seams of the top roughly by pinching the extra fabric and stitching a straight line down. Not elegant. Fingers got pricked a few times. Great, now I’m bleeding on my cheap cami.
The bottoms were harder. Tried folding the elastic waistband inside to shorten them. Made them ride even worse. Undid that mess. Ended up just cutting a tiny triangle out of the side seams where they dug in. Not professional, but hey, they finally sat flat. Good enough.
Final(ish) Look & Verdict
Put it all back on after my “tailoring”. Top actually fit okay now – snug like the Skims ads show. Bottoms were tolerable, no longer cutting off circulation or creating weird bulges. Grabbed my phone for a bathroom mirror selfie. Used that warm-toned lamp for lighting. Made the nude color pop better, hid the cheap fabric texture. The pose? Tried that one-leg-out, hand-on-hip thing Megan does. Felt silly but held it.
End result? Definitely got the idea of the look. From the front, dim lighting? Yeah, kinda passes for the vibe. Move around? Fabric feels weird, stitching might hold… might not. Real Skims? Worth the price difference? Probably. My hacked version? Spent maybe $12 and an hour fighting with needles and bad elastic. Got the Instagram moment, not the actual feeling. Worth it? For the laughs and the learning? Yeah, maybe. For everyday? Hell no.
