Commando

What is your stocking tradition? My family's has evolved over the years but these days we sit down to Christmas day brunch with our teas and coffees and open the goodies. We then dive into one of my favorite feasts of the year and then continue on to the gifts under the tree. What gets me most excited about stockings is the fact that good things come in small packages. Jewelry, lip balm, gift cards and cash money are my favorite stocking fillers. Cashmere is cool too . . .

Be sure to peruse all of our Gift Guides and download our Fab Gift Guide worksheet to help keep you organized!

Many of you have written in complaining about the ickiness of VPLs, a.k.a. visible panty lines. Thongs, tangas, lacy boyshorts and even seamless satin panties seem to perpetuate unwanted marks and wrinkles around the booty area....and what to do when you want to wear a cute, clingy, satin dress or skirt? Here are a couple of red carpet secrets to help you hide nasty panty lines.

Spanx Power Panties, $25, are pure genius! They are a high performance comfortable panty that feel similar to a shaper. The best part about them is there is no leg band that rides up or rolls so that you actually have a completely line-less look under your clothing. You will also look surprisingly sucked in and slender!

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OK so don't freak out but Christmas is less than a week away. But there is still plenty of time to shop, there always is! I hope you found my Fab Gift Guide to be helpful - and I will continue to feature a few this week. In the meantime, here are some super cute stocking stuffers for the fashionable gift receiver. *These are all available for pre-Christmas shipping arrival before the big day!

Commando Three Wise Thongs, $38 for a pack of three thongs in black, nude and red - all the basic bootie colors you need!

Betseyville By Betsey Johnson "Leopard Classic" Umbrella, $42. Sassing in the rain...

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The company that brought us Commando Invisible Underwear has done it again. First, Her Look Enterprises brought us laser-cut undies to eradicate VPLs once and for all. Then, it introduced those cutie little Takeouts, which boost your boobage in almost anything you wear. Now comes Slipology, the completely genius no-slip half slip.

This slip has a perfect texture and feel like all of the laser-cut Commando products, but there is also a tiny weight sewn into the hemline, so that it won't ride up or wrinkle. If only women in the 1950s had been able to wear these. Buy it here for $48. It's available in two sizes and three colors: True Nude, the darker Buck Buck Naked Nude, and Baby Got Black.