Fifty Shades of Grey Captivate Lace Open-Back Panties

Excellent

Let's start with the positives, the packaging for a simple pair of pants is beautiful.  It looks sophisticated and certainly nice enough for gifting.  It is also cardboard throughout so fully recyclable.  Full marks so far. The design of the open back brief is fantastic - I love the little bow with the metal Fifty Shades pendant and from the front these look like a regular pair of albeit sexy, black, lace knickers. The split at the back is designed perfectly and beautifully frames a round bottom, very smackable. The sizing I thought was good, I got these in a 12 - 14, having a good size 14 bottom myself so top end of the range, pert but very round.  They seem to encompass my bottom easily without feeling particularly stretched and were extremely comfortable to wear. I am very happy in them and the design looks fantastic. Now, the not so positive, I have a number of FSOG toys and they're all of the highest quality, this is my first piece of lingerie from the brand and it, unfortunately, was not.  Before I put them on, where the label is sown into a side seam the lace had not been caught in the seam and there was a hole at the side.  The lace itself seems very stretchy however after wearing these for a good few hours a couple more small holes had appeared in the lace near seams. One at the side and a couple by the crotch seam. When Lovehoney were made aware of these issues they immediately sent out a replacement for a faulty item, I can't criticise Lovehoney in any way.  The replacement pair had no issue with faulty stitching and after a good amount of road testing still look pristine from front and back and sides, however, they too have developed a couple of small holes by the crotch seam where apparently I must put too much strain on them.... I swear I am not leaking battery acid from my nether regions! My bottom is the top end of the sizing bracket though so although they don't feel too small they may be under some strain? Basically, these would get 100% top marks if the lace was a little sturdier and up to the brilliant design but unfortunately the make quality and material is a little lacking. They still score well though because they are gorgeous and a few minutes with a needle and thread has fixed the issues.

First thoughts were how sleek the packaging was, definitely different to just coming in a clear plastic bag! The knickers are suprisingly soft, which is the best thing about them really. The feel against your skin is incredible and makes me want to wear them over and over again. From the front they could be a normal pair of lacy black knickers, which I find sexy because seeing hubby's face when I turned around and suggested I was ready for him was amazing. Easy access and extremely naughty. Perfect for fifty shades of pleasure!

*I was sent these for free in exchange for a review - this has not influenced me in any way*This is the first item from the Shades of Grey range that I own, and I was very pleasantly surprised by them! They are very well made and high quality. The material is soft and stretchy. I was originally concerned that they would roll or slip as the material is slightly slippy, but they stayed in place nicely.They are completely open, it's not just a small gap, so everything is accessible with them on (except for oral sex, we found that was too awkward with them on).They are comfy, high quality, and most importantly imo - sexy! Definitely worth buying if you like the look of them and if you like open back underwear.