Honeylove SuperPower Shorts Review: Do They Actually Stay Put?

Anyone who has worn shapewear knows the move. You're at dinner, you shift in your chair, and you feel the waistband start its slow crawl down your ribs. Then you spend the next hour doing the discreet tug.

That single problem is what the SuperPower Short is built to solve, and it's the lens I used for this Honeylove SuperPower shorts review. Not whether it smooths, because most shapewear smooths. Whether it stays where you put it.

What You're Actually Buying

1. $89 list, $81 on sale, $72.09 for members
2. XS through 3X
3. Runway, Vamp, Sand, Blush, Toffee
4. 66% nylon, 34% LYCRA elastane, with a 100% cotton gusset
5. 6¾ inch inseam, open gusset, silicone-lined waistband
6. 4.2 out of 5 from 195 reviews on Honeylove's site

The interesting part isn't the fabric list, it's what's built into the side seams. Flexible boning, borrowed from corsetry, running vertically where the garment would otherwise fold. Add doubleknit panels that compress harder in some zones than others, plus what Honeylove calls BoostBands across the seat, and you get the design thesis: structure instead of squeeze.

So Do They Roll Down?

This is the question, and the answer across every independent test I found is no.

Reader's Digest put them through the least dignified test available, bending over repeatedly and sitting on different furniture, and reported the shorts “did not budge.” Blogger Elizabeth at Lizzie in Lace wore them under clothing and said the boning is “very comfortable” and “practically unseen,” adding that the shapewear “has not rolled down on me, which is a huge plus.”

One customer on Honeylove's own site, Chris R., put it in the most useful terms: “I wore these for 14 hours and couldn't tell I had them on! They stayed in place and my dress fit perfectly.”

Fourteen hours. That's a wedding, a reception, and the drive home.

The Sizing Question, Where Reviewers Disagree

Here's where I have to give you a real answer instead of a clean one, because the sources genuinely contradict each other.

Reader's Digest used Honeylove's sizing quiz and found it accurate, noting the shorts “looked unbelievably small” in hand but fit perfectly once on. Paisley and Sparrow found the opposite across their testing, reporting that the pieces run small and that most of their testers sized down from what the quiz suggested. Elizabeth went up instead, choosing a medium despite being a size 4 on the bottom, because of wider hips.

Three testers, three different approaches. What that tells you about Honeylove shapewear sizing is that the quiz is a starting point rather than an answer, and that hip-to-waist ratio matters more here than your usual number. If your hips are proportionally wider, size for the hips. The compression panels will handle the waist.

What About That 4.2 Rating?

A 4.2 across 195 reviews is good. It is not spotless, and I'd rather explain the gap than gloss over it.

Two things come up repeatedly in the critical feedback. The care instructions are demanding: hand wash cold, line dry, no bleach, no iron, no dry cleaning. Honeylove includes a washbag so you can risk a delicate machine cycle, but this is not a garment you throw in with towels. And the 6¾ inch inseam, which is exactly what makes them work under a midi dress, becomes a problem under anything short. Reader's Digest flagged the same thing: too long for mini dresses and skirts.

Neither is a defect. Both are trade-offs you should know about before the box arrives.

Honeylove vs Spanx vs SKIMS

The shorthand reviewers keep landing on: Spanx wins if you need maximum hold for one night. SKIMS wins on softness. Honeylove sits in the middle and wins on the thing you actually do most often, which is wearing it for eight hours straight and forgetting about it.

What I'd Flag Before You Buy

1. The care is high maintenance. Hand wash, line dry, no exceptions. Factor that into whether you'll realistically keep wearing them.
2. The inseam is long. Great under midi and maxi. Visible under anything shorter. Check your hemlines first.
3. It's not cheap. $81 on sale is still real money for one garment, and the membership price requires signing up for something.
4. Sizing takes a guess. With reviewers landing on different advice, expect a possible exchange rather than a perfect first order.

Final Verdict

The SuperPower Short does the one thing shapewear usually fails at. It stays put, and the boning that achieves it doesn't announce itself under clothing. Where it loses ground is on care and on sizing you can't fully predict from a quiz. If you want something for a single event, cheaper options exist. If you want a pair you'll reach for weekly and stop thinking about, this earns the price.

FAQs

Do the SuperPower Shorts run small?

Reviewers disagree, which is itself the answer. Some sized down from the quiz, one sized up for wider hips. Order your quiz size, plan for a possible exchange, and size toward your hips if your ratio is pronounced.

Can you wear them all day?

Yes. One customer reported 14 straight hours without discomfort, and testers described the compression as firm rather than restrictive.

SuperPower Short or SuperPower Brief?

The short has a 6¾ inch inseam and shapes the thigh, so it suits midi and maxi lengths. The brief stops at the hip and works under shorter hemlines.

How do you wash them?

Hand wash cold, line dry, no bleach or iron. A washbag comes included if you'd rather use a delicate machine cycle.

Is there an open gusset?

Yes, so bathroom trips don't mean undressing. It's 100% cotton.