Review on Ultimate Comfort And Warmth With Terramar Women'S Thermasilk Pointelle Pant by Jon Higdem

For size reference, I’m 5’3”, generally wear Small / size 2 or 4 depending on brand, style, etc. Bought a S in this and it fit fine. Definitely not ultra snug, rather pretty loose. At first I was really disappointed, thinking that as a base layer it was supposed to be like 2nd skin, and considered returning it but didn’t have time before leaving for a trip in a couple days. In the end, I’m happy about the fit. I think an XS would’ve felt too constrictive and the waistband definitely too uncomfortably snug. I had no trouble slipping on some jeans (regular/straight fit, not skinny leg or anything) or some rather thick/heavy-weight leggings over these - although I had to do a little tugging and pulling on these bottoms when trying to slide the leggings on to get the bottoms to stay in the proper position.The material is extremely thin, like hosiery. I wondered how it could possibly do its job of keeping me warm but it did its job to the fullest. Plus although it may have the appearance and thinness of hosiery, fortunately it FEELS nothing like hosiery. I wouldn’t have been able to tolerate that feel. But these bottoms are wicked soft and smooth, not at all scratchy or having that wire scouring-pad feel of hosiery. I also really liked that this was thin enough to take up very little space for packing as we were trying to travel light.I’m really glad I decided to keep it. The bottoms turned out to be fantastic for a cold weather vacation, worn as a base layer. I was happy as a clam wearing them almost every day during a 9-day trip in 40-45 F temps. I’ve always lived in balmy FL and have no clue how to dress properly for cold weather, but staying warm was a big deal for me to be able to enjoy the trip so I was really putting a lot of confidence in this article of clothing and it actually came through! It’s only a base layer - and a lightweight one at that - so to reiterate, naturally I had jeans or heavy leggings over it but honestly I think it was the base layer that made all the difference in being able to stay warm. I’m thrilled that it worked out.FYI I ordered the matching top (Terramar Women's Thermasilk Pointelle Scoop neck) with the same satisfactory result, as well as a MIDweight base layer set (32Degrees Women's Heat Thermal top and bottoms) for the slightly cooler days (30-40 F).