{"id":11,"date":"2015-06-14T14:27:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T14:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robynwithawhy.com\/wp\/?p=11"},"modified":"2023-07-27T12:35:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T12:35:32","slug":"how-to-make-your-own-hip-butt-pads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/14\/how-to-make-your-own-hip-butt-pads\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make your own drag hip &#038; butt pads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1898194_10152337451130102_1059403367154052826_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1898194_10152337451130102_1059403367154052826_n.jpg\" alt=\"1898194_10152337451130102_1059403367154052826_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1898194_10152337451130102_1059403367154052826_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1898194_10152337451130102_1059403367154052826_n-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can paint your face, you can put on a weave, you can slip on a dress and heels, but baby those hips don&#8217;t lie. It&#8217;s time to learn how to make drag hip pads.<\/p>\n<p>There comes a time in every queen&#8217;s story, when she realises that those skinny little boy hips don&#8217;t scream feminine mystique.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to get up close and personal\u00a0with some upholstery foam and a pair of scissors. \u00a0Ladies and Gentlemen (and those who don&#8217;t conform to such dull binaries) I present:<\/p>\n<h2>How to make drag hip pads<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What you&#8217;ll need:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A nice chunk of foam padding <\/strong>&#8211; I bought an off cut from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pentonvillerubber.co.uk\">Pentonville Rubber<\/a> in London for about \u00a35. Get a piece about 2 inches thick and about 100cm by 75cm.<\/li>\n<li>A sharp, strong <strong>pair of scissors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A roll of <strong>cling film<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A <strong>permanent marker<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A big piece of<strong> card<\/strong> or cardboard<\/li>\n<li>A bread <strong>knife<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A full length <strong>mirror<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Plasters<\/strong> (trust me)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Step 0: Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/tumblr_noyqlcxvaG1snb2l4o3_500.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/tumblr_noyqlcxvaG1snb2l4o3_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_noyqlcxvaG1snb2l4o3_500\" width=\"488\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So you want to make your skinny little hips\u00a0turn heads like Shakira? First you need to spend some time deciding how big and what shape you want to create. \u00a0Are you\u00a0aiming for soft\u00a0curves, toned thighs or\u00a0serious booty.\u00a0Like some drag queen deity, now you get to decide the body shape that you&#8217;re blessed with.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Make your hip pads template<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>First put on your favourite pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/blackmilkclothing.com\">Black Milk leggings<\/a>. Then grab a roll of cling film and wrap up your legs from your knees to your hips. \u00a0Be sure to already be standing by a mirror and have your permanent marker and scissors to hand, else you&#8217;ll be doing a weird little shuffle around your flat with your legs tied up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/side-template.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/side-template.jpg\" alt=\"side-template\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/side-template.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/side-template-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re nice and tight in your cling film bondage, then grab your permanent marker and draw a line to mark out the template for your pads. \u00a0Basically you are trying you mark where you&#8217;d like to add a little jelly. \u00a0The line should follow your muscles, down the front of your thighs, loop around, up the back and the swoop around your butt. \u00a0Basically you should end up with something that looks roughly <a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/86\/Africa_(orthographic_projection).svg\/550px-Africa_(orthographic_projection).svg.png\">the shape of Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/front-template.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/front-template.jpg\" alt=\"front-template\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/front-template.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/front-template-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0cling film template tip has been shamelessly\u00a0stolen from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B_z6ct7IcaI\">this video<\/a>, which is well worth a watch.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Cut out your hip pads template<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Reach over, grab those scissors and cut yourself free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/template1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/template1.jpg\" alt=\"template\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/template1.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/template1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cut out the two templates so that you&#8217;ve got something to work with<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cut-out-cling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cut-out-cling.jpg\" alt=\"cut-out-cling\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cut-out-cling.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cut-out-cling-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then transfer the shape on to card so that you&#8217;ve got something more permanent to work with, and so that next time around you can simply jump to step 3!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/paper-template.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/paper-template.jpg\" alt=\"paper-template\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/paper-template.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/paper-template-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 3: Transfer your template onto your block of foam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It was at this point that I realised that although I had two wonderful templates, they both had slightly different shapes. \u00a0Obviously you want your pads to be identical. \u00a0Lop sided is not &#8220;A look&#8221;. \u00a0So I got the best of my two templates, drew around it, then flipped it over and drew around it again to give two perfectly symmetrical shapes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/foam-template.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/foam-template.jpg\" alt=\"foam-template\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/foam-template.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/foam-template-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 4: Chop chop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Grab a bread knife, and chop out the two shapes. \u00a0Watch those pretty little fingers of yours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bread-knife.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bread-knife.jpg\" alt=\"bread-knife\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bread-knife.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bread-knife-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/foam-templates.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/foam-templates.jpg\" alt=\"foam-templates\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/foam-templates.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/foam-templates-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: How to\u00a0make drag hip pad Curves!<\/h3>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to start shaping your new booty. \u00a0Grab your knife and roughly chop a whole chunk off the edge of one side of each of the shapes to begin to curve the edges.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be shy, you&#8217;re going to need to chop a load off \u00a0these bad boys and the deeper you can cut now, the easier it will be in a moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/first-cut.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/first-cut.jpg\" alt=\"first-cut\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/first-cut.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/first-cut-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember to cut the correct\u00a0side of each of your shapes, you don&#8217;t want to accidentally end up with two right hand pads!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/twin-africa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/twin-africa.jpg\" alt=\"twin-africa\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/twin-africa.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/twin-africa-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 6: Protection<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is where things really start to get interesting. \u00a0First of all, wrap your fingers up with some plasters. \u00a0Trust me, you&#8217;ll thank me for this tip later when your hands are aching and you&#8217;ve got blisters all over your fingers. \u00a0Big shout out to my lovely friend and fabulous queen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gingerjohnson_\">Ginger Johnson<\/a>\u00a0for this tip, it honestly saved my right hand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/plasters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/plasters.jpg\" alt=\"plasters\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/plasters.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/plasters-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 7: Smooth\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you squeeze the pads in now, you&#8217;ll\u00a0find out two things. \u00a0Firstly that your favourite leggings will nearly burst and secondly that you look ridiculous. It&#8217;s time to start shaping your new hips to start to look like a woman and not a cartoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/massive-pads.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/massive-pads.jpg\" alt=\"massive-pads\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/massive-pads.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/massive-pads-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grab your scissors and start chopping. \u00a0Turn that initial rough chop into something a little smoother. \u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip,\u00a0Snip, Snip, Snip\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s about now that you begin to be really grateful for the tip about the plasters.<\/p>\n<p>The thing to do is to try and smooth your way in from the edge reaching a rounded peak at the top. \u00a0The thinner the edges are, the less the pads will show under your clothes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/smoother.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/smoother.jpg\" alt=\"smoother\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/smoother.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/smoother-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what they looked like at this point: <em><strong>Kapow!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/big.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/big.jpg\" alt=\"big\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/big.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/big-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now much as I love <a href=\"http:\/\/www.papermag.com\/2014\/11\/kim_kardashian.php\">Kimmy K<\/a>, I&#8217;d decided that I wanted my pads to look a little more realistic with my frame. \u00a0I thought about my mum and my sister and realised that had I been born with them, mine would have been a whole load more subtle.<\/p>\n<p>So, with aching fingers, I picked up my scissors again and continued to snip. \u00a0It&#8217;s worth at this point to have a think back to your research and really look at the shape of the hips that you want to make. \u00a0Where&#8217;s the widest point? How do they curve down the leg?<\/p>\n<p>For me, the pads I wanted to make slowly got thicker as they came up from the knee with the widest point about level with my crotch. \u00a0Thinking back to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/place\/Africa\">map of Africa<\/a>. The thinnest bit was at South Africa, sloping up towards the widest bit being at around South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Then the two bits that covered my bum cheeks (Algeria through to Ghana) were quite rounded with a big deep curve under my bum running from Nigeria through to Chad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/twins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/twins.jpg\" alt=\"twins\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/twins.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/twins-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now there&#8217;s two ways to wear pads. \u00a0Some people say to wear them under lots of layers of tights with the lumpy bits sticking out. \u00a0The tights will smoothen them out. \u00a0However others say that if you flip them over and have the smooth side out, a good pair of leggings will force them to curve back on themselves.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to wear mine with the smooth side out, and here&#8217;s the final results:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/final.jpg\" alt=\"final\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/final.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/final-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/booty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/booty.jpg\" alt=\"booty\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/booty.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/booty-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a comparison, here&#8217;s a shot of my legs with and without the pads:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/comparison1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/comparison1.jpg\" alt=\"How to make your own hip pads\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/comparison1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/comparison1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/comparison1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Personally I&#8217;m over the bloody moon with them. \u00a0They\u00a0add just the right amount of curve to be convincing, but not too much that they begin to look comical.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you found this helpful, if so, why not say thanks by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robyn_withawhy\/\">following me on instagram<\/a> x<\/p>\n<p>Also be sure to check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/04\/how-to-tuck-a-no-nonsense-guide-from-a-drag-queen\/\">How to tuck tutorial<\/a> too<\/p>\n<p>Oh\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>One more step&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 8: Tidy your flat, it looks like a dog has just attacked the sofa!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mess.jpg\" alt=\"mess\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mess.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.robynwithawhy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mess-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can paint your face, you can put on a weave, you can slip on a dress and heels, but baby those hips don&#8217;t lie. 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