Being blessed with slender ankles is a real blessing- truly!

As you look in the mirror, and wish a body part were smaller or quite different, definitely it will be your cankles, however don't worry, you are not alone. You're just like every other woman out there. In some people, the calf as you would expect tapers off when it reaches the ankle, but in others, this is not the case. Cankles are not an easy body flaw to disguise. The contributing factors of the appearance of cankles include:

Over the years, there are a whole lot of people who have tried several methods to reduce cankles including weight loss, exercise which also takes in plastic surgery. While you are concentrating and taking efforts to lose them lastingly, there are ways to conceal their appearance.

If you suffer from this issue, the shape of the ankles may be genetic, or they may be momentarily swollen due to certain factors like weigh issues, pregnancy, ill health or heat. Even though it is quite difficult, if the problem of cankle is not because of genetics or excess fat, there are chances for you to reduce it. On the other hand, people with bigger cankles due to genetics can try attempting exclusive footwear's that are available in the market. Following are some of the tips that will help you camouflage your cankles.

Work out and Eat right - Eating right and losing weight in a healthy way, all over your body will help you lose weight on your ankles as well. Load up on vegetables and fruits, especially greens. Brisk walk is also suggested. Calf raises are a great idea to enhance the size of your calf muscles, thus making your ankles look smaller.

Try to camouflage by wearing pants that aren't tapered - It is quite difficult to pull off cankles if you are wearing skinny jeans or leggings, so try pants that falls in a straight line from the hip, ensure that it is not too fitted and at the same time not too wide; they are the most flattering. On the other hand, women with wider hips shall go with a slight boot cut jean; it is a good choice for women and also balances out the proportions.

Prefer using tall boots - when you don't want to wear pants that aren't tapered, you can opt for tall boots without sacrificing skinny jeans and leggings.

Avoid shoes that has ankle straps - If the sandal or shoe you are buying draws attention to the cankles, then skip shoes that have laces or straps that go around the ankle and opt for shoes that lays no emphasis on the ankle area. Avoid the ones that draw attention to heavy cankles.

Draw attention on top -One of the most effortless fashion tricks you can ever attempt is distraction. Concentrate on the top, bold jewelry, impeccable make up; something alluring on the top will draw less attention to the bottom, by this means you can camouflage.