Satoro Merino Wool Bottom Women's

I absolutely love these pants. They have become my new staple baselayer bottoms.

I have been looking for comfortable and warm merino baselayer bottoms forever, and I think these will do the trick. I hate when bottoms have a super tight waistband than constricts my belly, and these fit more like high-waisted leggings. They were a tiny bit itchy at first, but after wearing them around for a few hours, it felt like they softened up. I had previously tried Le Bent's baselayer bottom, and those were way too itchy for me (despite their marketing). So I was very pleasantly surprised and relieved that these are almost 100% merino and not itchy. They're very warm and breathable. As other people have mentioned, they're slightly see-through (I have the Phantasm color), but I don't mind. ("Can you write that your boyfriend also doesn't mind?" -boyfriend). I think I could get away with it wearing a longer top/sweatshirt as well. The pocket is random and feels more like a style feature than function feature, but I don't mind. I'm not going to complain about women's pants having pockets :) My only complaint is that the very top of the waistband is a bit tighter than preferred. You can even tell in the model pictures that the waistband cuts in a tiny bit for them. I'm usually between a small and a medium, and I'm glad I got the medium in these. I'm 5'4 and they go right to the top of my ankle, so I'm glad they're not too long. If these were designed more like Le Bent's baselayer bottom waistband, these would be a 10/10. Overall, would recommend, and I'm hoping to get another pair eventually!