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Everyone's looking for ways to stay warm right now - but can cheaper high street thermals measure up to the might of M&S?

The M&S top also comes in a sparkly version which you could wear as much for a night out as to keep warm at home. And I actually grew to quite like the effect of the ribbed design down my legs and even happily went down the shops in them. The leggings were in a more traditional "thermal long john" style with a ribbed effect along them. [online here in a range of sizes and colours](https://go.skimresources.com?id=76202X1528180&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marksandspencer.com%2Fl%2Flingerie%2Fthermals%2Fthermal-tops%3Fextid%3Daf_Sub%2520Networks_Skimlinks_-_-_-_-_AWIN-ms_-_-_-_78888_%26sv_campaign_id%3D78888%26sv_tax1%3Daffiliate%26sv_tax3%3DSkimlinks%26sv_tax4%3Dmanchestereveningnews.co.uk%26sv_affiliate_id%3D78888%26awc%3D1402_1671807268_7e01c819f934a81d4c74fb1dfceeffcf&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Freviews%2Fcompared-asda-primark-thermals-marks-25937997). So instead I had to go for their "light weight base layer" cuffed leggings which I was pleasantly surprised to find were just £6. I headed to the big Primark on Market Street in Manchester next to find their thermal offering. But I couldn't find their "heavy weight base layer" leggings in store sadly although they do Even with a woolly top on top I still did not feel all that warm in this item I'm afraid. Could they really compete for heat-ability and durability to the heavyweights of the underwear world M&S? So see-through in fact that I can't even post a proper full length picture on here, to spare all of our blushes. Many suggested I should head to Asda instead - with one reader claiming she'd bought thermal items for "£1.50 each in the sales" there. This was in response to shoppers raving about how warm and snuggly M&S's Heatgen thermals are, with some claiming they "