Saxx – Fiesta Boxer Brief – Black Sunset – M

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Material: 95% Cotton, 5% Spandex, which gives a nice, smooth, lightweight athletic-y feel to the pair. It’s also pleasantly tight all-around, holding all you in place very nicely.
Aesthetic: This pair starts with a general solid-black look, which is relatively sleek and slimming, so good start. It’s then accented with a blue-to-orange fade-though waistband and two lines of orange stitching as the edges of the pouch. The “sunset” waistband gives a look that I can only describe as “cool”, and the pouch seams are both eye-catching and classy. The simple but bold off-center statement of the brand name in black all-caps letters is also a confident touch.
Waistband: The waistband has a nice stretch to it, but the material feels a bit… stiffer? than the typical waistband. The edges are certainly more noticeable. That’s not necessarily a bad thing – it’s not something I notice much while wearing the pair, at least. What I’m trying to say is that the waistband is perfectly comfy even though the material is a bit atypical.
Pouch: Saxx is know for its unique pouch design – it’s what they advertise about their brand – but notably the pouch is special on the inside, not on the outside. Outside, the pouch is fairly unremarkable. Comfortable size, no noticeable shape to write home about. But inside are two specially-designed mesh-y panels that come down from the waistband at both upper corners of the pouch area and meet at the bottom of the pouch in the middle right between your legs.

This “BallPark Pouch” was designed to be a no-hassle way of keeps your balls away from your thighs – and it’s a massive success in that regard in my experience! I specifically bought a pair of Saxx underwear to try out this comparatively high-tech way of reducing friction and chafing (I’ve also very recently bought a pair of Sheath brand underwear for the same reason) since you rarely see inside-the-pouch support features aside from built-in C-rings (which aren’t usually intended for the same effect). Unlike C-rings and highly-shaped pouches, there isn’t anything you need to do to make sure your boys correctly slip inside the BallPark hammock short of simply pulling the boxer-briefs on. The mesh-y side panels are also soft and incredibly lightweight, so you’ll barely ever notice that you even have fabric between your balls and your thighs. The only potential drawback about this pouch – and it’s incredibly minor – is that all of the design effort went into protection in the horizontal direction, and no design effort in the vertical direction; specifically, while you boys are protected from your thighs on both sides, there’s no real support to them from below, so if you don’t like having them “hanging” all the time, that can be one incredibly minor drawback (it’s a boxer-brief, so there’s not much “hang” to worry about – just a lack of any support above what the genearl overall cut already provides). This particular pair doesn’t have a fly, which I would think would be necessary for this pouch design, but apparently Saxx sells vertical-fly pairs too, so I’m curious how that works out.
Backside: Pretty plain! As mentioned before, the fabric itself is nicely supportive and holds you in place well. Tag is printed on the inside top of the back of the pair, and it’s also pretty unnoticeable.
Legs: Tight enough but definitely not a hassle at all. This pair, as a boxer-brief, doesn’t have legs quite as long as I would like, but the fabric is nice enough that it doesn’t seem to roll up my thighs much at all, which is nice.
Overall: 4.5/5 – I’m not giving this a 5/5 since there isn’t anything that really pushes it “over the top” at all, but it’s a damn good pair – I think everyone should try Saxx at some point.
Great for: Everyday wear, Activewear, Sleepwear, Loungewear
Good for: NA

Clever – Kiwi Open-fly Brief – Grape Stripe – M

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Material: 94% Nylon, 6% Spandex, and though it very clearly and unsurprisingly feels synthetic, it’s a few soft and mostly breathable kind of “synthetic” that I can’t say I’ve felt before! It’s also ever so slightly sheer in the “darker” stripes of the pair – not very much, only easy to tell when held up to the light, but still fun (and probably why it feels more breathable than other clearly-synthetic pairs I’ve encountered).
Aesthetic: It’s a mix of darker colors, which gives it a somewhat muted look, and yet it’s simultaneously a fairly bold combination with the purple, maroon, and navy. The striping is also a huge plus, as it gives the pair a very stylish touch.
Waistband: Fairly typical as waistbands go. Sits at or maybe even slightly above the hips.
Pouch: This is where I’m really surprised with this pair! There’s not a huge amount of definition or shape to the pouch, (though it’s spacious enough, especially lower,) which can be somewhat expected of a brief with a vertical fly like this pair has. But look at the fly’s orientation – it opens to the LEFT instead of the RIGHT! I’ve literally never encountered a “left-handed fly” before. X-D Unfortunately for all you lefties out there, the outside and inside panels of the fly have such a large overlap that the fly is somewhat uncomfortable to use, even though each opening itself is quite forgiving. (Then there’s also the issue that the zipper flies on most pants are still right-opening themselves, so there’s a bit of a zig-zag to navigate there even in typical usage.)
Backside: Simple enough! Full coverage, done well. The stripes here are particularly useful for making the backside, espeically a big one like this, look nice. The tag hangs down in the back; it’s very soft and basically not noticeable.
Legs: Nothing major to write home about with the leg opennigs here. Like the openings to the fly, the hems to the legs are soft and very forgiving – to much better effect here, obviously.
Overall: 4/5 – despite the big issues with the orientation and usability of the fly, I’m going out on a limb and giving this a 4/5 because it’s honestly a really comfortable and fairly good-looking pair.
Great for: Everyday wear
Good for: Activewear, Loungewear, Sexy wear

Contour – Basic Brief – Grey – M

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Material: 100% Cotton, woven into a rather “flat” style of fabric, to the point where it doesn’t really feel like 100% cotton. It’s certainly not as soft and comfy as the fabric of Contour’s “Prive Full” Brief I reviewed the other day, and it feel like it won’t be as warm either (an important consideration as we move into the cooler time of year).
Aesthetic: Very plain. Really lets you notice the shape and texture of the underwear, which in both cases is not quite as good as the Prive Full option. Still fairly good, just not quite as good in comparison.
Waistband: Not really there! I mean, it is, but it’s wrapped in more of the general fabric itself, which is pretty nice. Same as before!
Pouch: Again, very simple, but effective as such! Kinda flat, but can contour enough to give a good bulge if you wear your willie downward. Definitely comfortable; like many of the pairs I’ve reviewed, the pouch has a double layer of fabric, in contrast to the single layer through most of the pair.
Backside: Just a plain expanse of fabric – so it’s comfortable enough, though not a ton to look at. Also a bit more obvious that you’re wearing it during general wear due to the “flat” feel of the fabric. This pair has a more traditional tag hanging just under the middle-back of the waistband, but it’s soft enough that you definitely don’t notice it, so that’s a plus.
Legs: The leg openings on this are a bit more obvious than those on the Prive Full brief, but this M pair has the leg openings very nicely sized.
Other: If you’re wondering if there might be a price difference between the Basic brief and the Prive Full brief that explains how the Prive Full is just a bit better in almost every department – there is. When I bought these on CheapUndies, the Basic was $6 and the Prive Full was $7 (versus original prices of $15 and $22 respectively). Certainly worth it to get the Prive Full in either case. When buying these Contour pairs, I had *wanted* an M Prive Full, but those were sold out, which is why I bought the Prive Full at either size around M and also the basic at M. I think it’s let me make a very nice comparison.
Overall: 2/5 – not really a bad pair of briefs, but it certainly fails in comparison to both the Prive Full and to other simple briefs that I’ve rated as 3/5 or 3.5/5 previously.
Great for: Everyday wear
Good for: Loungewear, Activewear

briefsboy25:

There’s not much to review for these Tristar briefs (a brand I must say I haven’t heard of before) since this pair appears to be so low-rise that it’s leaving quite a draft for the wearer! And we can’t even see most of the pair, but the strong red color is intriguing.

Not a pair I would likely wear, but I do like this view…

bucketsofcumm:

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Aussiebum Classic briefs here

Do you remember the review I did way back at the beginning of this blog for the WonderYears brief? How I mentioned it had a nice pouch but awful fly, and was similar to another pair of Aussiebum briefs I had? Yeah, that was this Classic style of Aussiebum briefs.

This pic, while also having an amazing pouch, just gives another angle of how badly the fly is designed. You can barely see the openings! But you can definitely tell that they’re there. So again: looks amazing, but the fly sucks, and the legs do too FWIW.

justgreatmen:

(via TumbleOn)

PUMP! is a brand I don’t think I’ve ever tried before, but they’re fairly popular, so I definitely should get a pair at some point – especially since it’s not an American brand (based in Quebec). They’re best known for fairly bold, colorful (but not over-the-top) designs, and this brief here definitely fits the bill. Even with the taller waistband, this is a pretty low-rise brief, so maybe not my style, though I do like seeing they guys v-lines here. =3 The different-color seam down the pouch also does a great job at showing off the pouch’s shape!

Source: thedadcollector

briefsboy25:

Not sure what brand these are, (really hard to make out the tag in front,) but I’m very intrigued by the fly! Can’t say I’ve seen one quite like this before, so that in theory should be very telling as to the brand.

Classic white works, and I like the apparent full-coverage backside here too. Pouch up front is also nice!

rufskin:

gregorynalbone

usually wear briefs but thought these looked hot 📷

@mattlian

I’m not sure what style of boxers these are, which makes me somewhat sad because searching on Rufksin’s site and not finding some other pairs I’ve previously reviewed leads to the realization that Rufskin, like many other designers, simply doesn’t carry any given design for very long. They make some of it, they sell it, and then it’s gone forever. For an underwear fan like me, that’s sad – if you don’t see an image of a pair soon enough, or see it but don’t purchase it soon enough, you’ll never get it.

Alright, with all that depressing note aside, this pair looks really comfy – at least as much as a tighter-style true boxer can. (If I get a boxer, I usually like it the more traditional loose style.) The waistband here is bold and looks very soft, and the material might not be quite as cushy but still looks very soft, smooth, and forgiving (even if the pair overall is on the tight side). Tighter flat-front boxers can be nice, even without giving you much support, in the fact that they make you show off quite a lot, which can be very fun, as seen with the nice VPL above =3

Ergowear – FEEL Modal Long Boxer – White – M

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Material: 90% Viscose, 10% Spandex, but it feels sooooo soft and almost cotton-y. Also very lightweight! Just like the Max Light Thong I reviewed a while ago. (In fact there will be a lot of similarities to that thong in this review.)
Aesthetic: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: classic white is classic for a very good reason (when well-done). Like with that Nike Pro image I linked, I really liked how all the promotional images for this pair had these really long legs, almost coming down to the models’ knees. Sadly, the legs don’t seem to reach quite as far on me… almost like it’s a classic midcut instead of a long boxer. Either way, though, still a pretty good look IMO.
Waistband: Very soft and comfortably stretchy material – never feels too tight or too loose, being juuuust elastic enough to sit there around you. Sits above the hips, right where they meet the torso.
Pouch: The exact same Feel pouch as before – I just love it. =3
Backside: Basically the same backside description as the previously reviewed Feel pairs as well. I say basically instead of exactly, though, since it looks a bit to me like there’s a tad bit more shaping going on, both around the underside of your cheeks and with the seam down the center. It could just be a function of the color and material, though.
Legs: As mentioned earlier, the legs aren’t quite as long as I though they would be, but that’s about the only drawback on these! Like the back panel, they’re skin-tight but never in a way that gives you an uncomfortable squeeze. And the material here is great since it’s fairly low-friction (not quite as low-friction as the Ergowear “suave” line but lower-friction than the “original” line.)
Overall: 5/5 – I don’t know if I’ve said it before, but I think Ergowear is my favorite brand, and this is just another reason for it. This pair is similar to the midcuts I reviewed earlier, but it gives me a sense of more practical-wear stuff than the midcuts, which seem a little more informal- or intimate-wear. Just an overall great pair of underwear that’s certainly worth including in your drawer.
Great for: Loungewear, Everyday wear, Sexy wear, Sleepwear
Good for: NA