Andrew Christian – Almost Naked Sport & Workout Tagless Boxer – Red – Medium

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Material: 90% Polyamide, 10% Spandex, a VERY low-friction, lightweight combination! Moderately stretchy.
Aesthetic: Solid color may be simple, but combine that with a slimming look and a slight sheen (as might be expected with athletic material) it certainly looks impressive, and gives the impression of being ready-to-go, especially with the bolder look of the waistband’s colors and text. =-)
Waistband: Feeling-wise, what you expect of most waistbands. Sits between the hips and waist; good size.
Pouch: AC’s “Almost Naked” pouches are known for being roomy and free-form, allowing for a wide range of motion while providing just enough lift underneath to keep your junk away from your legs. The Sport & Workout Tagless Boxer’s pouch is definitely of the Almost Naked design, but it feels subtly modified such that, while is still allowing for “wobble” room, it’s a bit more structurally sound in the sense that it keeps its own shape and holds you in a bit more readily than other Almost Naked pouches. Which, considering it is designed to be activewear, makes sense. The only slight drawback is that the lower part of the pouch and the underside hem don’t feel quite as separative as in other Almost Naked pairs – I get the strong feeling that if you do too many squats or have some other intense activity with the right motions, you might get some slippage problems and send your balls into part of the underwear that they weren’t designed to sit in.
Backside: No news is good news! I can’t say anything here that adds to the general material comments; not a ton of shape.
Legs: I love the length and I love the low-friction material! Not too tight in the thighs or in the end hems, too, which is great. The one little issue I do have, though, is with the inseam: it’s a little short and doesn’t come up to your crotch sufficiently, so you’ll often get the feeling of an awkward pocket of airspace between your legs and will probably get a tiny bit of skin-on-skin rubbing once in a while right at the top of your thighs.
Overall: 4/5 – despite some minor construction issues, this is an immensely comfortable pair that you can wear for almost anything.
Great for: Activewear, Everyday wear, Loungewear
Good for: Sleepwear, Sexy wear

Mckillop – Max Bulge Pouch – Orange//Pink – Medium

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Material: 92% Modal, 8% Lycra, but it feels very cotton-y and soft.
Aesthetic: Bright, solid-color pouch and a moderate-width black waistband gives these pairs a nice “pop” to them.
Waistband: VERY soft, and nicely elastic – stays on but doesn’t squeeze. Might roll up a little bit, though.
Pouch: The pouch itself has a great shape, which comes up right under your balls (not uncomfortably) and lifts your package slightly up and definitely forward. Center seam on this sling, too, but this one is fairly minor.
Other: There is a small, lightweight built-in C-ring attached to the center of the base of the pouch, and the pair is also sold with a thicker, wider, standalone C-ring as well. Both are elastic. Putting the larger, standalone C-ring on makes it easier to slide your junk through the built-in C-ring, and helps things stay on better. Even then, I have yet to own a pair of sling undies that didn’t come off at least once in all the time I’ve worn said pair – but the “failure rate” for the Mckillop Max Bulge Pouch is pretty low. If you’re not gonna move around a lot, you can probably forego using a separate C-ring, or even forego using either C-ring altogether – but just be conscious of any movement that you do do! Finally, these pairs are only available from Mckillop VIA cheapundies.com; they’re not on Mckillop’s main site, so keep your eyes on the sales vendor.
Overall: 3.5/5 – soft, comfy, and sexy all-around. Gotta be wary of the slight potential for slip-off, though.
Great for: Sexy wear, Everyday wear
Good for: Sex wear, Activewear

N2N Bodywear – VU3 Vintage Slingshot – Denim (Blue) – Medium

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Material: 90% Rayon, 10% Spandex, VERY soft, and ever so slightly sheer.
Aesthetic: I personally have a weakness for underwear that reminds me of other articles of clothing, and denim-look is probably at the top of the list.
Waistband: On the thicker side; soft, elastic, and somewhat rounded (instead of being a flat strap with noticeable edges) so that’s nice. Since it’s so thick, the elastic is strong even if the waistband itself was designed to not give you any red marks, but that also means that it’ll always put a bit of a squeeze on you. Can sit on the hips or at the waist depending on the angle of wear.
Pouch: The main part of the pouch is soft, but a tad bit thin, especially compared to the rest of the pair. EXCELLENT shape, though – gives you an amazing silhouette. It does have a center seam, though, which can be uncomfortable for some people. This center seam anchors the pouch to the waistband as the rest of the pouch-waistband connection is looped, bunched fabric that can slide hipward or centerward to give you a slimmer or wider pouch. This aspect is hard to control once you put the pair on, though, and especially after you put on pants.
Other: Like many slignshots, the pair has a built-in C-ring to help keep the pair in place, as there is no support structure that connects to the back half of the waistband at all. The C-ring in this pair, though, is cumbersome to the point of being unwearble, unfortunately. The C-“ring” is two straps of waistband-thick fabric that are held together by two large metal button-clasps. “Vintage” may be correct in terms of the bulkiness and the button-clasps, but it makes the pair difficult to put on (especially since clasps require either very careful fingers and/or judicious manscaping) and somewhat uncomfortable to have that much metal *inside* your package – in my opinion. The C-ring also become very noticeable – both with the button-clasps and with where it comes up under your junk – if you’re moving around a lot. It’s a shame that the C-ring is so bulky, because the pouch itself truly is quite comfortable.
Overall: 1.5/5 – a 4 for appearance and fabric, but a 0 for practicality and 1 for comfort. If you’re used to and like slingshots, I’d say go for it by all means, but for me it’s more hassle than it’s worth.
Great for: Sexy wear
Good for: Sex wear

Aussiebum – WonderYears Brief – Leo (Peach/Orange) – Medium

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Material: 65% Polyester, 35% Cotton in a “2×2 ribbed cotton-weave”. Feels both soft and strong, plus is pretty breathable.
Aesthetic: The classic/vintage look is strong with the WonderYears line, both with the ribbed look, the noticeable waistband, and the pop of the white trim/piping. Aside from the trim/piping, the pair is a solid color, all in the pastel spectrum for the WonderYears line, but strong pastels as opposed to pastels that simply look faded.
Waistband: Not bad; comfy enough, but still noticeable with a slight squeeze. Can fold up a little bit too. Sits just above your hips. Like the waistband, most of the underwear is tight (to varying degrees) on you, which combined with the semi-low rise means this pair is in theory great for slimmer-fit pants, though be careful if the pants also have a tight waistband (or an uncomfortable tag) as you might get red marks around your actual waist.
Pouch: The classic look includes a traditional vertical fly, which often means little to no shape to the pouch because a traditional vertical fly requires a double-layer of fabric that involves multiple attachment points. However, the WonderYears line constructs each layer of the fly’s fabric out of multiple panels with a very faint vertical seam that goes right down the middle of the pouch’s front. On the plus side, this means a brief with a vertical fly actually has a very shapely, impressive front pouch (more only for your willie than for your balls, though – there’s not much ball room at the lower end of the pouch). On the flip side, though, this high-depth pouch combined with the strong, relatively inflexible trim and relatively small fly opening renders the fly absolutely useless. It’s nearly impossible to wriggle your fingers into the pouch to fetch your schlong, and the amount of stretching needed to pull the two fly openings past each other essentially cuts your sensitive organ completely off as the rigid structure of the pouch pulls back in a wicked shearing strain. So while the fly looks good and it technically function, you really can’t use it at all.

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Backside: Pretty nice, honestly! Definitely soft. Gives a slight feel of thickness that the fabric in much other underwear doesn’t give, so it cushes your seat a little bit. Also, like most of the pair, it fits a bit tightly, which in this area of the pair gives your butt a nice, pert look.

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Legs: Ow! The leg openings of this pair are annoyingly, uncomfortably tight! It’s hard to pull the pair on or take it off over my big thighs, and I was reminded of the fact I was wearing this pair throughout the day with the cutting squeeze it gave to the loins. If you have legs that are on the slimmer side compared to the rest of you, this pair might be fine, but it’s definitely not for me.
Overall: 1/5 – despite the nice ass, great shape of the pouch, and attractive overall aesthetic, the leg opening were a slow torture and the completely impractical fly (why include it if you’re going to make it so damn hard to use?) really soured me on this pair. They’re great if you know you’re gonna have your picture taken while showing off your briefs, but aside from that I wouldn’t recommend them at all. Oh, and as a spoiler: I have a “whitey tighty” pair of Aussiebum Classic briefs as well, and were I to do a review of that pair, it would be almost word for word the same as this review.
Great for: NA
Good for: Sexy wear

Ergowear – Feel Midcut (Original//Suave) – Blue//Mink – M//S

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Material: 95% Polyester, 5% Spandex, but boy is this a flexible combination! I’m doing something a little different with this post and combining a review on two different pairs that are the same cut but different materials (and different sizes). Ergowear is a fun Chilean brand that offer normal and “Suave” versions of many of their products, with the former usually feeling more cotton-like and the latter, made with microfiber, feeling much more slick. Both are quite comfy. You WILL pay more for the microfiber, though.
Aesthetic: All products in the Feel original and Feel Suave lines are a simple, solid color – and the colors are all quite nice, none too loud but all interesting. (The Feel Classic and Feel XV lines all have a larger waistband that can be a different color than the main fabric of the pair.)
Waistband: What I like about Feel original and Feel Suave is that there’s basically no waistband at all.  You may think that makes it hard for the pairs to stay on you, but the top hem of the pairs all have the smallest hidden elastic waistband you can imagine – and it works so well! Avoiding a large waistband means avoiding any risk of it folding over as you sit during the day. Plus, it gives the pair a great low-rise look overall. (As low-rise as it is, it’s incredibly easy to whip your willie out to go #1, so the lack of a fly is no problem at all.) For more reading on no-waistband underwear, check out https://www.underwearexpert.com/2015/12/no-shirt-no-shoes-no-waistband/
Pouch: Ergowear’s Feel lines have one of the best-looking and most-comfortable pouches of any underwear I’ve ever worn or seen. The pouch itself is incredibly roomy, but it does still have a nice bit of shaping to it, and it’s attached to the rest of the pair in a way that comes up under your balls to provide a nice and (generally) very comfortable lift. (Every once in a rare while, the under-seam may feel like it’s pulling the underside of your balls up uncomfortably, but that only happens if you’re moving around A LOT or it you wear the pair for too long, as guys sometimes are wont to do.) TBQH, I sometimes have trouble avoiding playing with myself a little bit whenever I wear these pairs, thanks to how great this pouch feels.
Backside: Perfectly taut around your cheeks and upper thighs, holding you in and giving you a great shape without ever feeling like it’s squeezing you at all. Tag is soft and almost never noticeable.
Legs: Like the back panel, they’re skin-tight but never in a way that gives you an uncomfortable squeeze. I love the length on these, as I’ve found that boxer-briefs with shorter legs tend to have the legs ride up on my big thighs – when the legs are long enough, though, the hem of the leg is far enough down that my thigh shape has tapered a bit and the legs thus stay in place. The original line has the very slight problem that wear from rubbing appears somewhat early in the pair’s lifespan, (with friction that you’ll notice from time to time while moving around,) but it’s a minor problem and not something you’ll have to worry about with the lower-friction microfiber of the Suave line.
Other: The sizing here is an interesting note. I have one Small pair (the Suave) and one Medium pair (the original) and I can barely tell the difference. The Suave pair might be a tad bit tighter in the legs, but that’s about it for me. Also, while the Feel Midcut Suave is easily one of my favorite pairs, it unfortunately no longer appears to be in production in that combination. Ergowear still sells non-Suave Feel Midcuts, Suave Midcuts from other lines, and various cuts of Feel Suave underwear, but just not the Feel Suave Midcut itself. Much sadness.
Overall: 4/5 original, 5/5 Suave – the original only gets knocked in comparison to the amazing Suave line, with the rubbing and wear between the legs noticeably in comparison. Get a pair (or three) of Ergowear Feel underwear in your underwear drawer!
Great for: Loungewear, Sleepwear, Everyday wear
Good for: Activewear (Suave), Sexy wear

Aussiebum – Clan Brief – Argyle (Orange) – Medium

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Material: 92% Polyester, 8% Elastane – feels very natural, even if noticeably “smoother” than cotton or other traditional fabrics. Lightweight but feels fairly sturdy.
Aesthetic: I love me a good tartan-based design, and the fact that these are various shades of orange (my favorite color) makes it all the better! Attention-getting, but not too loud or overstated by any means. Definitely a fun – maybe even in a reserved way? – look to be seen in.
Waistband: Soft; not too big or too small, nor too loose or too tight. Sits comfortably between the hips and waist, though closer to the waist (maybe even at the waist for some people based on body type, motions through the day, or just how they like wearing their briefs).
Pouch: A general fly-less pouch; not much structure to it, but just enough shaping to keep your junk slightly forward and out from between your thighs. Unlike the rest of brief, the pouch uses two layers of fabric instead of just one, so it’s definitely soft and supportive, plus the extra layer leaves and extra degree of freedom for your package so it’s not pushed around as much as you move about.
Backside: Holds you well. Has a slight dip built it to help give you some shape and highlight each cheek. Tag is built in to the back of the waistband and is generally quite soft, though very rarely you might notice a corner of the tag.
Legs: This aspect with where this pair has really surprised me. Appended to the otherwise-tiny hem of the leg openings is a stretchy, almost-mesh-y, lightweight strip of fabric that looks almost like a pseudo-waistband, if just not quite as wide or as solid. Since a lot of waistbands have the issue of folding/bunching up if they’re not strong or wide enough, and the waist itself is much less fold-y than the leg-hip meeting, I was worried that these would be rather uncomfortable, and maybe even ride up. Boy was I wrong! They’re super-comfy, and almost help hold everything else in place. They do fold slightly, but it seems they were designed to do so with how soft and lightweight they are – nothing like how a waistband might bunch up uncomfortably. Oh, and the leg openings of the main fabric are sized very well to begin with, so that helps a lot. I’m not sure if the extra band of fabric attached to each leg opening was necessary, but they don’t hurt the pair at all, and add to the fun look of the pair as well.
Overall: 4/5 – a comfy, solid, reliable pair that’s great to have in any underwear collection, and one you’ll probably wear often even if there’s nothing particularly remarkable about them.
Great for: Everyday wear, Loungewear
Good for: Sleepwear, Activewear, Sexy wear

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Envy Menswear – Microfiber G String – Black – S/M

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Material: 90% Nylon, 10% Spandex, and feels so luxurious and sexy! Feels very breathable. Also every so slightly sheer… 😉
Aesthetic: Hard to go wrong with pure black! Simple is sexy. And the slightly sheer look is complemented with a slight sheen, too, so it’s definitely eye-catching.
Waistband: More than just a string but definitely less than a full waistband, it’s surprisingly stretchy and sits on the hips well, neither drooping or cutting in tightly. Considering this is listed as a SMALL/Medium cross-size pair, size was a little worry for me – some pure Mediums from other brands are tight around my waist and cut in a little (or elsewhere, but this is a G-string, so waistband is the only worry) – but this pair was excellent in that regard. I do worry a bit, though, for anyone with a smaller waist than me if this is the smallest option Envy has for this.
Pouch: Very comfy. Roomy enough, no specific support aside from the edges coming nicely close to the skin, even around and beneath the balls, while the pouch lets you hang well. No fly, of course, so it’s not great for going to the bathroom during the day, but that’s a very minor point.
String: Same construction as the waistband, slides between the cheeks very comfortably – almost unnoticeable. If you’re looking to tease your hole, or at least feel like you’ve got something stringing through back there, then this isn’t your pair – but I love the lightness of the feeling. No general cheeks coverage means I wouldn’t recommend as solo loungewear since that’s sitting a bare ass on various surfaces throughout the day, but if you lounge around in sweats/shorts/PJs, this is great to wear underneath.
Backside: Like the string, almost unnoticeable, while still providing a nice bracing between the waist and the string. The tag is almost as big as the back panel itself is, but the tag material is soft enough that you don’t notice it either. Also, looks great from behind. 😉
Legs: Obviously no legs on this pair, but I want to mention that something about the pouch/string architecture prevented any feeling of my big, thick thighs rubbing together uncomfortably. Not sure how you manage that with a G-string or a thong, but it works!
Other: I’m really torn on whether or not I’d recommend this as activewear. On one hand, the general freedom of movement, the low-friction and breathable material, and the generally featureless pouch are good for athletic activity; on the other hand, there’s a general looseness about the pouch, waist, and string that make me feel like it just wouldn’t keep itself or keep you in place very well.
Overall: 5/5 highly recommended! A great pair to wear almost whenever, as it’s both comfy and gives you the confidence of looking sexy, even if you’re the only one that knows you’re wearing it.
Great for: Sleepwear, Sexy wear
Good for: Everyday wear, Sex wear, Loungewear

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Welcome!

Hey everyone! So here I am, about to dive in to giving you all my thoughts on underwear of all cuts and looks. I have a bit of a fetish for undies and it’s kind of a problem – over the past six years, I think I’ve amassed over 270 pairs. X-D Hopefully having that many means all of the opinions I’m going to share actually help provide some insight into what’s good and what’s not out there in the men’s designer underwear world! Just a few things I thought I’d mention before posting my first reviews:

  1. With rare exception, I’m not going to discuss price in any of my reviews. I’ve been a grad student for these past six years, and that means I usually look for pairs that, comparatively speaking, are on the cheaper end of what designers are putting out there. I usually look for underwear that works out to less than $10 a pair and almost always less than $15 a pair, whether it be natural price or because it’s on sale. (I usually order from cheapundies.com, and get e-mail newsletters from producers to wait for big sales direct from them.) As such, there’s a chance that anything I review might have been obtained from an end-of-stock sale and won’t be available anymore. (I hate how some designers only produce a given pair for just a year or even just a season – my absolute favorite pairs are often no longer in production and it makes me mad.)
  2. At the end of each review, I’ll list what “wears” I think each pair is
    good for. “Loungewear” are pairs that are comfy, provide a moderate
    amount of support, a sense of style, and usually a fair amount of
    coverage. “Activewear” values high levels of support with relatively
    little material as well as freedom of movement. “Sleepwear” is usually a
    bit on the looser side, while “Everyday wear” are pairs that try to be
    as unnoticeable as possible. Last but not least are “Sexy wear” that’s
    meant to be seen in, and “Sex wear” that’s meant to… Well, I think you
    get it. X-D 
  3. This tumblr is marked as mature. As it deals with men’s underwear from a
    variety of different designers, some pairs that will be featured were
    designed to show off the male anatomy, some much more than others. You
    will see my ass and, on occasion, my dick throughout these posts. I do
    my best to keep these pictures simply demonstrative and not too porn-y.
    Just a fair warning.
  4. Most of the tags here should be self-explanatory, but I’ll also include
    at least one of the follow tags in the tag list: #FreshPair,
    #FromTheCollection, or #PreCollection. “Fresh Pair” reviews are those I
    wrte based on the first wearing of a recently-purchased pair of
    underwear; “From The Collection” is something I’ve purchased in the past
    six years, before staring this blog; “Pre-Collection” you’ll almost
    never see in a review, as it is what I’m terming any underwear that I
    still have from my undergrad/high-school days, the times before I
    purchased my own underwear.

Hope you enjoy!

To help with browsing, I’m going to keep this post updated with EVERY single tag I’ll use in my underwear reviews, so if you’re looking to browse a specific tag, this post should help you start!

EDIT: it seems there is a 30 tag limit on posts… I’ll figure something else out.