I moved about three years ago, and when doing so, about half of my underwear collection was transported in a big plastic tub that has lived in my closet with very little interaction since. Well, with my 100th review coming up and wanting to expand my Sales offerings, I decided to really dig in to my underwear past!
The pairs (some off to the side)
The bin, to show off how big it is
Featured center foreground in the pic above are the rainbow of Mossimo boxer briefs that I got at Target years ago as the very beginnings of my underwear collection. Dead center are some of the pairs that I think border on lingerie, some from Envy, some from Gregg Homme, and the orange one from (I believe) CheapUndies of all places! And of course, several piles of different styles all around, most quite colorful. =-)
The still-bagged set of underwear mid-top left are other pairs I like and was just too lazy to pull out for this pic. X-D The two bags upper-right, though, are underwear that I had previously (before moving) set aside as pairs I could potentially sell off, so expect those to be added to my Sales page over the next month or so!
Material: 92% Rayon, 8% Spandex, and probably some of the softest material I have in my underwear drawer! It’s also very lightweight and stretchy, so plus points for those too. Aesthetic: This is suuuuch a fun pattern, I absolutely love it! Waistband: The “waistband” here is barely more than a glorified hem, which adds to the overall sleek look of the pair. It’s a bit tighter than the rest of the pair, but not in a constraining way at all – it stretches just as nicely as the rest of the fabric. Pouch: N2N’s “NHance” pouch really shines here! It’s the same as seen way back on the cotton boxer I reviewed, and I still love it. Not only is there plenty of shape in the pouch itself to show off your junk, but that hem that loops around the underside does a great job of lifting an hefting you up – and, unlike the cotton boxer, I’ve never had the issue with this pair of it being occasionally a hair to high on the body and undercutting the scrotum a bit. Backside: The cosmic pattern makes the back look amazing, and the pair hugs your cheeks quite nicely. The hem that goes down the middle of the back actually is designed to come up between your cheeks a little bit, giving a true “lifts and separates” effect here. X-D Even if you’re not used to thongs or wedgies, I would still say to try this pair out, because the bit of fabric sliding in there is very intentionally made and honestly feels “correct” the way they’ve done it. The only real downside here is that the cosmic pattern obscures any of the shaping between or below your cheeks, so you can’t easily see the nice lines you would expect based on the construction of the pair. Legs: Very nicely done, following along with how good the fabric and waistband already are. As I’ve mentioned on previous pairs, I would probably prefer the legs to be a bit longer, but I still love these. Other: When I bought these, I had also bought the CV5 Cosmic Vintage Box and CV1 Cosmic Vintage Jock as birthday presents for a friend couple I know. The “Box” was as in box-cut (i.e. square-cut) instead of as in a boxer, as it basically had no legs whatsoever but aside from just enough to distinguish it from a brief. Sadly, I don’t think any of these are easily available… But I do plan to eventually review another NHance-pouch pair of long johns that I’m currently wearing as I draft this post. =-) Overall: 4.5/5 – If you can find something similar to these and are looking for a soft, comfy pair that also does a great job of showing off your assets, I say absolutely buy them. They’re not quite for everyday wear, though, and if you don’t like having a fabric valley gently edge between your cheeks, these wouldn’t be for you either. But I absolutely love them. Great for: Sexy wear, Sleepwear Good for: Loungewear
More outfits! And this one I highly enjoy, for several reasons – non the least of which is the furry muscle model sporting the look. =3
First, the underwear: This is obviously a piece from N2N bodywear, one of my favorite brands, though it’s hard to tell exactly what kind of underwear this is. The pouch here seems like it has a noticeably vertical construction, which *may* be their “nhance” pouch design, but I can’t quite tell. Nothing on their website currently matches the shape exactly with how vertical the sides are, but some come close, so it might just be how well the guy is filling it out.
The fact that I can’t find a good pouch match on their current website speaks is also reflected in the fact that the waistband here – which is an incredibly classic N2N visual design that I love (it’s present on my UN13 trunk) – is *also* not currently available on their website. Everything currently being sold has a busier waistband design of some sort, and there are a few waistband designs available. Stick with what works, people!
Anyway, whether this is a jock or a thong or a bikini, the fabric looks like a classic, soft, cotton-y, stretchy something, and I’m almost sure it’s the “nhance” pouch design, which has always been enjoyable. This honestly works really well with the flannel of his shirt, with the black of the waistband also providing a nice color match. While the torn sleeves may primarily be here to show off his arms, I think it was also necessary to make the “outfit” look work, because long sleeves almost never look good with exposed legs, which you’ll get if you’re trying to show off underwear like this.
Overall, between the pouch, the flannel, and the guy’s body and facial hair, the outfit gives off a “soft” look that also, particularly with the shirt being open and torn-sleeved, strength behind it, with the blue color playing to both aspects as well. A great outfit overall! (And yes, I want both articles of clothing for myself.)
Material: 58% Polyester, 36% Rayon, 6% Linen, which is one of the most off-the-wall fabric combinations I’ve ever seen in the hundreds of pairs of underwear that I own, and yet… It’s pretty amazing. Really lightweight and thin, quite soft, and exactly the kind of loose-y-ness that you’d expect from a “sleep short”. Aesthetic: …I really don’t know how to categorize how this pair looks – because it does remind me something but I can’t for the life of me put my finger on what – but let me just say I love the stipes here and the overall look of lounging you get from this pair. The mix of colors for the stripes is great, I really enjoy the little swoop on the bottom hem of each hip, and the drawstring is very fun. Speaking of that… Waistband: There is technically a waistband here, but really all it is is a fold-over of the same material to make a small tube of fabric that’s just enough to hold in the drawstring. I love the fact that you can tie this pair off, but if there’s one small hassle about this pair, it’s that the drawstring isn’t secured in any way and it’s only so long. So, if you don’t tie it off in some way almost all the time, it’s really easy to lose one end of the drawstring into the fabric-tube of waistband itself. Sits somewhere between the waist and the hips generally, though it does somewhat depend on how tight you pull the drawstring. Pouch: Essentially no pouch at all! It’s a flat-front pair, but the fabric is plenty forgiving/loose enough that you don’t ever feel constrained. Often quite the opposite – the loose square cut means there’s no support at all under your balls, which is generally just fine some something you’re supposed to wear to bed. Backside: Similar to the front, there’s not much of note here because of the square cut. The stripes provide some nice visual variety, as I’ve mentioned when talking about briefs’ backsides. There’s a small, smooth, soft tag hanging from the back of the waistband’s backside, and it’s entirely unnoticeable. Legs: They’re here but there’s not much too them! The inseam of this pair is maybe an inch and a half, and with the swoop on the outside of the hip, there isn’t much leg there either. There’s a nice soft hem around the bottom of each leg, though, and they’re loose, as is fitting for sleepwear. Other: I will say that the loose-y-ness I mentioned can be easily seen in the hips on the pics of me above, which isn’t something you generally see in N2N’s promotional images for their various sleep shorts. In those pics, the pair is fairly square-looking and an even fit all around, while on me it’s definitely wider than it is tall, and has that looseness at the hips. If I personally was wide enough to have “stretched” the pair, you’d expect the hips to be the tightest area, not the loosest, so IDK what exactly is going on with the fitting/sizing. Overall: 5/5 – I do really love this pair, both for sleeping and just lounging around. It looks a little sadder on me than I think it would on most other guys, but I still say it’s a great look – sexy both in what it shows off and in how comfy and relaxing it appears. Great for: Loungewear, Sleepwear Good for: Sexy wear
Material: 94% Acetate, 6% Spandex, described as “super stretchy ribbed fabric” that almost borders on mesh. I say it borders on being mesh both because of that ribbed texture and because you can almost see through the pair, especially when you stretch it. I’ve said before that mesh can be hit-or-miss if it lets your skin get “bumpy” through the mesh, in which case it gets uncomfortable having those skinbumps rub against anything else, e.g. your pants. Having a fabric that’s essentially super-tight-knit mesh here avoids that problem, and I love its texturing and breathability (also something that makes it mesh-like). It’s a lot thicker than basic net-style mesh, though, which adds a level of softness that I’ve never gotten on net-style mesh before. (I contrast net-style mesh with the “mesh” you get when you basically poke regularly-spaced holes in otherwise normal fabric, like some of the lightweight low-cut singlets I own.) Aesthetic: Slinky and dark blue! Solid color usually works well for thongs, and no exception here. Even if you can’t really see through the mesh when it’s in-wear, you can see that it’s a fun texture, so that’s kinda fun too. Waistband: Nothing more than a fold-over hemmed section of the same mesh material that makes the rest of the pair. It makes the “waistband” feel like it’s almost not there, and it’s a great mix between stretchy and tight. Pouch: I’ve mentioned once or twice before that @N2Nbodywear often has great pouches, and this thong has one of them! It comes out pretty well in the pictures above, and it’s really comfy from the inside too. It’s tight- and shaped-enough to provide excellent support, while the overall shape and material still allows for fairly free movement of the package as a whole, which is good if you’re moving around a lot (and for groping!) Backside/String: The one little drawback for this pair is that the texture and tightness of the fabric make it feel like it cuts in ever so slightly above your tailbone… You can see in the picture that it dives down between my cheeks somewhat quickly. That aside, though, it’s still a very nice backside! The tag is more solid than other tags I’ve encountered but not noticeable (maybe a side effect of the ribbed tightness over the tailbone?) Overall: 4/5 Great for: Sexy wear Good for: Activewear, Everyday wear(?), Sex wear(?)
Material: 50% Polyester, 50% Rayon, a very lightweight & breathable combination, while staying quite soft to the touch =-) Aesthetic: This “beach short” looks more to me like something you’d wear to bed or wear around the house on a lazy weekend day – and that’s a compliment! The professional pics are great, with the thigh-hugging-but-still-somehow-laid-back legs going all the way down to the knees, highlighted by those great horizontal stripes. That look is mostly preserved on me as well, although you can already see that the legs don’t go all the way down to my knees, and I’ll get there later. The front is kinda flat, but it allows for a small bulge to show, and the “flat” look is counteracted by the stripes, which is nice. Waistband: Interesting design on this waistband: there’s a clear drawstring through the middle of the waistband, with hems a little ways on either side of it, almost giving the waistband a striped look itself, even if it’s only in texture and all the same color. The very very top of the waistband is kinda stiffer/harder than the rest, which is an odd feel. It doesn’t feel like it rides low when you’re standing up, (even though you can see V-lines in the professional pics and even the edges of my hip lines above,) but when you sit, the back of the waistband feels like it’s pulled down quite a bit. (This might be more a factor of my personal dimensions than part of the design, though, since sitting emphasizes the curve of the ass…) Pouch: There is no pouch to speak of as the pair is flat-front. The pair is fairly tight, so you’ll get a fairly clear bump whether you wear your willie down (as in the pics above) or up (in which case your balls will show as well). If you don’t tie off the drawstring, though, it will mask the bulge a little bit too, so it all depends on your comfort level (both how you like your junk and how much you want to show off). Unfortunately, with this being essentially a boxer, there’s absolutely no lower-support for your balls, which is fine for looser boxers but definitely feels weird with a tighter pair like these (since they hold you in place in front but not below). Backside: Looks pretty good! The design of the pair is a smoother top-to-bottom intent, so it minimizes instead of highlights your curves. As such, I think this pair is designed for guys that don’t have an ass (especially with the waistband-getting-pulled-down issue). There’s a tag hanging from the back of the waistband, but it’s very soft and lightweight, so there’s no problem there. Legs: Not only is this pair designed from guys with no ass, but I think it’s designed for guys with thinner thighs too. The biggest thing I noticed when first pulling it on was that it did NOT want to stretch around my thighs. (That made it hard to pull all the way up, which didn’t help the lack-of-ball-support issue). This probably explains how the pair doesn’t quiiiiite reach my knees, as some of the length is instead going into a horizontal stretch – and, maybe sadly, the pair now looks stretched when not on me.
Exacerbating this was the fact that, even as most of the pair ultimately got to fitting me, (stretching aside,) the lowest hems of the legs are NOT stretchy at all. As much as I want this pair to be great for loungewear or sleepwear as it looks and feels like it should, these tight hems add a level of discomfort that makes both of those somewhat untenable. Overall: 2.5/5 – I really, really wish I could give this pair a 4/5 or higher, especially since I think these would be amazing for someone with the right body type. However, that body type is clearly not my body type, so I just can’t rate them too highly. Great for: Sexy wear Good for: Loungewear, Sleepwear
I know I haven’t written a ton of my own posts recently, and that’s gone hand in hand with not having bought a ton of underwear recently either. In fact, of the underwear I have bought over the past three months, I haven’t even opened most of them!
I had some time earlier today, though, and will have some time tomorrow morning as well, so I decided to finally pull ‘em all out of their order bags today and start trying things on. In addition to some underwear pics I’ve had backed up, I might actually start building up a queue again! The shock X-D
What this all includes: a CheapUndies order that includes a few Ginch Gonch pairs (including a second “bull” boxerbrief) as well as my first Clever and first CellBlock13 pair; an overdue N2N order, two pieces from a FreshPair order (Ergowear shorts and an Andrew Christian Xpose singlet… which will be very NSWF if I show it); and finally, two pieces that I bought at a store in Rehoboth Beach, including my first top.
I wore the Clever brief today, am wearing the N2N lounge shorts, (and tried the white sheer onesie, which didn’t work so well,) and will wear something else from this collection tomorrow I think. Also got one other pic as a mini-review for you next…
Feature Friday! 🔥 #N2NBodywear (at West Hollywood, California)
I can’t tell if that’s just a black band of fabric on the hip or actually a clasp… Either way, I like the sleekness and simplicity of these bikinis! I certainly appreciate when a brand makes it easy to get multiple colors of the same thing… You can color coordinate with your friends/partners! X-D
Check it out! 🔥 #N2NBodywear (at Los Angeles, California)
There’s a certain simplicity and smoothness to the main fabric of this pair that I find really appealing… That said, it’s also making the pair overall look very small to me, with the main swath of fabric (which is not very tall in the hips at all) being bordered by a relatively broad waistband (and some noticeable leg borders as well). The little bit of color (columns?) at the hips is a nice touch, though.
The blue here is a really appealing shade, and the fabric looks very soft to me. The pouch itself seems like it could be hit or miss… If it’s well-done, then you’re gonna get that shape and the comfort of slipping into that pocket very easily. If it’s just the angle of the pose and photoshoot, then the pouch looks like one that could be very haphazard in general wear.
If you like very sleek, comfy low-rise briefs, this seems like it’d be a great candidate! It’s a bit low on my list, though.
Reblogging just to reblog here…. I want these pants, (long johns? shorts? boxers?) since they look soooo comfy. (Getting the guy with the pants would be great too)
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