Let's talk undies

I have been a little quiet lately. Blame it on the summer. Travels and catching up with friends and family. It's sad to see that it's almost coming to an end but I shouldn't complain, it's been awesome and I love autumn.

Back to the blog, I return talking underwear. Panties, knickers, undies and whatever other name you have for them. I am probably not the best person to write about this because I'm not a panty lover, and I mean that literally.  Wearing them, shopping for them, not a fan of any of that. All women know how liberating a panty free day can be, don't you? Too bad we can't avoid them, or can we? Those parts need to breath every once in a while.

This post was inspired by a cousin I visited in London this summer. She joked about one of my most comfortable panties. And I was there thinking, 'there's no way i'm throwing out these, more-than-a-year-old  comfortable briefs. I don't care how much fun she makes of them'. I must admit, it did give me a wake up call that led to some serious cleaning up in that department when I got back home. And here I am few weeks later, sharing the little knowledge I have on the matter.
There is a lot to talk about underwear. The myths behind them, how to maintain and care for them, how and where to shop for them, which are more suitable for particular clothes and body types, the trends etc. I will focus more on trashing them on this particular post. Yes, saying enough is enough and into the bin.

We all have that one panty or two or three or more that we have had for a very very long time. If it could walk it would have escaped for dear life already and never look back. You have held onto it for whatever reason. It's comfortable, it was expensive, it reminds you of some special moments, it's not worn out yet (or so you think), you just love the way it curves your bottom. Usually these are just excuses not go out and buy new ones.

My mother taught us to always have clean, cute panties on just in case you got an accident and your skirt flipped or your clothes had to be taken off. So rule number 1. If someone else surprisingly seeing your underwear would be a big embarrassment to you, trash it. Some women will only have decent panties on when they expect a hook up. Others are caught off guard, ooops.

I think sometimes too much pressure is put on us ladies when it comes to underwear. He better have a clean, cute one too if I have to go all out. Interesting enough, many men may appear like they don't care for underwear but then again they do. Confusing, right? Ok, let me explain. If your panties have holes, discolored, stained, waist band losing elasticity and simply depending on God's mercy not to run down your knees, be sure they will be noticed and will say a lot about you. Unless of course you quickly take them off in perfect timing, who wants to go through that panic anyway? And how long are going to do it? On the other hand, nice underwear can easily go unnoticed except for men who are really into lingerie. He will compliment you on cute panties but look at them for just a split second. Others won't say anything at all but will silently appreciate it. So they do notice it after all. Whether it turns them on or not is a personal thing but an ugly worn out or stained panty is sure hard to forget.
Rule number 2. Spice up your panty drawer first for you before you do it for anybody else.


When it comes to underwear we all have different tastes preferences. Some are more comfortable with just a string running down their behinds on a daily while others like myself prefer hipsters, boy shorts and the so called granny or mothers union panties. Whatever floats your boat is fine as long as you spice it up every now and then. The trick is VARIETY.

Divide your panty drawer into parts.

• The dark colored, not so cute panties for that time of the month when Aunt Flo comes to visit. You don't want to ruin your white, lacy Victoria Secret panties that you'd rather save for more interesting days *wink*. 
• The nude panties for white or light clothes. My mother also taught me that my undies should never been seen in public.
• The seamless ones for those tight fitting clothes. Panty lines are not a good look girls.
• The 'sexy' ones. It could be lacy, stringy, teasy whatever brings the heat on. It could even be just interesting fabric and color.  Every girl should have those. No excuses. You have heard about the edible ones too, right?
• Thongs and g-strings minus being sexy are good for achieving an invisible look under clothes. Have a few for when you need them even if they are not your cup of tea.
• The all day comfort panties. These include the so called granny panties. These to me are must-haves for everyday life. They may not be the sexiest (even if they have made a sexy come back lately, check out the new designs) but with all the stress in the world today, you don't need to add an uncomfortable panty to it.  Keep them a little further in the drawer so that you're not tempted to wear them all the time. They don't have to be ugly, boy shorts and classic briefs for example can be cute.
• It helps to have some high waisted shaping panties for that hourglass look when you wear tight fitting, body hugging clothes like the body con dresses.

Now throw away all those panties that have clearly done their time. How do you know they are begging for relief from their duties?

• When the stains from last months period still look like it just happened. Gross!
• When the waist band has lost all elasticity. 
• When they have threads flying all over the place the moment you pull them out. 
• When they don't feel comfortable anymore but you keep saying to yourself 'one last time'. Continuous washing wears out fabric including that of panties making them loose and uncomfortable. 
• When the have holes, doesn't matter how tiny. They start to look like rags, throw them away.
• When they just don't fit right. Maybe they are not the right ones for your body shape. Maybe you have put on or lost weight. Doesn't matter if they are still new, get rid of them. 
• When you have had them since the first time he met you. You probably kept them because he said you looked hot that night. Chances are he will never forget them. 3 years down the line, trust me he is hoping he doesn't see them again. He won't tell you to change it up because he doesn't want to hurt your feelings so i'm telling you now.

I develop a really intimate relationship with my underwear that throwing them away hurts like a break up.
Most times I am just lazy to go out shopping. I keep moving it to the next day, then the next week till it doesn't happen at all.
If you're anything like me, just close your eyes every few months and trash all those panties asking for retirement. You will be left with no choice but to buy some new ones when the few you have left keep running out. Unless you choose to go commando :-)
It's nice to feel pretty underneath if even no one is going to see it. Take a quick look at your beautiful panties in the mirror before you put clothes over them, you'll understand what I mean. Good for your confidence too.

Now go clean up those drawers ladies and happy panty shopping. Here's an idea of what you are looking for.

LT