The 14 Best Underwear For Curvy Women With Very High Standards
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by The Candidly Team
Here is the main question we asked ourselves when putting together this list:
Will the waistband gauge into my stomach and hips and CREATE bulges for no reason?
If the answer was YES, we moved on. For if your underwear is CREATING A MUFFIN TOP WHERE NO MUFFIN TOP NATURALLY EXISTS, it’s a bad, bad pair of underwear. Underwear? Underpants? Panties? What do you guys say? All those words are gross but we just have to power through because like it or not, if, by 40, we don’t all have a favorite underwear brand that is comfy and shapely and makes us feel good, our lives are the worse for it.
So here are 14 of them. They might not all be perfect for you. But one will be. And one is all you need. And then you buy 87 pairs and never think about underwear again.
1. Thirdlove Comfort Stretch Bikini 3-Pack
If comfort is your priority #1, and you can’t BEGIN to deal with a tag, get these. They run up to a 3X and feel almost like nothing.
Sizes up to 3X.
Price: $39 for 3-pack
2. Universal Standard UltimateS Full Coverage High Rise Brief
A “wide side” is like our own personal lullaby. It’ll be yours too if everything cuts into your hips and makes you want to weep. These never do. And they also happen to be soft, breathable, and anti-microbial.
Sizes up to 4XL.
Price: $24
3. Subset Organic Cotton
High-Rise Brief
Breathable, supportive, and supremely comfortable, these will be the underwear you lounge around in with that huge, loose, cozy sweatshirt you love (ahem, #6).
Sizes up to 4XL.
Price: $20
4. Skims Cotton Jersey Boy Short
Guys! Skims is good! If you don’t believe us, then you need to see THIS.
These boy shorts fit like heaven and feel like next to nothing. They fit true to size and run up to a 4X, and you will want to buy every single color. And frankly, you should.
Sizes up to 4X.
Price: $22
5. Thirdlove Comfort Stretch Thong 3-Pack
Oh, look. Here’s our bestie ThirdLove again. This time, with their dreamy thong. Ok, nothing that’s designed to LIVE in your butt can technically be “dreamy” but you will forget about this one roughly 1.7 minutes after you put it on. And it goes up to a 3X. You can even wear it under that ONE AMAZING DRESS you wear to every single wedding, and it will be imperceptible.
Sizes up to 3X.
Price: $39 for 3-Pack
6. Gap Body Breathe Hipster
If you have a butt that just won’t quit, get these. They stretch for days and bring out your curves in the best possible way.
Sizes up to XXL.
Price: $10
7. Skims Seamless Sculpt Butt Lifting Short
We all have one of these rattling around in our drawers. And we never wear it because the fit is off or the waist band sucks or the leg holes bifurcate our legs into sausage links. This one doesn’t. This one is the best.
Oh, and THIS shapewear isn’t terrible, either.
Sizes up to 4X.
Price: $60
8. Andie The Bikini
Perhaps you’re a classic bikini shape kind of lady. If so, she’s your girl. And the best for under jeans.
Sizes up to 3X.
Price: $5
9. Gap Organic Stretch Cotton Thong
Smooth, stretchy, and organic! No seams and it doesn’t budge.
Sizes up to XXL.
Price: $10
10. Thirdlove All Day Lace Cheeky
Because sometimes you want a little lace to pair with the support.
Sizes up to 3X.
Price: $24
11. Honeylove SuperPower Thong
Oh look! More shapewear we don’t “need” but that we probably “want” because we have that one dress that does that thing with the side seam. And the waist band won’t flip over. Promise.
Sizes up to 3X.
Price: $60
12. MeUndies FeelFree Hipster
Micro-modal. Almost psychotically soft. Perfect if you hate all materials and feel claustrophobic if anything even skims your waist.
Sizes up to 4XL.
Price: $20
13. Skims Fits Everybody High Waisted Thong
This one just looks truly gorgeous on literally everyone. You have to try it to believe it. Truly.
Sizes up to 4X.
Price: $18
14. Subset Organic Cotton
Low-Rise Thong
Pure, nothing-like softness.
Sizes up to 3XL.
Price: $20
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