even if you are going puce in the face with every weight you lift, you’ll feel some camaraderie or (whisper it) relief that you are not alone.
If the OAP group is more sprightly than you it’s time to double your visits.
Know what will scare you into action. Book to go on a bikini holiday, buy a little black dress that is one size too small, or know that the Christmas party/wedding is coming up. Whatever your Achilles’ heel use it as your motivation. But don’t set unrealistic goals. Give yourself time to make it – gulp – pleasurable. A quick workout before a night out can be very energising, so they say.
How to wear the appropriate underwear
Underwear is like men: you have your top end, your dependables and your trash. It is sod’s law – lawrus sodimus – that the one time you can’t find a matching set of bra and knickers, or you chance it and go out in your granny knickers, will be the night they end up on show. Think Bridget Jones.
Repeat after me, there is NO such thing as lucky knickers. You do NOT need to have one pair in fast rotation, it was your personality NOT your panties that pulled.
General Rules
If you’re planning on being seriously seductive a matching set of bra and knickers is called for. If you want to go the whole hog, get a suspender belt too. It is a myth that only prostitutes wear coordinating and matching underwear.
Wear nudes if in chiffon sheers; white for invisible, blendable cover.
A g-string is there to HIDE panty lines and avoid VPL (visible panty line), therefore it must remain concealed. When wearing with jeans tuck it lower, or purchase the hipster variety. The sight of a wandering g-string is as unsightly as ‘builders’ bum’.
Boxers are good on Sundays, comfort days and for travelling. Briefs are ideal with low slung jeans; slips with trousers and, on serious days, spice things up with thongs, which are also the best option for frivolous floaty dresses and ‘invisible’ undie days. Choose tummy and toning control pants for LBD days, office parties and dressing to impress.
The ultimate in small is the ‘rien’ which is such a sparse piece of dental floss that the only place where the label fits is on the front. Ugh. Leave those for models and other people worth hating.
Avoid getting your knickers in a twist
Most bums look good in a boy leg short; this is the style that looks like 1920s trunks. It’s a fact that very few bums actually look good in a g-string , which looks better off than on. You need a perky, round, size 10 plus bottom for these to work beautifully, or months of working out, so it depends on your commitment to the g-string cause.
The French cut , which is a half brief at the back, is certainly more flattering than the string. This is good on a flat bottom of most sizes or on a size 8 – 12 perky bum. Both the boy leg short and the French cut are great alternatives to g-strings if you don’t want a panty line showing under trousers.
The very low cut triangle brief is an extremely sexy cut and is a brief at the back so it is good on most bums. But – danger – it can ride up on flat bums (which are better going for the French cut).
For extra control head straight to Marks and Spencer’s, for super-strength hold-ins that will take your breath away, quite literally.
Lingerie covers the most intimate part of our body, so you should spoil it with luxurious, sensual fabrics. Cotton gussets are always a ‘must have’ feature for a knicker, no matter how sexy it is.
Beautiful lingerie is an investment. The price will be forgotten but the quality will always be remembered. Have as many colours as there are changes in the weather, and as many styles that suit you.
The best way to enhance your asset is to exercise it, wiggle it, move it and work it. Dieting can make it saggy, so you don’t have to stay away from those cream cakes.
Bras
Above all, work with what you have got. Yes, it is incredibly hard to find the perfect fit, so