Underwear Guy's Guide to Men's Enhancing Underwear
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Underwear Guy's Guide to Men's Enhancing Underwear Ultimate guide to underwear that to make your package look bigger
In this article:
Introduction
Flat Front
C-Ring slings and straps
Fabric Panel C-Rings
Enhancing Support Pockets
Enhancement Pouch Underwear
Padded Underwear
Conclusion
| Introduction |
Hello blog readers.
I get a lot of questions about underwear (of course) and there are always interesting things people want to know about one brand over another. How do they fit? is probably the most common question followed by something along the lines of I need features of a, b, c etc. in my underwear and what is going to work best for certain wearing conditions. I try my best to give useful answers and of course it's often very subjective. Not only does each man have a unique anatomy he's also going to have unique preferences for fit either ingrained by experience or socialization. Lately a lot of questions have centered around specialty designed pouches, lifters and engineered underwear designs that are currently on the market including how they work and the ways that they all compete or compare against each other. A while back I wrote up an article on enhancing underwear but I think a lot of guys who haven't had the opportunity to try out some of the styles still have a lot of questions about how the designs work.
This is a significantly expanded guide on the same subject with plenty of reference images as well as illustrations to help anyone who isn't familiar with the construction or methodologies of enhancing men's underwear. The illustrations are NSFW so keep that in mind when reviewing the article, as a result of the detail illustrations, you will hopefully get a clearer idea for how things work for underwear enhancement.
| Flat front: No enhancement |
There are 4 major types of underwear enhancers on the market right now: c-ring slings/straps, fabric panel c-rings, enhancing support pockets and special enhancement pouches. Each type of mechanism has its own engineering and variations each with pluses and minuses for helping to boost your profile. Before we get to all the ways underwear can be engineered to help you "stand out"-let's start with how things work without any of the extras. Starting out with the baseline design, a typical men's underwear brief without any specially constructed pouch will tend to compress your package in a way that the majority of what would make up the look of a bulge will fall between your legs. Although not uncomfortable, this tends to leave a minimal profile to your underwear package. For the longest time this was essentially the only style of men's underwear. More often than not, this "flat-front" design makes a guy seem slightly diminished for all but the most endowed individuals.
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| Typical Men's Brief with a flat-front design | Hanes Low Rise Brief designed with a flat-front cut. www.hanes.com |
| C-Ring Slings and Straps |
With the male anatomy one of the best ways to enhance your package profile is to pull your balls outward away from between your legs in order to round out your package and cause it to protrude more prominently out in front. Cock rings (more politely called c-rings) have been around for a long time as standalone rubber rings, adjustable leather snap rings and other material combinations as a means to encircle the base of the penis and balls and "bundle" them together to create the pronounced package look. Integrated c-rings have traditionally been relegated to more risque or adventurous underwear manufacturers/designers including California Muscle.
As a pioneer in enhancing underwear designs California Muscle should be commended for offering underwear with built-in c-rings and straps for many years before C-In2 mainstreamed the concept with their "sling" design underwear. Underwear designer Andrew Christian followed suit shortly after C-In2's introduction with almost all of their first underwear releases sporting a built-in snap c-ring.
Interestingly enough, Andrew Christian later decided to remove the show-it c-ring technology from all their underwear so you'll have to track down only the first edition releases in order to find the interior c-ring technology.
"Though the line initially helped secure Andrew Christian a place on the fashion map, Show-It Technology was discontinued just a few short months after its launch. Christian says that despite the “technology” helping to broaden Andrew Christian’s fan base, it ultimately scared a certain sect of its constituency. “Seems like [Show-It] freaked out some people who are a little more conservative,” he admits. While Christian hopes that eliminating Show-It from his underwear will help generate a greater acceptance of the line, it doesn’t mean that he has abandoned all attempts to innovate. Just the opposite is the case. Taking what he learned from his initial outing, the buff designer will launch a new feature in the near future. " -Andrew Christian: From rags to britches by Michael A. Knipp, Gay 7 lesbian Times December 20th, 2007 Issue 1043
The way the integrated c-ring mechanism work is via a ring of stretch fabric (or elastic) that is attached on the interior-front pouch (usually at the waistband) and encircles the base of a man's penis and balls. The end result of this ring is that it causes the entire package to move out from between the legs and thus create a more pronounced profile. This is one of the most effective methods for visual enhancement as it truly makes your package look significantly bigger vs. no c-ring mechanism. The downside of wearing a c-ring is that this method can be a somewhat uncomfortable wearing experience for more than a few hours at a time depending on how you adjust to the fit and feel of the straps and ring. It's important to note that a c-ring will only be effective if it is paired with a well-designed pouch to provide the necessary room and support. A c-ring design with a flat-front pouch will only give you marginal improvements and can be quite uncomfortable as the tension to flatten your profile out conflicts with the push-out function of the c-ring.
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| Example diagram of a sling support in action. | C-In2 Low Profile Classic Brief with Sling-Support built in. www.cin2u.com |
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| C-In2 Sling: Note the round button which can be adjusted up and down the elastic strap to account for different amounts of lift as well as unique size/fit needs. |
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| The original Andrew Christian Show-It snap c-ring: Andrew Christian included an adjustable snap c-ring in almost all their initial underwear releases although this mechanism was subsequently removed from all their later lines. |
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| Calvin Klein's strap technology operates as a less constricting version of a c-ring but follows the same principle of pulling your balls and penis outward. | CK Body Boost brief www.cku.com |
| C-Ring Slings and Straps: Who They're For |
You want a guaranteed level of enhancement and enjoy a variety of cuts, colors, fabrics and designs to choose from. You would like an adjustable fit and would like to forgo the enhancement for times when you don't want to deal with wearing them. You want fairly aggressive profile enhancement that stands out to provide some of the best results. You don't want an enhancement technique and mechanism that can remain hidden from easy detection.
| Enhancing C-Ring Underwear Manufacturers and Where To Buy |
| Designer/Manufacturer | Cuts and Price | Where To Buy |
| C-In2 www.cin2.com  Notes
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Low Rise Brief $19.00  Trunk $26.00  |
Official C-In2 Web Store www.cin2u.com UnderU4men www.underu4men.com International Jock (C-In2 Sling product page) www.InternationalJock.com Skiviez (C-In2 product page) www.skiviez.com MensUnderwearStore (C-In2 product page) www.mensunderwearstore.com FreshPair (C-In2 product page) www.freshpair.com |
| California Muscle www.californiamuscle.com  |
Jock (styles and prices vary) $39  Thong (styles and prices vary) $27  Brief (styles and prices vary) $39  |
Official California Muscle Store www.californiamuscle.com NuWear (California Muscle product page) www.nuwear.com ABCUnderwear (California Muscle product page) www.abcunderwear.com TopDrawers (California Muscle product page) www.topdrawers.com Erogenos (California Muscle product page) www.erogenos.com |
| Andrew Christian www.andrewchristian.com  Notes
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Jock (styles and prices vary) $16  Low Rise Brief (styles and prices vary) $20  Squarecut (styles and prices vary) $21  |
Note: Andrew Christian is phasing out the Show-It technology so you may need to contact the individual stores to verify if the item you want to purchase will include the strap or not. You will have better luck if you purchase one of the earlier releases. TopDrawers (Andrew Christian Product Page) www.topdrawers.com Erogenos (Andrew Christian Product Page) www.erogenos.com MalestromOnline (Andrew Christian Product Page) www.malestromonline.com Skiviez (Andrew Christian Product Page) www.skiviez.com Universal Gear (Andrew Christian Product Page) www.universalgear.com |
| Calvin Klein www.cku.com  |
Brief $20  Trunk $22  |
Official Calvin Klein Web Store (CK Body Boost product page) www.cku.com International Jock (CK Body Boost product page) www.internationaljock.com Macy's (CK Body products) www.macys.com Skiviez (CK Body Boost product page) www.skiviez.com FreshPair (CK Body Boost product page) www.freshpair.com |
| NDS Wear www.ndswear.com  |
Thong $22  |
ABC Underwear (C-Ring underwear product page) www.abcunderwear.com Official NDS Wear Web Store (C-Ring underwear product page) www.ndswear.com |
| BodyAware www.bodyaware.com  |
Jock $12  Thong $16.50  |
Official BodyAware Web Store www.bodyaware.com |
| Fabric Panel C-Rings |
Although perhaps less visibly marketed at the mainstream level, an effective variation of the c-ring strap is the c-ring fabric panel. The mechanics and operation of the fabric c-ring panel are essentially the same as a regular c-ring strap in the way that your balls and penis are supported outward from your body for a better profile. The main difference employed in this variation of enhancement is that a panel of fabric with a circle cutout is layered on the inside of the pouch which you pull your package through. Fabric panels are not adjustable like regular straps so there's generally a more one-size-fits all approach that occurs in this type of underwear. Your results from the c-ring panel will vary more widely than a traditional c-ring strap given the lack of customization options on the fit. The process of pulling your anatomy through the panel can sometimes be more complicated and tricky than using a c-ring but the results are nearly equally effective and often more comfortable than a restrictive strap.
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| Brief with built-in fabric c-ring panel design | N2N Bodywear Titan Jock www.n2nbodywear.com |
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| Go Softwear Snap Jock with built-in fabric panel support ring. www.gosoftwear.com |
ManStore Hysterie Squarecut |
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| California Muscle Charmer Sheer Jock www.californiamuscle.com |
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| N2N Bodywear Titan jock with snap front pouch detached to reveal fabric panel interior with c-ring cutout. |
| Fabric C-Ring Panels : Who they're for |
You want all-day enhancement and you don't need the option of wearing the underwear without the c-ring effect. You are willing to give up customization of the ring in favor of something slightly more comfortable to wear throughout your day. You don't mind if the construction or enhancement technique of the c-ring might be visible to others (depending on style).
| Fabric C-Ring Underwear Manufacturers and Where To Buy |
| Designer/Manufacturer | Cuts and Price | Where To Buy |
| California Muscle www.californiamuscle.com Notes
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(styles and prices vary) Jock Approximately $22  Thong Approximately $25  Brief Approximately $25  Squarecut Approximately $25  |
Official California Muscle Store www.californiamuscle.com NuWear (California Muscle product page) www.nuwear.com ABCUnderwear (California Muscle product page) www.abcunderwear.com TopDrawers (California Muscle product page) www.topdrawers.com Erogenos (California Muscle product page) www.erogenos.com |
| Go Softwear www.gosoftwear.com  Notes
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Jock $18  Trunk $32  |
Official Go Softwear Web Store (Product Page) www.gosoftwear.com Jockstrap Central (Product Page) www.jockstrapcentral.com Erogenos (Go Softwear Product Page) www.erogenos.com Skiviez (Product Page) www.skiviez.com YourPrivates (Product Page) www.yourprivates.com International Jock (Product Page) www.internationaljock.com |
MANstore  Notes
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Thong Approximately $31  Trunk Approximately $38  |
Dead Good Undies (MANstore Product Page) www.deadgoodundies.com Oboy.com (MANstore Product Page) www.oboy.com Planet Undies (MANstore Product Page) www.planet-undies.com |
| NDS Wear www.ndswear.com |
Thong $20  |
ABC Underwear (C-Ring underwear product page) www.abcunderwear.com Official NDS Wear Web Store (C-Ring underwear product page) www.ndswear.com |
| Enhancing Support Pockets |
Working from the same principle of the c-ring, AussieBum pioneered the concept of the built-in support pocket within the underwear pouch. This method of enhancement also operates under the lift up and out method that the c-ring relies on but instead of a ring encircling the base of the penis and balls all the way around, a cup-like pouch provides the same effect without creating a tight, uncomfortable feeling. The lower half of your package is pulled away from your body with your balls being supported by the pouch. The end result of this design is the visual enhanced look of a c-ring but executed in a manner that can be worn for the entire day with a lot more wearability and versatility. The pouch design is effective because it works for almost any size man and works very well in both side profile and front view. Once AussieBum established how popular and successful the pouch design could be with male consumers, a few other manufacturers got on board the with similar designs including Udy and OBoy underwear. It is possible to wear this style of underwear with the enhancement pouch not in use although the extra fabric from the pocket can be distracting if not actually being used.
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| Brief with built-in pouch design | AussieBum Classic Wonderjock side view www.aussiebum.com |
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| AussieBum Classic Wonderjock front view www.aussiebum.com |
Udy Wonderman Push Up Brief (Also available in a trunk cut). www.udy.es Purchase direct from Udy for approximately $23: Product Page Also available from Planet-Undies.com: Product Page |
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| AussieBum pocket built into all Wonderjock underwear. This is from the trunk style with the wide white leg-bands visible at the bottom of the photo. You can decide to slip your package into the pocket or optionally not take advantage of it at all if you're not feeling the ned for any enhancement. |
| Enhancing Support Pockets: Who They're For |
You like the idea of visual enhancement but the fit and comfort of a regular brief. Slings and straps are not comfortable enough for your all-day-wearing needs so you want something that is the best of both worlds: lift and comfort. Unusual colors, fabrics and styles are not important to you and you prefer a more traditional style of underwear and material. You don't mind a slightly snug fit to your underwear pouch. You want underwear that doesn't reveal the mechanism or techniques of the enhancement effect.
| Enhancing Support Pocket Underwear Manufacturers and Where To Buy |
| Designer/Manufacturer | Cuts and Price | Where To Buy |
| AussieBum www.AussieBum.com  Notes
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Low Rise Brief Approximately $13.00  Squarecut Approximately $16.50  |
Official AussieBum Website www.aussiebum.com UnderU4men www.underu4men.com |
| Udy www.udy.es  Notes
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Low Rise Brief Approximately $22  Trunk Approximately $25  |
Official Udy Web Store www.udystore.com Planet Undies (Udy Product Page) www.planet-undies.com |
| Enhancement Pouch Underwear |
I think we've all noticed a stream of new men's underwear products featuring "power" pouches (as Tulio refers to them) or "swing" pouches (as Pulse Underwear refers to them). The images are all very impressive and quite revealing showing a visible outline and a protruding pouch. These lines of underwear have been around for a while but only recently have so many manufacturers started turning out jocks, briefs and boxerbriefs with these extended pouches. The primary engineering concept is that the cut of the pouch is made larger and modeled more closely to a guy's anatomical shape in order to allow the package to be "wrapped" and not confined in any way. I've found these designs can be a bit hit or miss and it really depends a lot on your "size" to fill out the pouch. This category of underwear typically lets your balls hang lower in the pouch and as such will provide a better side profile. Due to the lower hanging pouch the look of your package from the front view may appear a different shape than you're used to seeing, one that is thinner and longer. If you are of the proportions that can make these designs work you'll enjoy a provocative and eye-catching profile.
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| Extended Pouch Design | Tulio Power Pouch Jock Photography © 2008 www.InternationalJock.com Purchase for $18 from InternationalJock.com: Product Page This model is able to pull-off the Tulio Power Pouch Jock look with the right package. |
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| Pulse Underwear Swing Pouch Jock www.pulseunderwear.com Purchase for $24 directly from PulseUnderwear.com: Product Page Probably one of the most daring and aggressive pouch designs with a full mesh front, there's nothing left to the imagination. |
Andrew Christian Almost Naked Brief |
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| Undergear model wearing C-In2 Bamboo slider brief. You can see there's a different elongated look to the structure of the pouch on C-In2's bamboo slider brief compared to other typical underwear. |
Obviously Underwear Jockstrap |
Your Personal Results May Be Different
One of the interesting side-effects of large pouch-size underwear is that the pouch operates more like a "skin" for your anatomy rather than a lift and support garment so the visual results will be unique and more reflective of the wearer's endowment than many other types of underwear. The size of your package is going to more clearly affect the shape of the pouch in these briefs as well as the proportion and natural resting location of your balls in comparison to your penis. Keep in mind that these pouches often work very well for guys that could use the extra room up front as they provide needed room but still offer support.
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| Obviously Underwear Model Photography www.obviously.com.au This is the ideal look you'll get from Obviously Underwear's extended pouch design. |
Obviously Underwear Jockstrap Photography © 2008 www.InternationalJock.com Purchase for $18 from InternationalJock.com: Product Page Your results might be different depending on your anatomy as you can see this model fills out the pouch a little differently from the Obviously Underwear model. |
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| Obviously Underwear Model Photography www.obviously.com.au When you've got the right size package to fill out the pouch things look great in these Obviously Underwear briefs. |
Obviously Underwear Low Rise Boxerbrief Photography © 2008 www.DeadGoodUndies.com Purchase for $18 from DeadGoodUndies.com: Product Page For any guy that is a little less than super-sized, an extended pouch can cause some undesirable excess fabric punching on the pouch which unfortunately only emphasizes what you aren't filling out rather than enhancing your profile. |
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| Tulio Slink Power Pouch Trunk Photography © 2008 Lisa Mandel Photography for MensUnderwearStore.com Purchase for $25 from MensUnderwearStore.com: Product Page Even guys with some reasonable size can have some challenges properly filling out the pouch of an enhancement design which results in some unfortunate fabric bunching. |
Tulio Slink Power Pouch Trunk Photography © 2008 Lisa Mandel Photography for MensUnderwearStore.com Purchase for $25 from MensUnderwearStore.com: Product Page As a general rule you want to ensure you can fill out the pouch and stretch the fabric properly for a smooth fit. Otherwise the loose fabric tends to emphasize what's not going on down under. |
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| If you've got the size then your profile will be properly filled out in an extended pouch. | If you are not able to fill the pouch out the extra fabric will start to wrinkle and bunch up around the lower edges of the pouch. |
Unusual pouch shapes
Probably one of the more inconsistent factors of enhancement pouch underwear is how the shape of the pouch will end up looking. Since the cut of the pouch is more generous it's not going to create a "packaging" effect for your entire profile and thus the length and shape of your member as well as the size and arrangement of your balls will strongly influence the look of the underwear. In some cases you may get a "golf club" look or a "bird beak" result from the underwear. Neither of these are a given since it's very much the result of the individual wearer's proportions but here are a couple of interesting examples where the extended pouch results in some slightly unusual profiles:
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| The extended pouch in this Tulio brief resulted with this model's package ending up in a somewhat unusual, almost golf-club like shape. | Ergowear MAX Light Thong
The "bird beak" results of this particular model wearing the Ergowear jock. |
| Enhancement Pouch Underwear: Who they're for |
You care more about shape than lift in your underwear, you want an extreme profile and look to your package and you like variety of style, fabric and color in your underwear cuts. You like to show-off your assets and want to be seen and noticed. You can pull off the extended pouch look with your endowment and can properly fill out the package shape.
| Enhancement Pouch Underwear Manufacturers and Where To Buy |
| Designer/Manufacturer | Cuts and Price | Where To Buy |
| Obviously Underwear www.obviously.com.au  Notes
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Jock Approximately $25  Thong Approximately $25  Low Rise Brief Approximately $26  Low Rise Trunk Approximately $29  Brief Approximately $26  Boxerbrief Approximately $29  |
Official Obviously Underwear Web Store shopping.obviously.com.au International Jock (Obviously Underwear product page) www.internationaljock.com Global Guys Gear (Obviously Underwear product Page) www.globalguysgear.com Dead Good Undies (Obviously Underwear product page) www.deadgoodundies.com |
| Gregg Homme www.GreggHomme.ca  Notes
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Thong Approximately $29  Brief Approximately $35  |
Wyzman (Gregg Homme product page) www.wyzman.com ABCUnderwear (Gregg Homme product page) www.abcunderwear.com Erogenos (Gregg Homme product page) www.erogenos.com Skiviez (Gregg Homme product page) www.skiviez.com Mensuas (Gregg Homme product page) www.mensuas.com |
| CockSox www.cocksox.com  Notes
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(styles and colors vary) G-String Approximately $16.50  Thong Approximately $16.50  Bikini Brief Approximately $16.50  Low Rise Brief Approximately $19  Boxerbrief Approximately $22  |
Official Cocksox Web Store www.cocksox.com 10Percent (Cocksox product page) www.10percent.com International Jock (Cocksox product page) www.internationaljock.com Fully Briefs (Cocksox product page) www.fbonme.com |
| Ergowear www.ErgoWear.com  Notes
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(styles and prices vary) Jock $21  Thong $21  Sport Brief $21  Bikini Brief $21  Low Rise Brief $23  Squarecut Approximately $29  Trunk $27  |
Official Ergowear Web Store www.ergowear.com International Jock (Ergowear product page) www.internationaljock.com Dead Good Undies (Ergowear product page) www.deadgoodundies.com Moda Audaci (Ergowear product page) www.moda-audaci.com |
| Undergear www.Undergear.com  |
Thong $13  Brief $15  |
Official Undergear Website (product page) www.undergear.com |
| Andrew Christian www.andrewchristian.com |
Low Rise Brief $27  Low Rise Brief $29  |
Official Andrew Christian Online Store www.andrewchristianshop.com IWantPants.com (product page) www.iwantpants.com Erogenos (Andrew Christian product page) www.erogenos.com MensUnderwearClub (Andrew Christian product page) www.mensunderwearclub.com 10Percent.com (Andrew Christian product page) www.10percent.com NuWear (product page) www.nuwear.com Wyzman (product page) www.wyzman.com |
| N2N Bodywear www.n2nbodywear.com  Notes
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G-String $15  Thong $16  Bikni Brief $18  Sport Brief $15  Low Rise Brief $18  Trunk $21  |
N2N Bodywear Official Web Store (N2N Tropic product page) |
Tulio Underwear  Notes
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(styles and prices vary) Jock $18  Low Rise Brief $21  Trunk $25  |
International Jock (Tulio product page) |
| Pulse Underwear www.PulseUnderwear.com  Notes
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Jock $24  Thong $26  Brief $24  Squarecut $25  |
Official Pulse Underwear Web Store (product page) www.pulseunderwear.com Erogenos (Pulse Underwear product page) www.erogenos.com Undergear (Pulse Underwear product page) www.undergear.com MensUnderwearClub (Pulse Underwear product page) www.mensunderwearclub.com NuWear (Pulse Underwear product page) www.nuwear.com |
| Joe Snyder www.joesnyder.com  Notes
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Thong $21  Bikini Brief $21  Brief $24  |
Official Joe Snyder Web Store (product page) www.joesnyder.com International Jock (Joe Snyder product page) www.internationaljock.com Skiviez (Joe Snyder product page) www.skiviez.com FreshPair (Joe Snyder product page) www.freshpair.com NuWear (Joe Snyder product page) www.nuwear.com Men's Underwear Store (Joe Snyder product page) www.mensunderwearstore.com Erogenos (Joe Snyder product page) www.erogenos.com Undergear (Joe Snyder product page) www.undergear.com MensUnderwearClub (Joe Snyder product page) www.mensunderwearclub.com NuWear (Joe Snyder product page) www.nuwear.com |
| Padded Underwear |
Padded underwear seems to be marketed and talked about a lot less frequently than other types of enhancing underwear. Perhaps there's an extra "taboo" or implied sense of embarrassment in going that one step further to using padding to enhance your profile. I personally think guys should be happy to try out any kind of underwear and enjoy whatever level or type of enhancement they want to see. Padded underwear is less common compared to the other enhancement techniques with the premiere designer and manufacturer being Gregg Homme with their complete line of "Push-Up" padded underwear ranging from thongs to boxerbriefs. The Padding is achieved with an interior pocket where a foam shaped insert can be slipped in which provides extra contouring and shaping to your package making things seem bigger and more rounded. Because the padding is going to create a somewhat "smoothed" look to your anatomy it's going to reveal itself as a form of enhancement more readily than some of the other options featured in this article. The upside to padded underwear is that it's very comfortable and easy to wear for all-day activities. Other labels including Undergear and Go Softwear have sewn padding into the pouches of the underwear designs which makes going without the enhancement not an option.
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| Example diagram of a padded insert providing extra dimension and shape to an underwear pouch. | Gregg Homme Push Up Brief www.gregg.ca This is an example of a padded brief from Gregg Homme. |
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| Gregg Homme push-up padded jock with shaped foam insert removed from interior pocket. |
| Padded Underwear: Who they're for |
You want all-day visual enhancement under clothes and won't be seen wearing in your underwear by anyone who you don't want to know you're getting and extra boost. You want to have the look of a fuller package that is still supportive, shaping and suitable for a variety of activities.
| Padded Underwear Manufacturers and Where To Buy |
| Designer/Manufacturer | Cuts and Price | Where To Buy |
| Gregg Homme www.GreggHomme.ca Notes
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Thong Approximately $29  Jock Approximately $30  Brief Approximately $35  Trunk Approximately $37  Trunk Approximately $35  |
International Jock (Gregg Homme product page) www.internationaljock.com Wyzman (Gregg Homme product page) www.wyzman.com Undergear (Gregg Homme product page) www.undergear.com ABCUnderwear (Gregg Homme product page) www.abcunderwear.com Skiviez (Gregg Homme product page) www.skiviez.com |
| Undergear www.Undergear.com |
Trunk Approximately $25  |
Official Undergear Website (product page) www.undergear.com |
| Go Softwear www.GoSoftwear.com |
Jock $19  Low Rise Brief $30  |
Official Go Softwear Store www.gosoftwear.com International Jock (Go Softwear product page) www.internationaljock.com FreshPair (Go Softwear product page) www.freshpair.com Undergear (Go Softwear product page) www.undergear.com ABCUnderwear (Go Softwear product page) www.abcunderwear.com NuWear (Go Softwear product page) www.nuwear.com |
| Kiniki www.kiniki.com  |
Brief Approximately $19  |
Official Kiniki Web Store (product page) www.kiniki.com |
| Prevail Sport www.prevailsport.com  |
Thong $22  |
Official Prevail Sport Web Store (product page) prevail-store.stores.yahoo.net |
| Conclusion |
If there's one thing that the process of researching and tracking down this exhaustive inventory taught me it's that there are now a plethora of options for men who are looking for ways to enhance their profile. It's amazing to see how many options their are on the market today compared to just 5 years ago. Slings, rings, straps, snaps, pockets, pouches and padding are all available in a variety of colors, fabrics and styles. Clearly men's underwear is coming into its own as a fashion item and I can only imagine it getting more interesting and more fun down the road. I hope this guide has been interesting and perhaps useful for your underwear purchasing adventures and thanks for reading!
Posted by Underwear Guy at 2/21/2009 11:39 PM 
Categories: editorial,Men's Underwear,Guide
Tags: Men's Underwear Obviously Underwear AussieBum California Muscle C-Ring Tulio Power Pouch Padded Underwear CockSox Wonderjock Calvin Klein
Categories: editorial,Men's Underwear,Guide
Tags: Men's Underwear Obviously Underwear AussieBum California Muscle C-Ring Tulio Power Pouch Padded Underwear CockSox Wonderjock Calvin Klein
I am surprised that you left out the Joe Snyder bulge. I wear those all the time and love them.
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Hello Len, thanks for commenting. You are absolutely right, it completely slipped my mind to include the Joe Snyder Bulge line as well as the N2N Bodywear Tropic line. I have just updated this entry to include those two important underwear labels under the enhancing pouch category.
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great blog entry very informative. Most of these designs i wouldnt go for apart from the enhancing pouch stuff. Those pulse briefs look the biz will defo try those.
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This article was great! In fact, I just bought a pair of Obviously briefs. But what about enhancing underwear that affects more than just a guy's crotch? Like Andrew Christian's or Calvin Klein's new models that enhance a guy's backside?
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Hello Preston, thanks for reading and for commenting. I did indeed consider whether or not I would include the *other* kind of enhancement out there: butt lifters, butt padding, etc. and decided that it would make more sense to include coverage of that category of underwear into a separate article. So even though my decision was to focus on "bulge" enhancers-I will definitely work to include more info on butt enhancement underwear in the future!
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Wow!
What an extensive review!
You have really done (and I trust enjoyed) your homework.
And the winner is . . .
from this reader, at least --
a tie between CockSox and Ergowear --
with the number one factor being comfort!
These brands provide the right design to provide comfort.
I even sleep in mine (after decades of no sleepwear). I find I am more comfortable being slightly supported, and without skin touching skin.
Thanks for your in-depth review for our enlightenment, information, and enjoyment.
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The Obviously brand is a big winner with me, not only for the pouch design, but also the micro modal fabric being a single layer. During the hot summer months this design breathes away and wicks the moisture so that the groin area is not damp or wet. Prickly heat or a rash developing is non existent compared to cotton or cotton blends.
The enhanced profile for me is more obvious with shorts than with jeans or khakis.
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I loved your article on male enhancing underwear.I have never worn a cock-ring but always wanted to show 'what I have got'. Then I saw some pics of supporters to wear under your undies...and thought....why wear 2 items. So....I bought some wide tape and elastics, and then, using your pics, I sewed into my thongs and g-strings my own built-in cockring. The result was fabulous. I live in Thailand and spend a lot of time on the beach. I now have over 25 thongs and g-strings and have modified them in line with your designs. This has saved me an enormous amount of money and still have a thong or g-string for every day of the month. And the reaction from everyone on the beach has been very positive with all kinds of offers and comments. Suddenly I have become Mr Big Packet..........so your article was superb.
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Greate review on male enhancing underwear.Helped me a lot to understand the different technics.However,I still miss one type of enhancement garment,which has not really been developped jet?!For those guys who don't wear their penis downwards,but upwards,especially those who are erected several times a day,it would be most comfortable to have an underwear design related to the fabric c-ring panel.Only one important difference:the pouch should be slimer,tighter and closed at the upper end and the sides to prevent your shaft from slipping out of the top of your pants.This should be possible to be manufacture easyly and would make a man feel so much more secured.If I had thongs,briefs and especially swimwear with this kind of sleeve pouch I need not worry about an erection at the beach or pool anymore,because the support and design of the garment would account for it,secure it and show what you want to show,whether erected or not.Simply a perfect fit all the time.So if anyone who reads this can give me hint where to find such garments please let me know.
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Try to Google King Style underwear i think International Jock has them.
Also Koala has quite a few shaft up suits as dies Dore. Mike
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What a excellent post. My experience with the Cin2 sling was not a great one. Either the button was falling out or the sling was cutting off circulation. The new aussiebums look more interesting
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After another review of this blog, I ordered the Andrew Christian version of enhanced briefs. I liked the pair I got and am now wearing, that I ordered another 6 pair.
The pouch and support affect is just what I needed. Thanks for doing this evaluation !
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There may also be some non-North America brands that are doing this also ... ordered from anywhere on the Web. UNICO comes to mind ...
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I found the Aussiebum Wonderjock to be too confining and the pouch way too small. Other brands I own such as the C-In2 w/Sling, Andrew Christian Show-It, Obviously, and Tulio were much more enhancing than the wonderjock. It held everything too tight and to the body.
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Great review...very thorough. The aussiebum and cin2 strap/ring look interesting.
I agree that regular underwear kind of flattens everything. I want something that really pushes things up and out, including my balls, to make my package as visible as possible. The review is good..but I wonder if you or anyone had any more recommendations or feedback. thx.
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Thank you for the info and the manner in which it is presented. Mature and informative. Going to get some Calvins. I do however wish that you sold some type of contour cup to put in your briefs for photography or listed a link from which to buy one.
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Great reviews. Ive got the c-ring support cin2 briefs and also the wonderjock. i find the wonderjock..although I bought size xl to be to restrictive and my "package" perhaps it is larger than average will not fit in the pouch at all!!!! very good reviews here though
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Great article. I have used as a reference on my page on profile enhancing underwear for men. Keep up the good work!
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Maybe you can add "ES Collection" in the 'padded' section. They have a padded line called 'pack-up', which is also available in swimwear (nice for those of us that like wearing a speedo but dislike shrinkage in cold water
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Very interesting article! But I've been trying to find ways for years to keep my package from being too obvious when I wear my speedo in mixed company. Padding and enhancement is about the last thing I need. But it was fun reading!
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