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Here it is! The Valentine’s Gift Guide! We hope you enjoy a few pairs we have selected for the guide.
Mundo Unico
Style: Boy Brief Ardilla
Cost: $20.00
This is a really different pair for Valentine’s Day. Its a pair you can wear year round! The plaid design accents the amazing pouch Unico is known for doing. You don’t often see plaid in men’s underwear but I think this really works and would be a great pair to wear out for your date on Valentines Day!
Just Us Boyz
Style: Red Hip Brief with Black Stitch
Cost: $15.00
Red underwear is a staple to wear on Valentine’s day. Just Us Boyz has a hip brief that is perfect for the brief lover. Valentine’s is for love and these will show your love! They are made from 100% cotton and has a reinforced crotch for an enhancing effect!
 Marc Ouest
Style: Kiss’em
Price $22.95
Marc Ouest has a really sexy pair called Kiss’em. It’s a sheer brief with a pair of sequin lips on the crotch. It is truly a pair made for Valentine’s Day. They live up to the super sexy reputation of Marc Ouest. They are known for using mesh and making some of the sexiest underwear around. They are perfect for the night out on the town with that special someone! I don’t think you can loose with these on!
aussieBum
Style: Celebrate Brief Admire
Cost: $25.88
Leave it to aussieBum to do something different for Valentines Day! They have created a brief with bunnies doing it on! It may sound strange but I have to say it’s one of my favorites for Valentine’s day! This pair is also in red. They have other pairs just that are just for Valentines day. Including some boxers and trunks!
Piss & Vinegar
Style: I Love Boys Brief
Cost: $15.00
Piss & Vinegar came out with a whole “I Love” line. Those include Jesus, Buddha and two pairs perfect for Valentine’s Day. Those are “I Love Boys” and “I Love Girls.” So you may want one or maybe you need both, we are not one to judge! Comfy undies are the most important thing to us.
 Cocksox
Style: Frisky Collection Mesh Brief
Cost: $28.00
Are you very daring on Valentines day? If so you need to check out the Mesh Brief from Cocksox. It has the traditional pouch that really shows off what you have under any pants. Then it is totally see through, meaning there is no panel in the front and when your pants come off, it’s all there for you to see! So wear them if you dare!
Tribe Underwear
Style: Red Devore
Cost: $65.00 AUS
The sexy trend of the guide continues with Tribe. The Red Devore trunk is designed to entice with a hint of Transparency, this Devore fabric ( Velvet pattern on a mesh background) is incredibly soft to the touch and feels amazing on the body – Lined in 100% natural Modal. Available in Red or Black.
Baskit
Style: Contrast Low-rise Trunk
Cost: $18.00
We didn’t want to leave trunk and boxer brief fans out of the guide. Baskit makes this really great trunk from it’s Low-Rise collection. It is available in many other colors, but the red is just perfect for Valentine’s Day! It’s Chinese Red with a Black Waistband! Check out all the other colors on the Baskit Website
BumGear from Underwear Station
Style: Mesh Boxer
Cost: $28.00
Maybe you don’t want to go all red, but you want something super sexy. Then Underwear Station has you covered, or in this case maybe a little uncovered. The BumGear mesh boxer is another completely see through pair. We are sure if you wear them on Valentine’s Day, it won’t be on long after dinner!
Male Power
Style: Trunk
Cost: $17.00
Male Power is one of the new companies in the guide. They make some really fun pairs! They use many different fabrics and styles. We chose the more traditional of the bunch. It is something you can wear for every day and not just special occasions. If you want some of the more risque you need to check out their site. Either way you go, we think you will enjoy what you buy!
We have to thanks Gary and all the guys at NorCalBodz for doing an amazing job! We love them and appreciate all the hard work they do! Our next guide will be swimwear! It will be out early to mid May! Just in time for summer and Memorial Day!
Note: This post has been updated, we inadvertently left out Marc Ouest from the Original Post. We apologize to them for this oversight on our part. They were one of the first companies to send us underwear and we appreciate all their help with our site and guides. They are an awesome company and makers of some sexy undies!
Here are your Sales Briefs for Today:
- 10 Percent.com is letting you prebook the best selling low-rise mesh brief from Rufskin. THe pari is updated and now available in black and white. The undies will be shipping February 15th!
- Fresh Pair.com has a trend alert! Keep your underwear drawer updated with five must haves in undies today. Heavy Metal, All REd, Back to basics, South of the boarder and super size. While you shop these trends you can save $10, $25 and $50 off your oder when you buy the minimum amour and use codes LOVE10, LOVE25 and LOVE50
- His Room has the new line from 2(x)ist, the Surf Collection. You can get the fresh bold colors in No Show Trunk, No Show Brief and Sports brief. Check out the line and see the really great colors!
- Below the Belt has 20 new styles of Swimwear and Denim from Rufskin. Don’t miss out on the great new items and there is free delivery Anywhere in Australia.
- NuWear is having a HUGE sale. They are giving you up to 65% off Private Structure! You can choose from over 28 styles. LImited quantities are available, so make sure you order yours now!
- 10 Percent.com now has the Pulse Underwear Sock Jock! You can preorder yours today. If you buy 3 or more & take 10% off! The jock is available with a 70′s sock with a “c” ring! Check out the great designs!
- Wyzman now has the entire Obviously line in stock. You can choose from many of the great styles from the Contrast, Sinuous or Basic lines. We have reviewed them and they give you a great pouch design that wills support you all day!
- C-IN2U is giving you you something extra. They are giving you 30% off all slings for one week only. You can save until February 12th. The slings have a support built in to give you something extra!
- James Tudor is giving you the Fall Front Brief for only £18. It was previously £23. The ones on al are in black, white, sky and pink. They are great briefs we have reviewed and we think you will like them.
- Malebasics is sharing the love with 25% off all Malebasics Lingerie. If you like something lacy and see through then this collection is for you. Make sure you go use code LOVE when you check out. If you are even curious check out the line!
- Global Guys Gear now has LASC in the Brisbane! If you aren’t a fan of them on Facebook you should join they are giving away $50 voucher everyday, make sure you see their Facebook fan page for more details!
- UnderGear is continuing their Winter Sale! You can save up to 65% off select items. New items have just been added to the sale. While there check out some of the Valentines Gift suggestions. We are sure you can find something fun!
- Skiviez has the new 2(x)ist Surf Collection in stock! But, that’s not all they also have the new Calvin Klein X in Cotton & MIcro in stock now. Skiviez always has some of the newest undies in stock!
- Aboystore is now carrying one of our favorites Sweat Under Gear, 4 Boys Gear and Bumgear! All really fun companies. Sweat is known for its classical styling. 4Boys is known for their new take on undies and BumGear is some really sexy mesh just in time for Valentines day!
The folks over at His Trunks is giving UNB readers a discount code! If you use UNB25 and you can save 25% off your entire order! But hurry they are 2/14/10! We appreciate them doing this for us! While you are there check out the BumGear they have in stock. They would make a perfect Valentine’s pair for yourself or that special man!
Here are your Sales Briefs for today!
- That’s right… His Trunks is the only online retailer in the United States to sell 2eros. What does this mean? If you want these hot, sexy undies in time for valentine’s day you have to order them from us. 2eros are made by an Australian designer named Jason Hoeung, he created 2eros t0 differentiate itself from other labels by consistently delivering quality, unique and eye catching designs, suited for the man who revels the attention of onlookers. The name ‘2eros’ can be read in two ways, either as ‘Zeros’ or ‘To Eros’. ‘Zeros’ symbolises the two circles within the 2EROS logo, which visually represents the male assets. Alternatively, Eros, the Greek god of lust and love, symbolically represents sex, male virility and passion. As a result, ‘To Eros’ can also mean ‘to the god of love’. This means 2eros is the perfect gift for that special someone in your life! His Trunks has the brief, and trunk style lineup’s available now! Check out the hot six colors priced from $23.95 to $25.95 USD each. Don’t forget about this His Trunks discount code “2eros” to receive 15% off your oder. The discount code makes the cost of the briefs only $20.36 and the trunks only $22.06. This sale last until valentine’s day, so get yours while they last!
- The new HOM Snake Thong has arrived at Giggleberries and is part of HOM’s spring/summer 2010 collection. This thong is specifically from HOM’s Temptations range for 2010 and is made from a light soft fabric, similar to that of its popular Plume string and is laminated to produce a snake skin pattern to it with a sexy and glamorous shiny effect to it. HOM’s Intimate Temptations range is capitalizing on the desire for masculine underwear that offers more colour and shine in order to fight an overall gloomy environment. Consequently, HOM are offering products that are colourful, dazzling and offer a chic shimmer on the skin. The HOM Snake thong does exactly this and plays the ‘angel and devil’ approach to sexy men’s underwear with a classic thong back that enhances the masculine silhouette with uncompromising quality and style. Available from Giggleberries for only £18.00 and includes FREE UK Delivery. Buy Now whilst stocks last.
- Malestrom has you ready for Summer! They have over 25 styles of Tulio swimwear in stock and ready to go. They are some really fun and colorful styles for you to choose from! Tulio You can definitely show off that body you have worked so hard to get over the winter!
- DT Clothes is having a sale on all it’s Original Vac-Pac Undies. They have a lot for you to choose from. Check out the entire line at their site.
- Skiviez is giving you 20% off your order so you can get your Heart On for Valentines day. You must spend $30 or more and enter code VDAY20 at check out. This offer is good until February 10, 2010! Check out all the gift ideas or maybe gets me for yourself.
- Below the Belt has enhancing swimmer in stock. You can get the Andrew Christian Almost Naked and Show-it lines in Australia! if you buy two pairs or more you get a $20 AUS voucher! This sale end February 5, 2010. Get both great styles with out any straps, cups or padding.
- His Trunks is giving you 25% off your order using code VDAY25. That means you can get some great deals on some of the undies we have reported on, or you can pre order new undies from BumGear, LASC & Piss & Vinegar! This sale ends 2/14/2010
Here are the Sales Breifs:
- 10 Percent.com is giving you 10% off support and enhancement styles. They include Andrew Christian, Gregg Homme, Joe Snyder, Extreme Collection, Gia, Rufskin, Bodytech and Sculptees. The sale ends Jan. 23rd!
- Mensuas is having a warehouse moving sale. You can save up to 80% off selected items. 40% off all Unico Underwear, 15% off all Speedo and a lot more is on sale. Check out all the deals at their site
- Dead Good Undies has new Sloggi and HOM in stock. They have the new Sloggi Madison, available in short and brief. Then they have the new HOM Black Addict Deep hipster UP! They also have some great micro, maxi and the e.Go hipster! Check out all the HOM.
- Planet Undies has four new amazing brands they are now selling. Barcode, Schultz, Dietz and Bumgear. Barcode as we profileed has some great jocks. Schultz does really great low rise briefs with great sayings on them. BumGear is for you if you love sheer or mesh underwear and Dietz has some really body conscious fun styles you will love.
- Wyzman has Candyman Underwear. They have them just in time for Valentines Day. They are a mix of underwear and costumes. You can get a cowboy, prisoner, maid and more. As they say “its created for the playful side of your ego..”
- His Room is giving you 25% off Man Silk. Which is prefect for Valentines day coming up. You can get some silk boxer or something else made of silk. You can also still check out the sell on Obviously and you get your money back if you don’t like them.
- Cocksox is giving you 10 to 30% off the Cocksox range from now till Midnight February 1st, this is in honor of Australia Day. On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip arrived in Australia with a bunch of ships full of horny convicts and sailors who hadn’t touched dry land or alcohol for months. They got ashore, tapped the kegs and got seriously hammered at Sydney’s first beach party. What a way to start a country! To keep the convict party spirit alive, we’re celebrating our nation’s founding by giving you the chance to RIP US OFF! That’s right! We’ve ripped 10 – 30% off prices across the Cocksox® range so you can get your own Australia Day Party seriously started.
- UnderGear is continuing their Winter Sale. Saving have been 50% and now they are giving you up to 60% off! The new reductions have been taken. While you are there you can still get a Calendar, the 12 Months of Perfection if you spend $50 or more!
- Are you a fan of C-IN2. Do you need to stock up? If so if you buy 6 pairs you get two pairs free. You can buy any of the great styles they have, but know the free styles are chosen by random by CIN2U. The sale ends January 29, 2010.
- NuWear is having a BIG SALE. You can save up to 50% off selected items from Triple XXX, JM, N2N Bodywear, C-IN2, Male Power, Punto Blanco, Go Softwear, Gonch Gonch and Greg Homme. You can choose some of the best styles.
There have been some really great trends in men’s underwear this past year. I think we saw a few changes to the men’s underwear market that will have an impact on the future. It was sort of a break out year, meaning more companies took chances by stepping outside the box. To me, that is a very good thing. There is nothing worse than going back to the 90′s of the white/grey/black period. This year, some of the more interesting trends were enhancing, pink, and mesh, and the break-out of Australian companies.
ENHANCING
I think the first trend of the year was enhancing underwear. I noticed it at the end of 2008 and then a wave of companies came out with new styles that either enhanced the front or the back. Andrew Christian really embraced this with both the Flashback and Show-it lines. This proved to be a good decision as these two styles were constantly sold out this past year, making them the best selling enhancement underwear of the year.
That is not to say others didn’t produce other enhancement underwear styles. Proof of this is, if you take a look at the International Jock website, you will see an entire section dedicated to enhancing underwear. This fact alone tells you we have a big shift in the design of underwear. The companies that seem to focus on enhancing are Tulio, Ergowear, Obviously, Joe Snyder, Calvin Klein, C-IN2, Cocksox, and many more!
When I first saw enhancing underwear, I was a little skeptical. I wasn’t sure this would take off, but it did and in a big way. Pardon the pun! When we spoke to Sean Ashby at AussieBum, he noted that many of the buyers of the enhancing styles were straight guys. They wanted to take what they have and make it seem bigger! I thought for sure it would have been more the gay male population that wanted this enhancing technology, but without regard to sexuality, enhancing has changed the face of men’s underwear and will be around for a long time to come.
 
PINK
Next trend that seemed to take off is pink. We wrote in an article a while back that pink is the new black. I think pink is a great color for men’s underwear. I know there are a lot of you out there saying, “I would NEVER wear pink underwear!” The reason I like it and think it took off the way it did is it’s simply that…unexpected! When you think of men’s underwear, you think of blues, reds, whites, and other bold masculine colors. You don’t think of something as pink or pastel being quite manly enough. Pink, however, came into its own last in 2009.
The trend started a few years back with Baskit‘s Pink Jock. It then sort of disappeared and then returned strong this year. There were two companies I really noticed that used pink, being Timoteo and C-IN2. Timoteo used pink in its low rise briefs and jockstrap. Both were equally as hot where as C-IN2 used pink in its own line. They created the Prime line containing briefs, trunks, and t-shirts, all in pink. Both styles are still available.
Will pink live on this next year? I think pink will stick around but I don’t think it will be as big as in 2009. I think the release of pink will make way for many other colors never before thought of for men’s underwear.
MESH
The next trend is Mesh. Granted, mesh can look cheap, but many companies made it very sexy and fun this year. I have seen mesh, over the years in the back of a magazine (yes I’m dating myself), and it never really looked comfortable. They were the kind designed to be taken off, if you know what I mean. This is not the case of the new mesh underwear of today. They are designed for comfort and sex appeal.
Mesh really made it mainstream this year with companies such as Andrew Christian, Go Softwear, and Aussiebum creating various styles. This year also brought new players into the underwear business. BumGear is a line that has mostly mesh underwear that is fun and creative. The best thing I like about BumGear is they are very colorful. Most mesh I have seen in the past has been plain black or white. I love that BumGear has put thought into colors and focuses on different styles.
If you didn’t hear our podcast with AussieBum, they created their mesh pair as a way of getting a certain model to wear them. They weren’t serious about producing them, but after they had the model try them on, they were on to something and decided to create it as a line.
Mesh, I believe, will continue to be strong into 2010. The mesh segment mainly came into its own at the end of 2009. More and more companies are releasing them and I hope we continue to see bold and creative styles.
AUSTRALIAN UNDERWEAR
I think of this year as the break out year for Australian underwear companies. We are all familiar with AussieBum. The company has been around for ten years and has created an image of a fashion forward company. They never stand still and something new is always coming out. One thing I predict for AussieBum is they are soon to be a major player in the US market, if not already. I think they currently have an influence on some designs, but that influence is going to grow. If they were able to land a major department store to be the exclusive retailer, such as Macy’s, Bloomingdales, or Nordstrom, they would take off even greater and obtain a larger market share.
AussieBum is not the only company we saw out of Australia. The other ones that seem to be growing are Tribe, Obviously, and Cocksox. I know there are even more underwear companies in Australia, but these are the ones making it into the world market. Cocksox is one of our favorites here at UNB. As you know, I love undies with a good pouch and that is what Cocksox is known for supplying, hence the name. Everything I have tried from them has been awesome. They make great undies that fit a guy as underwear should.
The next company is Tribe. They are stepping outside the box of traditional underwear. They are doing mesh, patterns, and different fabrics. They are relatively new and I think we will see more from them in the next few years.
Last, but certainly and never least is Obviously. Obviously is another one with a great pouch. When I first tried them, I wasn’t sure what I thought. After wearing them for a day, I greatly appreciated their ergonomic design and unbelievable support.
All three companies aren’t afraid to do things differently in the areas of style, colors, and pouch design. They have an audience that is willing to do new things. We, in America, seem to have buyers who settle with functionality of underwear instead of fashion. They need underwear and get the most inexpensive brands to do the job. Times, however, are changing! I know many guys in the states who have ordered all three brands and had them shipped. Obviously now has American distributors such as International Jock and a few other sites. Stay tuned and we will see more Australian companies emerge and I think all three mentioned will get much bigger on the world market and not only in the states.
These are only a few trends of the year. I would love to hear what you guys thought were big trends for 2009. What do you think we missed or overlooked? I didn’t want the article to be too long so I just picked four! There are so many more we could have chosen!
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The Launch jocks are not only a good looking sexy jockstrap, they’re comfortable as well. We have the new jocks in both red and turquoise and come in one size that covers a 28 to 38 inch waist spread.
As to be expected, our fearless model Mardi demonstrates how the C Ring works on our site. As also to be expected the final photo is not safe for work.
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PULSE STRETCH MESH JOCKS BACK IN STOCK
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Erogenos has new exciting swimwear items from 3G (Gregg Homme) and BumGear. They are perfect for those taking holiday vacations or for those lucky enough to be in summer this time of year.
Also for ALL orders above $75.00, we will offer FREE SHIPPING through Monday 12/14.
New 3G Olympia Swimwear Collection
Check out new items from the popular 3G Collection. The swimwear is sexy, stylish, and masculine. We love the sporty look and attention to detail which is a trademark of Gregg Homme and their 3G brand as well.
New BumGear Swim Collection
They have just added the BumGear Swim Collection which we are sure will be a big hit. The items are low rise, sexy, and stylish. We love the color combinations, mesh design elements, and contoured fits. We are fully restocked in their mesh underwear collection items as well.
Holiday Offer – Free Shipping on orders > $75.00
Also they will be offering FREE SHIPPING on orders > $75.00 through midnight on MONDAY DECEMBER 14th. First Class International and USPS Priority Mail categories apply.
NuWear wants you to Say goodbye to your boring undies! You can do that with the new swimwear and underwear from BumGear! They are very fun and sometimes see through! They have some great swimwear and revealing undies! Check out the line, and NuWear now takes PayPal for orders
Do you like really sexy and mesh underwear? If so then check out BumGear now at Wyzman! BumGear is known for its high quality mesh, vibrant colors and HUGE pouch. If you want to take a risk and show off your style then BumGear is for you!
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