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We wanted to give you a quick update on the site and also what we saw in Magic/Curve. We will have a lot more info for you over the next few weeks. Including more videos like we did last time. Stay tuned!

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Hey guys. I’m back and recovering from the trip to Vegas for both shows! It was a little smaller then the past ones I have been too, but it was still a great trip. I met with a lot of brands and saw all the new collections coming out. They inlcude, Andrew Christian, Baskit, Joe Snyder, Gigo, Gregg Homme, Boy Rio, Frank Dandy, JM, Junkunder Jeans, Cleaver, Unico and more.

We do have more videos we will be editing and putting out this week. They will be posted here on the site and on our YouTube channel. They were fun to do and we hope you enjoy them as much as the ones we did in August.

Lastly we are going to do in depth write ups on the new lines. Those will be up over the next few weeks. So stay tuned for more info!


There is no doubt that a well chosen pair of underwear can add quite a bit of panache to your look. The colors, the contours, and the style definitely bring out your manly charm. However, some underwear go above and beyond when it comes to enhancing your allure. To the applause of all the men who are built like a board, as in flat as, and the guys who are just never satisfied with their outline some underwear comes designed to enhance your form.

First off we have the pad fad. Undergear, Gregg Homme, Go Softwear and others have created underwear with padding. Sometimes removable and in just the right places, it can give your silhouette a fuller shapelier look. Some guys feel they need help with their rear view so designers have added two round pads strategically placed over each glut to give men that oh so sought after bubble butt look. Other men are looking to boost their protuberance with “Bulge Enhancing” underwear. Gregg Homme has even come up with a “push up” boxer brief with a removable foam pad that fits into a front pocket almost like a cup.

There are other ways to perk up that pouch. Cocksox and DMK Designs have bulge enhancing attire designed so that the front pouch creates a free space for a mans package to protrude without confinement. Another option for getting that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in between the front pockets is a “c-ring”. In terms of underwear, this is a ring usually made of a soft fabric or elastic which wraps around your genitals and lightly pulls them up giving you a fuller appearance. This can be worn on its own under any pair of underwear or some designs come with it built in. Go Softwear, N2N, Pulse Underwear from International Jock and Priape Wear all have products with a c-ring built in.

Go SoftwearCocksox CX01Gregg Homme

Another option is compression. Spanx now offers a men’s line of under shirts, briefs, and boxer briefs. The concept here is a material that compresses in areas we want contained, such as our stomachs, and releases in areas we want to jut out, such as the crotch and seat. As they say “butt pockets lift your seat”. Under Armour, Reebok, Nike and other athletic brands also use this compression technique to give support to areas calling for it during times of high activity. However these designs can also be worn by men who are looking to contract rather than expand their assets.

Men have many options to use underwear to enhance their physiques. Is it a good thing for guys to be doing? Yes, no, maybe… I am not going to tell you. I can see pros and cons to it. First, lets look at the cons. It’s a lot healthier for us as men to be comfortable with our bodies and have a self love that can see past what we perceive to be flaws. If these enhancers are bought to hide imagined imperfections from ourselves, the real problem is just being masked not solved. You’re beautiful the way you are men! This pursuit of perfection could create an unhealthy even dangerous negative body image especially for our young men. Another thing to consider is if your plan is to attract someone to you by luring them in with “falsies” there will always be that moment they find out the truth. It’s much better to find someone who wants you for you not the sock down your shorts.

On the other hand, there are pros to shape enhancing underwear. First off, let’s be realistic, these are simply enhancers not miracle makers. A thin foam pad on your butt or a ring around your groin under your jeans is not going to turn you into an Adonis. These products give you a slight enhancement of the goods you already have. That being said it’s often more of a confidence boost for the wearer. When we buy any hot pair of stylish underwear it’s more for ourselves than anyone else anyway. Knowing you have a great pair of underwear on under your outfit is definitely a confidence booster. So if these shape enhancers do that for you, rock on with your bad self and don’t let anyone put you down. And just because a man has shape enhancers it doesn’t mean that he has any negative body image about himself. In fact, it may be because this guy is so happy and confident with his body, he wants to show it off any way he can. So he is wearing these underpants to enhance his beautiful self. Let’s be honest…we all “enhance” ourselves. Would we say a man who puts gel in his hair is trying to hide the natural look of his hair? Or, when a man grooms his body hair is he ashamed of his appearance? We all do what we need to do to make ourselves look our best. That is a healthy sign that we do care about and are pleased with ourselves.  Of course, another pro for these shape enhancers is that some of them look and feel amazing! They come in some great styles and comfortable fabrics. So if these underwear give you that boost in confidence and extra edge to make you the best man you can be, go for it. So to all you gorgeous men (that’s all of you), shape enhancers can give you the opportunity to feel your prettiest and highlight the stunning man curves you possess!

Hey guys! We are back covering Magic and Curve! Both are really great shows that showcase the newest lines in men’s underwear! We are going to be meeting with; Andrew Christian, JM, Gregg Homme, Frank Dandy, Joe Snyder, Intymen, Baskit, Unico, Skmpeez, Timoteo, Go Softwear, and a lot more! I can’t remember all of them off the top of my head. Starting today you can see tweets and facebook updates live from the shows! Other things you can see coming up:

  • Videos from most major brands, and some new ones!
  • In depth write ups about the lines we see.
  • Models and model interviews!
  • And a lot more!

We really have fun at Curve/Magic and look forward to writing it all up for you. This year we are increase our coverage and really let you know what is coming out soon from your favorite brands!

The Vanish collection is the newest ‘Super Low-Rise’ swimwear from 2EROS. Designed for men that dare to bare more. The contrast black strip meets at the center vanishing point, at the front and the back. Making your assets the focus of the collection. This sleek collection has simple lines with front lining and internal drawstring.

Their Valentines day sale is still on for a limited time. Take advantage of the savings today. Visit the sales page for more details.

We were contacted by Diego Barberi last month.  They are a new company out of Switzerland.  Here is what they sent us:

“We are four friends from Switzerland and Germany. While getting a beer at the “Apres Ski” (-> it´s called, when you get a drink at a bar or pub directly after skiing. It´s very common in Switzerland/ Austria/ Germany) in St. Moritz (Switzerland), we met a really crazy guy called “Diego Barberi”.

Because we loved him and his name immediately, some more beers later we decided: Wouldn’t it be great to create our own underwear label named “Diego Barberi”!? Style, fabric, fitting, quality, comfort… just the way, as we envision a perfect underwear!???

Now, some months later, we really produced our first Diego Barberi – Trunks 🙂 Please check them out here: www.diegobarberi.com

The line right now is a set of trunks, each one featuring a different embroidered design.  I wasn’t expecting that.  The pair I received was the Snow Flake.  As you know, I’m not a big trunk/boxer brief fan, but I always try to keep and open mind.

The box is very cool.  It presents the great photography produced by the company.  They’ve captured their models in the picturesque settings of Switzerland.  They have blown me away with the photography.  When I pulled them out of the package, the first thing I noticed was the embroidered design.  I like that because it will not fade or wear off over time.  The next thing, being the cardboard that underwear is usually wrapped around for packaging, is a post card.  Yes, a real postcard you can mail to your friends.  We take our hats off to you guys for being creative.

I wore them for a day and enjoyed them.  These are the types of trunks I like since they are very form fitting.  I don’t care for trunks that loose their shape.  These moved with me through out the day.  The cotton stretched nicely and with the 5% spandex, it definitely moved well with me.  If you are a trunks fan, you will definitely like these.  They began with a small line and only a few colors but we hope they will grow and we will see more from them.

Fit 4
Materials 5
Construction 5
Look 4.5
Daily Wear 4.5
OVERALL 4.6

These are available in four designs and colors.  The colors are white, red, light blue, and blue.  You can see them all at the Diego Barberi website.  These were furnished for review.

This patented Moisture Wicking Jock features Dry Mesh which dries 4x faster than cotton, doesn’t discolor and virtually eliminated odors. This performance jock keeps you super dry and is perfect for weightlifting, running and most sports. Features masculine styling with a white front and contrasting grey piping along the leg opening. Front center seam has contrasting black stitching.

Features our Anti-Muffin top elastic and the white leg straps are custom woven and super soft elastic with the Andrew Christian name and cross running along the center. The Show It adds the comfy cup to the jock which gently lifts a man’s package adding up to 1.5″ (3.8 cm) onto his frontal measurements.

Features:

  • For Maximum Frontal Support
  • Slim Fit
  • Easy Care Machine Wash, Tumble Dry Low
  • Made in the Andrew Christian Design Studio in Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • 86% Polyester & 14% Cotton
  • Pat # 5888914

Specs:

  • 1 1/4 inch logo elastic waistband
  • 7/8 inch side straps
  • No bottom coverage
  • Soft stretch cotton cup

Regular Price $20.00 – Sale Price w/ Coupon $15.80

21% Off Coupon!

  • Purchase Style: 9167 Dry and Naked Sports Jock w/ Show-It Tech. in the next 48 hours on AndrewChristianShop.com and receive 21% off this style only. Does not apply to any other items.
  • Enter code: 21DNJOCK9167 during checkout for the discount.
  • Offer expires: Feb 13, 2011 at 11:59PM PT. May not be combined with any other coupons or offers. While supplies last. Offer subject to change at any time without notice.

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We all love sales! And Dead Good Undies is having a big sale where you can save up to 80% off!  Here is what they sent:

Get ready for our great deadgoodundies.com sale! Up to 80% off selected styles of underwear, swimwear and T-shirts from some of the best brands in the world like Olaf Benz, Sloggi, HOM, Gregg Homme, MANstore and many, many more.

Go to the Dead Good Undies site to shop!

You know we love giving away undies here at UNB. We love sharing great undies with you guys. Well, Erogenos is doing it as well. Right now every 50th order is FREE. That’s right we said free. Just go over and shop, and you maybe the lucky winner to get your entire order FREE. The first winner was announced last night. The promotion started yesterday and to get the first winner is amazing, so there will be a few more between now and when the contest ends on Feb 14th!

While there the Valentines sale is going on, you can save 15% off orders $75 or more! Just use code VALPROMO15, this offer expires also on Feb, 14th.

Check out all the Valentines suggestions. The suggestions range from the sexy and mesh to a little more conservative. Also new is Spanx and Andrew Christian. Check them all out at the Erogenos Site!

Skiviez has the newest line of 2(x)ist, the Neon Collection.

Quicker than a ray of light, 2(X)ist zips into Spring 2011 with the all new NEON collection. Brilliant in both color and design, NEON reflects today’s digital age- fast, smart, and assured.

Constructed in soft-fle(x) cotton (90% cotton/ 10% spandex), NEON bursts onto the scene in vibrant colors like hibiscus, white, black, and Mediterranean blue in a variety of low-rise silhouettes. Each silhouette is further accented with neon piping elastics that add a bright flash for a streamlined, comfortable, and stretchy leg opening. Additionally, the new deep-v shirt shines as a bold, slim fitting option boasting a plunging neckline and neon-trimmed armholes. Go towards the light with 2(x)ist NEON.

If you like bright colors and low rise fits then check out the entire line at Skiviez!

I have to admit that Cocksox has been one of my favorite underwear companies for quite some time.  I love the way they fit and they have an amazing pouch.  I was recently sent a pair of the sports briefs to review.  These are some of the more “conservative” pairs they have to offer.  Most of their offerings are bikini or other cuts. That being said, I’m always excited to try some of the new pairs they produce.

I liked the more traditional styling of the pair.  You could easily wear these to the gym or around town without drawing too much attention.  The pouch wasn’t as pronounced as the others which would have been a good thing when I was on a job interview a few months back.  The CX01 creates a rather pronounced pouch.  It was quite noticeable.  These still provide a good pouch but didn’t push things out to that extent.  You could definitely wear them to work or other events.

I wore these under jeans for a day of errands, hanging out with friends, and relaxing on a low-key day.  I loved the look, as I said, and the fit.  Cocksox genuinely knows how to make underwear for men.  There was, however, one minor problem…the tag. We have all had undies with a tag that drove us crazy during the day.  This one was only mildly annoying as it irritated every so often.  Although a minor issue to me, I figured this was a production issue.  Other than that, it was a pretty awesome pair.

Fit 4
Materials 5
Construction 5
Look 5
Daily Wear 4.5
OVERALL 4.6

If you have wanted to try Cocksox and wanted a more “conservative” pair to start with, these are for you.  This would be great.  Cocksox furnished these for review.