It’s not enough to just have a decent bra and underwear anymore. You want to avoid visible panty lines, back fat, the bunched-up skirt, and other conditions caused by ill-suited lingerie. By choosing the right piece of lingerie, you can avoid the embarrassment of having your white underwear show through a white pair of pants or the horrible muffin top when you wear your favorite pair of jeans with a body-hugging top. With the right piece of intimate wear, you can also enhance your curves. Get a variety of colors, but always have nude colored lingerie, especially when you wear white!

Convertible Bra

These types are bras are a versatile piece to your lingerie collection. They work with well with dresses and tops where you don’t want a strap to peak out. Simply add the straps and you can easily make a halter or racer back bra. Look for a convertible bra that supports you and also give you great shape — this can easily be accomplished by getting measured and making sure you are wearing the proper size bra. One of my favorite convertible bras is Va Bien’s Ultra-Lift Strapless Bra, which come with straps. Va Bien uses their Ultra-Lift technology to push your breast up and out and still look natural. The seamless material is great for form-fitting fabrics and has a supportive underwire.

Demi Bra

When you want to feel extremely sexy and feminine, put on a demi bra. These types of bras are also great for moderately low or wide cut tops. Elle McPherson Intimates Pavillion Contour Underwire Bra has everything: that ultra-feminine look and lace and scalloped trim.

T-shirt Bra

You want to look great when you wear a t-shirt. You want a smooth and comfortable look. What you don’t want is the t-shirt fabric bulking up around your bra. You don’t want the bra parts to show through your t-shirt. Spanx Bra-llelujah! Wireless Front-Closure Bra is the perfect compliment for any t-shirt. Besides being seamless, the Bra-llelujah has wide, comfortable straps that stay on you shoulders — never have to pick up another strap that’s fallen down again. Bra cups are foam-lined for lift and support without the aggravation of underwire that can dig into your skin. Have a beautiful, smooth look immediately.

Push-Up Bra

If you weren’t born with a curvaceous body, push-up bras can give you that little edge, but don’t get too crazy. Opt for a bra that gives you a natural-looking enhancement while maintaining comfort all around. Barely There’s Invisible Look Lift Bra does all that, including being seamless, tagless, and incredibly soft.

Camisole

Camisoles are great layering pieces and can be worn under suit jackets, sweaters, and even tees and tanks. Camis can smooth your look. I like Yummie Tummie’s Tank — it doesn’t flatten your breasts, and best of all, this tank doubles as shapewear that firms your stomach and creates a smooth silhouette, getting rid of that belly bulge that you can have at any age and weight.

Thong

If you like to wear white or pants that show off your curves, Commando’s Tiny Thongs are perfect! Made from seamless stretch microfiber, the Tiny Thong gets rid of any visible panty lines, is low rise, and looks great under a white pair of pants, skirt, or dress when you get it in True Nude color. How many times have you seen women wear white underwear with white clothing? I’ve seen it too many times and it never looks good.

Control Panty

Use these on the days when you’re wearing slacks or any pant style — these will keep you looking slim, smooth and are seamless. Spanx Hide and Sleek Panty will keep you in control of any situation.

Everday Panty

If you can wear a thong every day, then hurray for you — I cannot achieve this feat and don’t even attempt to try. It’s also nice to wear something frilly, but again, I cannot do this on a daily basis — it is just not that comfortable. For everyday occasions like getting up and hanging out at the house in your pajamas and watching cartoons with the kids or going to the grocery store for 3rd time in the week, find a panty that is comfortable and non-binding. I like Barely There’s Flawless Fit Microfiber Hipster Brief. It’s the anti-thong and is also seamless and tagless. I also like Felina’s Sublime Boyshort. Its low-rise feature helps when you’re wearing low-rise jeans or pants. The micromodal fabric is very soft against the skin and can keep up with you while you run errands or take a nap in the middle of the afternoon.

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