When to Throw Away Your Underwear

We stumbled upon a great post by Marci Baun, from her self entitled blog. The name of the article was "You know you need to throw away your underwear when…"

This funny and witty post had us laughing in our stilettos. Here's Marci's list:

You know you need to throw away a pair of your underwear when:

1. the once opaque material is now see-through;
2. they started out with a crotch, but now you don’t have to take them off to go the bathroom;
3. the elastic band crackles when you stretch it;
4. they are so holey you aren’t sure which ones to put your feet into;
5. safety pins are keeping the seams together;
6. you are using them as a halter top;
7. there is a hole where the skid marks used to be;
8. you haven’t worn size 5T in 20 years;
9. My Little Pony/Batman just looks a little weird on a 30 year old;
10. you had to add a drawstring to keep them up.

LOL! Marci challenged us to add a few to the list. Here are MySkins' "You know you need to throw away a pair of your underwear when..." list:

11. Everyone who see you knows exactly what size, shape and color you have on
12. Your mom says "I remember these" while going through your drawer
13. They discontinued them at the store
14. Your 5 year old daughter gets confused on which ones are yours and which are hers....
15. It's Friday and your underwear says Friday
16. Your friends and family buy you underwear for your birthday...and Christmas...and New Years... etc..
17. You have a story for each pair that starts with "These were my first..."
18. There are bra hooks missing in the back
19. You can't remember where or when you bought them
20. You friend submitted you to What Not To Wear

MySkins Shout Out: Lipstick Masala

We are very excited that our new fans over at Lipstick Masala has featured MySkins on their fabulous beauty blog. Lipstick Masala is a forum for Desi Women to come together and exchange beauty tips and product secrets geared specifically toward South Asians.

According to the Lipstick Masala:

"Fashion experts insist that we wear nude lingerie for daily wear. Why? Because it so closely resembles our own skin tone that it does not stand out the way black and white do under clothes. This may be true, but having one color of “skin tone” represent all women from fair to dark kind of defeats the idea behind nude lingerie. An African American woman is not going to feel like she’s “wearing her own skin” in a bra that was made for a Caucasian woman. And one amazing company has finally recognized this mistake and I just had to let you all in on what I consider to be the best thing since sliced bread.

MySkins is a lingerie company that aims to “provide the widest range of skin tone colors to match your beautiful skin.” "

Thanks for the shout out Lipstick Masala! Go over there and show their fashion blog some love and let her readers know how amazing our seamless bras and panties are.

Fashion Police Wednesday: Candid Bra Straps

This week we stumbled across a Flickr photo group called Candid Brastraps. Candid Brastraps is a Flickr group with over 1,132 members and over 600 images of women and some of their most embarrassing moments involving visible bra straps, visible bra lines, color transfer and dimensional transfer.

Every image we saw was perfect for Fashion Police Wednesday, but we couldn't decide! So we decided to show all the images. Check out this slide show of Candid Brastraps member images:

Each of these lovely women, who made the mistake of wearing the wrong shirt and the wrong bra in all the wrong ways need a MySkins bra...why?

Well, our bras are comfortable, seamless, and most importantly, skin tone matching. So no worries about wearing white with the wrong bra, or a summer top with the wrong bra. Try our skin tone matching convertible bra for those summer blouses or try our seamless t-shirt bras for those tight t-shirts... you can't go wrong!

MySkins Shout Out: The Bella Life

We are very excited that our new fans over at The Bella Life has featured MySkins on fabulous lifestyle blog. The Bella Life is a blog created by an amazing group of women who report on the ins and outs of lifestyle, from fashion to interior design. We love how their witty words and alluring images drag the readers in.

Their trip to MySkins was something we won't forget. According to the girls:

"Debs, Cammie, Cori, Keighley, Kylie and I had the opportunity to visit My Skins corporate office in downtown Mesa, Arizona. Upon our arrival, we had expected to “Get to Know” a local business owner. However, what we got was an education in skin color matching. Each of us was given a color match card in which we could match our own skin tone to the perfect bra and underwear color. After we were matched to our perfect skin tone color, we were given a bra fitting. In the end, each of the girls was fitted with the perfect size and style."

Thanks for the shout out Bella Life! Go over there and show their fashion blog some love and let her readers know how amazing our seamless bras and panties are.

Bra Horror Monday: Why You Need a Nude Bra

Today's Bra Horror Monday consists of a woman who should have been using our product or should have been reading our blog. She decided to wear a dress without a bra because she couldn't find a bra to wear under that particular dress that didn't commit a fashion faux pas.

So...she decided to go commando, and let’s just say, that by the end of the night, everyone knew what was under that dress:

“I have what can be termed an ‘ample’ chest! I also have an amazing dress that I love to bits. However I have never been able to find a bra that fits under that dress. You can either see the bra straps or the bra front. So, to wear the dress I must wear it bra-less, which as you can imagine, is flirting with danger! So .. on one particular occasion, my husband’s parents were over from England. My husband’s father is a fit, elderly, man and loves to dance. This particular occasion we were dancing together .. myself in my gorgeous dress ….. and yes, I fell out. Both of them! In front of my father in law ….. and N O-ONE told me!!! So there I was .. boogying down on the dance floor, showing my father-in-law the assets that attracted his son! I was horrified! And if that’s not a bra horror story, I don’t know what is!! - LS”

This is the typical story among women who won't wear a dress they love or play with danger to wear it because they don't have a bra that works. We suggest a MySkins convertible bra...not only does it come in 20 Skin matching colors, but it also can change to fit under any dress!

MySkins Shout Out: Whom You Know

We are very excited that our new fans over at Whom You Know has featured MySkins on their website. Whom You Know is a place that features Manhattan's best in class and most interesting people, places, events, books, fashion, restaurants; as well as a general guide to better living and pursuing excellence in life.

We are certainly flattered to be featured along with Sephora, Luca Luca, and many more. The website includes an extensive list of some amazing place, products and websites. It was so extensive, that we actually spent over 30 minutes browsing around and checking out the different categories!

Thanks for the shout out Whom You Know! Go over there and show their fashion blog some love and let her readers know how amazing our seamless bras and panties are.

The History of Bras

1st Patented Bra

We all need them, we wear them every day, and some women wear them all the time. We are talking about bras; but where did they come from and when did it all start?

According to Vogue, bras began way back in Cretan times, thousands of years ago, but became a part of worldwide culture in the 1900’s. As with many popular products, designers around the world claimed to have designed the first bra. However, Mary Phelps-Jacob actually gets the most credit because in 1914 she patented, on paper, the first bra, under the name of Caresse Crosby.

The first patented bra was made of two silk handkerchiefs that were tied together with a seam in the front and baby ribbon sewn for straps. Seemed like a great idea? Well, women didn't really get interested in her idea so she sold the rights to Warners fro $1500 dollars, and like all stories, they used her patent and made over 15 million dollars.

Today bras have come a long way as far as structure, but not in comfort and style. At MySkins, bra research is our number one priority which is why we make the only bras that come in 20 different skin matching colors that match 95% of the population’s skin tone. Plus they are comfortable and seamless! Download a color card today and experience the new technology of women's underwear.