Wednesday, April 7, 2010

If You Shop Spring it Will Come & Chub-Rub Solution Part 2


Last weekend I found myself at a suburban mall. I do not spend much time at suburban malls so this was an odd experience in many ways. What I quickly discovered (or remembered since it was the mall of my youth) is just how easy it is to spend large amounts of money in a small amount of time. Fun!

It was a cold day after a few days of warmth and I was enamoured with the possibility of spring. So I shopped for spring, with the thought in the back of my mind if shop it, it will come. Turns out I was right and I was able to showcase my favorite purchase the following week on a day when the weather topped out in the mid-70's. Note the drinking of beer outside. Sometimes global warming isn't half bad.

I absolutely love this skirt and I picked it up last week at NY & Company. I have to say my visit to this shop was much nicer than the last time I went there. The skirt is so busy that I went for pretty minimal look otherwise. The top is a hand-me-down from Banana Republic and the jean jacket is from the Fat Girl Flea. The necklace is from a sample sale, the earrings were purchased at a street fair and the shoes are from Office. I didn't have time to wash my hair and attempted my very first bouffant which was only semi-successful - tips are most welcome. The flower in my hair is from Forever 21, which is a great place to shop for inexpensive hair accessories.





Finally we arrive at chub-rub solution part 2. I want to thank everyone for all of their comments of support and suggestions the other day. It's funny the problems that so many women can have, that so few of us are willing to publicly discuss. Thighs rub people, there is nothing shameful about that. And guess what, even thin women suffer from chub-rub.

This all brings us to peek-a-boo photo of what is underneath bloomie's skirt #2. Are we enjoying these? My friend took this in a crowded beer garden with the statement that it'd probably be smarter to do so in a bar than outside my office building which is where I originally planned to take it. Pamie is smart like that.


So I know I said that I used to love Evan's comfort shorts and then last summer the new design didn't seem to work for me. Well I decided to give 'em another try and I dug a pair out of my drawer and suddenly they started to work well again. Last year they would always ride up when I wore them, which kinda makes a chub-rub solution a big, fat failure. This time they didn't do that. I don't know if it was because they seemed tighter so they didn't ride up or maybe it was a pair of the old design. Either way I think I'm going to order some new ones from Evans and give 'em a go again.

I had historically been a fan of these because they're very light and comfortable and are made for the express purpose of stopping chub-rub. Unlike Spanx they don't suck you in and unlike bike shorts they're not heavy and they don't add any bulk or lines to your outfit all which appeal to me. Not to mention that at 5 pounds a pop, it's a fairly inexpensive solution. I would say that if you're planning an order from Evans, throw a pair of these into your cart and see how they work out for you.

Photo credit goes to both Nicole and Pamie. Thanks my darlings!

8 comments:

  1. Oh, that's a lovely skirt! And a super nice necklace too. Yellow is such a great spring colour, I think :)

    I'm going to check out those evans comfort shorts. I usually wear leggings in the summer, but there are days when it's way too hot for that, so another solution to thigh-rubbing would be nice. Thanks for all the tips, and for reviewing for us readers!

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  2. Hi Bloomie, thanks for the tip about Chub rub solutions and doing the research for us girls. Will deff be checking those out for summer as it can be such a downer having to wear leggings or something when it's so hot and these seem really good! xx

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  3. i've been thinking about taking some tights and chopping them off above the knee, to wear under dresses and prevent the odious rubbing. there are probably like 5 obvious reasons why this is a bad idea, but i haven't thought of them yet, as i am a fashion ingenue. what do you think?

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  4. You can cut some tights, but since there will be no elastic to hold them in place they'll probably just ride up, making them not so effective.

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  5. Love the peek-a-boo pic! Sexy.

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  6. I woukd love to watch you masturbate in tha tskirt

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