It only happens twice a year, and it’s arrived! The Victoria Secret Semi- annual sale.

Bras from $12.99. Panties from $3.99.

Go. Now. Don’t walk, run!

Arieanna has handed the over reins for The Lingerie Gals to me, and I have to say, I’m very excited!

I have a love of fine lingerie products, neat gadgets that slim, shape, and make us look amazing, as well as the ones that make a girl feel oh so sexy that you simply can’t wait to get home and show off your newest … look. 

I like the idea that a new look, be it a corset, a costume or a pair of thigh highs can take a woman from a shy girl at work to an animal in the bedroom. I like the feeling that a girl can get from just knowing that she’s got on a beautiful matching bra and panties set.

I plan to give the site some gas, and well, set the sucker on fire. I’ve started to suss out some fun stuff to write about here, and I can’t wait to start telling you all about it!

Let me know if there’s anything that you guys are interested in seeing, and if there’s PR people who rep lingerie, swim wear, any neat gadgets, hosiery, undergarments… all that kinda stuff, please let me know! Pitch me, please.

I hope you’ll enjoy me here… I’ll certainly do my best to please.

A tradition for us is to provide resources for the music behind the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. We shall continue that with the wonderful soundtrack behind the 2007 show. Here are those songs, in order of appearance during the show:

• Intro: Let Me Think About It by Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand
  
• Got It from My Mama by will.i.am
  
• Touch Me by Cass Fox
  
• Paralyzer on Them VS. You VS. Me by Finger Eleven
  
• Get Free by The Vines
  
• Wedding Day feat. Heidi Klum on System by Seal
  
• Who’s That Girl on Eurythmics - Greatest Hits
  
• Stop the Rock by Apollo 440
  
• Stop by the Spice Girls
  
• Amazing by Seal
  
• Finale: repeat of Who’s That Girl and Get Free

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Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best. Here are some summer essentials from Bubbles Bodywear

With small tank tops, the last thing you want to see is a bra strap. Really. Raceback tank tops like this one are a staple in my wardrobe. Must have about 15 of them. But there is nothing more unattractive than seeing the bra strap cut right down the shoulder. Plus, it makes for a horrid tan line. So, I use the Bubbles Strapper Bra Adjuster to turn my favorite bra into a convertible bra - because I’ve yet to find a convertible bra as comfortable as my regular one!

Next problem. Skirts. Too hot for pantyhose to keep yourself looking lean and mean. In come the Bubbles Butt Booster Bands - it’s like a legwarmer-style contraption you put on each thigh. The top is a band, the bottom more like pantyhose. You position it under the toosh for a little oomph in the rear.

Last issue - panty lines. If you hate g-strings like I do, you can opt for the Garment Guard for the final seamless touch:

 

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Canada.com has a great segment for ‘undressing’ panties - i.e. understanding them. All the myriads of styles:

Full Briefs
Okay, let’s get the least sexy out of the way. Full briefs are those ugly knickers that are cut low on the leg and high on the waist. They’re the knicker equivalent of Mom-jeans and if you own a pair, you shouldn’t.

Midis / Hipsters
Much more acceptable everyday wear are midis, which are cut lower on the waist and a little higher on the leg. They give good coverage of the bum and are therefore great and comfortable for day-in, day-out wear.

Brazilians
Brazilians are midis that don’t cover the full buttock but instead cut somewhere across the middle of the bum. This can result in some sexy bum cleavage, but, on the downside, can also give you the permanent sensation that your knickers are riding up your arse.

Bikinis
Bikinis are midis, but smaller. These are even lower on the waist and are best avoided by those of us with extra curvaceous figures, since there’ll be unsightly spillage over the waistband. Bikinis look best on the skinny sisterhood.

Tanga Brief
Tanga briefs are like bikinis, but instead of a full seam on the sides, there’s a string holding the front and back together. This is über-unflattering on all but the most boyish of figures as the string will saw into your sides and create great unsightly bulging.

Thongs / G-Strings
The itsy-bitsy underwear is loved for its VPL (visible panty line) eliminating quality, but scorned for its questionable comfort levels and especially for visibility when sitting down in low-rise pants. Every girl needs one thong in her arsenal for those outfits that demand nothing less than a seam-free derriere.

Boyshorts
If you’re a girl who likes coverage but rightly hates the full brief, try a little boyshort. Cute, flirty, sexy and comfortable, boyshorts are also arguably as good at avoiding VPLs as thongs. Plus, in my meager experience, men love them, women love them AND they’re comfortable. These things rarely coincide, so take advantage when they do!

Shapewear
In all shapes and sizes, shapewear is designed with one thing in mind: Firming up those flabby bits and giving you a smooth silhouette. However, they’re far from sexy. It’s that classic Bridget Jones catch-22 of whether to wear the big knickers that will make you look better in the dress, or the hot ones that will be sexier if you end up in flagrante. Oprah claims only to ever wear Spanx, the shapewear du jour. In a perfect world, none of us would ever need a helping hand, but in reality we do and thankfully there are lots of options out there.

I’m a boyshorts kinda gal :)

Tags: panties, knickers

Wacoal (site in Japanese) produces a series of hip and tummy tucking shapewear items that not only "tuck" in your unwanted areas, but help you slim them down.

Created with panels of resin, the tension created during walking is supposed to help tighten and tone your body.

Via popgadget ; Tags: wacoal, tummy tuckers, shapewear, toning, slimming underwear, panties, slimwear

For those of us gals who can pull of being both geek and chic, the username & password panties from J!NX, in the most comfy boyshort style. I’d prefer minus the giant waist band - something never attractive on a woman - but I’d love these babies. If you are a flirt, you could even hand out your password instead of your number at a bar ;)

Via popgadget ; Tags: panties, username password, password protected, lingerie, geek chic

It’s the most expensive bra I’ve ever heard of and I haven’t a clue where I’d wear it, but this 6.5 million dollar, 800 carat diamond studded lovely is something I sure wouldn’t mind owning.  It was created by Hearts on Fire exclusively for Victoria’s Secret and contains more than 2000 diamonds.

Can I just say "Wow!"

Available though Victoria’s Secret

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Of course, as soon as Christmas is just around the corner, all the sales turn to Valentine’s. And in the lingerie world, that means big business. One of my favorite retailers, Figleaves, has some great lingerie ideas for Feb 14th. Like this Flirtation frill bra from SpoyIt:

Padded balcony cup, underwire, stretch silk chiffon and a central bow and ruffled detail.

Tags: figleaves, chiffon, silk, ruffled bra, sexy bra, valentines lingerie

To create your perfect set with the previously mentioned La Senza ITEC Bra, La Senza also has an ITEC underwear line. This underwear is also seam-free, invisible and extremely comfortable.  Almost like wearing none at all. I love it! I haven’t been able to find a picture, but it also comes in 2 sexy lacy styles: a thong and a low rise bikini brief. Again though it isn’t available on the Canadian La Senza site, so you’ll have to go in store to find it in Canada, but it is available on the La Senza UK site.

Tags: La Senza, ITEC, La Senza ITEC Panty, Panty, Thong, Underwear

Now normally I am not taken in by advertising hype and just to be contrary I make a point of not buying things that are advertised heavily. But sometimes it just sounds too good to be true and I’ve got to check it out. That’s what the ITEC Bra sounded like to me. So I went in to La Senza and tried it on. I wasn’t meaning to purchase anything, I was just trying it on so I could give an opinion. But the ITEC bra has to be one of the most comfortable bra’s I have ever purchased.  It’s advertised as the no seam, no stretch  invisible bra. Mostly I agree but I do have a minor 2 disputes with those claims:
1)  No Seam:  yes the bra has no seams, but ring where the the straps in the front connect to the bra are slightly noticeable under some shirts
2)  No Stretch:  I have experienced a minor about of stretching. I used to clip the back in the middle, now I clip it using the smallest option. But I have never known a material that doesn’t have some sort of give to it.

Like I said minor disputes and the bra is so comfortable that nothing that makes me regret buying an ITEC bra.  It is the most comfortable bra in my drawer.  Although I do have to caution anyone who is larger than a C cup. The straps are super skinny, which makes them easy to hide, but they might cut into your shoulders.

My final opinion: An awesome bra, extremely comfortable. I recommend it.  Oddly enough it cannot be found on the Canadian La Senza site, so you’ll have to go in store to buy it.  In store they have a few variations of the bra pictured. More colors and a lacey overlay.  It can be found on the La Senza UK Site though.

Tags: La Senza, Bra, ITEC, ITEC Bra, No Seam, No stretch

Pantyhose sales are down… people just don’t want to wear them anymore.

Sure, their sheer allure enhances the legs. But they’re tight, uncomfortable and one little rip can make them run — and ruin an entire outfit. And while they once were a staple in a career woman’s wardrobe, sheer hosiery today faces an even a bigger snag that can’t be fixed with clear nail polish or a Band-Aid — more than a decade of declining sales….

"The casualization of the workplace, it is not as strict as before," said Romaine Sargent, vice president and general manager of marketing for hosiery at Hanesbrands. "Women have more options and some are choosing to wear sheer hosiery less."

According to the company, women ages 25 to 54 wear pantyhose an average of 1.8 times a week, down from 3.5 times a week a decade ago. Hosiery sales at Hanesbrands, which includes sheer hosiery (pantyhose, knee-high and thigh high), leggings, tights and trouser socks, totaled $290 million in fiscal 2006 — a nearly 68 percent drop from the $895 million in sales the company did in fiscal 1995…

Nowadays, the trendsetters in many offices wear Capri-style pants, dress shorts, open toe sandals or even flip-flops.

My thoughts: there are too many bad pantyhose out there that rip and tear like crazy, and too many options. People just don’t know what to get - so many brands with so many different names for the same thing, and yet you can never find the shade or size you want. It’s a product demand thing. If pantyhose were chic and attractive, we’d wear them more. I love to wear them, personally. They make me feel great, and I love that little boost they give me.

Oh yeah, and cut cost. It’s a supply and demand thing. Demand gone down? So should price. If you want to attract new customers with funky new products, don’t price those products as the most pricey.

Tags: pantyhose, hoisery

Sugar Box, located downtown on Granville and Nelson in the Chop Shop salon, is the ultimate Brazilian waxing shop in Vancouver. Designer Jane Brooks has waxed over 13,000 women, and can be easily called one of the best Brazilian estheticians.

Sugarbox hair removal was created to bring professional and fun together with brazilian waxing and brow shaping to Vancouver in an ultra girlie environment. Hair removal is not just anything anyone can do (well). With experience and dedication, Sugarbox believes in modesty and comfort when in comes to brazilian waxing. That means proper draping, comfortable temperatures and customizing final details.

Jane leads the revolution in Brazilian waxing. Doing it not only well, but with style. Your "sugar box" can be shaped, colored, and even bejeweled. Whether you go bare, a hot celebrity trend right now, or leave a little heart shape, you’re in good hands. And, yes, they take design requests.

Brazilian’s have gone to the next level - as a form of body art.

Via Sweet Spot ; Tags: sweet spot, brazilian, brazilian waxing, waxing, fashion, trends, women, hygiene

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2006 models Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima and Selita Ebanks speak with CBS reporter Hannah Storm about this year’s Fashion Show and what it’s like to wear those sexy lingerie pieces and be on the hottest fashion show of the year.

Includes lots of great clips of the Victoria’s Secret Angels in action:

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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is famous for its great compilation of music during the runway show. Here is the 2006 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Music:

1. Just a Little More Love by David Guetta
   
2. SexyBack by Justin Timberlake off the FutureSex / LoveSounds album
   
3. LoveStoned by Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex / LoveSounds CD
   
4. Bossy by Kelis, from the Kelis Was Here album (during the PINK runway)
   
5. Breathe Me by Sia’s Colour the Small One CD (the piano track playing as Heidi Klum talks)
   
6. Galvanize by Chemical Brothers’ Push the Button CD (near the end of the show)
   
7. My Love by Justin Timberlake, off the FutureSex / LoveSounds CD
   
8. Beware of the Dog by Jamelia, off her Walk With Me CD
   
9. When You Were Young by The Killers, Sam’s Town album (flight attendant catwalk song)
   
10. Bagpipe solo by Eric Rigler, known for his Celtic Spirit CD
    

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2005 Music is available here.

Not all of the music used by Victoria’s Secret for the fashion show is the same as on the CDs, much of it is sampled or remixed. Typically Victoria’s Secret does not put out CDs, though they should, so if you have sample tracks, feel free to share them.

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