Yes, and I do that when it starts to sting, the first sign that prickly heat is immanent. Stops it in its tracks nine times out of ten. I haven’t gotten into the habit of doing it daily though, and I admit there’s a small voice whispering in the back of my head, “no one’s tested large daily applications of deodorant/antipersperant for safety, you know.” So I try to minimize it, but it’s a great tip for occasional use.
Man, I don’t know if I’m just some kind of delicate flower, but I cannot ever go braless because I cannot stand the feeling of my boobs moving around under my shirt. It gives me the creeping willies, I tell you!
I have a rotation of about 6 bras and some fit better than others – the ones that don’t fit well are torture machines, but the ones that do fit well are so comfortable I don’t even feel them on. The first kind get taken off as soon as I get home after work, but the others I leave on throughout the evening. At night I sleep in a wireless stretchy bra (no clasp, you pull it over your head) or a tank top with a built-in bra. I just gotta keep everything locked down.
Really? When I feel Pepper Mill’s boobs moving around under her shirt I get quite a different feeling.
In the winter I wear a bra to bed because it adds just enough extra warmth but without disrupting the delicate balance of blankets, fan and heating pad.
Otherwise, if I wasn’t elderly I’d let the girls fly free! FREE! FREEEEE!!!
And how often do you wash yours? I used to be after every wear, then I read several article that said ‘no one does that’ and to tell you the truth, it’s a lot easier on my time.
I am a 40F in Caique at Lane Bryant. I leave my underwire bra on until my evening shower and put it back on the next morning. I find my bras quite comfortable.
I don’t customarily wear a bra during sex, but I have had one partner that requested I leave it on during the early stages. I suspect he had a bra fetish, but he was quite enthusiastic when I took it off, so
I’ll wear a bra at home, but not for support, just because I hate the feel of skin on skin and I get sweaty under boob. I have a “lounging” bra I can change into after work if I feel like it, but my daytime bras are comfy enough I don’t have to. I do not wear a bra to bed or during sex.
Oh what the heck I have to tell this joke.
Bra sizes explained:
A = almost there
B = barely there
C = cant complain
D = Damn
DD = Damn BIG
E = everymans fantasy
No, you didn’t really.
I also have Cacique bras. They’re so comfortable they’re all I buy anymore, and the balconette style fits better than the full coverage. All I have now are balconettes or plunge push-ups. I wear them until bedtime and then pull them off when I brush my teeth. No bras in bed. No bra until I’m putting real clothes on for the day. 40D. No bra during sex, either, unless it’s requested, but that hasn’t happened yet.
You’ve made this joke at least twice before, and you’ve been told by a moderator that it’s inappropriate in threads like these.
Two other men apparently have poor impulse control and poor self-awareness.
What is your damage?
Enough, already. If you don’t have anything to contribute to the thread, stay out of it. Any further hijacking of the thread will result in warnings being issued.
I wash mine every wear because I am obese and worry about any possibility of bad smells since that can be an expectation. But I also wear relatively cheap bras so it doesn’t matter if they wear out sooner (I wash them on warm and tumble dry). When I was younger and thinner I would wear them a couple/few times before washing them.
Fully naked women are often less sexy than those with a little bit of clothing on. But breasts are what we tend to like to see uncovered. Though those weird bras that provide support with out coverage are sometimes quite kinky. (If I knew what to search for, I’d post a picture.)
I’d actually argue the most fun is in getting to take the bra off yourself.
And lest this get too far afield, I guess I’ll cover my experiences with the few women in my life. The majority take them off. The only exceptions I remember is my sister who would talk about this one bra she got that was comfortable that she’d forget to take it off, and a girl I knew in college who kept it on while we cuddled in her bed and watched movies while I would massage her back, though that could have been because we were “just friends.” She also always got up at exactly 12:00 to escort me out, since that was the point where we were no longer allowed to have guests in our dorm (without prior permission).
I wash mine after a single wear. I’ve definitely noticed an improvement in their durability. I put them through a gentle machine wash once a week, so have built up an inventory of bras - I tend to find a few styles that work well and buy them in multiples.
I don’t handwash my bras. Ain’t no one got time for that.
I machine wash mine in a lingerie bag, and air dry. Never, ever put your bras in the dryer! That’s what ruins the elasticity. I wear mine several times before washing. Basically when I see deodorant buildup (I use Mitchum gel), it’s time for a wash.
this. Except I sniff them to decide if they are clean enough to wear again. Any noticeable odor and they go in the wash.
For those who machine wash - do you have problems with the wires poking out eventually? That’s what has always killed my bras, not elastic stretch.
The only bras I’ve had the underwire escape from were less expensive than the Cacique I use now. I may have put those in the dryer at some point, too, though. It was some time ago so I don’t remember well whether I knew about the dryer then. No poking since air drying for sure, but the more expensive bras also motivated me to research care. Mine do say to hand wash and line dry, so the compromise was the lingerie bag. My bras now last me a couple-three years, but I have about 9-10 in rotation. They’re done when they lose the tight stretch around the ribcage.
I think Pepper Mill washes them after each use. We put them in with the regular wash – no special treatment, except it’s cold water wash. They get hung up on the line, never machine dried (unless I miss them when I’m going through the wash). It doesn’t bother her if a bra occasionally goes through the drier.
I have never seen Hedwig and the Angry Inch, but I saw a five-second clip once of her yelling, “Never put a bra in the dryer! It warps!” Hedwig speaks the truth. I machine-wash, hang to dry.
I slept in a nursing bra when I was nursing Junior. Otherwise, my pajamas, sheets, and blankets would be drenched in milk when I woke up. The bra was there purely to hold in the nursing pads, not for any support reasons.