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Can Shapewear Fight Cellulite?

19 Aug

By Adam Welsch
Cupid Intimates

If you’re a woman over the age of 25, chances are that cellulite is already a part of your life or soon will be.  The Mayo Clinic reports that at least 4 out of 5 women have it.  Much has been written about the subject over the last four decades, and many treatment solutions have been offered.  Everything from diet & exercise, surgery, and infrared light, to creams, injections, and massage therapies are available.  In the last few years, companies have even developed shapewear they claim can actually reduce cellulite.  Do any of these solutions work?  Can cellulite really be beaten just by slipping on the right shaper? (more…)

Curvy Girls, Leave Your Bounce Behind

24 Jun

By Rachel Rumsey
Cupid Intimates

Attention, my well-endowed friends.  In honor of soccer’s World Cup, and all that running back and forth, I’d like to help you in your quest to find a sports bra.  If you’re like most curvy girls, you probably struggle to balance your desire for a good work out with your wish to avoid injuring your boobs in the process.  All too often, the scales of decision tip in favor of boob protection, limiting our workouts and frustrating our weight goals.  And, of course, the larger you are, the weightier these competing concerns become.  Stories of gals cradling their boobs while running are unfortunately all too common.  Go ahead, admit it.  You’ve done that before, even if only while running around your house. (more…)

Putts and Butts: What to Do about the Golfer’s Wedgie?

22 Jun

By Adam Welsch
TC® Fine Intimates

This past weekend, while watching the men’s U.S. Open Golf Championship on television, my wife and I were discussing the differences between the men’s and the women’s game.  After some ordinary back and forth about tee placement, club size, and physical strength, my wife made a very insightful comment.  “Sure men hit the ball farther than women.  They get to walk around in boxers under those goofy golf pants.  Try concentrating on your backswing when your panties are giving you a wedgie.”  The conversation stopped.  She had made a valid point.  We wondered how many of the more than five million American women who play golf routinely battle the problem of wedgies during their journeys from tee to green. (more…)

20 Questions to Test Your IQ (Intimates Quotient)

13 May

By Adam Welsch
Cupid Intimates

If you’re like a lot of women, you probably own a lot of intimate apparel.  But how much do you know about bras, panties, and shapewear?  Want to find out?  Here’s a test to measure your general knowledge of these fashion categories.  Use the answer key at the end to calculate your score and determine your intimates quotient (IQ). (more…)