treasures in my own backyard

Anja thong in animal print S
Dreamer bra in black M
Petra garter tank in white fishnet M
Basic high cut thong in white fishnet S
Kayleigh Peddie, 
(Montréal Québec, Canada)

Lingerie is something i tease myself with. I go in shops, i lurk online, i read blogs and i search for designs ive envisioned on my own. I take my time, i wait to feel that burning sensation of desire. When i purchase it has usually been months (sometimes years) since i laid eyes on it.

It is the case with the petra garter tank from Kayleigh Peddie. 

I discovered Kayleigh Peddie's lingerie when i started recognizing lingerie companies that gave social media love and support to their fans/customers whether they had 30K or 300 followers. And when i understood the designer worked from my hometown i heard angels sing.

Handmade to order ethical fashion and edgily erotic i watched 3 collections unveil before i took the plunge. And finally ordered the white fishnet ensemble i had been dreaming about. But also some tie straps black mesh and a neon green tiger that she had just dropped... 

It took 6 business days from "your order has been accepted" to "your order has been shipped". 

No fancy box, just a black soft envelope, with inside my 4 items wrapped in black silk paper, their signature look on a sticker-stamp crowning it and 4 cards-postcards giving you visuals of what is to be revealed.

I've come a long way since my first review. I still touch the fibers and rejoice (when available) in the quality of the fabric. But now i also look in the craftsmanship, each hem, fold, the finish, the lining, the symmetry, the adjustability and with  Kayleigh Peddie that was just the préliminaires. 

The fit feels perfect. Im a 36a and the medium bralette and garter tank are just snug enough to feel the pleasure of wearing the beauties without leaving elastic branding so often occurring with mesh, microfibers, bamboo jersey and fishnet. 

My waist/hip ratio has unusual proportions. It very seldom fits both without adjustable straps on the bottom but this time everyone is happy. My waist is 27 inches, around the hip bones makes 33 and at the widest makes 39. The Small Anja and basic cut thong fit like gloves. Not just for time of a lingerie photoshoot but a whole day and night of sitting and moving around, dancing and having to look (and feel) our best. 

Im usually a black or nude lingerie girl. I have an imposing red and black tattoo and fear clashing with unorthodox patterns or colors. So i was the first to be surprised about the neon yellow green tiger print i ordered. 

First, the Anja thong. The cut is so flattering. My legs feel endless, my hip bones are free and the V shape is excellent curve enhancing architecture. The black mesh is very see through but the show stopper is the animal print. From the pelvic bone to the tail, the goods are covered with it: a funky wild untamed feline!! And thats just how it made me feel. Highligthed... Wild and free! Dangerous and fun. Sexy. With a secret smile... but oh! sooo very sexy.

So much so, it took me 24hours to order the missing pieces to complete my set. yeah i (was) am hooked. and that was only the thong.

The Dreamer bra fits like charm. its Sheer to a provocative degree. long bows falling from the shoulders romantically with a rose between the breast. I chose my rose mine black. it was green leaves. matches incredibly well with the untamed animal bellow... but i ordered her matching side-tie thong with black roses again so combinations will be wild romantic and limitless ;)

Kayleigh Peddie white fishnet is, in my collection, the softest and most comfortable one by far. Its in the composition of the fabric (90% nylon, 10% spandex). And the design and garter buckles themselves. The later are gold plated and very small. But sturdy enough to hold up cotton/wool stockings. The adjustability of the garment is also wide and strong i.e. it didn't loosened up after excessive wear or movement which is often the case with so many companies.

The basic high cut thong is just as perfect and is lined with a bamboo jersey soft as a cloud. And together they make this new entity, almost a wonderful body, which must be close to how the Petra body must feel. 

I can't wait for the Ava crop top, the Estelle garter belt and dreamer thong to get home. I have a feeling the match and mix possibilities will be endless.... but also with other companies like hopeless and the end...

This is the beginning of a beautiful lingerie adventure. Thank you Kayleigh Peddie for making this girl feel, not only dreamy comfortable, but sizzling in hotness and able to express sensuality with confidence and personality.

And that to me is very special and something money can't buy...

House of Bordelle

Gia Shelf Bra M
Harness Thong S
Amaya Adjustable Garters
Atelier Bordelle
(London, England)

The art of seduction at its most sumptuous. BordelleGirls are lingerie's new BondGirls. Beautiful, bold and dangerous. It was just a dream, like test-driving a Ferrari, and then it became a chapter in my lingerie storybook. 

It started with envy and lust. And then a gift card on my birthday. Then Kezia, Bordelle's special agent, helped me so kindly with sizing and other important details. So when my Bordelle crossed the pond and was delivered at work, it literally knocked me off my feet.

I took my time, like decanting a prized wine and every details was an enchantment.
The black thick luxury gift box was was wrapped by their signature bondage lingerie strap,  bows and 24K plated gold hardware. Inside the box was a black silk sachet containing my Lingerie. I laid everything before me scrutinizing every stitch, fold, O-ring, eye, hook, adjusting patiently my straps... 

The Caramel color was just a feast to the eye, melting perfectly on the skin with shimmer of the 24k gold . The mesh is so fine and elastic, the satin straps allow a huge range of fitting possibility. I just couldnt wait to try on my treasure. 

The Gia Shelf bra is a quarter cup bra with a satin elastic frame. At first the rigidity of the bra surprised me, very structural and almost corset-like. I thought it would make it restrictive and uncomfortable. Was i ever wrong. The soft lining places securely the brassiere as you wish on the chest, putting your breast on an exquisite pedestal. The O-rings are the thickest i've ever seen. Thick and heavy. Feels great on the skin. I usually fit a 34b or a 36a, and the Medium size is just plain heaven in comfort. The ribs straps can be adjusted as you desired, and so can the ones on the top of the breasts. Whichever ways you choose. I found to have never loved my bosom as i do wearing Gia. 

The Harness thong gives a sublime view from the back with 5 straps attached to O-ring crowning a strategically placed bow. It hugs your hip bones follows the pubic bones bellow the navel where its met with the harness attached to a smaller o-ring. The harness can be worn to the waist or let to fall on the hips' flesh. The thong straps are perfectly adjustable (again) either way...

The Ring of O is a specially designed ring which has been worn as a distinctive mark among BDSM practitioners, mainly in continental Europe — and especially the German-speaking countries — since the 1990s. Its use is relatively widespread within this subculture. Its name derives from the name of the central female character in the classic BDSM novel Story of O (written by Pauline Réage), who was a sex slave and wore an analogous ring.

those O-rings... Even bigger on the Amaya adjustable garters, in the center of 3 straps. I can wear them at the knee, on the thickest most muscular part of my thigh, and even by my inner thigh, where the leg begins, framing the body in a majestic fashion .

I took 3 weeks to write my review. Wanted to make sure my judgement was not clouded by my lascivious excitement. And lust is turning into love. I just long to wear my Bordelle. 

Such a selfish pleasure, make me feel like incredible because of the tactile quality of fabric and craftsmanship. Let's not kid ourselves, the price is also very high, but expectations are met and surpassed. Ethics on sustainability are also respected, everything about the brand is at it's finest.

House of Bordelle is empowering, a sure investment and most sinful decadence.

nude & delicate

Apollonia M
LE PETIT TROU
(Warsaw, Poland)

sometimes im romantic
sometimes im soft and fragile
sometimes i dissolve in dreams and im loved by magic
i saw this bodysuit and it made me long for my lover
the utopic one that is
the one that stays and takes me on surprise getaways

that! i lived it when i saw Apollonia

so i put it on my wishlist, and 5 months later i'm waiting impatiently for FedEx to ring the doorbell.

i should know then to dream about love... never been very lucky

i get a broken black box by FedEx! i looked at it for so long just so sad and a little mad... only
to open it and find inside of it a black bow silk paper wrapped sweet smaller package

this one impeccable
and perfect
revealing yet another box, drawer like, black, sexy, protective and expensive
my heart is racing

love is rushing

this gift to myself is turning out to be magnificient

the Apollonia bodysuit
nude and ornamented with mini dots (loved the petits trous / the brand"s name), very high cut on the hips up to the waist and finished with small gold "o" rings for the tied straps. yes "o" rings. i love that so much also. i find it makes it seductive and adds to the delicate nature of the fabric.

It feels like you are wearing nothing at all.. It looks like you were body painted with shadows. Side breast, ribs and hip bones are supper exposed. but yet it feels sweet almost innocent in its exhibition.

Of course i moved in it, dancing, rolling, stretching. Everything stays in place if you adjust the straps properly. i find if you tie up enough it creates and empty space by the sacrum and underneath the breast that allows the light to give a visual sense of the quality of the fabric.

i love intelligent lingerie. this is one of them. surprising. comfortable, i felt cared for, in the finest of details, makes me wish i owned more pieces...

mon histoire d'O

Bonte Size 2
la fille d'O

(Belgium)

You know, when you wish upon every star you see, when you pray God and the Devil, when you full moon ritual and black and white magic for one particular thing. And somehow the stars align and you can actually hold the object of your desire in this realm. The anticipation becomes unbearably; you are sure to be disappointed. But you are not. Never even close.  And everything is just better than expected. Even after...

I had not. But one day while lurking through images i came across a picture of  a lingerie collection by la fille d'O. The briefs were sophisticatedly provocative but its how the model moved in them that was screaming freedom. The seed was planted.

It was like that feeling you get when you see something you have to have. That you need to have. But no clue on how on earth is that going to be possible.

That was 2 years ago. I thought it was out of my league. Yes i was intimidated. But i couldn't look away. Desire was making roots.

My interest for undergarments grew. I started reading lingerie blogs. And came across one particular post which was describing the ethical fight the visionary behind la fille d'O was facing. Made me feel like i was on my way to do the same for my life, so i wanted to know more about Murielle Victorine Scherre.

So i peeked around her collections on her website. I was choked and seduced. The wisdom in the sexuality her designs portrayed made me uncomfortable. But i couldn't look away.  The desire was blooming.

My life changed and all of the sudden i was explaining sexuality to my daughter and had to assume my own beliefs. Assume, and practice! The talk had to match the walk. Individuality. Ethics. Love. Lust. Respect. And there i was. Healing. My daughter was teaching me. How to be the woman i needed to be. Even after the storm, the desire was still there.

And then, one day, i had the guts to make a wishlist. Of lingerie i had been lurking on. When i made this list public, la fille d'O contacted me right away. Even reposted my desire.

Now im not a popular lingerie model. Im a former biochemist turned acrobat who became a single mother flamenco dancer and who makes a living working in a boxing gym as a gyrokinesis and kinesiological stretching trainer. Lingerie is a selfish pleasure i shouldn't indulge in. But its who i am. So i indulge. And angels sings in my heart. And they make sweet love to my demons and they cant get enough.

But thats another story.

I ordered Bonte on June's fullmoon. A week later she was home.

The most beautiful packaging i ever laid eyes on. Intact from travelling across the atlantic ocean and through customs. Protected by a solid cardboard envelope, the Belgium asymmetric black package ended up on my Mile End apartment floor. And it was gorgeous. Unexpected. Surprising. Interested in little me! it felt - A personal note was hand written by Annika... to me! I cant decifer it but it felt like a love letter. And you see i never received any love letter... less so accompanied by such an erotic presentation... and even lesser so with anything even remotely close to what was hiding in the multiply folded black silk paper letter.

Bonte.

In all her beauty.

Was laying in front of me.

Finally. I was about to be consumed whole by my desire.

It took me a moment to figure her out. I was touching her so delicately. She was mysterious and building up tension. But when i comprehended how to put her on, what she wanted where, in the right sequence, she embraced my body like a desiring lover. We held there. In bliss. Alone. Sun-setting. Perfect.

I havent recovered yet.

I hope i never do.

Je suis enfin une fille d'O.

So Grateful

....OW....

Tanya set in black S
Sofia set in beige S

OWintimates

(Danemark)

Im not new at life but maybe at satisfying myself. My lingerie addiction represents  exactly that. It was a challenge to first accept this need that i had unfairly labelled selfish and vain. It was an even bigger one to write about my experience wearing lingerie and sharing images of my unperfect body in such lovely pieces. But it has actually revealed itself therapeutic in so many ways. 

Having accomplished a few personnal milestones im realizing that im facing a new one now. Im far from being a haute couture connoisseur or a lingerie expert. What i know about lingerie is only how it makes me feel when i see it, when i touch it, when i put it on my skin, when i move in it and how it leaves me when i remove it. Its a new found intimacy. A self love. But it is also responsible for how differently i carry myself since i have embraced my lingerie fetish.

That being said, i must confess, this review was the hardest to write so far. Discovering what i prefer and what i need about intimates is fun and exciting. Finding out what i like a little less is not so fun. Money issues aside not liking something always brings an amount of guilt back to light. And searching for the reasons why, was i guess, my challenge at this time. Which of course i accepted gladly. I want to continue growing and learning and evolving, and comfort zones are meant to be surpassed because life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

So here is how this Scandinavian company entered my lingerie drawer.

Not sure why, but i wanted my next intimates purchase incognito, new and easy. Do i now regret it? We should never regret. But if im being honest, maybe i am a little. Maybe for the fit. Maybe because i've tasted handmade and customed made lingerie and that intimacy is incomparable. It fits like a glove. It leaves no marks on your skin but the softest pleasures. But when i saw OW under garments, i wanted them because they looked great and chic with an architectural design that seemed great for movement. So again do i regret it? Only for the inflexibility of the fitting. But the more i think of it, the more i know the fit is everything.

So, I ordered 2 sets: a bralette and its matching pantie. From checkout to shipment delivery , 4 long weeks crawled by. No duty fee. All wrapped in individual cellophane sachets.

Always the black set first

So i tried on the black set. First.

The Tanya bralette opens in the front with a thin pretty silver closure. The shoulder straps are thin and delicate, soft and comfortable. They dont cut into the skin at all. They continue to the front following the edge of the bralette cups, creating a harness-like effect, very flattering to my little chest. I usually wear a 34b, so in the company's size chart it represents a Small, but its a little too snugged for my taste. And since the underbust is not adjustable im stuck in need of 2 extra cms. May be if the band was more giving and the elastic band allowing more range... but its not. And it leaves red too tight marks on the sensitive chest skin.

The brief falls high on the hip bones creating longer legs. The large waist band there is very securing for movement. But this time its a little too loose to my taste. So i have to wear it higher than how it was designed for.

Both are made of this black very see through material. It is also very thin. Not in a fragile sense. More in a confidently provocative kind of way. It contrasts with the underbust and waist bands that are thick and opaque. 

Now i was ready for the beige set.

So if you can imagine that same quality of a fabric but in the most gorgeous nude rosé colour. It completly melts with the tone of my skin. Luck? Maybe. I needed some.

Nonetheless, the same sizing dissatisfactions occurred for the bralette; its a bit too snugged for my taste. And the waistband is too loose on the lower hip bones.

They both have the same straps design. The doubling elastic bands wrap the rib cage and the hip bones. The elastic is a bit too rigid. As for the Tanya set, if the elastic was more flexible, had a higher range of motion, it would be more comfortable and probably would also fit a wider range of shapes.

So moral of this story, the aesthetics are sweet but the fit is to be improved . Lingerie is teaching me that sometimes its forever. Sometimes its not. And that's just the way it is. It really is a question of willingness, flexibility, quality and taste. 

cotton naughty & metal candy

The Carrie bralette S
The Blood Prom bralette S
The Sin brief S
The High Waist Vertical Hood brief M

The End Lingerie
(New York City, USA)

Once upon a spring day, while lurking on Instagram, i came across an entirely different lingerie company: The End Lingerie. I was mesmerized by their sex appeal. Most pieces feature body piercing jewlery. Daring, erotic and raw, the organic cotton was just another ethical reason to keep lusting over the edgy discovery.

As i watched, every week for the entire month of March (in honor of March 8th, women's international day) they gave away a piece of lingerie.

I found myself purchasing 4 of their signature pieces. I wish now i would have picked one of their garter briefs or belts but i guess that was meant for another time.

It took 6 days from order to delivery.  It arrived in a black box with stickers and a glossy postcard featuring a set i had picked. I was very excited.

And then all of the sudden, i notice something. The silk paper wrap around the undergarments was completly torn. As if someone had wanted to see to content without breaking the seal. Who had messed with my lingerie? I know i had a very risqué shipment. Must have been  during custom inspection. Was this prohibited material?

Without waiting any further, i probed and verified everything . The metal piercing jewelry were heavy and thick. I loved it right away. Everything was spotless... nothing seemed to have been trespassed any further. So i tried on the first item: the Sin brief.

The waist band perfectly snugged my hips, running high in the back and low in the front. Not a thong, but on my buttock not much coverage either.  The front of the brief is where the money is. The brief itself sinks deep by the pubic bone, but the two curved barbels are linked to a front panel, that can be removed if you wish, but that holds the pantie in place without spilling the goods.

Second was the Carrie bralette, and it was everything i thought it would be. A band for the underbust and another for the fullest part of the breast. The miniature shoulder straps marvelously opposed the heart center metal ring in texture and size. Somehow my little chest seems fuller in this bra. I can not say how much i looooved that.

Next was the Blood Prom bralette and High waist Vertical Hood briefs. Amen!

This combo sealed the deal for me. And i understood why The End calls their pieces naughties.

The Blood Prom bralette front panel barely reaches the nipple. There, a metal ring attaches to each shoulder strap. They then fall to the back by joining a bigger ring between the shoulder blades. 

Personally i find the metal feel to be quiet enticing. Cool as it touches your skin and warm as it reaches the body temperature.

Unfortunately my back ring broke. The ball of the circle detached. When i contacted the lingerie company, Lisa from the customer service offered to send me a new one right away. The rapidity of response was very much appreciated. Should be arriving anytime now.

And finally, the High Waist Vertical Hood brief: my plat de resistance. I had been dreaming of it since the giveaway. So sexy and unapologetic. The best of two worlds: a high waist with very little  coverage that holds the position. Once upon a time, i had a tongue piercing and several navel ones, but never a clitoral hood one. The vertical hood is known to increase sexual pleasure. i think just trying on the brief was very erogenous...

The organic and eco-friendly cotton is not subtitle or flexible, i thought. But as you wear it, no loss in elasticity occurs, no sagging, no loosening either. Only comfort and softness where you want it most. You can breathe, you can move, sweat and all that jazz. Everything remains in place, even the delicate and adjustable shoulder straps. 

I cant wait to see what other provocative stories this lingerie will bring in my life. I hope a body or playsuit maybe... straps & metal... that would be lovely.

The End. For now...

fishnet love

The Lena bralette and Natalie thong in fishnet

Hopeless Lingerie
(Melbourne, Australia)

Ok so ive been obsessed with hopeless lingerie since 2014. And ive bought a piece (or 2... or 3) of every collection since. Gaby, the designer and owner of hopeless lingerie has single handedly changed the way i carry myself and care for my body. She succeeded through her provocative yet comfortable and ever so flattering lingerie to make me feel confident undressing, to make me feel powerful as a sexual being and a little mysterious and playful.

And i think im not alone to feel that way, you should see all the beauties who wear her designs and share their intimate discoveries. Be careful 'tho if you go on her instagram... you will be drawn in and next thing you know you will be in need to try it for yourself.

Her last collection the Sun and the Moon is as irresistible as all others. hide and seek polka dots, softest fishnets and lace, all items hugging and lifting like a dream where it needs. Genius lies in simplicity. Well her last creations reflect exactly that. Simpler lines but sinfully efficient to express an edgy sensuality without ever compromising comfort.

I wear a 34B and have a 28 waist. The fit of the S bralette and XS knickers is perfect. The fully adjustable straps on each item makes for a "fit like a glove" sensation every time. And their legendary willingness to custom orders make it very simple to inquire about any interrogations/specification/request/need you may have. The fishnet is soft and flexible, but resistant and large enough for a nipple to peek through. Intentional?  Almost feel like a super hero outfit for sexy moments.

Hopeless lingerie used to arrived in a beautiful black boxes wrapped up in black silk paper closed with the hopeless logo. With postcards of the featured collection and how-to-care for your hopeless notes. Sadly now they skip the boxes... was great to store the fine fabric in the lingerie drawer.

Each item is handmade to order and take 4-8 weeks to be shipped. Even if understandable, the wait is unbearable for an addict. And because i live in Canada literally across the world from hopeless headquarters, extra custom charges are added.... but their lingerie is better than any drugs and when it finally gets home its always a special day.

I am forever Hopeless.... truly madly deeply.

Nova

Nova Bra and Thong
Bluebella
(England)

I had been watching this lingerie brand for such a long time and every customer picture they use wearing the Nova set seem so perfect that it made me lust for it seductive power and i finally decided to order my first Bluebella.

The Nova set arrived within 72 hours. And has been roaring ever since.

Its a wire ouvert bra and thong, with strategically placed straps and guipure. It fits like a dream. Daring provocative seductive and romantic. Barely felt on the skin but definitely appreciated by the eyes. Even after a few hours. And maintains optimal position through movement.

Brilliantly conceived architecturally, has been hand washed several times and guipure detail remains. Perfect secret weapon wearable under or shown...

Raw Bodysuit

Raw Bodysuit
SJLingerie
(Australia)

Received this beautiful bodysuit today. 

Soft seethrough nude tulle embroidered with thick black luscious lace and finished with a thin black trim, matching the wide range adjustable straps. 

This was delivered wrapped in a white silk paper. Shipment was sent immediately and only took 7 days to arrive from the across the world. Bravo! A record in my experience with Australian lingerie brands.

i am always worried for bodysuit fit as i have a long torso and unusually proportions between chest waist and hips. But it embraces my body exceptionally well and allowed for extensive movements in full comfort and confidence. 

The elegance of the black lace gives an opulence that i usually stay away from because of the size of the tattoo work done on my body. But surprisingly it  looks great and even gives me feminine curves and that is no easy task on my muscular body. I couldn't be more thrilled to own my first SJLingerie piece. No wonder it is the iconic look of the company

English Chic

naughty set
Mimi Holliday
(London, England)

a frame bra, a thong and a suspender belt

came in this magnificent box with a bow.
3 days delivery. fastest service yet

made of a luxurious thick fuchsia lace and
sexy gold signature hearts
one size fits all
and perfectly because of the adjustable straps

made me feel flirty sexy and luxurious
perfect for an extra special occasion or just dreaming of being a pinup