The Benefits of Shapewear

So the A Month Is Tour, here we come. And before we get into today's episode, I want to start off by saying, women of all shapes and sizes are beautiful, but regardless of what size we are, sometimes we want a little extra support to help us feel our best. And that's why i want to talk about something that I think can really make a difference in a woman's confidence because I've experienced it firsthand. So today I'm going

to talk about shapewear. When you think of shapewear, you might think of brands like Spains or Skims, or even my own brand, Shapewear and Co. I started this and a couple of years back because I wanted to find something that made me feel good in my own skin, but that it was also affordable. I'm not gonna name any other brands but some are super super super expensive. I've worn facascolombianez, which work beautifully, you guys, they're great,

but they're very freaking expensive and very uncomfortable. In my opinion. I wanted something breatheable. I wanted something that was going to make me feel sexy, comfortable, and tighten me up, you know, put everything in its place and smooth things out, but not to the point where I can't breathe and I can't eat. I still want to live, you know, I still I need to breathe. So that's why I came up with shape or and Code. Of course, I

have a business partner. Her name is Alex, and she's wonderful, and I love shapewear, and I always wanted because I know the importance of being nice and tight, you know, because of gravity, because we're women, you know what I mean. And gravity's going to do its thing regardless. Especially after the pandemic, a lot of us started wearing sweats and baggy clothes and like baggy jeans. All of that baggy

is super in right now. But what I think this new generation doesn't quite get yet is that if you want to keep that nice, cute load tight, body. Well, you need to wear something you know that's going to tighten your skin and keep your skin close to your muscles when you're wearing baggy clothes because gravity's going to do its thing regardless, like I said, but it'll happen faster if we don't drink collagen, if we don't wear shapewear. And I don't wear shape whar every day, but I wear.

I like to wear my shapewear when I'm wearing sweats when I go to the airport because when I'm flying, like you know, it's important to compress your legs and also for me compress my body because I don't want to get bloated, especially if I'm wearing sweats, because I always wear something super comfy or leggings. So I like to wear my shapewear on stage. If my outfits also like permit it, I'll wear my shape were under it. If not, then I wear nylons, and that that's the

kind of material that I wanted for my shape. Where is like that nylon material just a little thicker because I don't want to feel hot and I don't want it to like add an extra layer and make me look or make my clothes look different because it's so thick.

And that's the experience I had in the past with facas colombianas that we've talked about, which are great, especially after you've had surgery or libl section and stuff, because you need to be nice and tight and again, your skin needs to like attach back to its muscle, so it is important. But I just couldn't with those facas that have like the body yeah, the boning in them, or like the waist trainers, because all that stuff does work.

It will help mold your body, but you need to wear those things like at least twenty two hours in the day, you know what I mean, or take it off when you sleep. Some people wear it when they sleep. I couldn't. They're like, oh, wear it and then your waist is gonna get smaller, and I'm just like shit, Like it was so uncomfortable, you guys, Like I felt like my head was gonna explode. I couldn't eat, Like it was just too much. It was like too much

for me. I commend the women that do it, honestly, a round of applause to you guys, because I couldn't do it. But they do work and I'm not talking down on them at all, because they absolutely make a difference. But in my personal day to day in order for me to realistically wear it every day and to get the benefits that I want, I needed something of that material, like I'm saying, that nylon material that's a little thicker

and breathable. And now that we're on this, you know subject about fajas and shapewear, because there is a difference. Shape wear is more of, like I feel like, an everyday wear that's kind of just like another layer of your skin and it just warms up and moves with your body. And a fah is thicker, way thicker, and it's going to mold your body a lot quicker than

a shapewear will. But if you want to mold your body and have a smaller waiste and for your ass to look huge in the whole thing, I would recommend getting a Paja colomb. If you're looking for something more just to smooth things out in that little black dress or even in leggings during your jeans, then shapewear is

is the way to go. And that's what I was looking for where I still look snatched and I still look like my body still looks like my body because fa haas will literally mold your body and make your waist look really small and sometimes your boob's really big, and that's all good, but I didn't like it, you know what I mean. So if that's the look you're going for, that's the way to go. And with shapewear, you will just get everything nice and smooth, and everything

will be sitting. The boobies will be sitting, the booty will be sitting, the waste will look snatched, but it's not going to necessarily do what a faja will do, if that makes sense. Again, the way I like to explain it, especially when I post, is it's just like another layer of my skin, you know, and it feels nice and I can still dance it and I can sit and I can still have fun and I can eat and I still look snatched. So I hope that made sense. And a question that I get a lot

is is it safe for pregnant women to wear shapewear. Yes, it absolutely is. If your tummy is growing, I would say size up. We also have in shapewar and co we have a maternity shapewear. It's recommended to wear it actually because it helps with keeping the tummy nice and high and you know, in its place. So for sure, we have one, and we did a collab with a beautiful young lady. Her name is Laura, and she's pregnant. So we brought that one out and people really really

love it. And it's cool because it clips from like the breast area for you to also be able to breastfeed. And I don't want to talk more than I should, but and you guys look this up. Feel free to look it up to make sure. But I know, a faha, a faja or anything that has boning anything like that is absolutely not recommended at all because it's too tight. It's too too much compression in the abdomen in the mid area that it will actually be bad for your baby.

But shape where like I said, it's flexible. It's a lot easier, you know. And again, if you're usually wear a medium, I would go up to a large so you still feel nice and snatched and everything is nice and smooth, but it's not compressing too much on your abdomen, you know, until you grow or your tummy grows enough in order for you to start wearing a maternity one.

But I did want to clear that up because a lot of people have asked me that, and also they've asked me about shape where for men, And we've been working on something. It hasn't come out yet, but we definitely do want to do something for men, say material, but where a man can just feel like his midsection is nice and tight. You know. I can't wait for that to come out, but we've been working on it for about a year now. I just haven't gotten a

sample that I absolutely love yet. So I'll keep you guys updated on that for all my guys out there or all my girls that want to buy their man one, because there's nothing wrong with a man wearing shape where you guys, it's just another little thin layer of their skin that makes them look snatched. And a guy can look snatch too, And now that we're talking about men, I want to bring this up. It's kind of like

a funny story a medio. My partner, my fiance, he saw me wearing a faja once because I had just gotten surgery, and at first he was fine, but then he's said, when are you going to stop wearing that thing? I'm like why, He's like it's just like I'm over it, like it's just not sexy. And I was like ah, and I kind of felt offended. I was like, what, I have to wear it, like it says I have to wear it at least three months to six months, you know, to keep everything in place. And he was

just like damn, he just couldn't wait. And I felt like, what the heck? And it was the kind of fat how that's a little thicker. It's the kind you need to wear after you've had a light bul st, Shane, or a boob job, the whole thing. So anyways, and then when I came out with my shapewear, I asked him, I said, do you think this is sexy? And he's like, actually,

I think it's really sexy. He's like, I think it looks good because it's kind of transparent a little bit, like in the booty area and the boobies, so it's kind of like mysterious. So he really likes it. It doesn't bother him. And we have shorts, and we have panty ones, and we have thong ones, and we have just like shorts that come up without like the boob area. We have so many different kinds and types and styles of shapewear, so I wanted to also keep that in mind.

I'm like, Okay, I still want it to be sexy, you know, because there are also women out there that think that you're kind of like catfishing a man if you wear shapewear or a fahaw or if you're wearing a push up bral because it's like, oh, that's not really how your tits look or you know what I mean, that's what your body looks like. That's the beautiful thing about shapewear is that it's still your body. It just everything just looks smoother and in place. It's not really changing.

But even if it was, who cares, you know what I mean? Like, I'm just like, whatever tickles your pickle, whatever filter your boat, like do you you know what I mean? But I definitely think that that's kind of like a dumb statement, like, oh, I don't wear it because I'm kind of like faking it like a filter. And one thing about that i'd rather you know, this is a whole other topic, but in regards to filters

on Instagram, I like using them sometimes. I'm not gonna say I don't, I don't mind, but I do feel like that's a little bit more of catfishing a filter versus the shapewear personally. But it's actually very healthy for your skin to wear shapewear as much as you possibly can. That's one thing that I even read in an interview

that Beyonce did. I don't remember with what magazine it was, but anyways, she said and she stated that she wears nylons underneath her jeans, and she wears nylons with her dresses, and if you guys see her pictures, it's a true statement. And she says because it helps her with Verico's veins, with cellulite, with just keeping her legs nice and smooth, and that's the same concept with the rest of your body. And because of that, I started wearing nylons. And then

that's when the whole thing. I was like, Oh my god, like this is a perfect way. This is a type of material that I want for my shapewear. And some people have told me, oh my god, cheeky's what size should I wear? And I tell them, well, what size are you? What's your blah blah blah, give them this whole thing, and then I tell them right away just know when you see it and you receive it, you're going to think, how in the heck am I going

to fit into this? But I promise you your body will warm up to it and it'll be a little tough to put on. But then after that, the own heat of your body will make it stretch out a little bit and you're going to feel fine. But some people are like, how in the heck is this going to fit me? Don't trip. It's great material and it's going to just mold to your body. Okay. I did want to say that as well, because some people don't know what size to get and they're pretty true to size.

If you don't like to be too compressed and get you know, a little bigger, it's still going to compress you. Sometimes I wear a bigger size I size up because I don't want to feel too uncomfortable, like if I'm out or whatever. It all depends the situation, but I would recommend you getting your size and then a bigger size size up if you want to breathe a little more. You know, on a certain occasion, if you happen to be on my website shapewearincode dot com and you don't

know which one to purchase. If you've never wore shapewear before, I would highly suggest to get my Invisible. That's my absolute favorite one. I love them all. We just came out with this seamless short, which is awesome. It makes the booty look really nice. I mean know it loves that one anyways, But my absolute favorite is the Invisible. We have it in shorts and we also have it in a panny and a thong. I feel like it's the most comfortable. It's the one. It's my go to.

So it's called Invisible shaper and it has a built in brawl. But what I love about this particular shaper is that you can wear it with no pasties or pasties or as a shirt because it looks really nice to colors. They come in four different colors, and then just wear your jeans or a skirt or whatever you want to wear. You can wear it under or as an outfit and it's super comfortable. And it has the shorts one, which is the one that I wear the most because I like to, like, you know, smooth out

my thigh area and lift the booty. That's my favorite one, the shorts one, and it also has I can never say this word correctly, a cassette. I believe it is a gassette. Anyways, it's the little freaking hole for you to pee and you know, take care of business. And also the panty one has like a little clip, so you don't have to worry about, you know, having to take off the whole thing if you're out partying or whatnot.

But I absolutely love the Invisible. That's the one I highly recommend, and I do recommend for you to get that one in your size. It's true to size, and again, you can even wear it under leggings if you want to wear it to the gym. It just makes everything look so nice and you won't be able to tell

that you have it on. And what I like to do is once I have it on, like the first time, the brand new one that I wear, I like to stretch the legs a little bit because I have thick legs, so I don't want it to create a line, So I just stretch it a little bit more and then it's fine. You don't have to do it ever again.

And to wash them. You guys, if you have my shapers already or you're gonna buy one, please make sure you wash it in cold water, okay, in the wash in the machine with the rest of your panties and socks, all the delicates, and then hang dry it. Don't put it in the dryer, okay. Or if you want to wash it on mano by hand, then that's great. That's actually even better, and then just hang dry it. I did want to tell you guys that because it's delicate,

the materials delicate. It's great. It's strong fabric, but it's also very delicate at the same time. But that's my suggestion. That's the one that I like on the website the most. I love them all because again, I'm not going to sell you guys anything that I haven't tried or that I don't love myself. The only one I haven't tried is the maternity one because I'm not pregnant yet but eventually I will. But other than that, all of them,

everything's great. We're coming out with some braw lets, you guys, because I hate bras, especially push it bras. Sometimes I have to wear them, but I don't like bras and panties. They're so uncomfortable, you guys. Oh, and I know, ladies, you can like understand me, especially the wired ones. I just I can't. So we're coming out with some really nice ones that still lift your boobies and you can

clip and don't make like the backfat come out. So I'm really excited to bring those out and some panties. I haven't tried to the panties yet. I'm waiting for the sample, so as soon as I get it, I will let you guys know. But there's a lot of great things coming with shape wear because I feel like it's something that we can all wear. Doesn't matter what

size you are. We have sizes from small to like five X you guys, in some of the styles, not all styles, but for sure we have three X in all styles, and in some of the styles we have up to five X you guys. So I am all about catering to all women because we're all beautiful. Doesn't matter what shape you are. I really really mean it from the bottom of my heart. It's all about more

how you feel. And this is why I feel like shape wear is so important, because it helps you feel more confident in that dress in something more snug like it just I don't know, it makes you feel just different, which is why I'm so passionate about my shapewear, not just because it's mine, but because I truly believe in it, because I know it works and I know how it makes me feel, you know, and I want you to

feel the same way. And alrighty guys, I mean, I think I said everything I wanted to say in regards to shapewear and how it's changed my life and how much I love it, and I hope that you give it a chance. It doesn't have to be my line, but I highly recommend it again Shape or and Co. But you guys, it's something that has really just helped me, and there are so many benefits to it, and especially for someone like myself who has struggled with their weight

their entire life. And I've gone up and down and yo yo, dietd the whole thing. I get it. I understand. I have cellulite, I have stretch marks. There are things that I have that just come with going up and down in wait, you know, and things that were inherited like cellulite. And that's why I love the shapewear because

it helps smooth everything out. So anyways, enough about it, I hope you see Shape we're in a different way and not in something that something like in a negative light because I have heard certain people say it, but I think if you give it a try, you'll definitely love it. So you, guys, thank you, Thank you for listening. As always, I'm grateful for you, and enjoy this amazing week. It'll be an amazing week. Keep saying it and be positive. Okay,

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