If you are a fitness freak or you simply love the comfort that athleisure wear provides, we are sure that you have a couple of leggings in your wardrobe. Leggings are light and comfortable and give your legs the freedom of movement. But many women have qualms with their leggings. Rather than giving them the desired look and comfort, the leggings expose their bodies in undesirable ways and keep them worried during their work-outs.
Displaying a camel toe is a big peeve for many women. Others complain about their leggings slipping off and reveal their waist and hips. Yes, these things happen. But you can avoid them if you are careful enough while shopping for leggings, and while wearing them.
Hacks for Camel Toes in Leggings
Leggings have embarrassed many women who realized that they were walking around with a camel toe. This happens to a lot of women because leggings are meant to be skin-tight. While there is no inherent wrong in having a camel toe, having your leggings outline your private area makes women overly conscious about their appearance.
So what can you do if you want to stay comfortable in your leggings without the dread of a camel toe? Here are a few tips to help you out.
1. Wear the Right Fit
Stylists say that camel-toe is often caused by the wrong fit. When you wear a smaller size, the clothing clings to your body and outlines your private area. The right size should fit you well without displaying a camel toe. Finding the right size would also give your legs the room to breathe and avoid chaffing.
2. Avoid Leggings Having a Front Rise Seam
Many leggings have a front seam that passes right in between the crotch region. When you wear put them on, the fabric bunches up around the seam, forming a camel toe. So the next time when you buy new leggings, we suggest you look around and choose a pair that does not have a front rise seam.
3. Buy a Camel Toe Concealer
You can use one underneath your clothing to avoid a camel toe. A camel toe concealer is made of medical-grade silicone- it does not react with the sensitive skin of the pubic region. It is self–adhesive, so you can use it many times and enjoy a secure fit. You can also wear it underneath your swimwear to avoid a camel toe.
4. Wear a long T-shirt/ Blouse
If you already own leggings that make you worry about camel toe, you need not toss them away. Just pair them with a top or a t-shirt that ends below your hips and hides the camel toe.
5. Choose Your Undergarments carefully
Many women think that going commando while wearing leggings is a great idea. Sorry ladies, that is not going to help you avoid a camel toe. Rather, you should wear a seamless panty with a thick fabric. In addition to preventing camel toe, it also keeps a check on panty lines.
6. Use a Panty Liner
This one is a quick fix for a camel toe. Put a panty liner in your panty, and it will prevent the leggings from showing the shape of your lady parts. You should always keep a panty liner in your handbag; it comes in handy in situations when you might step outside and realize later that you are sporting a camel toe.
7. Quick Hack
If you are hitting the gym or somewhere outside and you realize that you have a camel toe, head to the loo and grab some toilet paper. Place some neatly folded toilet paper in the crotch of your panty to create some padding, and get rid of that camel toe.
8. Wear Thick Leggings
Prefer leggings with thick fabric, instead of choosing leggings with thin fabric. The thin fabric reveals all the lumps in your lower body- it highlights the extra flab, and makes the panty lines and camel toes visible. You won’t have such issues when you are wearing a legging made of a thicker fabric. So choose well so that you don’t have to worry about how you look when you are wearing leggings.
Hacks and Tips for Common Problems of Leggings
9. Leggings Rolling Down
It is plain annoying when your leggings don’t stay in their place. You wouldn’t want your leggings to roll down when you are doing a set of burpees, but that happens all the time. So how can you avoid this? Pay attention to the fabric, style, and fit of the legging before the purchase. Choose high waist leggings for your workout attire for exercising with a free mind, but make sure that it does not cut into your abdomen or stifle your movements. Again, we would ask you to avoid cotton leggings as they lose their shape over time (and roll down when you wear them and move around).
10. Not Happy With The Size
A lot of women are unhappy with standard-sized leggings. Short women often complain that the leggings available in most stores are too long for them. Likewise, plus-size women are also unhappy with undersized leggings. However, many brands have recognized this opportunity to make inclusive activewear. You can find petite sizes for ladies with a small built, and sizes for curvy women, provided you control the urge to shop at sales and search for the right brands.
11. Torn Fabric
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Many women complain that their leggings get torn easily. This issue is pretty common with common leggings. It’s easy for them to get ripped when you wear them and run, or do intense workouts. If you are buying leggings for hitting the gym (or the park or the trails!), we would suggest you opt for materials like spandex or nylon. These materials fit well and enhance your mobility without getting damaged themselves.
12. Washing Tips to Avoid Torn Fabric
See the care labels on the leggings and follow the washing instructions. Before you put your leggings into the washing machine, turn them inside out. We would suggest you buy a delicate bag for machine wash if you already don’t have one. Use it for washing your leggings; it will prevent any damage to the delicate fabric.
Your washing machine dryer is not good for your leggings, as the direct heat expands and damages the fabric elasticity. Do not expose your leggings to any form of heat; dry them naturally on a clothing line.
13. Nailing The Leggings Look
If you have secretly admired fitness influencers on Instagram or Tiktok, you would have tried to emulate their exercise attire. A sculpted lower body in printed leggings has become the new desirable. Let’s find out some secrets that can help you look that way-
- Making Your Butt Look Sexy- Of course, you need to sweat it out if you want sexy butts. But a careful selection of leggings can make your booty look more attractive. You can wear butt-lifting ruched leggings, which tighten around your tailbone region. This gives your butt an attractive shape that’s worth a butt selfie!
- Buy Squat Proof Leggings- You are doing squats, but as you move down your leggings stretch and become see-through. Say no to thin-fabric or sheer leggings if you want to avoid this. See that your leggings are squat proof, meaning that the fabric is thick and flexible, and the leggings stay in their place when you bend down.
- Hide the Cellulite- It is natural to have cellulite on your body. But you need not let it come in your way of looking good. Choose your leggings wisely to camouflage the cellulite. For example, you can wear ribbed leggings or leggings with funky patterns for the purpose.
Though leggings are a wardrobe staple, you need to learn how to treat them right if you want to look good in them. When you choose them well and take good care of them, they flatter your body and last longer as well. If you follow the tips shared here, you can look crisp and confident while practicing that yoga pose or doing those lunges.
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