Advice and recommendations

[SwimBriefDude93]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here and I would really appreciate some advice and recommendations.
I've worn a Speedo for a few years, a rather conservative looking one with quite full sides, and I've always wanted some swim briefs that were of higher cut, 2cm or 1.5cm.
I ended up purchasing some swim briefs that looked higher cut than what I'd worn previously.
https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/clothi ... /324913283
After I'd had them delivered and tried them on, I was amused to find that I'd ordered a size too small; however I soon realised that I like the look and feel of them and how they were higher cut and slightly revealed a bit of my bum cheeks as well, similar to women's bikini briefs, and I can't wait to wear them at the pool and beach.
As such I have decided to order some micro swim briefs; so far I think that the HOM micro swim briefs and the Kiniki micro swim briefs fulfill my criteria of being higher cut and revealing a bit of the bum cheeks.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/WUKX-Mens-Slip ... th=1&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kiniki-Through ... th=1&psc=1
That being said I am open to suggestions if there are better ones, as long as they are appropriate for a public pool and beach and not too expensive.
One question I do have is that I am a size 40 waist and the Speedo that I've wore before is a size 38 but it still fits okay; I was wondering whether I should stick with my usual size or scale up or down in size if I want it to reveal a bit more?

Thanks.

[TANGA TANGA]

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll get plenty of good advice from the members.

[swimmer78]

Hi Swimbriefdude93 and a warm welcome to the forum! You are definitely in the right place. A lot of guys say to size up when it comes to swim briefs, but I always wear my size or even down one, because swim briefs are designed to fit very tight. You already know that. I'm a 34 - 36 in pants so I wear swim briefs in those sizes. I never size up with swim briefs or bikinis, they just don't fit right, plus as they get worn they will become too loose. If you want it a little cheekier in the back then maybe go a size down. Although I think what makes a mans bikini brief "cheeky" is more the cut and style than the sizing.

I really like those HOM micro briefs! That might be my next buy. Have you tried Sporti Euro briefs from Swimoutlet? I highly recommend those.

[SwimBriefDude93]

Thanks for the advice.
I've decided to order both the HOM and Kiniki micro swim briefs.
I was toying with the idea of ordering a similar size to the swim briefs I'd ordered previously as I liked how they looked; however upon trying them on again to see how they looked, I found out that if I moved in certain ways it caused some exposure in the front, not good!
As such, when ordering the micro swim briefs I have decided to order my usual size; I may want them to be "cheeky" but it's not worth risking frontal exposure over, I can always return them if they're too big.
As mentioned before, I am a 40 inch waist and I have worn a 38 inch waist Speedo that seemed to fit fine; when looking at the HOM micro swim briefs I noticed that XL measures at 37 inches and 2XL measures at 39 inches.
Similarly, the Kiniki micro swim briefs measure at 35-37 inches at L and 38-41 inches at XL.
As such I was wondering if, in this case, it is best to scale up or down an inch?

I'm currently moving house at the moment and once I'm settled I will order them.
In order to get over the initial hurdle of wearing them in public and have a bit of support, my current plan is to go swimming with a female friend of mine who I have been swimming with before and has seen me in a Speedo before.
Once I've done that, I plan on going lane swimming on my own wearing them.

Update to follow.

[Guitar T]

If you are concerned about falling out of your swim brief, may I suggest swimwear with an enhanced pouch. That is the precise reason I do not wear Speedo swimwear, no room up from for me. Some good options are Ergowear, N2N, and Clever.

Having a female friend to help ease the introduction is a great thing. I hope it all works well for you.

[Thongwearer]

I second sporti euro! Although it probably doesn’t have a huge pouch either but hasn’t been an issue for me.