Ah, the delights of summer 2024 – sunshine, beaches, barbecues, and those inevitable moments of curvy girl struggles in the heat! If you’re a fellow curvy queen, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Hot weather can turn into a five-ring circus of sweat, adjustments, and strategic wardrobe choices. Let’s just say, surviving summer with more curves than the bendiest roller coaster is no small feat.
Starting with the notorious thigh chafing. Ah yes, nothing spells summer buzzkill like that painful rub that turns a leisurely stroll into a waddle. You might be on your way to enjoy that cute farmer's market when suddenly, your thighs are screaming for mercy. Cue the creative solutions: secret applications of anti-chafing balm, breezy maxi dresses, and those magical bike shorts that double as undergarments.
Oh, and don't get me started on the curse of sweaty boobs. The sensation of feeling like you’ve got tiny slip-n-slides hidden in your bra is a unique discomfort only we, the chosen curvy ones, truly understand. Many a time, you’ll find us sneakily stuffing tissues down there or rocking only the most breathable bras humanity has invented because sometimes, feeling like the North Pole under there is a fantasy in this sweltering heat.
Then there’s the constant adjusting of clothes. You know those glorious summer dresses that cling beautifully in all the right places for the first 10 minutes? Yeah, well, they soon morph into a clinging nightmare. We tug, twist, and reshape our outfits, trying to find that elusive sweet spot where we look cute and feel cool. By the end of the day, you’ve adjusted your dress more times than you’ve checked Instagram.
Speaking of adjustments, let's talk about swimwear. Finding a swimsuit that makes you feel confident yet comfortable can feel like a treasure hunt without a map. You finally land that dream bikini only to realize beach outings involve a strategic balance between flaunting your fabulousness and keeping everything in place.
And, dear heavens, finding flattering shorts. The ones that fit without feeling like a boa constrictor around your thighs or showing off every curve as if they’re broadcasting it on a giant LED screen.
Amid these hot weather woes is the ever-present challenge of choosing the right fabric. The quest for the perfect breathable fabric that won’t stick, cling, or highlight every bead of sweat has become a semi-professional sport at this point.
So, in the spirit of camaraderie and a cohesive understanding of the struggle that is summer 2024 for curvy girls, let’s delve into the hilarious, sometimes frustrating, yet wonderfully relatable hot weather woes and affirm that we’re in this steamy adventure together!
1. The Burning, Fiery Horror That is Chub Rub
Chub rub is horrible. It is so painful. It leaves you walking like you've just been riding a horse for twenty-four hours, and the first time you take a bath or shower after you have a bad case of it? NOOO!
2. Being Unable to Wear Skirts or Dresses until the Chub Rub Heals
Or a bathing suit. Or shorts. Or anything, really, that lets your thighs rub together because that kind of friction is hellish. HELLISH.
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3. Discovering That Your Shorts Fit More like Panties
Speaking of shorts … there's nothing worse than when your jorts from last summer end up looking more like … like janties, I guess. Jean short panties. Hahaha, I just made myself lol!
4. Spending All Day Plucking Your Shorts out of Your Cookie
Shorts are horrible. I mean, they're comfortable and they look phenomenal on curvy girls, thin girls, and girls who fall in between, but they're still evil – the way they climb up into your crotch with every step you take.
5. The Never-ending Embarrassment of Camel Toe
It happens. It happens to all of us, maybe because we have to pull those damn shorts up so high.
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6. Finding out That Your Arms Can Get Chub Rub, Too
Go out in a tank top or a strapless shirt or even if your bathing suit when it's hot, and you'll quickly discover that chub rub is not limited to your inner thighs.
7. Two Words: Boob Sweat
All the boob sweat. Cleave sweat. Underboob sweat. Side boob sweat. All the sweat. This is definitely something all women recognize, though.
8. The Feeling of Boob Sweat in Your Bra
This, too. And if you happen to be a full-figured woman with large breasts, your cups are destined to overflow. With sweat.
9. Realizing You Have Pit Stains
Not just that, but realizing you have pit stains on top of your pit stains, no matter what kind of top you're wearing, no matter what color it is, no matter what the material is.
10. And a Sweat Tree Growing on Your Back
It looks like the Tree of Life, but really it's just the Tree of Perspiration.
11. Sticking to Things when You Sit down
If your thighs are bare, they will stick to things. Lots of things. Standing up will be painful.
12. And Leaving Butt Prints when You Stand up
This is so horrible. I get so paranoid about this. By now, I automatically look down and check the seat. Have you ever sweated so much that it looks like you actually peed?
13. You Almost Flash Everyone All the Time
In the quest to stay cool, you're almost always flashing boob, or side boob, or your butt, or your cookie. Something.
14. The Fear of Bending over in a Dress
Protip: forget about bending over ever again. Just try to look graceful as you squat like a frog.
15. Your Skirts Are Always Longer in the Front
Because your butt is so juicy, it takes up a bit more room in the back, you see.
16. The Utter Hell of Swimsuit Shopping
This is hell for everyone who has ever had to shop for a suit, I know that in my heart. When you're curvy and trying to find a suit that fits, however, you just … it's just … it's so horrific. The lighting and mirrors in fitting rooms are bad enough, but after you've tried on two suits, you start getting sweaty and everything sticks to you and is swimming even worth it?
17. The Struggle of Covering Your Curves Vs. Spontaneously Combusting
To this I say, do not worry about covering your curves. Eff that. Do what you can to keep the chub rub at bay, but never cover yourself up because you're afraid of some asshat making comments or wondering why you have the audacity to wear something. Have the audacity to wear anything that makes you feel comfortable.
Like say, a lot of these experiences are universal, but many of them present a special kind of hell for curvy girls. The summer struggle is real – and it's here. So let me offer up a talcum powder toast for my gorgeous full-figured sisters.
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Skinny girls have some of the same issues, not just curvy girls. I found this article to be very degrading to curvy girls. Arm pit sweat, really I guess skinny girls don't sweat. Skinny girls never have camel toe either, right. This is all women.
I was laughing when I was reading this it's so true rubbing thighs hurt so badly lool and I bought a dress the other day and the front bit is longer than the back loool
Boob sweat is no longer an issue if you just rub a little simple deodorant underneath and in between your boob. !!! WORKS LIKE A CHARM
I agree with the use of deodorant/antiperspirant in areas other than your pits. Around your boobs. In the crease between your leg and torso. I've never found anything super effective for thigh rub unless I use some form of corn starch based powder.
Preach! As a curvy girl, I can totally relate to every single one of these struggles. The hot weather just exacerbates everything, from chafing to sweaty back syndrome. It's like a constant battle to find clothes that are both cute and comfortable, but hey, we rock those curves anyway!
It happens to me to if you want to be discrete slide to the edge of the seat before you stand up. It works every time and nobody thinks anything about it.
Leaving butt prints! Sooooo embarrassing to get up and see a mist. Any help for that?
Very interesting !!
And know I'm not a curvy girl
And while skinny girls have troubles too, curvy girls catch the worst of it. I don't think that any woman has escaped some form of the summertime blues! Hell thy name is heat rash.
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Mitch:Skinny girls have some of the same issues, not just curvy girls. I found this article to be very degrading to curvy girls. Arm pit sweat, really I guess skinny girls don't sweat. Skinny girls never have camel toe either, right. This is all women.
emzski:I was laughing when I was reading this it's so true rubbing thighs hurt so badly lool and I bought a dress the other day and the front bit is longer than the back loool
Tiffany:Boob sweat is no longer an issue if you just rub a little simple deodorant underneath and in between your boob. !!! WORKS LIKE A CHARM
Pat:I agree with the use of deodorant/antiperspirant in areas other than your pits. Around your boobs. In the crease between your leg and torso. I've never found anything super effective for thigh rub unless I use some form of corn starch based powder.
Got:Preach! As a curvy girl, I can totally relate to every single one of these struggles. The hot weather just exacerbates everything, from chafing to sweaty back syndrome. It's like a constant battle to find clothes that are both cute and comfortable, but hey, we rock those curves anyway!
Munderwood:It happens to me to if you want to be discrete slide to the edge of the seat before you stand up. It works every time and nobody thinks anything about it.
MochaIce:Leaving butt prints! Sooooo embarrassing to get up and see a mist. Any help for that?
Kimberly:Very interesting !!
Mitch:And know I'm not a curvy girl
Pat:And while skinny girls have troubles too, curvy girls catch the worst of it. I don't think that any woman has escaped some form of the summertime blues! Hell thy name is heat rash.
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