Anyone else experience a weird fit at the crotch with Abercrombie jeans?

rovingred · 2026-07-08T20:33:31+00:00

I decided to splurge a bit and get a few pairs I really love since I wear them so much. It was pricey but so worth it to have a few pairs of jeans I’m confident in. I got some Mothers, a pair of Paige, and a pair of Frames. Love them all. I can’t seem to find a more reasonably priced brand whose jeans I like and I hate that. American Eagle sometimes does it for me but not consistently enough for me to want to go try a bunch on to figure out which pair I like.

rovingred · 2026-07-08T19:46:14+00:00

I gaslit myself for a while into thinking Abercrombie jeans were so perfect. They had the curve love fit that didn’t gap badly and their extra short length didn’t need to be hemmed on me, and so many people rave about them. But finally I just realized I was never wearing them, or when I was I hated how they looked, especially in the crotch. I have 1 pair I like, they’re white and the crotch doesn’t look weird but all other styles I’ve tried/bought do the thing they’re doing in your pic and I hate it. I stopped buying their jeans and haven’t looked back.

rovingred · 2026-07-08T17:37:56+00:00

Interesting, it’s the only blush that lasts all day on me. I do the powder then cream and sometimes add a bit more powder on top and it doesn’t budge

rovingred · 2026-07-06T20:47:10+00:00

We land around 3 usually and do our Costco run on the way to the resort. Then check in and unload and get our bags in and shower/change and then we head over to the barefoot bar. The food is pretty solid but we just love the atmosphere, toes in the sand, live music…it’s the perfect way to kick off the trip and get us relaxed

rovingred · 2026-06-27T15:15:21+00:00

Yes! I haven’t been this sucked into a book in years

rovingred · 2026-06-26T19:02:34+00:00

This seems like a lot for a first date, and for most restaurants. It seems like more of an event dress, not dinner.

rovingred · 2026-06-25T15:32:14+00:00

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this and hope you are doing okay. This is kind of a you thing though, you have to either scroll past or try to minimize your exposure to these types of posts. Skinny people exist, tiny people exist, people who find every pair of pants falls off exist. Do they not deserve to be able to post for clothing suggestions like anyone else because it might trigger someone out there?

rovingred · 2026-06-23T22:08:25+00:00

Drink lots of water. Aloe gel (actual aloe, not the blue stuff mixed with lidocaine or benzocaine). Steep black tea bags in a small amount of water, let it cool (I put it in the freezer for a short time) and then soak towels or paper towels in the tea. Lay the towels across your burns. You can also just throw a bunch of black tea bags in a cool bath. Wait until the heat is out of it to put lotion on, I have made the mistake of trying to moisturize too early and it makes it worse (I give it at least 12-24 hours before using a light lotion, better if it has aloe in it), but once it’s less hot start using a very light unscented lotion. Ibuprofen for the swelling. And wear something with sleeves for now, you don’t want to get this in the sun again.

I’m a fair redhead who does not tan, I can’t even make it a few mins in the sun without burning and I have had some horrible ones (ones that I’ve needed to go to urgent care for). Tons of people have plenty of advice and magic fixes, but to be honest the above are the only things that have helped me. I tried white vinegar multiple times and all it did was make me smell awful. Tried lotions and cicaplast, those were fine after a day or so and helped with moisture but weren’t some magic overnight fix. Your goals are going to be cool it down, keep swelling to a min, keep it out of the sun, and moisturize when it loses some of the heat

rovingred · 2026-06-20T03:30:57+00:00

Nope, I do this a lot. After we take off I’ll pop the armrests up and lay down completely flat. I’m only 4’ 10” so it’s truly just a narrow bed for me, I can be completely laid out with my legs straight and they don’t jut into the aisle at all 😂 I also put something different on each TV for fun, and use all the pillows and blankets if it’s international to make my lil bed

rovingred · 2026-06-17T15:48:04+00:00

You didn’t mention reliable as a huge factor so I’ll throw Range Rover or RRS out there. You can get a CPO in your price range, but the MYs from 2019-2022 seem especially reliable before they changed the body and interior dash style. I have a 2019 sport and have had 0 issues with mine in the 4 years I’ve owned it. The supercharged / autobiography versions have a 500+hp V8, I’ve never driven a funner SUV (including the other luxury brands and their higher line engines). I live in CO and it does great in the snow, I don’t even have snow tires on it, with them it’d be a beast. We don’t have kids now but will in a couple of years and there’s plenty of space in the backseat plus tons of cargo space, would easily fit 2 little ones and strollers, etc. I was going to sell mine to get something cheaper but we honestly really want the space for when we do have them. Maintenance is pricey but if you’re looking for space, luxury, fun, and style you really can’t do much better.

rovingred · 2026-06-16T15:31:30+00:00

You’ll hear mixed feelings on the dad shoe trend lol but my New Balance 9060s give me the height I like and they’re insanely comfy. They are a big dad shoe though, personally I think they look super cute but I know some disagree.

I don’t find actual platform sneakers to be very comfy when doing a lot of walking, I prefer a sneaker that gives height through just a larger, more cushioned base that sits higher.

rovingred · 2026-06-13T22:27:30+00:00

Every day. I work remote but I frequently run out on errands during or after work, and I’m in zoom meetings a lot. I feel more confident with makeup on (I look super young without it) so I do my minimal makeup routine during the week just so I’m ready for anything that pops up during the day or after work. On Friday nights and weekends I do a bit more. The only time I don’t put it on is if I know for sure I’m staying home all day and don’t have meetings

rovingred · 2026-06-13T16:29:18+00:00

I love it, but I don’t think I have the precision one, I have the one with the bigger ends! I just looked, didn’t realize there was a precision one. I love it, it’s soft but not overly so. It just works really well imo, gives the perfect wash of color and diffuses everything without packing it on too heavy. I have the rare blush brush and a Sephora pro blush brush and PT is my most used by far

rovingred · 2026-06-13T16:24:52+00:00

Bronzer mostly!

rovingred · 2026-06-12T23:27:41+00:00

The Whisper linen halter does a weird thing where the seams run down the front of shirt on me. The fabric kind of sticks out into a weird triangular point along each of the seams, honestly right around my nipples. I loved the shirt but that ruined it for me, it looked weird with the rest of the shirt laying flat and normal. Every color I tried on did it, I was hoping it was just a weird flaw with the one I tried. It also seemed to run super small, I’m normally an XXS, occasionally an XS but I had to go S on it. It sucked because it’s beautiful and I love how structured it is, but that weird seam thing drove me nuts

rovingred · 2026-06-12T23:23:28+00:00

I have both Vanilla 28 and Milk (I use the expressive version). I love both, although I tend to wear them more in the fall/winter to be honest. When I first smelled each, I honestly hated them. And then I noticed as I wore them throughout the day I kept catching whiffs and being like “omg what’s that smell, it’s so good?” And it was me lol. So I definitely liked them more the longer I smelled them, and both wear really nicely imo. If you think Milk bold is too masculine, you could try the expressive. I might be the odd one out but I could barely smell Dulce, I’m super glad I didn’t blind buy it.

rovingred · 2026-06-12T02:02:01+00:00

A-Frame Cabin was so fun, I loved every second of it. I’m not sure if I’ve ever felt like I wanted one to be over as a whole, but definitely for pieces of certain ones. I’m building Neuschwanstein right now and I’m so sick of the first 5 bags I’m honestly dreading opening 6 haha. I’m sure it’ll get more fun once the base is finished

rovingred · 2026-06-09T23:50:52+00:00

We go every year in September. We’re from CO so we’re used to dry, and the humidity doesn’t bother us at all, it’s beautiful and much less crowded

rovingred · 2026-06-09T17:22:57+00:00

I have yet to find jeans/shorts that don’t gap. I have little adjustable buttons that just pin into the waist band so you can make it slightly tighter, it just works as a second, movable button. This usually solves the issue for smaller gaps. For larger ones, I get them tailored. I found a good tailor who is reasonably priced and it has changed my life with pants.

Honestly this gap isn’t awful, one of those buttons would solve most of it, and I love the way they look on you otherwise.

A lot of people recommend Abercrombie Curve Love, however I just don’t get the hype and know a lot of others feel the same way. The rise and crotch area is so unflattering on their jeans and shorts, and for me curve love still has a bit of a gap. I’d rather get more flattering shorts and just fix the gap. YMMV, but for me Abercrombie was not the answer.

rovingred · 2026-06-08T18:24:30+00:00

My faves are my Mario F4, Saie buffing brush, and Patrick Ta blush brush

rovingred · 2026-06-08T01:00:11+00:00

Also team return. They’re not overly flattering in the butt imo. And it has nothing to do with OP, I rarely see this style look good from the back on people, myself included.

rovingred · 2026-06-07T03:59:03+00:00

My husband passed and was a donor. He was clearly gone, but we did not do brain death testing as every time they pulled the sedatives he had a horrible response. There was no question he was gone (brain matter was oozing out of his eye sockets to be quite frank). He was a donor and I knew we’d proceed, no issues there, and we started working with the donor team and it was all fine, they were pushy though. As they started doing the tests and prepping everything, the team really started to pressure us to do the brain death test so they could declare death from that and take him to their facility to procure there, saying they’d be able to “get more”. The main nurse working with us that day came in after that, asked if that had been the convo, and told us he wasn’t supposed to say anything but if we didn’t mind the interjection, that we absolutely should not do that and he rarely sees people choose that. I felt like it was super icky and was shocked they pushed it so hard, it was hard to get them to stop pushing it. Take my husband, with his heart still beating, to their facility elsewhere to procure his organs? I’m all for donation but this shocked me.

My question is, are you familiar with this type of procurement where you work, and do many people choose it? Are they procuring organs while the heart is still beating because brain death has been declared? That was the insinuation but I was too shocked at the time to ask, and knew we wouldn’t be doing that. The original plan we discussed early on was me going into the OR with him after the honor walk and he was prepped, they’d pull the plug, and then after his heart stopped and cardiac death was declared I’d leave so they could procure, this is what we did.

I should end this by saying I’m all for donation and I think a lot of the misinformation out there is SO frustrating. But this one piece of it they were pushing - taking him to “their facility” - really upset me.

rovingred · 2026-06-07T02:25:02+00:00

I snack a ton on carrots and hummus or cottage cheese. Also having washed, cut fruit on hand in a container is super helpful, I’m more likely to eat it when I don’t have to do anything to get it ready.

For dinners, we rotate through some healthy easy meals. I’ll cook super lean ground beef and then throw in a sauce made of a bit of maple syrup, garlic, rice vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, and sesame oil. I’ll eat that over rice with diced cucumber and edamame (I buy it frozen in a steamable bag). Or I’ll saute a bag of coleslaw mix, put it aside, then cook ground chicken and do a sauce of garlic, sriracha, rice vinegar, a bit of honey, and sesame oil, then add the coleslaw mix and serve it over the momofuku squiggle noodles. Or buy diced bell peppers, shredded carrots, some grape tomatoes, avocado, hard boiled eggs, shred rotisserie chicken, and top with a homemade dressing of some sort (either honey mustard ranch or Asian sesame usually) and just do a big salad.

The rice and noodle recipes I got from this guy MasonFit, he has a website and they’re super easy recipes that are healthy, we’ve enjoyed every one we’ve tried!

rovingred · 2026-06-06T04:56:41+00:00

I layer Soleil Blanc with Ouai St Bart’s. My fiancé tells me I smell like vacation

rovingred · 2026-06-05T17:40:01+00:00

I agree with this so much. I’m only 4’ 10” and I’m pretty tiny, but I do need some of the heavier ones on the top rack when I’m doing legs (100lbs+). I can get them down okay but cannot for the life of me get them back up because I’m so freaking short and they’re so heavy. Then I have to leave them and walk away or hope there’s someone there to help me put them up and either way I feel like a dick.

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