SHAPERMINT Boyshorts Review: Twenty-Two Thousand Reviews and a Short Inseam
We just did the SHAPERMINT panty (no inseam) and already had the mid-thigh shorts (silicone, seventy-nine thousand). This SKU is the in-between: nude, a waist that still climbs, a boyshort hem that stops on the upper thigh. Twenty dollars. Twenty-two thousand reviews. A 3.8. It is not the shorts. It is not a cotton boyshort. It is the hem you put under a dress that is not a mini.
If you wanted mid-thigh for chafe, the shorts. If you wanted a brief, the panty. If you wanted a short that still covers a cheek fold, stay. Size the hip. The bra in the still is not included.
The hem is the only new sentence.
Same Amazon knit family. Same beige. Same “firm” that is a marketing word. The difference is two inches of thigh. Too short and it rides into a brief you already own. Too long and you should have bought the shorts. Silicone at the waist is the stay-put argument we already heard. Lotion still kills it. The Size Guide is still a panty chart.
The side still is the honest one: a short inseam, a high waist, a lift-ish seam at the seat. Believe a knit. Skip the living-room overlays that sell a wedding. A boyshort is not a ceremony.
A pull. Same trick as the panty. Size first.
Why 3.8, vs the shorts, skip
Twenty-two thousand reviews is volume, not a faja. The 3.8 is heat, ride-up, and people who wanted mid-thigh. The shorts remain the default SHAPERMINT. This is the dress that is not a mini. Wash cold, hang, skip lotion.
Who it's for
A midi, a short inseam, a waist you will size. Not the mid-thigh shorts, not the panty, not a $20 miracle. Size the hip, hang the knit, pick the hem on purpose.
Pros
- The SHAPERMINT boyshort — a real inseam between panty and mid-thigh
- Twenty-two thousand reviews is a lot of beige
- Cheaper than the mid-thigh shorts
- Side still matches the cut
- Same loops-and-grip family if you already live in SHAPERMINT
Cons
- Easy to confuse with the shorts at checkout
- Ride-up is the boyshort tax
- Not a faja
- Overlays sell a wedding the knit will not attend
- The 3.8 includes the wrong hem
A $20 SHAPERMINT boyshort. Size the hip, pick the hem on purpose, and do not buy it as the mid-thigh shorts.