ORLVS, ADANNU, MNK, OBSO, BS, and PLAYPUMPOrlvs is a Chinese brand of underwear that is produced by the same company producing other brands of underwear (at least according to Aliexpress), including Adannu, OBSO, MNK, PLAYPUMP, and 'BS' Underwear (not sure if BS is a deliberate name). Of those, it looks like MNK and PLAYPUMP do not carry men's thongs. I've seen both Orlvs and Adannu branded underwear being sold quite often on various online merchants, in addition to the odd brick-and-mortar shop in Asia, and have been curious to try them. Like many Chinese products, of course, the prices on Aliexpress are absurdly cheap. I got an Orlvs BLACK Thong in white as well as an Adannu modal thong, both of which I'll be reviewing. I'll first start with Orlvs:
I don't want to speak in a pejorative sense, but I think it's quite evident that many Chinese products feature designs copied from other brands. Frankly enough, based on a quick browse of Aliexpress, many Orlvs products are also reminiscent of certain brands like C-IN2:
ORLVS BLACK Thong
However, I must hand it out to them on this Orlvs Black Thong, since I feel this looks like a creative design that I'm not aware has been done by any other brands. It frankly looks unique and great. When looking at the pictures, my biggest worry was about the back strap, which appears to be made with the same material as the waistband. But my fears were alleviated when it became clear how soft and flexible both the elastic band and the strap are. In fact, the material of the thong is simply excellent. The pouch is made with a very soft modal fabric, and the elastic bands are the softest exposed waistbands I've ever felt. As such, I felt that this thong is very comfortable to wear. The pouch was a bit on the small side but fit my package fine enough. The modal is quite elastic, but it doesn't make a very protruding bulge. I did not like that the back strap and the waistband aren't sewn into place, so the strap could move around. Objectively speaking, the build quality did not look especially excellent since there are many lose threads and the stitching isn't the neatest around (but I'm not complaining, given how cheap it is)
Fit: 4/5 (one size up)
Look: 4/5
Comfort: 5/5
Quality: 3/5