Bras are one of my favorite things to buy! While a lot of retailers hold off on creating crazy lace patterns and colors for shirts and dresses, lingerie is a gorgeous and intimate way to express your style.

With Valentine’s Day coming up, buying new lingerie is a fun way to spice up your relationship, or just make you feel good about yourself (#selfcare)! Whether or not you have someone to celebrate the holiday with this year, buying lingerie is powerful and fun and should definitely not be limited to one holiday a year!

It’s about time we start to de-stigmatize buying lingerie – by wearing cute bras and bodysuits, we’re not “dressing up for someone,” but learning how to express our own style from head to toe!

Lingerie is super versatile (a lot of bodysuits can work as cute going-out tops) and can give you the little self-esteem boost you need to take on the day.

Buying lingerie, however, can be a super stressful/scary/intimidating experience for the average shopper. From high prices to small size ranges, I’ve come away exhausted and empty-handed from bra shopping more than once.

To get you started with a better experience, here are my tried-and-true picks for affordable lingerie shopping – and almost everything is under $50!

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Department/Clothing Stores

One of the best places to look for lingerie is in the stores with the widest selection of clothing. Department stores and online retailers are the places that you’re going to be browsing the most anyway, so why look anywhere else for lingerie?

Nordstrom

I love Nordstrom’s selection because they have a wide variety of brands, styles, and sizes. Plus, they’re always renewing their inventory and having sales that will save you a TON.