Padded panties are recommended for those who:

1. Want a more dramatic boost.
2. Have a flat bottom.
3. Wish to get a curvier look.
4. Have a gravity-stricken derriere due to age, child-birth, weight-loss, etc. 

Booty Lifters or Butt Bras (products that lift without padding) are recommended for those who:

1. Prefer a more natural feel from their booty lifting shapewear.
2. Want to “lift and separate” a small to large sized bottom.
3. Who already have a little "something" to push-up.