Not sure why I never added the pictures... Too deep now, but VERY sexy and projected when I first got it. Band was too big so I never actually wore it. Will probably list soon.
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Not sure why I never added the pictures... Too deep now, but VERY sexy and projected when I first got it. Band was too big so I never actually wore it. Will probably list soon.
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Updated on Dec 03, 2018 Flag this
I don't actually own this bra, but I tried it on three years ago when my breasts were much smaller, and it didn't fit then so it definitely won't fit now! But you know that great feature called "Recommendations?" THIS KEEPS COMING UP. WHY?!?! No way would a large, stretchy 30 band fit me! No way would cups that small fit me now! Ugh. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> Basically I added this so it will hopefully fix my recommendations. We'll see...
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Updated on Oct 03, 2015 Flag this
Seriously needed an extender as it was the second tightest when I bought all 4, it hurt. Wing powermesh is extremely firm with very little give. Good for long term wearout, but it means it's too tight for now.
I added pictures of both without and with an extender, including the ugly painful marks it left after digging in for only one minute of wear. It didn't fit like a "second skin," it wanted to BE my skin!!
But speaking of skin, you can see it's a very good "nude" color for me. If it's light pink color and the more yellow Sunkissed bra colors were mixed, it would be ... even more ideal. My bra for cream and white blouses right now.
Some in-cup wrinkling, which I thought was from it being too tight, especially considering there's also major in-cup quadding when I didn't have an extender. In the front view, it looks like it's almost trying to smash down the lower half of my breasts. After adding an extender the quadding was reduced but the wrinkles got larger. Maybe still straining but vertically instead of horizontally? I had to tighten the straps a small bit more with the extender, as they sat further out on my angled shoulders. The strap elastics are nice and stretchy, which always makes it difficult for me to tell if I have then too tight. It could also be slightly more inner full in cup shape than I am, as the wrinkles are not there on the sides of the cups.
Otherwise, the underwire shape is a perfect match for me, the gore doesn't dig (with an extender), and it's very pretty overall.
There's a bit of a weird gathering at the center gore when the bra is relaxes, but ot stretches flat ao I don't think it effects fit.
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Allure colorway
Updated on Dec 02, 2018 Flag this
*update, Fed 2016* So I washed and dried this bra (cuz it kinda smelled like cleaning chemicals when I got it, ew) and ta-da! The weird shape isn't quite as much of an issue as before! For some reason, the top edge binding was just SO tight in comparison to the cup fabric! It must have softened a tiny bit, cuz now it doesn't cut in as badly. You can't really tell under clothing. It doesn't give me the MOST projection of all the bras I fit, but it fits. I might still not buy another CHP, but it's still a usable bra.
This bra fits.... meh. Theoretically, it ... fits perfectly, but realistically... The top edge of the cup, the seam bindings, is tighter than the cup fabric, so it cuts a bit into my breast tissue and creates an ugly bump above my apex. (You can see in the pictures.) I have more upper fullness than lower fullness, but either: A) I don't have ENOUGH upper fullness, or, B) since I am SO empty on bottom, my apex always sits MUCH lower than the apex of bras, so I end up with a small empty space above my apex in a bra. So even though I have tall roots, I'm not that full, and more of a pointy shape, and my tissue is about medium on the firm to soft scale. Maybe if I had very round, full, and firm breasts, I would fill the top edge of the bra better and stretch the seam binding better. I haven't tried this bra with cookies or push-up pads yet, so maybe it would fit better with a bit more "firm tissue?" Also, when I slouch, it doesn't cut in and suddenly gaps. ????? What is with this bra??? Maybe the straps are too wide? You can see from the pictures that they're basically beyond my armpits and out on my arms, haha.
The projection on this bra was also extremely lacking. This bra basically just sits around my breasts and keeps the "wider than my frame" look, where I would rather prefer to have a bra that is flat enough on the sides that they push the breasts forward so that they're narrower than my frame and more projecting forward. (When I'm standing, my breasts are wide and shallow, but when leaning over, they're narrow and very projected. I want a bra to make them look like they do when leaning over!!) I know that the CH and CHP cuts aren't supposed to have a much projection as the plunges, but the wire width and cup depth fit me perfectly where I believe the plunges might be a bit too narrow for my roots. I get a LOT more projection with Comexim, and I've heard plenty of negative things about ordering through Ewa from the U.S., so while I'm sad this bra doesn't work, I'm relieved that I finally know which Polish companies work for me and which don't! https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> It's been a few years waiting, and now I know I should stick with Comexim. It's sad, because I reaaaaally like some of the Ewa colors, but I guess I'll just have to admire from afar! Other factors effecting the bra fit might be that it's an older used bra, so maybe the cups have been stretched out over time? I have seen other photos where CHP bras give a bit of projection, but until Comexim stops working for me, I might just leave Ewa alone for now.
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Updated on Feb 24, 2016 Flag this
November 2015 Update: I don't know why I never posted pictures of me wearing this, it fit me perfectly with an extender (except the short wire problem), but I've definitely outgrown it a long time ago.
Original 2014 Review: This bra fits really well in the cups and makes me think that my Cleo: George is too small. The color is bright and awesome and the fabric is very comfortable.
The minor problem? I need an extender. I never thought I would say this, but the band is actually painfully tight and just barely stretches to my comfortable full-breath circumference.
The major problem? The underwires are almost an inch shorter ... than the channels. Combined with the tight band, OUCH!!! They dig in to my ribs on my sides and leave very deep, bright red dents in my skin! Because the wires stop short on the sides, the fabric directly above stands away from my skin due to the tension and allows some tissue to escape out the sides.
The good thing is that this bra definitely works for full-on-top shapes, which I am, so yay! https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> I will buy an extender and hopefully it will fit perfectly in no time!
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Updated on Nov 12, 2015 Flag this
(Basically the long rant I posted on the front page, but edited to focus on mostly juts this bra.)
Well, I was reminded why I don't shop during Brastop clearance sales, especially if it's the ONE bra left in that size...
I purchased two beautiful Fantasie bras from Brastop on the "up to 80% off clearance!!" sale. (Side rant: are any of them actually that much off? I only find like 50-60% off, and even the one I got as the last bra was like 70% off... hmmmm) This one focuses on the side-support in 30D. It is comically flawed. (Laughably ridiculous fit!! I have always known where the term ... "quad-boob" came from, but I have never actually looked literally like four boobs... until now. Hence the comical flaw. Pictures coming soon.)
I would say that this is a 30C mislabeled, but they don't make 30C in this style! So by my the other flaws discovered, I believe this was just incorrectly constructed.
Across the 30D side support bras I viewed, they average at about a 4.8" cup width and a 7.7" cup depth. Mine is a 4.5" cup width and 7.5" cup depth! Wire length is also an entire inch shorter (7.5" compared to 8.7" average). Gore height is about three-quarters of an inch shorter (2.0" compared to 2.8"). Wing height, for whatever reason, is actually a half-inch taller. (Mine: 3.5". Average: 3.0") Band length, stretched band, and gore width is fine. So it appears the cradle was constructed correctly, but not the cups! How did this one end up with small cups AND a wire that's so tiny in comparison to the other 30Ds??? They don't do 30C, so I cannot fathom where that wire came from!
From a quality control standpoint, if you have less than a second to check on it, they both look beautiful, so I can see how they passed inspection. (Honestly, fabrics are achingly beautiful, tear-worthy that neither work.) Nothing was stitched incorrectly, and no backwards straps, weirdly stretched elastics, or snags in the fabrics. But how could one end up with such a tiny wire, and one with with wires intended for a two sizes up??
In summary: 30D is smaller than average, being painfully small. It sucks.
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Raspberry colorway
Updated on Sep 05, 2019 Flag this
November 2015: The calculations make this bra seem like it should fit me perfectly. Alas, this flattens me out, pushes my breasts into my armpits, and causes a slight bit of quad-boob. (Blame it on the flimsy underwires!!)
I've always wanted this bra, but I always thought I was either stuck between 28DD and 28E, and then between 28E and 28F when my breasts got bigger. Now that I gained more weight about 2 months ago, I thought the 28F would be perfect based off the measurements of my two best fitting bras (Cleo Maddie 28FF and Curvy Kate Ritzy 28F). But sadly, now I think I'm between 28F ... and 28FF. I think that sizing up would cause too much of a gap in the top. I absolutely love the appearance of this bra, and am so sad that it doesn't fit.
The straps are scratchy, but the band is firm and smaller than the decos. I believe that the cups are open enough for my FOT shape, but they just seem a bit too small overall.
Also, I've discovered that while my breasts naturally sit in a wide and shallow shape, the tissue is flexible enough so that when I bend over, or gather my breast tissue in my hands, I get a much more narrow and projected shape. Because of this, I've been trying bras that create the more projected shape while still being comfortable. The biggest problem is getting wires too narrow and they sit on the side edge of my breast tissue. Anyway, the point is, while wide and shallow bras (like Tutti Rouge bras) sit around my breasts in the most natural shape, I prefer my breasts to not look wider than my torso or shallower than my stomach. When I compared the Patsy measurements to the Ritzy measurements, they seemed to be very close, closer than my Cleo Maddie, but this bra is the most flattening out of all three! I don’t know what happened; maybe the wires are really weak so they stretch with the band and compromise the depth of the cups? (Oh yeah, definitely, the wires are crap, they feel like plastic and can be bent almost completely straight!!)
I might keep this bra fit a few more months. I’ve been starting to walk about 2 miles almost every day and cut out most of the candy/chocolate/bad processed foods from my diet and am eating nearly all three meals a day from scratch, and I’ve already lost a tiny bit of water weight, so I might possibly shrink in size. I usually gain weight last and lose it first in my breasts, so we’ll see.
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Updated on Nov 14, 2015 Flag this
Technically I don't own this yet, but I have tried it on, so this is my fit setting for when I tried it on.
Although the measurements are right, for some reason I can't fill the very bottom of the cups, and the cups appear pushed down and sitting too low on my chest. Maybe there isn't enough immediate projection?
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Updated on Oct 03, 2015 Flag this
November 2015: Now the cups are too small and cut in almost everywhere. There is visible strain on the cup seams. Rib cage is a little over 1" larger than before, so I need to use an extender again (it's also been resting for a few months so it's probably tightened up again). I've ordered a 28FF, and I'm afraid I should have got a 30 band. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />
Original review: When I first got this bra, I could barely stretch the band to 28", so it was painful and I had to use an extender. Over 6 months later, and it's definitely comfortable ... on the first hook, but on "less bloated" days I sometimes will have it on the second hook.
I believe that since the cups are a tiny bit too deep for me, and the band tight, the cups are stretched wide so that the wire sits about a quarter inch beyond my breast tissue. Otherwise the wires are a bit narrower than my other two bras that fit perfectly. I fill the cups all the way, and only when I slouch is there a gap along the top.
Overall, the bra is comfortable, but if I'm just slouching at my computer all day, my breasts and small rolls of skin under them sandwich the wires and smash them into my ribs, so when I finally "unfold" for the day and stand up, I have painful indents. This is easily remedied by me not slouching, which can be hard to remember sometimes. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_razz.gif" alt=":P" />
I would definitely recommend this bra if the Maddie fits, and Parfait Charlotte fits. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
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Updated on Nov 15, 2015 Flag this
November 2015: I never reviewed this, but mostly because when I wore it, it fit me perfectly. My breasts quickly grew to need 28FF so I only wore this for a few months. It still has mostly the original cup shape, where it was concave on the outer sides which can be seen in the photos, and never had a chance to be reshaped by my breasts.
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Updated on Nov 15, 2015 Flag this