Oh, how I wanted the Lucy to fit. I had a lot of hope in this bra.

The most important thing to note (for me), that I wish I had known ahead of time, was that where the mesh meets lace on the cup, would create a quadboob, making the portion covered with lace looked oddly puffed up, even though I still had some wrinkling at the very top of the cup. No amount of swoop and scoop could make this bra enclose the breast tissue near my underarm (tail of spence). The cups just did not come up high enough and give the type of inward/forward support I need, while at the same time, it rubbed that area painfully, even while just wearing it a short time.

The band on this black 30DD was significantly tighter and less stretchy than the band on the 30E in Malibu Blue. The tighter band fit snugly on the loosest hook and felt like it'd probably be the right size for me. (It is worth mentioning, I am still a beginner on the bra search journey. I have found that 30 bands really vary significantly between brands. While Natori fit snugly, Freya and Panache seem like I should consider sizing down to a 28.)

It's a pretty little bra, definitely not built to create cleavage. At this point, I believe I have wide-set, splayed, wide-root, pendulous, fuller on bottom (or equal, when bent over....but with deflated upper breast tissue that's almost non-existent when standing), shallow (because of the extent of the ptosis and the size I was to begin with) breasts. I have recently come to understand that the 32 B/C push up bras I have been wearing for 20 years have created a rather pronounced bulge of tissue between underarm and breast (tail of spence). Any cup in my recommended sizes, that doesn't pull that tissue in, is going to be too big in the cup.

I'm giving up the on Cleo Lucy. It just is not the right style and shape for me. This one is going back to Amazon and the obsessive quest will continue...

Black colorway

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Updated on Dec 14, 2015 Flag this

• This is the exact problem I had with Lucy too. I really wanted this one to work and tried it in a multitude of sizes. When I finally got the "right" size, that bulge at the lace/mesh seam was a heartbreaker. Sorry this happened to you too!
  Your description of your boobs sounds almost identical to what I think mine are. It has been frustrating and horribly time consuming but with Amazon prime I have persevered!

• It's so frustrating with these boobs! Did you finally find something that you really liked?

• In cup quad is that problem, and it's quite common with all Cleo unlined bras. Marcie was the worst offender for me. Your tail of spence doesn't need to be in a bra, it's not in any of mine. If I had a bra wide and tall enough to enclose it, it would be far too wide and tall for my roots. You look like you could get along with a Curvy Kate Bardot. If you can track down the discontinued black and purple colorway, it will be much cheaper than the new red and black one.

• sereneindeed, Cleo maddie, Cleo Andorra plunge, freya long lines and some half cups. Parfait by affinitas Charlotte. It's all so individual to each of us! the women here are a great help. Good luck!

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