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30F - Panache » Jasmine Balconnet Bra (6951)

TLDR: Jasmine is a shape mismatch for me, but this bra is so gorgeous that I wore it anyway.


QUALITY: Excellent quality from Panache, stiff wires, sturdy fabric and seams.

FIT: This worked for a little while, but it doesn't have enough immediate projection so it slid down a little in the front as well as wrinkling in the bottom of ... the cups. The straps are too wide set so they'd slide off when wearing it. The band was comfortable though and it was a comfortable bra to wear until my size changed. Stretch lace was nice for cycle fluctuations.

DESIGN: This bra is so pretty! I saw this bra come out new in the Bravissimo web store and just realized I HAD to have one, it's just so pretty. The geometric flower pattern is stunning and laying flat it looks so pretty I just want to pick it up and look closer at it. It still looks pretty when wearing it, but since this bra is a little bit of a shape mismatch on me personally, it doesn't look as amazing as I'd like it to. The blue fabrics chosen to accent the mosaic fabric are fitting color shades and I like that the straps are shiny. The top half of the cup has the signature Jasmine stretch lace, but in blue this round.
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Mosaic colorway

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30F - Panache » Jasmine Balconnet Bra (6951)

TLDR: Another pretty Panache bra, unfortunately a shape mismatch for me.

QUALITY: Excellent quality from Panache. Sturdy seams, nice fabric. Stiff wires like most Panache bras. I bought this in a Bravissimo store location many years ago.

FIT: This bra never really fit me right. It lacks just enough immediate projection that the cups wrinkle and slide down a little during ... the day, but also the band always rode up on me. It was probably a shape mismatch. The straps were too wide set for me as well, but the cup tension probably wasn't optimal, therfore contributing to that issue. I haven't worn this in a long time so it's hard to give a detailed description of fit. I didn't wear it much because the band always sat wrong on me.
Stretch lace was a big plus for me when I wore this though!

DESIGN: This bra is pretty. I've always been fond of floral designs and this is no exception. The pink flowers are sweet little color splashes across the black fabric, and I appreciate that the stretch lace also has a floral pattern. I like the loops of string to decorate the straps as well. There's a bow in the middle of the gore, which is nice since I'm a big fan of decorations at the gore.
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Black/Floral colorway

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30G - Cleo » Koko Muse Moulded Plunge Bra (9166)

This bra did not fit but I kind of figured it wouldn't. I got it bundled with some other bras and got it for a good price and it is a model I wanted to try, so I purchased it anyways. It looks like a basic moulded plunge with a little black bow, but unfortunately this bra will not be ... replacing my old stretched out black moulded plunge bra.

This is a Black 30G Cleo by Panache Koko Moulded Plunge with a J hook, and it seems like an alright basic plunge bra. It kind of reminds me of the fit of my Freya Deco, I believe they are both moulded plunge bras with similar cup height and similar strap separation that kind of felt similar on my shoulders and back. It feels very similar on my body as far as fit and comfort, except the center gore area feels softer and a little more comfortable on the Cleo koko. The Cleo band is firm enough that a 30 is fine for me even though I usually wear a 28. The cup height is a little too tall for me and uncomfortable. The straps are thinner than I like and seem maybe a little too far apart but I cant really make the J hook improve the strap situation. If the cups were not as tall and wide and an appropriate size the strap separation may feel okay though. The cups are too big and there is empty space at the top outer edge, and arent totally filled at the bottom. One breast is smaller than the other the cup almost fits the larger breast but there is a lot more room on the smaller side. The wires are a little too long/wide on my larger breast and definitely too wide on my smaller breast. Actually as I am wearing it the cup size itself isnt too bad on the larger breast, the cups would fit me better with more narrow wires and maybe a little more depth. There isnt an annoying hard gore, but the cups still feel a bit too far apart and the bra kind of squishes my breasts and makes them go a bit far apart instead of close together. I cant comfortably wear this bra because of the discomfort at my tail of Spence due to the cup height. Moulded plunge bras arent ideal for me either. This does not have additional push up padding. Its a simple bra, I just need bras that have wires that are more narrow with shorter cup heights, like some of the Polish bras. I wear about a 28FF currently after I lost a little weight. I am very short and petite, and my breasts are narrow functionally FOB with a lot of inner fullness when supported. I have softer tissue on top that was more full when I weighed a little more. I am still trying to figure out my root heights but they are different on each breast. My breasts are fairly close set when supported. I wanted to try some Cleo bras but want to try to Ewa Michalak bras. I plan to list all my Ill fitting bras on here to sell/trade/give away because having tbe right bra can make a huge difference

I am taking the bra off now and have marks near my tail of Spence from the cup height. Ouch.
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Black Moulded Koko Plunge colorway

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70D - Chantelle » Icone Demi-cup Bra (2225)

Sheer and see through beautiful Demo half cup bra.

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Have you ever tried NUME store?

It’s a Russian clothing brand. Have you ever tried them? What was it like?

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Oct 09, 2021

Need front closure I am old. I have a 15 year old Olga front closure that I still try to wear. Not made anymore.

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A day with a so-so sport bra.

Wearing a cozy enough sport bra today, its VSX Victoria Sport in a size Medium. I have been a little stumped how to add sports bras that do not come in a cup size on here (like sport bras that come in small, medium, large for example) I bought it second hand but like to attach it to known models. ...

This size Medium Victoria Sport VSX bra (Victoria Secret) in a size Medium is okay. No wires/padded cups/adjustable points. It is okay but the medium feels a little big and the band a bit too loose to be fully supportive. I am petite(ish) and short so the band is kind of far down my ribs and inches below my IMF so this is a better sleeping bra. I wear about a 28FF normally. One of my bras I wore yesterday and slept in by accident left some Mark's due to the harsh wide/tall hard wires. This is better than no bra on my back for today but my shoulders are starting to hurt.

EDIT: Got a bra I got for cheap online on in themail. I am confused why there is only 1 from the seller though... hope the rest come soon.
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XS-BUSTY - Kindred Bravely » Busty French Terry Nursing Sleep B

I loved the non-busty version of this and found it so soft and comfortable, but I wear 28GG so the non-busty XS wasn't enough. I was so excited to find "Busty" sizes .... and then crushingly disappointed.

The "Busty" variant has THE CHEAPEST HARDEST ELASTIC OF ALL TIME added to the band. This elastic is:

1) blatantly not even ... close to the right width
2) super-stiff
3) sewn vertically in FOUR places (including front & center) to make it stay....
4) ... and still folds/rolls constantly & never lies flat

Did they just tell the factory to throw whatever max-cheap elastic on the shelf in there and make it work? I guess for a $35 bra, actual soft-touch clothing elastic was not in the budget.

--- Summary: tried 4 sizes ---

Current size: 28GG / 30G, prefer 28.

XS (non-busty) -- Wish the cups were larger.

S (non-busty) -- predictably pretty loose at torso, might work for sleeping.

XS-BUSTY -- The elastic is sewn way tight and XS-Busty feels about 2 sizes smaller than XS (nonbusty). The fit is roughly on par with my 28's. But I don't find a hard 28 band comfortable for sleeping.

S-BUSTY -- Probably fit better than XS-Busty, but maybe that's just because I couldn't feel that hard elastic as much.
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Nude colorway

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32H - Panache Sport » Non Wired Sports Bra (7341)

I have this bra for all my change.I have it in almost from the day it came .now iam 32H because this bra runs very very tight in band the 30 HH was uncomfortable tight I am wearing this bra all day every day I never wear a normal bra only this and the 5021 every day I never take apart 😻

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38J - Elomi » Lydia Bandless Bra (EL4390)

The Lydia is a comfortable bra. It's smooth and silky to the touch, the band is comfortably stretchy with some firmness and the wires feel neither too soft nor too firm. After having worn it for a couple of days, the band did stretch out quite a bit and I should've exchanged it for the sibling size down, but it ... will still work well as an at home/office/comfort bra. The wires are too wide and the cups too shallow but i knew they would be but it doesn't cause discomfort and I'm mostly okay with that. The gore tacks, but it's a soft tack and I sometimes get a little bit of floating but I'm okay with that as well in this case. It was a moderately cheap bra and as such I don't expect excellent fit. Paying double for an Ewa that also doesn't fit but in other ways was not appealing at this time. As with the Elomi Matilda, the Lydia runs big in my cup size, my standardised is 38K and this is a 38J.

Edit: With the J hook closed it fits better and the band sits in place. I should also add that out of all the bras I've ever had, this one causes the least pain from prolonged wear. Even in the most well-fitting bra I get pain after a few hours, especially from sitting down, but the Lydia has been relatively painfree so far.
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Sahara colorway

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