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Shallow breasts with broad base ? it is in fact 2 differents breasts shapes !

Thank to the shallow boobs' club of Bratabase ( :D ), I discovered something really really interesting !
2 differents breasts shapes need the same type of bras (wide to very wide wires, shallow bottom, open tops).
First, the common point between theses two shapes is the manner of growing of the breast : it prefer expending over the chest, in a broad area, than growing "outside" the chest.

BUT differences :

The first type is what is generally discribe as "shallow breasts with broad base". This shape have a blurred breast root with a layer of fat over the breast, a "tail" under the armpit, and breasts that end close to collarbones. This type of breast needs a few cups size up that they seems to need.The most typical thing of this shape is the blurred root, it is hard to tell where the breast stops and where begins the ribs. Every body type can have these shape : slim, average, fat, muscular, teenagers and grown women (I don't have any exemple of an old woman with this shape, but maybe it is possible?) with big, average, small, very small breasts.
If you want to see exemples, women A, C, E, F, and H in this venusian glow's blog post (link at the end)
Let's call this shape "classic shallow breasts" or "blurred shallow breasts"

The second breast shape that can be included in the shallow categorie is quite different : the breast root is defined, easy see and feel, no breast tail under the armpit, and boobs do not finish as high on chest as the first breast type. I only have seen this shape on slim or very slim women, muscular or not, with small to average breast size. The most typical thing of this shape is women don't have the layer of fat that "blurr" the breast with the ribcage. They just have the skin over their breast tissue and front of their ribcage. Contrary to the first shallow shape, this shape don't especially look smaller than the bra size needed.
Exemples : women B and G in venusian glow's post
I think "skinny shallow breast" is a good name, because it is a good desciption, but I don't want to hurt someone with the word "skinny", so maybe you have a better name ? (It is the same when I wrote "fat", it is absolutely not an insult, I just try to describe some characteristics a body can have :) )

A mix between theses two shapes is very possible (if you have a layer of fat, but not everywhere for exemple, or if your fat is just enough to blurr your root, but you can still feel very easily your breast root with your hand).


What do you think ? Do you agree ? Have you something else to add ? a third shallow shape maybe ?


And, do you know other breasts shapes that need the same type of bras, but don't share the same characteristics braless ? I want to know !

(and also : I cannot wait the breast shape project ! it will be fabulous ! )

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31 comments

  • I will get away on a trip and therefore I won't know if I can comment on this adventure before a week or so.

    Short notice: I think the most important differences are covered; one shape needs larger cups, one shape needs usual cups :)

  • Hmmm, I'm a little bit confused as I don't know where to put myself: I look pretty exactly like the 'fat' shallow breasts with a blurred root, but I have absolutely no upper body fat to speak of ...

    Other than that, interesting description :)

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