The unpadded, unlined Cleo Bella Balconnet Bra surprised me. Bella pushes the girls very front and center. Looking at the bra's front view, you can see almost no side bulge from my boobs. That means more volume near the center gore. My Fauve half cup bras similarly create a lot of volume in the cleavage zone, but most half cup bras I've tried do not. Cleo Marcie doesn't, at least on me.

The thing about Marcie that is unusual for a balconnet, at least on my wide rooted, somewhat shallow shape, is its semi-spherical profile. Before I tried on Bella, I thought its profile would resemble Marcie's. I have many half cup bras, partly because I like that very rounded profile.

You could describe the side view as pointier than Marcie's but you could also describe the effect as one of superb lift and projection. I have a lot of half cup bras, so I'm used to that very rounded, somewhat minimized side view. Bella pushes my breasts out and away from the body.

I tried this in a 32E because the Nordstrom Rack I visited didn't have 30F. I'm returning it because I can comfortably wear it on the tightest hooks.

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Oct 01, 2013 Flag this

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