My search of a comfortable lounge bra brought me to try the full cup option of Bravado Bodysilk. I don't mind the clips and I like the color. I think the bra looks surprisingly nice for a non-wired bra. The fabric is soft.

However the double layer fabric the shaped cups are made of give a double squeeze for my boobs. It feels like wearing a double layer of cheap sports bra, minimizing and uncomfortable. The knit shape does not offer quite enough projection. Having the sponge cups in helps a little to lessen the squeeze, but the cup inserts should be larger. I guess I'm just too sensitive, but this does not work for me for the use I intended it for, to provide comfort and a bit of lift and separation when watching TV, and to prevent boob sweat (would work for that though). Might be a good option for a sports bra or regular wireless bra for people who don't mind the squeeze. I tried it on for a short while and felt sore.

I have not tried the regular cup option and due to the high price of the bra I did not order L-FC to compare. Probably that would be super wide and tall for me, and what I really want is depth and lift. They offer regular small discount events (the code did not work on the first try, worked after I contacted CS), but if you take up the discount you lose the free shipping. No free exchange option. No stores nearby carry the FC cut. Took two weeks to receive the bra with local mail. Ordering bras from UK is faster than that.

The band keeps curling up in the front as soon as I move a little. Straps are too tight even when maxed out, which is really rare. Why not have normal length straps to allow adjusting, though I understand that without wires the lift comes from the straps. My husband's first comment was that it looks tight on my shoulders. Band length feels good for my size. Bit tall for me, but that is because I don't have much upper fullness. The side slings are probably for the clip function but they provide nice side support. Certainly gives more of a uniboob than separation.

I'm 32G, narrow/short, projected. I mostly like wired Ewa Michalak or Comexim bras.

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  I’m 30FF/32F and love my Bali bras for sleeping. For lounge I wear Bravissimo Zara. Check these out!

• I just got the Sugar Candy bra from Cake Lingerie and it seems fine for home use. I will take note to consider those bras for later!

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  Ouch, sorry, it sounds less than comfortable...! The straps shouldn't be doing THAT much lifting even in a nonwired bra so I agree this was just a poor choice on their part to make them so short.
  It makes sense that a seamless nursing design in this size range would be quite, er, robust in its compression though... without seams or other shaping elements, compression is the only way to make it immobilize the breasts. Lactation can make them so much more sensitive to movement and many people prefer bras that lock everything in place FIRMLY very much as you describe! It also looks like this particular design may be cut a bit too small/shallow for you overall though, as suggested by the squished-together effect.

• It is not actually ouch-level bad. I was debating if I should keep it. I'm usually comfortable with wired bras for day wear so had no reason to keep it. Sugar Candy was quite similar, but with one layer of fabric at the top and extra layers underneath for more lift and firmer band, so I I sided with that one for lounging and maybe sleeping too.

• Wow, really? I imagined the strap issue to be so uncomfortable... My shoulders must be very sensitive--a bra strap cutting in or bearing a meaningful amount of weight absolutely kills me!
  Sugar Candy is likely to be more durable if the ones I've seen are anything to go by. I was always unimpressed by the lifespan of unstructured maternity/nursing bras and I remember the Bravados I had were pilling and losing shape after a couple months.
  Oh, I forgot to say the other day though--the reason those cup inserts were so small (and round, which is somewhat unusual compared to other bralettes, etc. of this cut) is probably because they were intended for nipple coverage rather than conventional shaping!

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