This was one of the first new bras I bought which was anywhere near my 'real' size. I had previously been wearing old, stretched out UK 32Cs and wondered why whenever I tried on new 32Cs they were all far too small.
I was looking for a plunge bra as I am close set but lots of DD+ bras have high wires at the front which rest on my tissue. I managed to try this on in a Bravissimo shop during the summer when COVID restrictions were relaxed in my country. As it was the best fitting bra I had tried on at that point, I bought it immediately. Now, I think it is actually too small. The wires are the right width for me but the cups are too shallow, there is some quadding, especially when I take a deep breath in. Under clothes, I get a slightly strange pointed look.
I also have a feeling the Satine model runs slightly smaller than other bras. I have some Freya 30Fs which are larger in the cup.
Updated on Feb 12, 2021 Flag this
I wore this Satine yesterday for the first time in close to a year. The biggest reason for wearing it was for protection from the bitter cold so I likely still would not have worn it if things were warmer out there. Another reason for wearing my Satine was seeing Bravissimo now offering this in a Teal colorway, it looks absolutely gorgeous!
As before, I still could not fill the bottom or sides of the cups and was quadding on top and the sides but, at least I was warm! Before taking this bra off at the end of the day though, I checked to see if my boobs had settled into the cups and thankfully they had. There was a lot less of all of the negatives described above.
When I put the bra on, I realized that I do like the straps as they were strong and seemed thicker than average. When I took the bra off, I realized there was significantly more soreness in my shoulders than normal and now that I think about it, I may have ignored the shoulder pain throughout the day. The straps, while seeming stronger than average, was maybe carrying more of the weight than many of my other bras. My boobs seemed to gravitate towards the center than usual, perhaps because of this plunge design and this may have led to the straps carrying more of the weight.