So, this was an experiment, with minimal success. I've never had a bra this style (unlined, and full cups)

Wires too narrow, frame too narrow. I can, technically, put it on and scoop and swoop into it, but I'm bulging out the sides while not filling out the lace on the top center of the cup. Wrong shape, definitely, perhaps wrong size. The 28 band is too small for my bony ribcage, which I'd suspected it might be, but the cups are also just too close together for my frame.

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Updated on Dec 15, 2014 Flag this

I really wanted a soft cup bra and have been looking for a while. This one is the closest fit I've found so far. Soft cups don't seem to mask uneven sizes as well as the shaped/padded ones. While the cup fits my larger breast well, it does pucker along the top of my smaller breast. It's a small enough issue that a tank top over it will smoothe it out, but it does make the fit less than perfect.
I close this bra on the loosest hook and it stays put completely. This has the proper tightness for me (two fingers of space), but I do find it ... a little bit tighter than I prefer. The band feels a bit itchy because of how tight it is. I'm also not a huge fan of the wider straps on the D+ brands, but that's personal preference; they stay put and work just fine.
*Just wanted to add that after a break-in period, the itchiness and stiffness of the material is gone and it is much more comfortable! I re-measured the band and it doesn't seem to have stretched out either.
It's a very cute bra and I like the shape and projection I get from it.
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Updated on Nov 28, 2014 Flag this

After trying the 28dd Lucy, I tried this one, which is still a no go. Despite being told these are wide wires, they seem too narrow, or just wrong. The shape is very spherical, which just hangs all wrong on my tall roots.

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Updated on Aug 11, 2014 Flag this

I really want this bra to work, because soft cups are hard to find for small chests and this one's truly adorable. Unfortunately, straight out of the package, it was just a tiny bit narrow and a tiny, tiny bit deeply-shaped for me. The cups wrinkled just a tad at the sheer mesh part of the cups, which I honestly feel is more due to the fabric type, but there was no cup gaping.

After I took these measurements for Bratabase, I bent the underwires a little so the cup width was closer to 5.5 (the width that works so beautifully in my Betsey Johnson) and it was much more comfortable for my wide-rooted chest. So it can be made to work for shallow shapes, too! There's still a bit of wrinkling but otherwise, it looks and feels great. Thank god for 28 bands.

Updated on Jul 26, 2014 Flag this

I have shallow 28C/D breasts and this bra fits surprisingly well. I simply don't fill it up completely (slight wrinkling, moreso on smaller breast). But it gives me a smooth line from breast to cup, smoother than even the Marcie.
I wouldn't wear it though simply because unpadded bras don't seem to agree with me. My nipples are always hard and they just don't hide it well enough, and the shape under a top is not the most flattering.
Band fits nice and snug on a 28 ribcage, snugger than their padded bras.

Updated on Apr 17, 2014 Flag this

I really like this bra. The band seems to be a bit too stretchy (stretches to about 30), but that is the only complaint I have. (also the reason bratabase is listing this under "Didn't fit") It's exaggerated because I need a 26 band, but someone who is 28-30 would probably be pretty comfortable with this. I have to wear this on the tightest hook from the start, so I do not know how I will fix it when the bra stretches. There is not enough room for a rixie clip, and very little to alter down with the strap placement being so close to the hooks.


Edit: After a few wears and a few bigger bras, it's become more apparent that this bra is too small. I won't be keeping it.

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Updated on Feb 23, 2014 Flag this

I bought this bra when I was trying to figure out my size.

It was much too small for me. Massive quadboob, not wide enough and cut into my breasts on the side. The tight band is what you can expect from other Cleos.

I will try this in a 28DD when I get a chance because I think it might work well.

Updated on Oct 31, 2013 Flag this

This is one of my best fitting bras. I have a little trouble filling in the left cup, but other than that it fits well and it looks really nice.

Updated on Oct 12, 2013 Flag this

First of all, this bra is pretty. I was unsure about a unpadded bra at my size, but I like it enough to probably keep it; on the other hand, the straps at their longest length are tight on me, so I may change my mind.

I read that the Lucy is better for full-on-bottom as opposed to full-on-top, but without the opposing bra I can't really tell. I don't *quite* fill out the lace on top, particularly on my smaller side, but I'm fairly sure that a couple of stitches could solve that problem.

Where the underwires meet at the center gore doesn't quite want to lay ... right -- they keep trying to overlap each other, instead of laying nicely side by side. I'm not sure what is causing this! The top part of the band at my sides seems... looser or something, than the bottom part of the band (to the point where it's flipping over a little bit), and I wonder if maybe that's it, as if I tug the top part of the band tighter, the gore fixes itself. It's not like I have a lot of pudge that would push a lose bit out into flipping, so I'm not entirely sure what defect is happening here. It may entirely be related to my scoliosis. Fortunately it's not a big deal, and I just make the underwire on my smaller side underlap the other one at the gore. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

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Updated on Aug 06, 2013 Flag this

Aghhhh my boobs.
The band is too large on me, but I measure around 24.5 underbust so that doesn't surprise me.
My left boob is /almost/ quadboobing. And then my right one doesn't fill the cup all the way. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />
The bra itself is super nice though! It's not too stretchy, it's pretty comfortable, and it looks nice.

Updated on Feb 13, 2013 Flag this