I never thought I would buy a unlined bra, but this was too lovely to pass up. The band is a bit tight to start with but I think once I've worn it for a bit it will loosen up. It was coming up short in the underarm and I was getting some bulging but that was fixed once I moved the underwire in the channel more towards the underarm. The straps are fully adjustable.

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Updated on Sep 06, 2012 Flag this

I have this bra in a size 28GG (also in yellow, and neon green), but sometimes I get a little double-bubble, quad-boob when I’m feeling a little on the heavier side due to period weight. This size, 28H, has a wire that is too wide for me, and the sides of the cup come up on the front of my armpits a bit. However I do find the projection is good and the cup fully encases my breast with the exception of the space on the side between where my breast actually ends and where the wire sits. The band on this bra also rides up on the tightest hooks, a problem I also have with the 28GG, but just not as bad. I’m still on the fence if I’m going to keep it or not.

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Updated on Sep 05, 2012 Flag this

I have this bra in a 30G as well. I noticed that my 30G was getting a little tight depending on the time of month or how I was carrying my weight on any given day. So I found a 30GG for a good price and picked it up to try out the differences.

While the GG fits better on days when I am carrying more weight in my chest, there does seem to be a little extra room in the cups along horizontal seem under the embroidery. It's not enough to render the bra useless, but it is there.

It also seems like the GG has significantly more fabric overall than the G. Maybe it's just one size vs the other on my shorter frame.

Overall, I like having this around as a second option on days when I'm feeling a little heavy in the boobs. Plus it's pretty and gives a nice round, lifted shape. Maybe I just need a G and a 1/2 though.

Updated on May 21, 2012 Flag this

I love this bra, colour is fantastic and it feels very light.
The cups are soft and comfortable, but I do find as my boobs settle throughout the day there is some wrinkling at the top. I tried the GG but the wires were too narrow and cups definitely too small, so I think it's more my full on bottom shape than the size.
The wires do run very high under the arms and were quite painful for the first few wears but have softened off after a few washes and are ok now.
The band is a bit loose compared to my deco and other cleo bras, but ... not enough to size down, just something to be aware of.
The shape is incredible, worth putting up with a few minor discomforts. For an unpadded bra, it lifts and rounds like nothing else! It's not the same as a padded or moulded bra, but is wonderful for days when I want something a bit lighter.
Highly recommend this bra, but be aware of the high wires and slightly loose band.
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Updated on May 19, 2012 Flag this

This is a very cute lacy white bra. The only problem I had with it was the band being too tight, which seems to be a common problem with Panache/Cleo. The cups slightly wrinkled on my smaller left boob, but it's barely noticeable. The lace is soft and cute, and I can't feel the flower detailing when I'm wearing it. It seems like this bra is good for projected and full on bottom breast shapes. The straps are slightly wider than most bras. I recommend sizing up in band and down in cup. There is also no elastic band running along the bottom band part of the cups. It will show under thin t-shirts, and maybe even normal thickness shirts too, but it's slightly better about showing under shirts than Panache Envy.

White colorway

Updated on May 29, 2023 Flag this

i got this bra on july 30th, 2021, it's not my most COMFORTABLE bra but it *is* my Best Fitting bra- not falling through or swimming in the cups, etc.
-it's very pretty and i love how it looks!
-due to having no padding it seems to Always have wrinkling in the cup? but my breast tissue is fully in it, no gaping at the top or bottom- or at least i think so?
the bottom of my breasts take more of a sloped (like \ ) shape than an outright Round shape (like a C laying on it's back), but that's probably more due to my shape (i couldn't tell ... you what i am but i'm definitely at least Somewhat shallow) than the bra itself or the fit. probably.
-the material used in the... band? wings? Fabric Inside The Band, But Not The Hook Area, And Not The Edges/Elastic Of The Band, is a LOT stiffer than i expected!!! it's not uncomfortable by any means and it does still have a LITTLE stretch, but it's not, like, the bathing suit material level of stretch i'm used to with my old 34b's etc, lol!
-the underwire cuts into the outer side of my breast, but only on the bigger one?? on my smaller one the only issue i have with the underwire is if i fiddle with Where i put the bra too much then it clacks against my ribs so much (and that applies for both cups, not just the smaller one)!!! but on the bigger one if i wear it for more than a few minutes the outer side of my breast under my armpit feels bruised and tender/sensitive/sore (no actual bruising is happening, no marks either, and the feeling goes away after a few minutes after i take it off, it just hurts a good amount.). if i try to adjust the outer edge of the underwire Alone on my bigger side then i can never get comfortable and keep adjusting it over and over- which isn't great if i'm in public etc, lol!
-the underwire is most comfortable right after i put it on and scoop & swoop, any fiddling or 'hmm is that Supposed to be there? -adjusts it-' causes the underwire clacking against my ribs, cutting into my bigger side's outer breast tissue, etc. but it's worth noting it does definitely still cut in on the outer bigger breast's side if i haven't fiddled with it at all, it just takes longer for it to actively hurt or be noticeable, whereas fiddling with the underwire there means i straight up can't stop trying to fix it unless i take it off and put it back on again. ahhh!!!
-i haven't noticed any itching with any aspect of the bra at all, band strangling me aside it's very comfy and easy to settle into. the straps are a smooth ...satin-y? material with very very faint almost-lace on the outsides, the inside of the wings/cup edges have an ....almost velvet-y??????? material, and is soft and smooth. the lace on the top of the cups might be bothersome if you have issues with lace in general? but overall the bra is soft and smooth and comfortable (band aside, for me).
-my armpits swallow up the straps!!! i don't know what it is but only in the armpits the straps cut in!!!
-also, even on loosest ...setting?? with the straps, i feel like i can't move my arms very freely. i CAN, but it takes more effort and more pulling and just overall fighting the straps to do stuff that isnt holding my arms down to my sides. the <- strap tends to feel a little bit Too Loose somehow??? but that might just be cause the other one is restricting my movement-level tight, but the looser side Does feel like it wants to fall down my shoulder sometimes!!! idk if this is an issue of the bra or an issue of 'i am not espescially even in my body and i'll just have to leave one strap tighter for all my bras', lol
-the lower outermost hook bent, instead of being square-shaped its more triangle-shaped now, with the point being where it's sewn to the bra, i CAN'T tell if it CAME like this or if that was with my struggle with putting a close-to-properly-fitting-bra for the first time damaging it, lol
-idk if this is an issue of the bra or another sign the band's too tight or me not taking it off right but every time i take it off without an extender it SNAPS off and if i'm unlucky it'll hurt my hands for a little bit! like trying to use a hairband as a slingshot but it just hurts your hand, lol
-my biggest qualm with this bra is just that the band is so so so tight!!!!! i wore it for several hours at a party a week or so ago and after that WOW did the outer side of my bigger breast hurt!! at first i couldn't wear it for more than a few minutes, one time after wearing it for ~10 minutes it was hurting a LOT and breathing was difficult, and when i took it off it felt like my lungs were caving in (they weren't btw) and my breathing was reversed? if that makes any sense?? i got an extender with it but due to the extender having a like two-inch strip of very stretchy elastic just There it ends up making it feel too loose, i get LOTS of ACTUAL wrinkling+gaping in the cups, and it's just overall uncomfortable.
-the band and the straps digging in to my armpits aside, this is still my best bra and what i choose to wear when ppl are going to see me, and a VAST improvement from the 34b's i WAS wearing. i don't regret getting this bra at all, never planned on returning it, and even if i manage to get more comfortable bras i'm still glad i got this to figure out where to go from here and for comparison with other bras and what issues they have/dont have in common- for now and for the future!
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band far too tight among other issues

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Lucy Balconnet Bra (5851)

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black colorway

Updated on Aug 12, 2021 Flag this

This bra seems like a good fit for my projected but short rooted breasts. This is the first bra I've ever owned where one strap doesn't continually slide off my shoulder! It is comfortable and seems well made.

Black floral 5851 colorway

Updated on Feb 09, 2021 Flag this

Beautiful bra. Made of a sheer, non-stretchy mesh material. Shape is lovely, quite projected. Gives a rounded look.

Unfortunately, the cups are a good bit too small for my current size, and the non-stretchy material doesn't play nicely with fluctuations in size.

Construction quality is fine. There's a thread or two starting to peek out from the seams, but I've had this bra for a while.

Note that the mesh material CAN catch hairs in the fabric, which has led to an insanely itchy nipple a time or two (at least, until I can excuse myself to the bathroom to fish out the errand hair).

Red colorway

Updated on Jan 17, 2021 Flag this

This is one of my better fitting bras, although I get a little quadboob, especially on my larger breast. I suspect this is a combination of being slightly too small in the cup and the lace on top has no give, which doesn't accommodate my tall roots well. The band feels TTS. The wires are fairly narrow, with a moderately low center gore and wing. Cleo Lucy is sheer mesh with embroidery and lace on the top. It is quite pretty and very lightweight.

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Updated on Sep 14, 2020 Flag this

Woof. Okay, this one hurts.

A few pounds and a full cup size ago (before I'd ever properly tried Polish bras), a white 28FF Cleo Lucy was my go-to bra. It fit my boobs perfectly and I loved the fact that it had a partial band, as I have a SUPER flared ribcage that can make finding comfortable bands a bit tricky.

I found this in black on eBay in a 28F and new I had to have it again. I don't know if my breast shape has dramatically changed with weight loss or what, because the 28F is not agreeing with me all that well...

It quads on my ... larger breast, cuts in at the center horizontal seam on my smaller breast (like what?) and does NOT work the same round-and-lifted magic on my boobs that it did in the past. If there is one good thing about this bra, though, it is narrow enough for my narrow roots but the gore is wide enough for the 3 finger-widths I have between them.

I'm not sure that I'm keeping this one, but god I want to try and get some use out of it, if only for the fond memories I have of my first Cleo Lucy (RIP in peace). https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />
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black colorway

Updated on Aug 10, 2020 Flag this