On to the second review of four! When I was in Toronto, I also went to Secrets From Your Sister, where I was surprised to see that they brought in the Cleo Lyzy, and ended up purchasing it. I was unsure of whether I wanted it or not, but ended up going for it to see if I can wear it for work.

First of all, the appearance. I really like the lace, and I really like the thick band with its three eye settings, which sits a little lower than usual. The cups are the trendy high-apex style, which as you can see, does wrinkle vertically on ... me a little bit. This also means that the high apex of the cups can easily show over the top of tank tops, but I don't mind this. The cups are lined with beige mesh, and are slightly stretchy, but not by much. There is one diagonal seam on the cups. The straps are much more close-set than usual because the apex of the cups is more centred, and the straps attach very close to the middle of the back, unlike really any other style I've tried. There is another, side diagonal section of non-lined lace, which is essentially acting like the "wing", and attaches from the side of the cups, across the side, and down into the band at the back, next to the straps.

Fit wise, truthfully, I'm a little bit conflicted. When I first tried it on, I was surprised at how much uplift it gives (compared to the only other bra sized bralette I own, the Fortnight Luna, which is much more minimizing). I love the thick bottom band, which is true to Cleo size, so it fits very comfortably on me with either the loosest or the middle hooks. The cups allow for a lot of bottom and apex projection in the design, however, the inside cup edges (from the "gore" to the straps) are a bit closed off, and do cut into my inner/upper tissue a little bit. The inner cup sections also flatten me down a little bit when viewed from above and from the side. The bottom cup sections, like I said, do allow for a lot of bottom projection, which is super comfortable, but from some angles it creates almost a bullet bra-like, pointy shape. I really like how this bralette lifts my breasts up off my chest though, unlike my Fortnight Luna.

So, to recap, it's really comfortable and accommodates projected breasts really well and lifts my breasts up off my chest, but it does create a bit of a pointy appearance, which may not be as desirable under some clothing. I'm going to see how it works under my work clothes tonight, and hopefully the pointy appearance isn't as noticeable under some loose clothing.
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When Panache announced they would start producing bralettes, most big-busted wom

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The Cleo Lyzy is cute, but not super stylish, and this size was too small so naturally it wasn't that comfortable or looked particularly good. I think i wrote a more detailed review of this on the 30FF Lyzy i got.

Blush/ink colorway

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Cute little triangle bra with decent support. I find this was quite snug along the neckline even when I was a smaller cup size, so wouldn't recommend for those with firmer/FoT busts. The new Lyzy Vibe feels like a much improved version of this, with a better neckline fit.

Black colorway

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My shape: narrow, projected/very projected, tall roots, even to F.O.T.

This bra: I got this in the wine colourway, it's a very pretty, raspberry-ish tone. Fit wise it's lovely, the cups enclose my breast tissue fully, while the side slings push everything forward and out of my armpits. There's plenty of immediate and apex depth. The cups do close off, so if you are F.O.T. you may get cutting in. I'm even to F.O.T., and can only just get away with not quadding. The underband is thick and firm, but comfortable and soft. It does not ride up or fold during wear, and gives a lot of lift. I ... get a natural but supported profile in this bra.

Appearance-wise: the geometric lace and thick underband stop Lyzy from being too girly, the overall look is fresh and cool. The cups are lined with a light beige fabric (a nude tone for pale caucasians) and if you are darker skinned I'd guess it would stand out from your skin, so if you don't want a two-tone bra I'd avoid. (This design aspect is quite irritating to me, as a lining in the same colour or slightly lighter/darker than the wine colour of the bralette would work just as well.)

This is my first bra-sized bralette and I'm glad I took the plunge, it fits so much better than S/M/L bralettes, giving me decent coverage and support.
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Something about the cup shape is wrong for me. Too close together and too small? There is also a weird bulge on the outer part of one cup when it is on. I tried 28DD and 30D and neither one fit right, despite the cup being slightly larger in those ones. Still had the bulging on the sides.

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This was my first 28 band bra. I liked it so much that I got it in another color later.

I was very surprised at how confortable it felt. No more band riding up!

However, I´m starting to question whether or not I should size up to a 30dd, not because I feel that the band is too tight, but because the hooks and eyes seem to be under significant stress from regular wearing. It looks like they're being pulled too hard from where they were stitched in, even though I've only ever wore it on the loosest hook. Not sure what this means, to be honest.

From ... the pictures, I wasn't expecting the cups to come up so high (I guess this is supposed to be a high apex style?), but I like how they look. The lace is very pretty and quite soft. The cup is made of two fabric sections, and there are no wires. Sometimes the wings/the fabric right by the cups won't lay totally flat against my skin, but that doesn't bother me.

Overall, this is probably the most confortable bra I've ever owned. I just wish I could figure out what is going on with the hooks and eyes.

On the wine colorway, the lining is a light beige color, which gives the effect of some transparency. On the khaki green color, the lining is the same color as the lace. I would've prefered if they made the entire bra the same color as well (the bow, straps and elastic are wine on the green model).

One thing I would add is that this probably wouldn't be great for full on top breasts. The elastic bit at the top of the cups doesn't really stretch much, and depending on the day, it's almost on the verge of cutting into breast tissue.

Also, the straps seem very short! They don't bother me, but sometimes leave red marks, as if they were too tight, but there's no more room to loosen them.
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khaki colorway

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This was my first 28 band bra. I liked it so much that I got it in another color later.

I was very surprised at how confortable it felt. No more band riding up!

However, I´m starting to question whether or not I should size up to a 30dd, not because I feel that the band is too tight, but because the hooks and eyes seem to be under significant stress from regular wearing. It looks like they're being pulled too hard from where they were stitched in, even though I've only ever wore it on the loosest hook. Not sure what this means, to be honest.

From ... the pictures, I wasn't expecting the cups to come up so high (I guess this is supposed to be a high apex style?), but I like how they look. The lace is very pretty and quite soft. The cup is made of two fabric sections, and there are no wires. Sometimes the wings/the fabric right by the cups won't lay totally flat against my skin, but that doesn't bother me.

Overall, this is probably the most confortable bra I've ever owned. I just wish I could figure out what is going on with the hooks and eyes.

On the wine colorway, the lining is a light beige color, which gives the effect of some transparency. On the khaki green color, the lining is the same color as the lace. I would've prefered if they made the entire bra the same color as well (the bow, straps and elastic are wine on the green model).

One thing I would add is that this probably wouldn't be great for full on top breasts. The elastic bit at the top of the cups doesn't really stretch much, and depending on the day, it's almost on the verge of cutting into breast tissue.
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Wine colorway

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This bra is pretty comfortable and very supportive. The band is a bit tight for me, and the fabric under the arm cuts up a bit into my flesh.

Black colorway

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This is a good bra both in style and quality, but due to the strechitness of its band, the size is not correct. Even with the band fully stretched, it is not my band size and I have to wear an extender. With the extender it fits tight, but more or less comfortable. I would recommend to sizde up with this particular bra.

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