This is such a pretty and fun bra. I love the colours!
The cup projection, depth and width fits me like a glove. The only fit issue I have with it is that the gore is too high for me and aggressively stabs me in the sternum/breast tissue so badly I can't wear it for very long. I wore it for two hours and it left marks on my sternum for a week. I want to try bending the wires out slightly, hopefully that will help, because the rest of the bra fits me so beautifully, I want to be able to wear it.
Cups are a three-piece construction with the bottom part being two pieces of firm, not-stretchy sateen and a strip of sheer embroidered fabric along the top. I am fairly full on top and I found that I have a bit of space in the top where the third strip of fabric is, but not enough to be an issue.
I absolutely love this bra. I've never had a padded bra fit so well. It also gives great cleavage which is fun. The print is not something I'd usually wear, but it's really cute.
Got this in a grab bag. Not a color I would ever personally pick, but it's not hideous. A little scratchy. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the immediate projection I need. It cuts in at the top and folds over itself at the bottom and just isn't for me unfortunately.
(Purple colorway) Fit pretty well when I was this size and even a little smaller. Because this shape is made with bottom fullness in mind, it was easy to pretend it still fit as I lost volume since the lace would still lay flat. I ended up selling it when it got unwearably big, but now I wish I had hung on to it as I'm pregnant again and have almost nothing in this size.
This is a very old and highly altered Lucy that I got second hand during my last pregnancy.
Alterations: - Gore was narrowed and bows were removed by the previous owner. I undid the gore narrowing alteration, restabilized it with a piece of fabric, and sewed a little star bead on the gore in place of the bow. - I cut the straps slightly shorter to add nursing clips. - I sewed the band smaller because it had stretched out so much with wear.
Since it's pretty closed on top, I can get away with wearing it at a cup size or so smaller. The wires are surprisingly not bothersome when I do this, maybe because they've softened or because I've bent them in.
This bra's measurements have been altered
Altered band,
Band stretched out due to wear, Added nursing clips, Removed narrowed gore alteration
Me: very projected, very narrow, top to even full, soft tissue.
This is currently one of my better bras! It's a better fit than Cleo Hettie, not as good as Cleo Kayla, but more comfortable than both.
Positives:
* Band feels great. Firm but not digging in. * Depth at the wire is good, as is the openness at the top. When I slouch there's even a bit of gapping at the top of the cup, which has never happened before (in a cup that isn't otherwise way too big). * Comfortable material - two layers of ultrafine mesh. It's very soft and comfortable. At the GG level, the straps ...are lined with a fleecy material, which I think is nice. * Aesthetically, I like the bright colors that this bra comes in, and I appreciate that it's not too lacy/girly (there's a bow at the center but that's the only frill).
Negatives:
* I have a bit of in-cup quadding along the main vertical seam - it doesn't have quite enough apex depth. * Wires are a smidge too tall, and can dig into my armpits when I sit down. Usually, this is not a problem, but it does restrict my movement a bit. * The materials do not appear to be of high quality. I have had this bra all of two months, wearing it maybe once a week, and it's already worn and pilling at every corner. Read more 128 more words
The pink colorway has a weird, tiny, leopard print bow that I didn't notice in the store pictures. I removed it immediately. The black bow on the turquoise bra doesn't bother me, but the strange size/color of the leopard bow (not matching anything else on the bra) looks very out of place and odd.
This is a very good fit with enough depth at the apex and on top for my even-to-FOT, very projected bust. It's actually a little too big at most points of the month; this is my big-boobs-week bra. The stretch lace is baggy on me giving it a sloppy look, but it feels good. In G+ sizes, Cleo wires tend to be too long, but they're short enough on the Kayla - I don't feel any problems in the underarm area. Narrow gore, good tack. The band feels good, firm but not tight (maybe because the cups are actually deep enough!) Cleo offers some extra amenities at the GG level: 3 hooks and comfy, lightly padded straps.
I fell in love with the Cleo Breeze a couple of months ago, and decided to try this because the long line of the Breeze made it hard to breathe sometimes. I was not disappointed with the Mimi! The only negative is that the band on the Mimi is SO stretchy. I'm returning this, and I have two 28H Mimi bras on the way. Thankfully this works for me, but it's a bummer for those who are typically a 28 band or an H cup! Even though this bra has a band too large for me and only 2 hooks, it feels just as supportive and uplifting as ...the Breeze! It is definitely the most comfortable bra I've tried besides the Panache sport's bra (because you can't beat the panache sport's cushioned underwire and 3 hooks!).
Edit: The band is stretchy, but I also remeasured after losing weight and found that my underbust is 27"-27.5", so I do need a 28 band anyways. I have to wear my 28 band Mimi's on their tightest hooks https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> Read more 75 more words
Damn it, I thought I remembered how this style used to fit me. Well, I was close, but not close enough. Band is as comfortable as I remember. It's pretty enough to suit me. But the cups are one size too small. It is pretty comfortable altogether, but I'm super close set, with zero space between, and this has a tall, very firm gore.
It is Marcie with elastic lace - for us FoB girls! It is pretty sedate for Cleo - the neon pink only shows on the inside of the cup with th black lace over lay.
I tried it but it ended up being too big and wrong shape wise. The cups were like half full on me. Currently set to give it away to someone's daughter.
- My usual Cleo/Panache size is 32FF, but the 30 band definitely works better for me in this. That said, I do have a ~28-29 ribcage, so I wouldn't say this bra doesn't run TTS, just that it's a bit stretchy / big for a Cleo. ETA: Yeah, this is a stretchy bra, but the wires on the cups distort fast if you stretch it past 30 inches, so it doesn't _really_ run big.
- While there should only be one cup size difference between these ...two bras, the 30GG is kind of huge on me. Cups are too tall, I think?
- More projected than other Cleo padded bras, but not enough for me, at least not in this size; it doesn't show much because this is a padded bra with firm wires, but there's orange-in-a-glass happening in the 32FF, and definitely too much space in the bottom of the 30GG.
- Cup is super open on top, with a similar construction to a Comexim half-cup but without the top section that makes them more closed. FOB shapes will probably have trouble filling the top of the cup.
- Probably good for center fullness; it handled mine admirably even in the too-small 32FF.
- On the G/GG divide here, the straps are noticeably thicker than on my 32FF! Read more 129 more words
Wires: Wires extend past breast tissue on sides. The top is poke-y but it's into my side, I think the channel doesn't have enough padding. Seems about the right height.
Gore: 100% flat, but doesn't feel like it's suctioned to my chest, so it's an improvement. Wires seem to be slightly sitting on breast tissue, but doesn't hurt (yet?).
Cups: No wrinkling. Gaping at top. If I force the wires into my inframammary fold, the gaping is extensive. If it slips down like it wants to, the gaping is minimal but still exists. No spillage, it feels a lot like a hand-bra.
Straps & Band: Straps feel too wide. The ...right one wants to slide down to my shoulder. Completely adjustable. Band seems parallel.
Comfort: Aside from the extensive gaping (which isn't visible under a shirt due to underwire slippage, which I think is from lack of projection at the wire) it seems ok. I can deal with minimal gaping. My boobs are super-liquidy in this, but again, I'll survive. It feels fairly supportive and the shape is fine. Unlike most of the other bras, even the ones that didn't fit so well, this one makes me strangely uncomfortable. it might be because of the straps, or because I'm not used to the position it takes. Read more 107 more words
This was my first attempt at getting a proper size/shape, and I got two cup sizes (this was the larger cup--notes 30GG had 0.75" between the hooks/slightly wider band in back and only partially adjustable straps, 30G had 0.5" between hooks and fully adjustable straps).
I think this bra is best for those with breasts that are more in front/have more fullness towards the front (more even upper fullness), or that are willing to be guided that way. Lift/support was great.
My dense, splayed breasts get flattened on the sides of the cup, and I get some sort of weird in-cup cutting in on the sides (*below* where the ...lace starts), and then there's a bit of gaping toward the center since I'm more wide-set. The latter would be acceptable, but even letting the straps out all the way didn't give enough room to relieve the squashed in sides, and so I didn't get the typical Marcie-shape. Wires may also be slightly too narrow for me.
I might come back to this later if I have trouble finding a fit, as it looks like with a dart between the straps and the wires all the wrinkling/cutting in/squashed sides might go away--even the lace lays flat, even by the gore! Ie, it's possible the straps need to be further toward the sides to work for me. For now, I think I'm going to try Cleo Lucy/Kali and hope it will give the same lift/support/shape without trying to direct everything so far forward (and hope the issue I had with Marcie isn't something common in the construction between the two). Read more 162 more words
This bra was almost perfect. It did a great job of bringing everything up and forward. Note that despite the cup width, the wires run much narrower than most Panache or Cleo bras, which is how it gets its forward projecting shape. The downside of this bra is that they used a different, rock solid, underwire. It's so hard and inflexible as to be quite painful. This bra was the most flattering one I've tried on but it's just too painful to endure!
Could this be The One?? Super pretty shape & fabric, best fit I've found. Feels supportive. Could be a little less scratchy. Had a little wire-poking under one arm, but they're not too high, so I think i can just bend the wire away a little and fix that.
