This is my first experience with the newish side support balconette that I’ve been wanting to try since it came out. Unfortunately, at 11.5 inches depth, this appears to run a full cup size small. The band, too, is a little tighter than the other 95 bands I ordered, but not so tight it’s a problem.
My overall impression is that this is a great bra if only I’d gotten a cup size up! It has the narrowest cup i’ve ever experienced in my size range at 6 inches, and the stretch lace at the top is very forgiving, so much so that i’m not even getting much quadding ...even though I can clearly see where it should be quadding.
It has plenty of room at the wire, and toward the center for us center-full gals, and I got an overlapping gore and all of this somehow means - miracle of miracles - the gore tacks even without switching wires! It’s a soft tack at the very top, but I don’t feel that it’s affecting the stability of the bra overall, so I’ll probably leave it as is.
I will be ordering this style again, and I really, really hope they make more like it! I wore it all day without issue.
Update: Comexim confirmed in email that this style always runs smaller than the other cuts.
Update #2: I reordered this in a 95K per Comexim’s advice, and that one is far too large. So, uh, order your regular size and hope for the best?
awesome news regarding center projection!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Ooh man. I don't like the fabric but your description makes me really want this bra.
I just wish I knew for sure whether this really does run that small, or if it’s a mistake!! I suppose I could email Comexim about it..
cupandahalf they have this same cut at Wellfitting in the doggo print if you like that, though mysteriously they don’t seem to offer it in the larger cup sizes. I’m already considering emailing them to see if I can get it in my size, since Comexim itself doesn’t seem to have a problem making this style in larger sizes, and i’m absolutely crazy for the dog print.
The fabric on this is as lovely and soft as the 100HH - Comexim » Angel Half Cup , but despite sizing down in the band it’s still a touch too big, stretching to 44.8 inches right out of the box.
The biggest disappointment I had is that reordering this in the regular plunge does not solve the in-cup quadboob I was getting with the halfcup version. There’s something off with the lace, and I haven’t been able to figure out how exactly to fix it. Unfortunately, this makes it mostly unwearable on a day to day basis as the shape it gives is just really odd under clothes.
But at least the underwire was nice and narrow on this one!
Joanna emailed me when I purchased this to be sure I wanted it as she warned it would not be supportive enough for breasts my size. It wasn't really surprising when she turned out to be right!
First, the pros:
This is a beautiful bra. I love the lace, the color, and the look of it, and it’s sewed and finished well. It also seems to mostly stay in my imf, so it’s got some projection at the wire. The gore is nice and low. It’s also comfortable, though that’s partially because of how stretchy the lace is, which brings me right to the not so good.
The cons:
The lace is ...so stretchy that the band stretched immediately to 48 inches and offered no support whatsoever. It also has uneven tension from the top to the bottom of the band (possibly in an attempt to make it suitable for a fat person?) and I don’t love the five hook closure as much as I thought I would. The front of the longline rolls immediately up due to my big round belly, though I sort of suspected that would happen.
The cup is very wide and the wires did not tack at all. I replaced the wires and shortened the band and now get a quite firm tack, but it just seems to be designed for boobs the opposite of mine - there’s wrinkling at the outer sides of the cup, and I almost but not quite fall out the middle of it.
It gives a very natural, slightly splayed appearance to my breasts. It has some support, but it does not hoist my breasts up or round them in any particular way, and they hang slightly over the wire. I’ve actually been wearing it around the house as a lounge and sleep bra, and it’s been pretty great for that. And as a center full lady, the almost but not quite falling out the center gives me some pretty great weekend cleavage!
Bottom line: Best suited for those with outer fullness, average to wide roots, who require low gores. Does not provide as much support as Comexim’s other offerings.
It is beautiful, and I am really surprised they didn't sew a backing onto the band like they did on my Vogue Purple.
I had the same thought. It seems like if they lined it with some black or beige mesh fabric it would help a lot.
It really looks lovely on you in a very natural way. I think I'd really like the black one if I could convince them to make it. I don't need huge amounts of support around the house. :)
Beautiful color on you! Thanks for your candid review.
Is the front of the longline band stretchy? That to me is Comexims biggest flaw with their longline design. Only the band part should be stretchy. The front of the band under the wires should be non stretch. A bra with a stretchy cradle will never have the cups anchored properly.
It's very pretty. As soon as I saw the pictures I was going to ask if it was comfortable enough to sleep in, and then saw in your reviews that it works for lounging and sleeping. Thanks for the review; I want one despite the potential fit issues. :)
Thanks everyone! Glad the pics and the review helped. For me, this definitely fits the bralette category - comfy and supportive enough i’d probably even wear it to the grocery store.
lcl0706 It is stretchy! Honestly i’m tempted to cut it right off... it’s a miracle it stayed put long enough to get a photo of it!
This is probably the best fitting bra I own right now, and it fits that way without alteration. The gore tacks without switching the wires, it stays in my imf, and the band is nice and firm.
Makes me want to order the angel in a regular plunge cut!
awesome news regarding center projection!!! Thanks for sharing!!