so, yet again, i ordered a Tempt Me in a size unlikely to fit, because i just really held out hope that some magic would occur and it would fit one day. I love the styling of this bra sooo much! at this point though, I've tried pretty much every combination of band and cup sizes (except a 32f which miiight work? maybe? sob!), and i have to wave the white flag. this bra is not for me.
style wise this is beautiful, and i have to say the raspberry is actually prettier to me than the original one i wanted, coral. its a sort of deep magenta color, ...hard to capture on pictures because of the sheen of the fabric. the other details of the tempt me remain- gore buttons, swirly lace, mesh band. in short, perfect!
fit wise, this is just all wrong. the band is of course too big, like i expected, i would say definitely size down in this band. the straps are right in my arm pits, blegh. The cups are a strange thing-the under wire seems placed correctly, but the cup almost reaches my collar bones! I get gaping on both sides, especially towards the top, and more so on my small side. it looks more like a fuller coverage bra to me in this size, but when i go down a cup (i have a 34E) it ends up being too small and cuts into my breast tissue at my underarms where they don't come over enough.
The cup also creases severely in the bottom, probably from the shallowness that many people note with the cup. i always assumed i had full on bottom and shallow breasts, but maybe i'm wrong there? i don't have much upper fullness and id consider myself with wide set breasts, which may be why im getting zero cleavage even in the sizes where the cup is too small- my breasts just slide back apart after i scoop myself in and it looks pretty awkward.
i don't know who to recommend this to, since i cant find a good fit for myself. if you can try it on and it works, i envy you! its definitely a very pretty and well constructed bra, just not for my shape. back it goes to bare necessities, unless i can sell it on braswap! Read more 281 more words
I really like the look and shape of this bra, it seems like it would be comfortable if it fit correctly. I'm not sure if its just not the right style for me or if I need a different size. It gave me quadro-boob, but my boobs also didnt reach the end of the fabric, like it was made for "longer" boobs. I seem to be a wider boob than this bra fits. The band seemed good, a bit tighter than I'm used to but I have been wearing the wrong size bra (go figure), but didnt feel too uncomfortable. It also didnt' cover me good enough on the sides.
I am 30GG and start to fall in between sizes as the band goes up. So I have one in an almost-sister size and I adore it. I would say it runs pretty true to size. With shockingly narrow wires! There is some magic in it haha, the Starlet is way supportive and flattering though I would expect less in 34F. I could use a size up to make the gore tack as it hovers a teeny bit. If it tacked tightly I might have quadboob, but it doesn't & I don't! The "proper" size band may get rid of my slight orange-in-a-glass too if smaller ...bands have more projection in CK, but it is still sooo comfortable. Doesn't compress me like Deco but more subtle yet similar cleavage.
It doesn't ride up and is so darn beautiful - I got Starlet in Petrol, and now I understand the name. It is a jewel-like deep cobalt blue, with some kind of glowing-from-within jewel purple that shows through like a hologram! Or like petrol, haha.
It is surprisingly firm for a 34, however mine is brand spanking new (just got it straight from CK to my local boutique) so I don't know how that will hold up. It does stretch to past 34 (from 27) if I let the wires distort, without distortion it may only go to 31. I will have to measure again, but it just has a nice firm feeling. Must be good elastic. EDIT 1 month later - Yes It does seem to have stretched out a bit.
Anyway much better for everyday wearing than my 32G Decos, which feel quite loose in band and somewhat gape yet feels compressed/uncomfortable in the boobs anyway. I will have to get the Starlet in 32G some time, or 30GG, I think I will be wearing this one to death. Read more 202 more words
Great basic pretty bra. Bright pink polka dot mesh with cute pink satin ribbon lacing through the floral lace trim at the top of the cups and a pink satin bow at the center and at the top of each cup. The floral lace and ribbon follows up the straps about 1/2 way. Straps probably adjustable over lace trim with effort.
I am still trying to figure out my correct size, and when I ordered this bra, I mistakenly thought there was no way I'd fit into anything smaller than a 34 band. This is obviously wrong, and this band is too big for me (I can fit a whole fist underneath it). However, the back stays in place, and the center gore lies almost flat on my chest - so the bra is still wearable.The cups are an OK fit, though on the small side.The fit of the cup also has to do with the shape, which is quite interesting - a lot of breast in the middle! ...My larger breast especially sometimes looks like it's trying to escape the bra, and my breasts are actually wide-set. I don't think this bra would fit someone with naturally close-set breasts. I would like to go up two cups and down one band size in this bra, I think...
The design is lovely, in my opinion. The overall quality of the bra is very good, and I rarely have to tinker with it when I wear it. Read more 76 more words
This bra has too shallow cups. It has not the same construction as Tempt me! Tempt me fit me well in this size, but Elegance runs small in the cups and large in the band. By the way – the lace is really itchy!
