Shape info: very projected, pendulous, center full, somewhat narrow root (though doubt if Omega shaped), high on chest.

*TL;DR:*
bought this as a hopefully nude-toned bra for everyday use. It seems like a slight shape mismatch for me, as the cups look slightly large, but the center panel still doesn't tack. The construction and fabrics are great. The scalloped elastic on the sides seemed slightly irritating during the first few wears, but seems to soften over time.

I have pale skin, this is slightly too dark to be a perfect nude tone for my skin, but seems invisible enough under light garments. To me, the seams of it seem more visible ... through white shirts than the color.


*LONG review:*
I bought this bra for practical reasons - had grown out of all of my bras, needed a somewhat nude-toned one. At the moment when I'm writing this review, I have worn it for a few weeks already.

Technically fit-wise it isn't perfect, but it is comfortable and feels secure. The few fit issues that I did notice (the center panel doesn't tack, cups may be a size(?) too large) don't cause any pain so far, so I'd say this bra fits OK for me right now.

I didn't have much luck with the PL Firletka (70J) that I bought just before this one. Sadly because in the pictures it looked like the shape might be a good fit and it was very, very pretty. With the Firletka, the shape didn't seem to fit me. The center panel floated and the cups seemed slightly big on top, although when I pressed the center panel to my sternum, the cups did seem to be a correct volume.

*This one's definitely better.* I think the cups might be one size too large and a slight shape mismatch - overall the cups look filled OK, there's a tiny bit of wrinkling on top, the apex is sitting slightly high, and the cup shape seems slightly "relaxed" on me. I remember reading that that can sometimes happen if the cups are too large.

All in all, it's comfy and looks pretty nice. And it's so good to finally have a bra that I'm not falling out of, lol, so that might be slightly clouding my judgement - maybe other people with the same fit issues wouldn't say that the bra fits OK.


*What's good about this bra:*

* The bra is made of soft, smooth fabrics.
* The band feels nice and secure.
* Cups are a nice rounded shape.
* The tops of the cups are made of a soft stretch lace and a very soft stretch tulle(?). No elastic along the top edge. Seems like it could easily accommodate some size fluctuations.
* The wire channels in the top part of the center panel are slightly overlapped by default (at least in this size) = narrower center panel and wire placement.
* The cups are quite projected.
* The straps are fully adjustable.

*The not-so-great things about this bra:*

* The center panel doesn't lie flat to my sternum.
To be honest, even at this point, I'm not sure I understand exactly why this happens. I've read that Ewa Michalak BM bras are a good bet when looking for narrow + projected cups, and the BM Bibi Bezowa Perla that I bought before certainly was really good in this aspect.

I've collected size data about and compared the fit of different bras that I've bought, and read a bunch about fitting and even sewing for similar shapes and sizes as mine. The things that seem to influence this fit aspect for me the most are:
1) not enough projection & cup volume overall,
2) not enough center-projection,
3) too-wide wires that are, perhaps, also too widely placed,
4) wires that are too high in the center front.

As I wrote that the cups of this bra might, perhaps, be a size large for me, I think it's probably an issue of cup shape + wire size here. Although, the wires seem comfy to me, and they don't poke any tissue on the sides, which is important.

I have the BM Bibi Bezowa Perla in 70G. It is slightly better fitting in the center-front than this bra, but is overall a bit too small right now, and after a few hours of wear, the wires have always painfully poked my breast tissue on the top part of the cups on the sides. Although the spot where the wires of the 70G BM Bibi leave a mark on the sides makes me think the wires are only about 2-3 mm too narrow and/or short (the cup width of the 70G BM Bibi is 13.8 cm).
Looking through the measurement data I've gathered, the best fitting wires/cups for me currently are ~14.3 cm wide, in a 30G Kayla Balconnet bra made by Cleo.

The cups of this bra, the BM Deser Nugatowy in 70HH, are 16.2 cm wide. So, the wires on this one might be, in fact, a tad too wide for me currently, thus possibly causing the center panel to float.
(Although, if you're reading this while trying to understand which EM bra model / size to order, and usually have similar fit issues as I do here, please, take this with a grain of salt, because I'm still not sure if I've entirely understood the reasons for these fitting issues. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt=":D" /> Maybe there's something else going on that I've still missed.)

* Scalloped elastic sewn around the sides of the cups and back band. Seemed a bit irritating in the first few days, maybe they softened with wear. But maybe they could still irritate more sensitive folks (I'm already sensitive, but I know there are even more sensitive people out there).
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