The aesthetics of this bra are not for me. I tend to dislike to pale pink, frills, and lace-up detailing. When I showed my husband my new bra, he asked if I got the wrong item. Its safe to say that I did not choose this bra for its appearances, but I will admit the quality seems very nice, and the pink polka dots are growing on me.
I really wanted to test out the fit of an M cut in 65FF. I got a 65F M from Sonya a few months ago, I loved the cut and shape but the bra was clearly too ... small. I wanted to see if a larger size would provide a better fit (thanks martka00 for the swap!!) - and it did. I think the M cut might be EM dream bra. There were surprisingly few reviews (that I could find) on the M cut in this size range. So I will try to provide as many details as possible.
While I read on older reviews that there were significant concerns about the band size in the M cut being 2 or more sizes too small, I can say that from my experience in the M XOXO and M Magique do run about 1 band size too small. I typically wear a 28 band and prefer a firm band, so this is actually quite useful for me. The band on both bras is extremely comfortable on the last or second last hook for me. If you do need a true 30 band, you may want to size up.
The shape that this bra gives me is really lovely - top marks. It is very round, lifted and upfront. It is similar to the look that I get in the CHP cut, but slightly more natural. This bra gives a great shape under a tight t-shirt and doesn't show any visible lines. The best thing about this plunge cut is that has lots of space at the wire - the wire stays put in my IMF all day. This has not been my experience with the PL cut or the S cut. The coverage of this bra is low - for me, the lace edging is about 1/2 - 3/4 inch above my nipple - so there is a lot of skin showing. Despite the low coverage, my breasts feel very secure in this cut and do not move around. I did not have this experience in the PL cut, which felt very non-secure.
This bra is an exact perfect fit without the padding. If I add the padding, I do get some slight quadding. This bra will be perfect as long as I don't gain any more volume. To me, it seems that this cut is more generous than the PL or S, both of which are now too small in a 65FF for me. But this may be a shape issue, for reference I have quite firm, mostly self-supporting tissue, a FOT to even shape, fairly narrow root.
The wires on this bra are narrow - but not as narrow as the CHP. The wire marks the bra leaves on my body is just slightly (~2cm) outside of my breast root, but follows it quite closely. The straps also feel more narrow set than the other EM bras. I find them quite comfortable. The XOXO straps are a little wider than the ones of Magique, but this may be a size issue.
To sum everything up - if you are on the larger end of size spectrum for this cut (which goes up to a 65FF, 70F, 75E etc.,) and the PL doesn't work for you, you may want to give this cut a shot. I am going to purchase another - less pink - M cut immediately.
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That is very cute and is great at shaping. Congrats!