I thought this was a shape mismatch and I needed more immediate projection, but this is actually a great example of a bra that is 1-2 sizes too big! (It might be a shape mismatch also, but this is definitely too big despite acting too small. Notice the wire sitting way too low on me. This makes the bra act too small and shallow despite actually being too big. This is very, very common with large breasts and can make it confusing to find a fitting bra. It’s basically just a boob hat! I wish I’d listened to advice I got on this fit help request about trying it in smaller sizes with an extender!

36:12 36HH

Any similar bras with more immediate projection?

Fantasie

Memoir Full Cup Side Support Bra (3021)

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Updated on Feb 12, 2022 Flag this

I absolutely love the fabric. It feels like it's been comfortably worn in.
I do not completely fill up the cup, there's always about a fingers width distance between my bra and my breast in a bra. Never had anything fill this correctly and I suspect I won't ever, so it's not too much of an issue for me. The gore is too high does not lie flat. The projection is very nice but there is noticable pulling at the side seems and this is a "side support" bra so perhaps it's not the right for my shape. Love the short/narrow wires ( I think these terms are used interchangeably) so there is no armpit chafing with excessive fabric. The left breast does not fit in this size nor the 34F (even smaller, obviously) and I also have 34G and 34H on the way. Even after swooping and scooping the left side does not fit.

Updated on Nov 01, 2022 Flag this

This is a beautiful, sturdy bra, but I really had to wrestle it on. It was clear more or less from the beginning that it wouldn't work out, but I wanted to try the 34HH cups to see if that was a closer fit for me than the 34GG - Fantasie » Belle Full Cup Bra (6001) from before. But it's a clear shape mismatch. It gave a really nice rounded, almost minimizing effect, without pushing them down or under my arms, and it didn't hike them up uncomfortably high on my chest (like balcony bras tend to). Honestly, this is listed as a full coverage ... bra, but it fit me almost like I imagine a balcony bra is supposed to fit. There was significant jiggle (and quad-boob) up top, but no real bounce, and they absolutely stayed put when I bent over. I didn't come anywhere close to falling out of this bra even with the spillage. So that was really nice. But a massive amount of boob was showing on top, so much so that I forgot this wasn't supposed to be a balcony bra and instead was supposed to encompass much more as a full coverage bra. But the depth was the problem. The cups were way too shallow, so there was nowhere for my boobs to go, and because the cups were especially shallow at the wire, I can't be sure, but I suspect I might not have been totally filling the bottom of the cup. It looked fine and I couldn't necessarily see any extra fabric or detect any when I tried to feel around, but I strongly suspect that there was a bit of room underneath, considering just how little projection there is at the bottom.

The very hard underwires dug in and hurt my ribs, and they wanted to keep migrating down my rib cage past my IMF. The band ran pretty small and inflexible. The straps felt okay, but I loosened them all the way before I put it on and I didn't even try to adjust them because I realized that the fit was all wrong.

You can see in the pictures that most of the room in the cup is all lower, and how little there is up top. That's why my boobs just wanted to hang out up top balcony-style in this thing. They're very full on top, with a lot of projection. It was never going to work with such a shallow bra with so much lower room. So the center gore was about an inch away from my chest and the underwire surrounding it was pushed away, too. Just too shallow. The gore might have been too wide for my close-set boobs, too.

I actually really liked the shape I got in this, and the uplift was good but not so high that it was overwhelming, so I'm sad that it didn't fit. It was interesting that there was so much jiggle up top but my breasts were at no point in danger of escaping, even when I leaned over at 90 degrees and really tested it. I'd really like to achieve this same shape, but with more breast tissue enclosed up top. For diagnostic purposes, I put on a bra extender and tried it on a bunch of different hooks, since it was so uncomfortably tight. Any looser and the band lost all support. However, it did become clear that the cups were a little too wide for me and, yes, too shallow, as with the band slightly looser, the cups gapped slightly at the sides and the top still didn't fit.

But the quality seems good and the band is nice and stiff. I really think someone with bottom full, wider breasts would be very comfortable and secure in this bra. It's a beautiful shape--just not mine.
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Black Cherry colorway

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Updated on Jan 08, 2021 Flag this

I really like the lift and round shape this gives me. I am usually a UK 30E/F and full on bottom, average-to-wide and tall roots. I got this in 30F and overall it fits pretty well, though the wires are quite wide. They are also flexible so are even wider than the wire width measurement would indicate. The top edge of the cup elastic cut in to my tall roots at first but the stretch relaxed and it fits pretty well now. The non stretch bottom part of the cup gives great shape and support. Narrower wires and then I think it would be perfect.

Updated fit after a bit of weight gain, band is a little tight now and I could use more immediate projection at the wire as that is where my fullness mostly is. I still wear it as it's a great bra.

Black Cherry colorway

Updated on Feb 18, 2023 Flag this

Very very soft fabric, I love. No itching, feels comfortably worn in. Low wires *insert praise hands* no rubbing in the armpit or chafing. I do not fill up the bottom of the cup - always what happens to me, no amount of swooping and scooping changes it. You can see the fabric is being pulled on the right and left sides of the cup in my side views. As usual the larger breast does not fit properly and therefore the gore does not tack nor land in the correct position. I have also tried this in a 34GG with a similar issue - cup is far too small ad spilled from armpit and quad boob. I also absolutely love the full cup coverage with lace. Since it didn't work for me I didn't even try it under a t-shirt (and I have it coming in 34G and 34H UK)

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Updated on Nov 01, 2022 Flag this

This is my new favourite bra! My shape is narrow, projected, with average-to-short roots, close-set with lots of upper-center fullness and soft, saggy breast tissue.
This bra is so comfortable, and I love the colour! It seems like a pretty good fit for my shape, not ideal, as the wires are a little too wide for me, but the fabric is substantial enough to hold my soft saggy boobs in place. The lace in the upper cup is lined with beige mesh for better support.

Updated on Aug 05, 2021 Flag this

I ordered this bra in a 36FF as well and couldn't quite fill the cups and in this one I'm a touch too big, so I must conclude it's just not the right style for me https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> I loved the feel and look of this bra, the band was snug, but not constricting. The wires were a good width and height, so if I bent over I wasn't being stabbed or getting poked in my armpit. The straps are very adjustable, so no matter your height you should be able to find the right length to suit you.

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 Flag this

Wrong shape somehow. Plus too large since I am shrinking.

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Updated on Jul 21, 2021 Flag this

I so wanted this to be my perfect bra, but alas it wasn't. It wasn't the bras fault though, my tatas just aren't full enough to fill the cups. I loved the feel and look of this bra, the band was snug, but not constricting. The wires were a good width and height, so if I bent over I wasn't being stabbed or getting poked in my armpit. The straps are very adjustable, so no matter your height you should be able to find the right length to suit you.

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 Flag this

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Navy colorway

Added on Aug 20, 2021