This bra is very supportive and pretty, but I do have a few problems with it:

the straps are not quite long enough. The padded part of the straps links to the elastic part of the strap with a little plastic circle. Unfortunately, when I adjust the straps correctly, the circle sits directly on top of my shoulder and it hurts. I think part of this problem is brought on by the cups being about 1 size too small.

I'm also on the fence about the band. On the plus side, it is firm. It is one of the only bras I have tried where the band stays in place ... all day and I don't have to worry about adjusting it. On the downside the band under the cups is wide enough that it can dig in as I move and has flipped under the cup edge to dig in painfully. I have somewhat fixed this problem by letting this section of the band flip up; not ideal but at least then it doesn't hurt me.

This bra is beautiful, though, and gives a nice shape. I would happily buy this bra again in a 36H, as I think that would alleviate most of the problems I have.
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Updated on Apr 19, 2015 Flag this

I have it in lilac/pink; and it is so very pretty. Pale purple and bright pink lace, what's not to adore?

Although the band hooked together easily without my arms in the straps, after I was strapped and swooped in, the band felt uncomfortably tight and both band and wires pinched my sides under my arms. A few hours of wear improved the tightness to a bearable degree.

Without clothes on I was probably too distracted by the dreamy prettiness of the bra to notice fit issues. However, under a (admittedly thin and over washed) tee shirt there was definite quad boob along the top rim of the cup, and the shape wasn't quite as natural/rounded as I like.

I'm keeping it, though, for wear under looser clothing, because it's so freakin' pretty.

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Updated on Nov 18, 2014 Flag this

I wear this bra on the days where my Jasmine is dirty. It fits, but I don't find ti to be the most comfortable. I might want to try a cup size larger, but I'm honestly not sure if that would fix my problems. The band on this is very snug!

Updated on Oct 27, 2013 Flag this

One of my bras purchased on my first fitting. The saleswoman sized up my band to a 36 saying the band does not stretch as much in this model and sized down the cup to a GG. She had put me in a 34HH Andorra, and after a few weeks with the Ariza I really wish it was a 36H. It fits okayish, but when I'm pre-menstrual I start to get quad-boob, and I don't stay completely contained if I'm active and/or bending down much. Also the top of the gore always sits about a thumb's distance from my sternum, while the bottom sits flat.

OTOH the bra itself is gorgeous, sheer purple with bright pink embroidery, something I've dreamt of finding in my size. It reminds me of the kind of pretty I used to pout over in catalogs that I'll never be able to (but now never want to) order from again.

Some hooks have already started to pull through so they don't set "right" but they're still functional.

Updated on Jun 25, 2013 Flag this

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