Bought this one from another bratabase user. I'm pretty excited: it fits. I'm always pretty excited if something fits. Tried it on, took some pics and in the first instance I was a bit dissapointed: it doesn't stay put. At all. On the smallest hook, Then there's also the issue with it's odd cup. The bit where it goes up straight after the wire, and then the top 'seals' it off? The oddly wide wires? The 'quad boob' in the pic is simply from the bra slipping. It fits like a dream with straps on, and doesn't ride up. OK; ALMOST perfect. I have a tiny bit of cup ...wrinkling at the sides but I have to go out of my way to feel it. You can't see it.
Some puzzling later (and a full day of wear with straps) I figured out something: This bra has a band that is supposed to sit higher on your back than I'm used to, compared to the bottom. And suddenly the wires lose their odd angle a bit, and suddenly any quad boob/non bottom filling is gone. And we have cleavage. And, on the second hook it seems to stay put slightly better without the straps; I might test this at some point but I'm not convinced this really is a strapless that will work on my 25.5 in underbust. Maybe for short whiles.
But still, quite happy. It looks natural under clothes. It's comfy, and even if I can't go strapless; I still have the option of crossed-back, halter, etc. .
Now I hope it doesn't stretch out too much. Read more 159 more words
This bra is awesome but it is too small for me. I need a 28FF instead of the 28F. It is beautiful on and I love the way it looked under a shirt but I had muffin top because cups were too small. It is brand new with tags. I ordered online and took a chance on size.
I can't decide if the cups are too big or too small for me. But I think this bra is just completely the wrong shape for me. The cups are pretty closed on top, so they give me some slight quadboob, but the bottom of the cups seem to have just some bit of empty space which I'm guessing is the orange in a glass effect due to my full on the bottom boobs. There seems to be a lot of minimising effect going on due to the shape of the cups. I had some difficulty fastening the hooks, but it stretched out to be comfortable ...after 2 wears.
I love the soft, smooth material, though the colour is a bit light to be completely "nude" for me. There are silicone strips on the band, I guess to tighten the grip on the skin and they actually chafe after a few hours of wear, and I feel pretty miserable. This is my problem with silicone strips in general, so not everyone will have that problem. I prevented the strips from chafing with a cotton pad on each side, and the bra held up all day without threatening to become a belt.
Overall, I think this would be a great bra if it's the right shape for your breasts. I've seen it look fab on some bloggers, but it just looks a bit meh on me. Read more 127 more words
The band is very tight, but I imagine it would feel fine once broken in. The cups are simply too big for me, they wrinkle really badly. I would say I could almost fill the bottom, but definitely not the top. The gore felt perfectly comfortable. Panache
I bought this knowing it might be a cup too small but I thought I'd try it anyways. Unfortunately, the cups are too narrow and deep for me. The wires are sitting on tissue and there is empty space in the center of the cup. I'm not sure a size up would fit better or not.
It is a very pretty, unpadded bra. The ocean blue color is amazing and the design is very nice. It has silky straps in the Luxe version.
This bra fits absolutely PERFECT it is my perfect bra. The tops of the cups are stretchy so it fits me on my 'big' days and my normal days https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> If I wear it all day, like ALL day, it starts to get a tiny bit chafe-ey on my ribcage, but that is really after more than 12 hours in it.
This bra was terrible on me. The molding is really very thin - I could still see my nipples poking though, but the real failure was how the top of the cup sat against my body. I am not remotely full on top, and yet this cup dug in and created a ripple. Not so much quad-boob as it dug into my pectoral muscle and it rippled. It's almost as though if my chest pushed the cups away from my body more, the top edge would look nice, but no amount of playing with the straps fixed the fit.
This basque is very pretty for special occasions. I have to wear it with the straps cinched pretty tight, else the cups make my chest extremely pointy. Where the straps join the cup is quite far out - I think I'll get a better shape if I move them in about an inch. The lace isn't scratchy, and the waist isn't too cinched - I feel like I could eat and dance in it just fine.
I was happily surprised by the fit and comfort of this bra, since it was an impulse clearance purchase.
I don't usually wear softcup bras, because I generally find their profile to be too pointy for my shallower breasts. This bra is great, though, and gives a rounded side view. Boobs are slightly more front-facing and pointy from a top view compared to the Deco, but it's a flattering shape. I'd like a tiny bit more lift, but it's a small qualm.
I struggled a little in the size (28F) unaltered, since the last 1cm on each side was empty but the cups seemed too full at the top/center. Altering in the gore made a huge difference, and the bra fits perfectly.
The band seems more snug than the Freya Deco (my only othe frame of reference). Lace top shows through tight t-shirts, but is not an issue under light knits or heavier fabrics.
Bought this in a rush as I desperately needed something that fit properly. This isn't my usual style as it has no padding at all. It does give a slightly 'pointy' shape, however this isn't necessarily a bad thing, just something to get used to. The cups themselves fit perfectly and are very comfortable and supportive, however the underwires run too high for me and are a little uncomfortable under the arms. The band is surprisingly tight (even though my underbust is 26.5inches) and the bra does leave red marks after I take it off. I have never had this problem with Panache before.
This one fits me pretty well, although I get slight quad-boob on my slightly larger breast. Overall, it fits well and I'd have kept it if I didn't already have a black strapless bra that fits just a little bit better.
I really like the nice rounded shape this bra creates - probably the best out of any bra I've ever had. I actually really wish they made a version of this without the lace... I think it'd be thin and smooth enough to not show at all under most clothing, plus it seems to cause pilling on the undersides of some of the shirts I wear with it. As it is, it's one of the more 'invisible' bras I own anyway.
For what it's worth I tried the full-cup version of this bra and it did not fit me at all - gapping/wrinkled fabric in some areas and spilling out in others.
I wear a lot of thinner shirts that require a smooth molded bra underneath them to not show, and this is the ONLY one that comes in a 28 band size that I can wear. For that reason I own several of them and wear them frequently. Still, I am not 100% happy with the shape that this creates and the top edges of the bra will still show up as ridges under a shirt sometimes, moreso as the bra gets older and the foam starts to curl outwards.
I was hoping for a smooth-looking bra to wear under thinner shirts, and while I suppose the fabric is pretty smooth the shape this bra creates is far too pointy... torpedo bra-pointy. It never looks remotely like that on the models so I'm guessing it's an issue with the shape at my particular size. The underwire also starts to press uncomfortably in the middle after wearing it all day.
