My chest is full on the bottom and sides, slightly shallow on top and rather tall. I also have broad shoulders for my size. I don't love this, and I can't figure out why. I love the fabric, even though the lace is a itchy. However, I feel as though my chest might be too broad for it though, and the top of the cup feels as though it cuts into my chest just the tiniest bit. Also the straps on mine were super hard to adjust. They did not want to move. I kinda feel as though this may not be the shape for someone with a chest as tall as mine. I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong in my mind. Still pretty though. This is one of my recent grabs from postmark.
This color is very pretty on you. I think your assessment of your shape is correct and this bra is a little too closed at the top and a little to projected in the upper half of the cup, hence the slight wrinkling and cutting in.
lcl0706 Aha! Thank you! That makes a lot of sense. I was wondering why I felt a little strain at the top of my chest and then was still seeing wrinkling in the upper half of the cup. Oh well. Guess I'll list it on here and see if anyone wants it!
I agree with lcl0706 with the shape of this bra. It is such a pretty bra and the color does suit you. I am sure is the fit was better the lace would not be so itchy.
I agree with lcl0706 with the shape of this bra. It is such a pretty bra and the color does suit you. I am sure is the fit was better the lace would not be so itchy.
I agree with lcl0706 with the shape of this bra. It is such a pretty bra and the color does suit you. I am sure is the fit was better the lace would not be so itchy.
I agree with lcl0706 with the shape of this bra. It is such a pretty bra and the color does suit you. I am sure is the fit was better the lace would not be so itchy.
For this one I think it's just a bit of a shape mismatch, the apex looks to be a bit higher than your natural apex and the gore looks like it is too wide for you. Is it lying flat against your sternum because in the pics it looks like it is not laying flat.
Thanks LeProfessor I suspected it could shape incompatibility! The gore lies flat on my sternum, but the top part just makes me so sad. Wrinkling and cutting in blech! Oh well! Back to the drawing board. I had my eye on the Comexim Annika Plunge Bra , because I noticed the reviews mentioned it was more closed at the top! I try that next, I think!
One of the many Jasmines I have tried. I no longer have the pics of the 28F and 28FF Jasmine but if I can find them somewhere, or the old imgur album is still open for it, I'll share, but really....the fit is the same. It's nice and round from the front and even the angle a little, but the side view is pointy because the cups are too deep at the apex so my tissue just sinks into the cups, bottom up, and by the time it reaches the stretch lace, there's not enough tissue/volume to fill the top out. The gore is also a bit wide. ...
It's sad, really...I'd love for Jasmine to work to the point where I am almost tempted to try her again now that my size has changed some and I feel like I am somewhat fuller, but I have my doubts.
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This bra is super comfortable. Measured/ "usual" size too small/cups not deep enough. There is a bit of retro pointiness going on but I don't mind it. Going to try a cup size bigger.
I agree that cup is too small but wanted to make note that the wires are not in your IMF. When putting on a bra, make sure you push wires into your IMF. I bend over, pull the straps on, push the under wires into my IMF/tissue, latch the back of the bra, then go in and scoop all my tissue into the cups from bottom and sides. This makes sure bra is sitting correctly and that all tissue is in the cups. I hope the next cup size works for you!
I feel like nothing stays in my IMF!!!! I am wearing a CK bra up there and it feels weird. I guess it just doesn't feel right to me. I've never, as long as I remember, had a bra fit in my IMF. Will I get used to this sensation?? I am used to having my wires sit on my ribcage.
I actually find myself pulling the wires out of my IMF because it is not comfortable/feels weird!! Anyone else have this problem???
I think I was supposed to/meant to put LeProfessor -- just realized you can tag people in these comments!! duh..
If you keep wearing the bra in your IMF you will get used it. I used to do the same thing, it's a tactic women whom wear bras that have bands that are too big and cups too small. In an attempt to find the most room in the smaller cups. The wires should be encircling the breast while still being on the ribcage. The wires cannot support the breast unless they are right under the breast which is probably why you've always like very full coverage bras. They help pick up the support that the bras under wire is not providing! If you make it a habit to have the under wire in your IMF , ivyleaf , you should get used to it and will feel more supported overall.
ohh geeeez! this bra is so comfy!!! I cant even feel the wires on my body. The band is on the loose side as I can close very easily on the second set of hooks and probably on the third as well. The bra is really well made, but its just not my style. The top of cups digs into my boobs and the bra gives me a weird shape that doesnt work with me. Straps are just perfect (I wish that EM makes that narrow straps..), Overall Id love this bra if not the shape, but im planning now to try the plunge version when ill have a chance : )
The cups are great. The top of the cup has enough room with the lace that it doesn't cut in. I'm about even. The panache fern i tried gave me elf shoe boobs, and cleo lily has just a bit too much room at the top and it wrinkles.
The wires arent quite wide enough, and cut in. They also poke on the bigger side into my armpit. Painfully. i get that little indent in the fabric. i usually look for 5.2 or 5.3 width, and the 32dd is 5.0. just not quite enough.
Love how this fits me, no wrinkles at the bottom as it fully accomodates my immediate projection, and no wrinkles at the top where my breasts get more shallow. Stretch lace also does not cut into my tall roots. Firmer band but true to size.
They lock the breasts in place (leaning over, etc.). But the band is tight on me, not painful type. I do feel I am getting back support and I may just want 0.5-1inches more band width which a extender can easily do OR I just continuously wear it and it will stretch out. It did leave marks on my ribcage when I took the bra off at the end of the day and when I was working at the desk, maybe it was the bad posture I was in, but the wires started digging in.
This fit me strangely, which is disappointing, because it’s pretty. The cups are too small, but they also give me the strange “beak” shape mentioned in other reviews. I have soft tissue, so the steep angle of the lower cup combined with spilling at the top of the cups is super awkward. I’m pretty even, but my soft tissue usually works as though I’m FOB, so this shape surprised me.
I initially tried Cari in 30DD, 30E, and 30F. While 30E fit well in the cups, the band was *really* snug. 32DD is much more comfortable, and it retains the narrow scaling of the 30E, which I find to be rare in other brands. Straps are pretty well positioned for narrow shoulders, cups are narrow, and it’s got great projection for a t-shirt bra. This is a win!
At first, I was worried about armpit fat spilling out of the cups on the sides. I asked for fitting help, and according to the comments I received, the armpit fat is not a problem. So, I decided the wires are not too short. Maybe a bra doesn't need to reach all the way up to my armpits, after all.
This bra technically fits, but I realized it doesn't look good on me. There is not enough immediate projection for my bottom-heavy boobs. The cups squeeze my boobs into a pointy retro shape. My boobs are already pointy, and I don't want to emphasize that. I prefer bras that give my breasts a more round shape.
I will return this bra because I don't like how it looks on me. It looks even worse with a shirt on. It looks okay in the pictures, but not so good live.
I found the 30E to be a little small in the cups (just a tad, especially for immediate projection), and the band felt constricting. 32 bands never fit me, but I figured: Why not try? Well, the band on the 32 was much too big.
The cups technically fit, but I found the immediate projection to be even less than the 30E, which caused significant wrinkling at the bottom of the cup.
A 32DD in the Panache wired sports bra is definitely too small for me, but it looks great and the quality seems excellent. I just found this site while trying to figure out what size I should actually buy. I thought I was a 32DD, but Bratabase recommends a 32G for this bra, which could be why my boobs are spilling out of every possible place! I will try to find my true size https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
The band runs small, so I am glad that I went with a 32 instead of a 30. The cup also seemed to be the appropriate size. The wires are a little longer than other bras that I usually wear or are accustomed to. I have a very bony sternum (each individual bone protrudes, there's a slightly sunken area, and without a push-up bra, it looks quite shadowy) and found that the center gore wire came up about an inch too high. No wires were digging into breast tissue, but it was the pressing against the boniest part of my sternum that was very uncomfortable. I have fibromyalgia and EDS, so I'm very sensitive to things like this.
The construction seems a bit odd. When I put it on it kind of... creeks? Like there is a material not really meant to be stretching that is stretching.
I think in most bras, I am bigger than a DD, but the great depth of this bra accommodates my E breasts. The band is very snug, but it's not uncomfortable. The other issue with this bra is the cup separation is sliiiightly too wide.
Great for people with projected breasts and narrow roots. Has good depth at the cup. The underwire is fairly firm, which means the gore tacks beautifully, but the band is a bit firmer than I am used to. I wish the straps were just a bit closer together, but that's a common issue for me and this bra really isn't bad in that regard. Not perfect, but one of the best fitting bras I own.
Beautiful and firm. I feel very supported in this bra. The shape is quite projected (from the bras I have tried that fit, only the Jasmine gave me more projection) but not exactly pointy. It's something between pointy-ogival and round, which is quite natural-looking but supported and well-shaped. I like this look when I am not going for cleavage, for a more natural but perky shape.
The feeling of support this bra gives me is very, very good. I am pleased. And the coral colour is very beautiful.
The bra is pretty and cheerful. So far seems soft and firm enough. I received it in a trade here, new with tags.
The shape is rounded natural, pushing the boobs to the front. Fits almost perfectly. There's some wrinkling on the outer part of the lace, where it connects to the lower part of the cup, but on the center and on the lower part of the cup there is no wrinkling at all. The seams are also perfectly filled, neither quadboobing nor unfilled.
It fits very well, giving a mix of natural and rounded lifted shape which is relaxed and nice for when you do not want to "show off" your boobs but still want a nice shape.
The bra material is nice. I am not sure whether the delicate top lace will last or not, time will tell.
This color is very pretty on you. I think your assessment of your shape is correct and this bra is a little too closed at the top and a little to projected in the upper half of the cup, hence the slight wrinkling and cutting in.