This felt like the best fit out of the four sizes (32HH/J, 34H/HH). The gore did not sit against my sternum, but because of how high the gore is and how close-set my boobs are, this still feels okay. The cups don't wrinkle when I lift my arms, and the band does not move, but is still comfortable. The strap adjustability and placement is fine.

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At first the underwires hurt, but I bent them slowly until it fits fine now. I don't like how thin the lace is. But this is the only bra that fits me.

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Updated on May 20, 2013 Flag this

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Pros: Great lift and projection; gore is narrow and the wires easily overlap to get even narrower.

The band is stiff and while I can wear it without an extender, it feels better when I do use an extender to get another inch or so in band length.

This is one of my favorites right now, even though it does cut in just a little on my larger boob.

Updated on Feb 11, 2013 Flag this

I was so close to liking this bra! The lace along the top is stretchy, so fits lovely around the edge and avoids the quadboob effect I bump in to with firm edges of bras often. But - the shallowness of the bottom, firm area of the cup makes the cup too small for me. I get a quadboob effect along the edge of the colored-firm part of the cup, where I spill out and stretch the lace a bit. Band and other fit elements seemed fine; the shallowness of the bottom of the cups was striking. It did push up to give a very rounded cleavage effect for me; I just couldn't see to adjust to get a smooth profile.
I returned this bra, but I'll probably keep an eye out for a larger cup size to try again in the future, to see if it was the size that is my issue, or really the cup shape that didn't work for me.

Updated on Dec 08, 2012 Flag this

This review is for the purple Ariza. It is labeled as a balonette, but it looks more like a full cup bra.

The band is very snug, which I guess is a good thing. I am still getting used to smaller back sizes, so even though it feels very tight on me right now, I can jump up and down and the bra doesn't move. Also, there's no pressure from the straps, so maybe this is how a bra is SUPPOSED to feel.

The center gore was flat against my sternum. Finally, what I've been looking for! So this is what it feels like. ... I could tell I would get lots of support from the firm band and the way the underwires encased my breasts. I did have some quadraboob, so the next cup size up would have been even better.

The straps are also inward a bit more than Freya bras, so that's nice considering I have narrow shoulders. I don't feel like the side of the bra is digging into my arms because of how I have to push the straps.

This is my first Panache bra to try, and I've read that people complain the wires are too wide, but I didn't find that to be the case. I can handle wide wires as long as the shape isn't severely east/west, which this bra wasn't. The shape is pretty forward and somewhat rounded, but the cups were still a tad bit too small for me (cutting in the top), so I'm sure I didn't see the intended roundness as it should have been. I need to try this in one cup size up to see if it makes a difference.
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Updated on Nov 12, 2012 Flag this

Lovely soft material. It's not quite right in fit for me, the band is a bit loose and the cups a bit big, but I found the 32HH the best fit I tried - the 30J was far too small overall and the 30JJ was OK in the band but huge in the cup

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Updated on May 02, 2012 Flag this

Underwires a bit high under the arms. Also band a bit big, wearing it on the tightest hook from day one but I seem to be between sizes and the 30 is often too tight

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