I have soft breasts with pretty much middle fullness (though because of the softness they act like FOB) and this bra is a great fit.

The "push up" aspect of the bra isn't drastic at all, just a bit more thickness in the foam on the bottom of the cup. It feels supportive without warping the shape of my breast tissue. Actually, if you are looking for a true push up bra, this isn't it. The cup is rather full and my breast are mostly covered and contained as opposed to bring forced up and out.

I rated comfort as excellent, though after 8 hours or so I do find ... the wires become a bit painful and the lace where the band meets the cup gets irritating.

The only thing I don't like about this bra is the decoration. The little roses look a bit cheap and I don't think the beige lace contrasts enough with the white fabric. It can look like discoloration instead of decoration. But the fit is fine and I use it as an everyday/t shirt bra, so I'm not really worried about appearance.
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I've had this bra for awhile. I've gained weight over the past year and gone up in band and cup so now it's just all wrong, but here is info from when it was a better fit (and when I reviewed it on my blog, below.)

The band was slightly tight. The cups were a bad fit for me. There was some wrinkling at the top corners but the seam in the middle cut a line across my breast tissue. I might have been able to correct that with a larger cup, but I suspect that this bra would work better for someone with firmer breasts.

Yay, my not-at-all-a-surprise Christmas presents from my husband are here! Parfa

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black colorway

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Very pretty bra, it not my size at all. The cups are somehow both tight and not filled, and the band has a tendency to ride up in the back and get pushed downward in the front. Another down in the band/up in the cup situation for me.

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The cups on this are obviously too small for me, especially on my larger breast. I'm getting quadboob on both sides and a ton of tissue pushed into my armpit on my left side. The band is great, in my opinion. When I first looked at it in the packaging I thought it looked way too small, but it has a good amount of stretch. Normally I'd find that much stretch to be somewhat of a problem but because of the 3 hook closure it actually feels very firm and supportive.

I have pretty soft breasts that tend to sink down to the bottom of bras (even though ... I have pretty even fullness, I think) so I was somewhat skeptical of this bra because it looks so sheer and flimsy. The fabric is actually stiffer than it looks and because it's a pretty full cup coverage I was pleasantly surprised by how supportive it actually is.

This bra is gorgeous. And it seems very comfortable, even in the wrong size. I only had it on for a short time, though, so I might not be the best judge of that. The quality seems great, too, but again, I have no idea how well it holds up.
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papaya/khaki colorway

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The band is a bit loose for me, and I have too much loose fabric in the cups. I'm getting a rather pointy shape, too. I'm wondering if a 30F would work better for me, but this might just be the wrong bra for my my boobs.

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This is not a fit, but its workable. The cups are either too big for me or molded to the wrong shape for me. Its odd. At the top it seems like they're obviously too small (I'm swimming in the thing), but I definitely have an "orange in glass" situation at the bottom. I think something with a wider wire and a shallow cup could work a lot better for me. Also, the center gore hurts.

The good news is that the band is nice and secure. I don't feel like it's moving at all, and I don't feel like its going to move. Even with the weird cup issues this bra feels really secure. And it looks fine under clothing. So since this is the only strapless bra I have that's anywhere close to fitting, I guess ill be wearing it.

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This is such a beautiful bra, but I think it's just not meant for my boobs. Based on reviews I sized down in the band and up in the cup (from my regular 32E to a 30FF, and I really do think this is the right size for me but the shape just doesn't work. I'm usually wary of plunges because I have soft breasts, but I wanted to try this one because I read that its good for shallow breasts. It IS shallow, and part of the fit problems I'm having might be because its a bit too shallow but mostly I think this isn't working because ... the cups are too far apart for me. If I just hold the cup up to my boob in encloses all of my breasttissue. When I'm wearing the bra, though, I have empty space on the sides of the cups and quadboob in the middle (a problem that's made worse by my soft breasts.

Other than person fit, this is a great bra. The blue with the black lace is gorgeous, and the inside lining is super soft. Also, the wider straps are great. Only real quality complaint is that the buttons on gore don't seem to be as secure as the could be.
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Yay! My first Curvy Kate! It's gorgeous! It fits! And I have to let it go because it just doesn't work for me. Looks good from the front, right? I've got all of the markers of a good fit here. ...

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At first glance everything looks okay, but there are wrinkles in the cup fabric in a few different places. I was expecting wrinkles near the top because my tissue is pretty soft, but the wrinkling on the sides and bottom probably means that the cup is too big. My boobs are also sliding around a bit and the bra is not holding them as securely as I'd like (or as securely as Dessous does in the same size. The band is fine, maybe a tiny bit loose. A 32FF would probably be a better fit for me.

This bra is comfortable pretty, and the fabric on the lower half of the cups is really soft and nice.

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Really wrong size for me. Cup is too small and band is too big.

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The band is rather loose/stretchy. It felt stiff when I first tried to on, but after a few hours of wear I was able to comfortably move to the second hook (shown in the photo.) The cups are too small for me, based on the quad boob and the fact that I can't quite fill the entire bottom of the cup. I tried to wear it a few times and convince myself it was close enough, but it's just not working. Even with the bad fit this bra is very comfortable and the bra itself is pretty. Just not on my body.

I think this bra is just not ... right for my breasts, size issues aside. Even though the cups are small it actually feels like the cups are too baggy because of the lack of support and sagging that I'm getting. I'm also not fond of the shape this bra gives me. It's almost like the sides of the cup are a little too supportive* for my soft breasts and the shape is being warped. This bra would probably work better for someone with firmer breasts, and maybe someone fuller on top than I am.

*I also have the beige model of this bra and it had side support slings in the cup. There are no slings in the blue model. I don't know if it was a design change or if the were removed by someone skilled enough to not leave evidence of removal. (Purchased from eBay, but it did come with tags and Parfait packaging, which I have since removed.)
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Blue colorway

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