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My shape: full on top, short roots, high set, very narrow/borderline Omega shaped, space between breasts, very soft breast tissue, pendulous, evenish to somewhat center fullness (5'1, short torso, store a lot of fat in my ribcage)

I actually got this bra as a birthday present to myself, and what a great gift! This is for sure my new favorite bra, and I can say 100% now that EM SF is my favorite style of bra. This bra is so narrow, so projected, with such comfortable, sturdy material and such a wonderful, thick band. I definitely felt like a bra model walking around in it today--which, might I note, ... not an OUNCE of notable boob drop. This might be a bit idiosyncratic, but you know that feeling when you watch a video about proper bra fitting for the first time and see the model come out in a properly fitting bra and are kind of mesmerized? I felt like that looking at myself in the mirror today--this is such a close fit!

I measured the wire width of this bra as 5.5 inches (!!!), which is less than what I got for my 65H - Ewa Michalak » Sf Zenith (1410) , but the wire widths don't FEEL all that different to me, and they don't look different stacked on top of each other, so probably take that with a grain of salt (with reference to my shoddy bra measuring skills, lol). Still, the Moonlight Lace does the same thing as the Zenith wire-wise--it's good for about an inch and then is too u-shaped for the bottom of my boob.

I have some strap gap, which is to be expected with me, and my bigger side does, very occassionally, strain a bit against the top of the cup, but it's really not noticeable unless you're posing in front of the mirror or observing yourself very closely like I was.

The gore tacks nicely--not /as/ sharp of a tack as some of my Cleos, for instance, but sometimes, a really hard tack like that can be a bit uncomfortable. I love the little jewel on the gore. So cute! In general, though, I didn't find this bra as pretty on me as on the EM models, and I think that has to do with the undertones of my skin not quite matching the undertones of the (shade of) flesh-colored parts of the bra. I also think the strap detailing looks kind of weird on my back and shoulders whereas I don't with the models. Couldn't tell you why!

Speaking of the band, there's not a ton of lace under the front of the band, but what is there does roll up and scratch agaisnt my skin. I can also definitely feel the lace on the back of the band--it doesn't itch but just presents a noticeable contrast. Also, while there isn't /noticeable/ boob drop with this bra, there's surely some, as while I can push this bra up into my IMF (!!!), it moves away from that space, as when I do that, I can feel the front of the bra really firm against my ribs. It doesn't hurt, but is just a bit of an interesting feeling because I don't think I've ever gotten a bra to sit there before, even if just for a minute or two.

I spent ~$80 on this bra, and while I don't have a solid answer as to whether or not I think it's worth it, I definitely lean closer to yes.
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Updated on Feb 21, 2021 Flag this

My acquisition of this bra was definitely the result of some advanced bra finagling!

The first thing to know about the Curvy Kate Daily Dream is that it doesn't work well on full on top shapes. I tried this bra in a 30G initially, and my boobs were /spilling/ out the top. This has to do with shape and with size, I believe, as I would say that the Daily Dream runs a bit small in the cup. I really liked the bra, though, so I had to make the decision of whether I wanted to try a 30GG or 30H next, and my intuition said 30H, so ... that's what I tried.

I'll be honest: volume wise, the 30H is a bit too big for me. But, with it being just a bit too big for me and with my incompatible shape, I made it work. So, yes I have a bit of quadding in this bra, and yes I don't quite fill up the bottom of the cups or the sides of the cups for more than just shape reasons, I think, but the bra still fits me well enough that I'm going to keep it!

Anyway, aside from my trying to fit a round boob into a slightly differently round bra issues, I really like this bra! The material is super comfortable from the cups to the band to the straps. The bra is pretty nicely round; though, personally, I might like it to be a bit rounder.

Something about the band length does feel a bit odd to me. I stretched it to 29 inches, but it still feels a little loose on me. It's not loose enough to warrant me moving on to the middle hook, though. I also think the band on this bra is kind of tall, but keep in mind that I'm 5'2 with a short torso for my height. The wires at the sides don't bother me, though.
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Updated on Jan 11, 2018 Flag this

Well, I gave a 28:12 UK bra a try. Not a total success but not a total fail either.

My shape: full on top, short roots, high set, very narrow/borderline Omega shaped, space between breasts, very soft breast tissue, pendulous, evenish to somewhat center fullness (5'1, short torso, store a lot of fat in my ribcage)

I measure 28 inches around exactly snug as of right now, so I'm your litmus test for how true to size a band is. The Envy is a little small, stretching to 27.5 inches--its bands are also a bit small in the 30s I've tried. My break the tape measurement is 27 ... inches, so I can definitely get this bra on my body, but it starts to hurt my back a little bit after a few minutes of wear. I'll definitely be wearing it with an extender until it stretches out that extra half an inch. You can see in the pictures that, because this bra is too small in the band, it pulls back and distorts the wires. In my experience, the Envy just does this a little bit anyway, but it's definitely worse with this size. Without an extender, the bra flattens my boobs and pulls them to my sides quite a bit. However, even though the extender helps, this still occurs when I add that extra half an inch to an inch of length onto the band: as you can see, the wires are wider than the rest of the band is long, and the bra can't sit flat as a result. I think this size is just by design going to do weird things with its wires. This is actually why I'm sharing this as an adventure--beware if you're buying an Envy with a smaller band size and bigger cup size!

Otherwise, my usual comments on the Envy. See my review for 30H - Panache » Envy Balconnet Bra (7285) . The wires are too wide, not enough projection, etc, but I find that I enjoy the Envy anyway (even this one with the too small band, I wore it around today with an extender). It does seem that I have a higher tolerance for firm and tall wires than a good amount of other people, though.

Also, I LOVE this purple. I've already had such a good time flashing these straps!
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Updated on May 18, 2021 Flag this

GUYS! I have THE best find to share with you all!

Looking for an ethical, sustainable, wireless bra available in 26:4-48:19?* Look no further!

*(excluding 38:19, 42:19, 46:19, and 48:18-19 also an old version of their size chart said they did AA-C cups too)

My shape: full on top, short roots, high set, very narrow/borderline Omega shaped, space between breasts, very soft breast tissue, pendulous, evenish to somewhat center fullness (5'1, short torso, store a lot of fat in my ribcage)

I gave Molke a try because I was tired of waiting around for Lara Intimates to start stocking H or HH cups and found a ... few more ethical, sustainable fuller bust companies, not a ton, but one of those was Molke, which by far has the biggest size range. Huge success! I wore this bra all day today--working, being in class, driving around, walking my dog, and it was super comfortable all day. The fabric is soft and firm, you can never move weird and have a wire poke at you, and the elastic band at the bottom never rolled up under my bust (!!!). This bra held my boobs firm to my chest, and I'd say the amount of movement I got wearing it was pretty much identical to a wired bra.

I absolutely love how these cups are made. It's a wrap style, so the bra essentially crisscrosses in the front--one cup is sewn to the bottom under the other one, so each boob has its own place and gets its own lift, and they don't touch each other. It's an excellent solution to the no-gore-problem in wireless bras--it feels a lot like when I'm just hanging out and shove my shirt under my boobs. It feels natural and comfortable, is I guess what I mean. I'd also say this bra gets a lot of its lift from the fabric being so firm--it feels like the elastic keeps your boobs from falling past a certain point and then the bra just squishes them against your chest. It reminds me a bit of a binder but with less sweat, so I was fond of it. The bra gives a very minimized look as a result.

Speaking of the minimized look, Molke offers a lot of cool patterns. I really like my Uni-verse pattern, but they also have available bras with dinosaur and space patterns--not too typical in bras!

I was a little conflicted picking out a size, but I ended up getting the S Super, which I think was the right choice. The S Super is the 2nd of 6 band sizes and 3rd of 5 cup sizes and is supposed to fit a 30H-J. Here's what I was worried about: the band being too big (I'm leaning towards a 28 nowadays, but the XS is also supposed to fit a 26), the cup being too big (being the smallest size in the S Super), and the straps being too long (they're nonadjustable). The bra feels good, though. The cups are pretty full coverage and there's some wrinkling on my smaller side, but it's not uncomfortable, and I kind of like the full coverage look, especially since the bra is so pretty. You can also see there's a bit of wrinkling towards the strap area--my impression was that, yeah, the straps could probably be a bit shorter, but they contribute so little to the fit it wasn't a problem. I think if you're on the taller side you might have issues with these straps, but I think people a bit shorter than me could manage with the straps too. I'll also note that Molke sells bras at different levels of firmness--supposedly 1-3, where 3 is the firmest, but they're only offering 2 and 3 right now. This bra is a 3: I wonder if I would be bothered by the straps on a 2?

The straps are also very wide and the cups come up pretty high (if you're on the smaller end of the size? in general?)--be prepared for it to show under non t-shirt or button-down shirts.
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Updated on Apr 13, 2021 Flag this

My shape: full on top, short roots, high set, very narrow/borderline Omega shaped, space between breasts, very soft breast tissue, pendulous, evenish to somewhat center fullness (5'1, short torso, store a lot of fat in my ribcage)

I've heard a lot of conflicting reports on this bra, so here I am to add more onto that.

I like the Offbeat a lot, actually! Firstly because its material is just so, so soft. It also has a lot of immediate projection, really thick and sturdy straps, and oh my gosh, isn't this colorway just so cute? Matching outfits with pink straps is such a dream!

Most of the conflicting comments about this ... bra I've heard have been regarding the band and the wires. I actually got a 30H and a 28HH to compare, you can see my measurements for the 30H on my page. I liked the 28HH better, and I'd say I agree with the take that this is 'a true to size Freya band!' but I guess kind of with an asterisk? I'm used to 'true to size' meaning more like a half an inch to an inch smaller than whatever the band size is, and this 28HH stretches to 28 inches. Good for me who measures exactly 28 inches around snug, but keep an eye on that regarding where you fall in your band size if you wanna give this bra a try.

The wires on this bra are way, way wide and also really firm. Neither of these things bother me except for some reason the gore was hurting me the first time I wore this bra? I've seen the gore on this bra twist on people with less space between their boobs, so maybe that has something to do with it, but I had to wear it with a bra liner kind of shoved upside down the first time I wore it. After that, it wasn't so bad. I guess the bra just molded to my shape better? I had a similar issue with the sides on my 30H - Panache » Olivia Balconnet Bra (7751) but that took a few wears before it stopped hurting.

Overall, the Offbeat reminds me a lot of a softer, shorter Envy.
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Updated on Mar 13, 2022 Flag this

I've had this bra since October, and it's definitely a favorite in my collection. Before I really start the review, I will say that in the ~five months I've had this bra, I've had to go to the second set of hooks, and I do feel that the material of the bra is not as firm and supportive as it was when I first got it. Also, my fingernails catch on the stretch lace at the top of the cups sometimes, so there are a few fuzzy spots here and there where I've very minutely ripped the lace.

The pictures I've inserted are after a quick outing with my ... dog (plus after pulling up my boobs a bit), but I would say that my boobs don't move around all that much in this bra. Even considering the tissue settling that does happen, I would say it's mostly a cosmetic affect because it doesn't compromise the support of the bra. Beware, though, on me at least, this bra digs into my ribcage and /hurts/ after a few hours of wear. There have been a few times where I've taken this bra off somewhat expecting to be bleeding when I've not worn my bra liner. With the bra liner, though, this isn't a problem.

This bra--at least on me and my very soft tissue--has a more natural shape, I'd say. It gives me more of an oval/teardrop shape than, say, a Cleo Envy or Freya Deco.

Overall, if your boobs are like mine, I think you'll like this bra. It does a good job of keeping my soft tissue encapsulated, manages my very full on top breasts well, and has narrower wires than your average British full-bust brand. Still, I have the issue that I do in all bras of my breasts not filling the bottom of the cup and the wires being too wide. My biggest problem with this bra would be its material. It's incredibly soft and comfortable but not the most supportive. I'd go for this bra on a long day of sitting in class.
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Updated on Apr 02, 2020 Flag this

Sub 6 inch wire width in a 30:11! Sub 6 inch wire width in a 30:11! Sub 6 inch wire width in a 30:11!

This bra is probably one of my favorites I've ever owned. Wearing it brings me so much joy, but I know I have to hold back so I don't stretch it out too soon (though I'll certainly be buying another once that happens). As mentioned, there's the whole wire width thing. I measured the wires on this bra to be just a smidge under 6 inches wide, which is still just a teeny bit too wide for me, but it is ... the narrowest bra in this size I've ever owned.

If you look to your left, however, passengers, you'll see a huge gap between the bottom of my boob and the wire.

This isn't a problem per say, and I have this problem with all of my bras, but I think it's so pronounced on this bra because /everything/ is so narrow on this bra. I've inserted a picture showing how narrow the bottom of the wire is as well. My essentially flat-bottomed boobs won't fit into that. The gore is also really narrow on this bra (the wires overlap at the gore), which would be great for someone with close set boobs, but mine aren't. You can see in one of the pictures that gore kind of dips off to the side when I raise my arms--that's how much space there is.

The back band is an absolute dream though. When I was first putting this bra on I remember fastening the hooks and thinking, "This is really firm!" I've never had a bra that's band has fit me as well as this bra's does. It's essentially perfect on me. I stretched this bra's band to 29 inches and as of my last measurements had a 28.75 inch underbust.

Little nitpicks I would make to this bra would be raising and widening the gore and removing the little lacy bit under the band (these always roll up under my band and hurt!).
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Updated on May 10, 2020 Flag this

I really like the Hettie. It was actually the first bra I got when I bumped up to 30H--I had a pink one that's now worn out. Hettie has decently narrow wires, is decently projected, and in GG and above cups, it has an extra layer of stretch lace, which I really enjoy. I do wish it had 3 instead of 2 hooks, but it's not a big enough deal to bother me.

Over all, a really nice, comfortable bra for my shape! Still having my recent slight gaping issue with this one--a bit more noticeable on my smaller side. The pictures are definietly exaggerating the amount of gaping ... though.

I also /really/ like the black on me. My camera doesn't though--my very light skin paired with the black bra confused it, so sorry if some of the pictures are weird. I think the little dots are cute, but if you don't, they're very faint.

Final thing I'll note is that, at least on my body, the Hettie is really creaky (this was the case with the pink one I had before too).
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Updated on Jan 24, 2021 Flag this

I would really recommend this bra to someone who doesn't like underwire bras, is having trouble wearing underwire bras at the current moment, and/or who's looking for a sleep bra or bra to wear around the house (and who, of course, falls into this bra's size range). I think I've had maybe two other wireless bras in the past, and I'm really impressed by how this bra manages to keep my boobs mostly in place and separate. Also, the fabric is /so/ soft and thin--it's really, really comfortable, especially if you want to use it as a sleep bra and you're like me and have a hard time ... sleeping while wearing bulky fabrics.

I would describe the lift this bra gives as being sort of like this: \ rather than the more forceful -| sort of lift I tend to get from underwire bras (I hope those visuals make sense to other people, lol). This bra definitely keeps my pendulous boobs off of my ribcage, but they're still in close enough proximity to each other that I felt kind of underboob sweaty when I went out in this bra this morning when it was about 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, as might be expected, my boobs definitely move around more in this bra when I go up and down the stairs and the like than most underwire bras. Still, I wouldn't be uncomfortable wearing this bra out for a stroll or less intense day of school or work, and I wouldn't be distraught if this was the only type of bra I owned. The only thing I don't think I'll do with this bra is lounge around in it--I like being braless better (and I like the effect of shoving my shirt under my boobs to prevent underboob sweat better than wearing this bra).

I do feel as if this bra is a bit small for me in the cups. I get the tiniest bit of quadding from time to time (not visible in the pictures), but I'm unsure if this is because I have the biggest cup volume this particular size allows for or if it's because I'm more full on top than this bra can accomodate for or both. It's because of this that I marked the bra as not fitting me because the top line of the cup is really firm to prevent boob escapage, and so, it's pretty uncomfortable when it digs into your skin. My prominent rib fat also makes it so that the front of the band rolls up; however, it does not roll up so badly that it compromises support, so I'm okay with that.

This bra has six rows of hook and eye closures to allow for a broader range of people to wear this bra. Sugar Candy advertizes this size as being able to fit a 28, 30, and 32 band, but although this bra's band would fit you if you were a 28, I'd be cautious to try this bra, since you wouldn't have a lot of wiggle room when the band stretches out. (As for me, I have a 28.5 inch ribcage and go back and forth between whether I want to wear this bra on the third or fourth set of hooks). I feel as though this size would fit someone who's a 32G best of all.
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Updated on Aug 09, 2020 Flag this

This most recent bra haul (two bras but still) of mine is probably my favorite of all time. I LOVE this bra. Absolutely adore it!

Big round of applause for this bra's cup width being 5.75 inches in a 30:11. That is precisely the cup width I need with my very narrow/borderline omega roots. The wire lines up with about the first vertical inch of my boob perfectly; however, the wires in this bra are also very u-shaped, whereas the bottom of my boobs are more like a very slanted semicircle, so I do get wrinkling from past that first verticle inch down and at the bottom ... of the cup. This doesn't bother me at all, however.

I also really like the SF cup construction. The one BM I have is not exactly a bra I'd want to wear on a very busy, active day, but I was extremely comfortable going on a 30-minute walk with my dog today and felt like I would most definitely choose it for a day where I knew I had to walk for five hours straight or the like. I think, in terms of comfort, I prefer this SF style to the fully padded bras I have, as the SF, in not having such a rigid cup structure, is not holding your boobs in an essentially forced position the entire time you're wearing it. It allows for variability in breast shape is perhaps a better way to say it. The stretch lace on top also works really well for my full-on-top boobs, although there is a little bit of gaping at the straps. Once again, it doesn't bother me.

One thing that kind of surprised me about this bra is that I like the gore. I'm very much a fan of tall and wide gores, and while I wouldn't quite put the gore of the Zenith in that category, I will say that the height is good on me and that the gore, while too narrow, still functions well on me.

I will warn you all, though, that this bra runs very tight in the band. As someone with a 28.5 inch ribcage, this is good for me, but if your ribcage is more like 29.5 or 30 inches, I'd say to try a 70 rather than a 65. Even given that I'm a small 30/65, this bra's band feels like it's just pushing being a tad small on me.

Finally, on the colorway: I can't tell if this is one of those rare bras that looks better in stock photos than on real people or if I'm just not the biggest fan of the colors on my skintone in particular. The pattern is really fun, though, and I like flashing the dark blue straps and multipatterned sides of the bra with my shirts.
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Updated on Aug 08, 2020 Flag this