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Sorry for the long delay in measuring/reviewing this bra, but since there's no other data here for it yet, I've made myself stop being lazy. I was really torn about whether or not to keep this bra, tbh. It's very comfortable, but it's not a perfect fit. For starters, the band is HUGE for a 70 - I can stretch it to at least 34 inches and I'm pretty sure it could go a bit further without harming the bra. I expected the black fabric to be tighter, but this mesh must be super stretchy in general. I can wear it on the tightest hooks, but it still ... rides up a tad and I'm going to alter it as soon as I can find the time.

After getting several 70F Comexims that ran super small in the cups, I finally caved and got a G this time, even though past Comexim models have been too big on me in that size. Glad I did, because these cups seem to fit okay. There's some wrinkling, but I think it's down to the construction, not the sizing.

Speaking of construction, for an unlined, mesh bra this thing is shallow. I'm slowly trying to fix that by applying gentle pressure at the mesh just above the wires to stretch it out, but right out of the box it gave me a weird shape, kind of an upward slant rather than a curve out from the wires. I feel like the horizontal seam just isn't placed in the ideal spot somehow, or isn't at the right angle. The wings are also a bit high for my liking, but b/c the cups are so narrow it works fine for me.

Things I do love - the gore (low and narrow, gives me lots of space for inner fullness, so yay!), the comfy soft wires, how breathable the mesh has been for summer wearing, and how short-root friendly the bra is. The ribbon along the top edge is perfect for me, though it does tend to show under thinner shirts. I wouldn't think this bra would work for anyone too full-on-top.

All in all, I've decided to keep this one and just try to alter the band to fit better. I'm really amazed at how big it runs, so I don't think I'll be ordering the Moulin Rouge black version. I may take a break from Comexim in general for while, as I feel like they've been too inconsistent lately with cup/band sizing and not enough depth at the wire. This one wasn't really my style, but I did want to try their unlined bras and I have to admit mesh bras are super comfortable when it's hot out.
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Updated on Sep 21, 2017 Flag this

Edited/updated review:

This bra arrived with a faulty hook and eye (one was sewn upside down, making the first set of hooks unusable). I can wear it okay on the second set, and it wasn't something I felt warranted a return, but I contacted EM on their Facebook page, just to make them aware.

Gotta say, I'm impressed with their response. Kaska replied right away and offered to make and ship a new one completely. I couldn't really accept in good conscience (it's easily fixable and I don't need two of the same bra), but we made another arrangement and I have to say I'm very pleased. Excellent customer service, ... IMO. I will definitely feel more confident about ordering again in the future.

As for the bra itself, I like the fit! I ordered my usual size that matched what was in the drop-down box, and it seems TTS. The lace trim is a little itchy, but hopefully it'll soften up with wear and a few washings. Great projection, narrow wires, straps are wide but not annoying. I think I could do with the wings being a tad higher (my tail of spence is larger on the right side for some reason, so things tend to poke there even if the left side feels fine), but it's not too bad. Very firm gore tack, hoping that will soften up a bit as well.

Appearance wise, this is adorable! The little buttons instead of bows are perfect, and are a big reason I chose this model to start with. The CHP cut gives me great lift, cakes type cleavage, and a nive smooth look under clothing. Due to the lace, it definitely shows under clingy shirts, but it would probably be an okay t-shirt bra for me.

All in all, while not an ideal first time ordering experience, I'm generally pleased. It's such a cute bra, and I'm thrilled to have it.
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Updated on Apr 12, 2016 Flag this

Oh man, this is so close to being my Goldilocks bra that I could cry. I ordered this Gorsenia thinking it would be worth a try, even though most spacer bras don't have enough immediate projection for me. When it arrived I got super excited, because what I didn't realize about this spacer foam is that it's transparent! It's so thin it functions almost just like an unpadded bra would and works perfectly for me with my rather pendulous shape.

Also good is the low gore (it could be a tad narrower for me, but it's low enough that it's comfy) and the color (their "beige" is pale enough ... to be a good nude for my super pale skin). The wires are nice and not too firm, almost narrow enough for me like most other Gorsenia models I've tried. I had meant to order a larger cup size, but Other Eden decided this converted to a 32F - I think it's more of an E, really, but the cups are stretchy enough that the depth works for me.

It would be amazingly comfortable if not for two things - the wings and the band. The way the straps connect to the foam makes the wings a bit higher than I'd like (I think it would work better for someone with a longer torso), and the seams there where they attach are a bit scratchy in my armpits. The band also has a scratchy feel to it, especially near the hooks and the lace part in the front between the cups. Any of the seams where elastic attaches, basically. It's comfortable for a little while, then I became super aware of everything and kept having to adjust things where they were scratching me. The band was also tight for a 32 (an extender will help for now, but throws off the strap placement for me). It just didn't feel like other Gorsenia bands to me, much lower quality material in the band than I'm used to with their more satiny bras.

I'm really hoping this will get more comfortable with wear, because I love everything else about the bra. It looks great under shirts and is really breathable in the heat. I'm tempted to try the 75E and see how that would work, but worry it might go even further into my armpits and be too wide. Just sooooooo close, grr.
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Beige colorway

Updated on Jul 16, 2018 Flag this

I think I love and hate this bra. It's so pretty, and I love having another lightweight summery bra. The wires are nice and narrow, and despite how it looks in some of the pictures, it's actually mostly comfortable. I have a bit of gapping at the top of the lace when I bend over or slouch, but it mostly goes away with good posture. It's soft and I like the color (even though it's more of a slate blue than the light grey I was hoping for).

But oh, this bra does not flatter me. At all. It's not too bad from the front, but I would not ... want anyone to see me in this bra in real life. The tiny width of the band...oh, how it squishes and exaggerates every fat roll on my torso. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> The band is quite stretchy for a 65, and it works for me with my in-between size of about 31", but I have a feeling people would look at it and say wow, that's far too tight. It's honestly not - I can easily fasten it on the last hooks, and on the first (which is how I'm wearing it in these pics) I can still pull it a few inches off my back. But no matter how I adjust, it settles right between my chub and I really hate the resulting look. If all the bands on Lejaby bras are this tiny, this brand very sadly may not be for me.

The wings confuse me. The wires confuse me. Wide wires do nothing to keep my breasts in place, and my best fitting wires currently are the super narrow 5" wires on my Kinga. So despite how the pics look, I don't think the wires are stabbing any breast tissue (it doesn't hurt, anyway, and it's not scoopable) or letting much escape. Those bulges go away when I lift my arm or don't have a bra on. These tiny wings just really, really make my prominent tail of spence even more noticeable than any other bra I've tried. My ToS on my right side is, for some reason, much bigger than the left side, so bras that are otherwise fine on the left will leave me annoyed with the right side as all that tissue just hangs over and creates folds under my arm. I can't scoop any of it into the cups and have it stay, even for a moment.

The wires are super short, and there's a lot of empty space in the wire channel, but if I push the wire as far as it will go it helps get rid of the dent in the fabric. I may have to sew over the top of the channel at the gore to help them stay there. I seem to have this problem with several bras, TBH.

I really thought lower wings would help with this issue, and give me breathing room there, but maybe higher will be the way to go. Or maybe there's some happy medium I haven't found yet. There seems to be a point where narrow wires that follow my root stop being helpful because they poke my ToS, and at that point they might as well just be wider and sacrifice support for aesthetics and underarm comfort. The only real solution may be to lose weight and hope my ToS shrinks a bit (it wasn't always this chubby) and moves out of the damn way.

Seriously, every time I think I'm more sure of my shape, another bra makes me rethink my strategy. :/
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Grey colorway

Updated on Apr 25, 2016 Flag this

Just in time for spring and summer, this might be my new most comfortable bra (we'll see how it performs when driving, moving around at work, etc). I'm really pleased with the fit - narrow wires, good immediate projection, low and narrow gore, wings not too low or too high (I think; this is my hardest fit aspect to figure out, seems like), plus a good rounded shape. This one was a complete gamble, as the model wasn't even added to Bratabase and I could only find one other review for it online. However, the price was right and I really wanted another grey bra, so I gave ... in.

The only other Gorsenia I've tried (the Soleil, really should write a review sometime but I'm still trying to figure out if I can alter it to fit better) was a bit too big and tall, so I sized down in this one. That seems to have worked for my short roots, though the bit of elastic tape on the inside edge of the lace might cut in on someone with more fullness up top than I have. The measurements do seem to suggest it runs big/deep in the cups, and the tag lists it as both 70 and 32 E accordingly and the vendor sold it as a 32E UK size. I'll probably stick with this size for now, as the 70F put the straps a bit too far into my armpits for my liking. I could use a tad more room at the gore, but that's typical for me and it's not painful so far.

The band seems true to size, perhaps a bit on the stretchy side, but right now with my winter weight gain it's comfortable. There's side boning, which I'll probably remove like I usually do, but I actually didn't notice when trying it on and taking pics.

Appearance wise, it's a really pretty bra. Most of it is a soft, silvery grey with a shimmer to the fabric. I had thought the lace was going to be grey and white, but there's actually some color to it - some of the flowers are a very pale green and yellow. The gore has a bow but also a blinged out charm with a pearl dangling from it. It all feels a bit fancier than I need, but I like the fit so much I can't complain. I do like that there's more of the embroidered lace where the straps meet the cups instead of more bows.

All in all, I'd like to try more Gorsenia if I can be sure of which models are going to have narrow wires, which are balcony or plunge bras instead of full cups like the Soleil, and if I can find more which appeal to me aesthetically.
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Updated on Apr 18, 2017 Flag this

This was an unknown eBay purchase, and despite much online searching I can't find the model (there's nothing on the tag, no model # to go by, and the seller didn't have much info either). From the construction, it looks like one of MH's "comfort" bras. The color scheme looks very much like the Coquette series, except they don't seem to have made a comfort bra in that colorway, so I'm stumped.

This was so nearly perfect for me. The cups fit great, wires are comfortable, the stretchy lace is very breathable for summer wear, and the wings aren't too low or too high. However, the straps were ... WAY too long. I generally don't have to shorten straps much on bras (I think because I'm low set despite having short roots?), but these wouldn't adjust short enough for me so I've had to alter them (taking almost 2 inches off) to get a bit more lift out of the cups, which don't really have a ton of lift to begin with. The projection is good, and while it's not the most supportive bra I've tried, it's fine for me as my breasts aren't very heavy.

Problem #2, for me, is the velvet trim on the band. It stretches, but it thins out a lot when it does, and that cuts in and hurts after a while. It's not comfortable at all for long-term wear, and I'm trying to figure out how I can maybe create a frankenbra out of this one by either adding something to it or maybe replacing the band entirely (maybe something a bit wider, especially since this bra only has ONE row of hooks, ouch). I love the rest of the bra, and really want it to work if I can make it happen. Elastic velvet is definitely something I'm staying away from in the future.
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White and black colorway

Updated on Oct 23, 2016 Flag this

This is my first unlined EM bra, and I have to say I really like it! The band runs pretty tight for a 32, but as I'm in between 30 and 32 it works really well for me. I may wear it with an extender just to break it in, but it's not too bad. The cups fit like a dream and are very comfortable. Soft, satiny material with a very soft stretch lace on top, very forgiving for shape, IMO. The EM website said this cut was perfect for people with soft breasts, and I'd have to agree - mine seem very happy in this material. I ... don't think it's as full coverage as one might expect from this cut, and it feels nice and conservative without being matronly or too boring. I needed a good summer nude and this fits the bill perfectly.

The wings are high, but comfortable for me; they don't seem to cut into any pudge too badly. The wire channels are very close at the top, sort of overlapping at the gore, which I love, but I've pushed the wires down in their channels a bit just so they reach the ends up in the wings (things are more comfy for me this way, with my annoyingly prominent ToS). The gore tacks VERY firmly on me, so that may get bent a bit to make it more comfortable, but it's nice and low as well; I tend to get closer set towards the top, so any higher and it would be sitting on breast tissue.

Little bows as adornments, as usual, but there's a little pearl dangly charm at the gore as well. Nothing too fancy, but it's better than just a plain bow. Nothing else other than the scalloped edging and the lace, but I don't think it's too boring. The shiny fabric makes it feel more luxe than it would otherwise be, I think.

I'm still getting used to wearing wires after many years of ill-fitting Barely There bras and a stubborn belief that I was very flat-chested, so most of the time I'm still hyper aware of my bras (the tighter bands, the wires themselves, etc), and it's hard for me to forget I'm wearing one, but there were definitely times with this one that I could forget about it. I'd like to try the SM cut as well, but right now I'm very impressed with the BM even though I'm toward the bottom of the size range it comes in.
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Updated on Apr 30, 2016 Flag this

After months of feeling very unhappy in most of my bras and not finding anything new that fit comfortably, I'm focusing more on Gorsenia again, since the Solange is probably my best fitting and most comfortable bra. This is a new model, the Yasminne, and I love it already. All the pics online showed it as a sort of pinky-beige, but it's not very pink in person. It's actually almost identical to the fabric used in Ewa Michalak's BM Bibi Beżowa Perła, quite possibly the same material IMO. This pleases me, because the color is a great nude for me.

Fit-wise, I'm pretty happy. The band on my Solange ... stretched out rather quickly, so this time I sized down to a 65. It's very snug right now, so I'll be using an extender until I break it in. There's tons of immediate projection, the straps are a good width, and the low gore helps it not dig into tissue. I just wish their bands had a longer life before they stretch out, but in fairness I have worn that bra a LOT.

When I move just right, there's almost a bit of quadding near the gore on my larger breast, but I'm not sure going up another size would work or not. Gorsenia's size chart is strange compared with other Polish models I've tried, as going one band size down doesn't always mean going up one cup size would get you the same cup volume - the 70E cup is listed as 90-92cm bust measurement, but the 65F is only 87-89. I'm tempted to try a 65G next time, as that would be closer with 89-91, but with my short roots I'm afraid I wouldn't fill the lace part or would lose the wonderful narrowness of the wires.

Speaking of lace, it has what seems to be typical Gorsenia embroidery, mostly in the same color as the bra but also with grey accents. It's not really my preferred aesthetic, but with the comfortable fit I can't complain too much. I'll probably be removing the bows on the straps, though, along with the side boning, as it pokes under my arms as it is.

This may be my go-to brand for a while, just to have bras that don't ride down or dig in at the gore. It just takes picking the models carefully and staying away from the full cups with the taller gores.
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Updated on Feb 26, 2018 Flag this

I bought this bra in both 32DD and 32DDD, and both seem to fit pretty well. I'm almost, but not quite, quadding in the DD, and not quite filling out the DDD, so I guess I'll wait and see how the migration goes. Not really a fan of the lacy band, but I really love the shape this bra gives me. The wires are wide and comfortable, and the super low gore is wonderful.

ETA: After a few wears, I'm beginning to think this may be a tad too shallow for me. I'm getting a tiny bit of wrinkling at the bottom of the cup and it's riding down a bit, so that the wires aren't truly in my IMF. Hrm.

Sea Foam colorway

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Updated on Feb 20, 2016 Flag this

Gorgeous bra, but the fit is slightly off for me and I think it's due to not enough immediate projection. I'm getting a pointier shape than I'd like, too, so this one will be listed. Bummer, because the deep red color is exactly what I'd wanted.

Bordeaux colorway

Updated on Oct 29, 2016 Flag this