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This is my first experience with the newish side support balconette that I’ve been wanting to try since it came out. Unfortunately, at 11.5 inches depth, this appears to run a full cup size small. The band, too, is a little tighter than the other 95 bands I ordered, but not so tight it’s a problem.

My overall impression is that this is a great bra if only I’d gotten a cup size up! It has the narrowest cup i’ve ever experienced in my size range at 6 inches, and the stretch lace at the top is very forgiving, so much so that i’m not even getting much quadding ... even though I can clearly see where it should be quadding.

It has plenty of room at the wire, and toward the center for us center-full gals, and I got an overlapping gore and all of this somehow means - miracle of miracles - the gore tacks even without switching wires! It’s a soft tack at the very top, but I don’t feel that it’s affecting the stability of the bra overall, so I’ll probably leave it as is.

I will be ordering this style again, and I really, really hope they make more like it! I wore it all day without issue.

Update: Comexim confirmed in email that this style always runs smaller than the other cuts.

Update #2: I reordered this in a 95K per Comexim’s advice, and that one is far too large. So, uh, order your regular size and hope for the best?

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Updated on May 28, 2018 Flag this

This is a very soft and comfortable bra, and it's a perfect nude for my pale skin. It has a double layer of beige mesh and some beige/cream lace across the top of the cup. The lace gives it a very delicate appearance without being over the top, and after replacing the wires with stronger ones it tacks firmly and handles my center fullness just fine. It also has plenty of depth at the wire.

Unfortunately, I think the mesh is just not firm enough to support my large, heavy breasts, and the band is too stretchy. As a result, I don't get quite enough lift and my breasts ... hang over the wire ever so slightly. Also, for some reason the straps are super stretchy in a bad way, so I might try to replace them at some point.

Bottom line? So comfortable that I will keep and wear it despite some minor fit issues.

Update: after having and wearing this for a while, i’ve come to the conclusion that most of my fit issues are actually being caused by an uneven tension in the lace on the top of the cup and the too loose band. I’m reordering this in a regular plunge cut in a smaller band size.
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Updated on Mar 03, 2018 Flag this

My first Kris Line!

I’ve only tried it on and worn it for a few minutes, but my first impressions are good. I ordered a cup size up from my normal 42G UK size and the cups are still verging on too small, though I’m getting some lovely cakes on a plate action as a result. I love the material on the cups and band - it’s soft but firm and it’s not going anywhere. It works as a nude on me though the color is a bit more orange-toned than my pale, freckled self.

The top lace is a bit scratchy, though, and it has no stretch to ... it AND it has elastic across the top of the cup so this would probably cut in on someone with taller roots. The projection at the wire is only ok and is probably why the cup seems like it’s almost too small - my breast does not settle completely in to the bottom of the cup. This doesn’t really bother me since I’m still getting plenty of lift and stability and I’m getting less and less picky about aspects of fit as long as the bra still gives me adequate lift and stability!

In all, I’ll call it a win and update after a longer wear if my impressions should change at all.
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Updated on Feb 13, 2019 Flag this

My shape: large, heavy, narrow rooted, center full, close set, with tons of immediate projection.

I've been wanting this bra since the moment Comexim revealed it, and I was not disappointed! It's even prettier in person, and the pink edging on the top of the cup is particularly fetching. It's pretty without being fussy, which is exactly what I like.

It's comfortable, too, and the band is TTS. It seems like at least on the larger end of the spectrum it's only the bras with lace on the band that you need to order a band size up - I'd have been fine in a 42.

The gore tacks after ... replacing the wires with stronger ones and there's plenty of room at the wire. There isn't quite enough room for my center fullness, which is my hardest area to fit, and that ends up pushing the wires out of my imf. I'm not entirely sure if this is fixable by alteration or not, though I may try narrowing the gore to see if that helps.

It seems like the soft cup Comexims are really my best fit. Something about the soft fabric vs the padding makes the soft cups better suited to my center fullness. Still, I love the look of this one!
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Updated on Sep 18, 2017 Flag this

I was really curious when I saw that this bra doesn’t have underwires as such, but instead has a ridge of foam where the underwire would usually be. I used that ridge of foam as if it were an underwire when measuring, but it’s a bit wider than a regular underwire, so the measurements certainly have some wiggle room.

My first impression is that this is a LOT of bra. The cups seem unusually gigantic, and it’s not like my regular 42G UK bras are particularly small. The band is very wide with five hooks, which I actually like, and the whole thing is very soft and smooth and ... comfortable.

I applaud LB for trying new things, but the fit on this has the usual problems I’ve had with Cacique bras: the cup and gore are too wide, and there is a lot of padding that make your breasts appear a nice round shape, but it’s just impossible to tell how it’s actually fitting.

Still, this reminded me of why I wore Cacique bras in the first place - a nice wide band that stays in place, wide, soft, comfortable straps, and they are going out of their way to accommodate people who are bothered by underwires.

Tl;dr: comfortable fabric, nice supportive wide band, wide cups, underwire replacement is very soft and seems to support okay, but not suited for my shape. It might work for someone who can’t stand wires but wants a bit more support than a wireless bra typically offers.
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Updated on Jul 25, 2018 Flag this

The fabric on this is as lovely and soft as the 100HH - Comexim » Angel Half Cup , but despite sizing down in the band it’s still a touch too big, stretching to 44.8 inches right out of the box.

The biggest disappointment I had is that reordering this in the regular plunge does not solve the in-cup quadboob I was getting with the halfcup version. There’s something off with the lace, and I haven’t been able to figure out how exactly to fix it. Unfortunately, this makes it mostly unwearable on a day to day basis as the shape it gives is just really odd under clothes.

But at least the underwire was nice and narrow on this one!

Updated on May 28, 2018 Flag this

This is a really pretty bra that shows exactly what Cacique does well: the straps are wide and soft, the wings wide and supportive, and it’s got a nice side support sling on the interior of the cup. I like the patterning on the fabric, the bits of lace that aren’t excessive and lie flat enough not to be seen under shirts, and the gold-toned hardware.

The cups and gore are too wide, but unlike some of their ‘lightly lined’ offerings, this is a true cut and sew bra, and the depth is about right for me. As it is now, I get both quadboob AND a gore that ... doesn’t tack, but I’m going to replace the wires with some of Porcelynne’s vertical flats and see if that fixes the issues.

The cup appears to be only two pieces of fabric with a single vertical seam, so I’m curious to see if it’ll have enough immediate projection once altered.

Update: I swapped wires and overlapped them at the gore. It certainly fits better now, and everything feels pretty secure, but there’s still not enough room at the wire or at the gore for my center fullness.
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Updated on Jul 27, 2018 Flag this

Joanna emailed me when I purchased this to be sure I wanted it as she warned it would not be supportive enough for breasts my size. It wasn't really surprising when she turned out to be right!

First, the pros:

This is a beautiful bra. I love the lace, the color, and the look of it, and it’s sewed and finished well. It also seems to mostly stay in my imf, so it’s got some projection at the wire. The gore is nice and low. It’s also comfortable, though that’s partially because of how stretchy the lace is, which brings me right to the not so good.

The cons:

The lace is ... so stretchy that the band stretched immediately to 48 inches and offered no support whatsoever. It also has uneven tension from the top to the bottom of the band (possibly in an attempt to make it suitable for a fat person?) and I don’t love the five hook closure as much as I thought I would. The front of the longline rolls immediately up due to my big round belly, though I sort of suspected that would happen.

The cup is very wide and the wires did not tack at all. I replaced the wires and shortened the band and now get a quite firm tack, but it just seems to be designed for boobs the opposite of mine - there’s wrinkling at the outer sides of the cup, and I almost but not quite fall out the middle of it.

It gives a very natural, slightly splayed appearance to my breasts. It has some support, but it does not hoist my breasts up or round them in any particular way, and they hang slightly over the wire. I’ve actually been wearing it around the house as a lounge and sleep bra, and it’s been pretty great for that. And as a center full lady, the almost but not quite falling out the center gives me some pretty great weekend cleavage!

Bottom line: Best suited for those with outer fullness, average to wide roots, who require low gores. Does not provide as much support as Comexim’s other offerings.

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Updated on Jan 07, 2018 Flag this

After measuring and re measuring and wearing this bra, and looking at sister sizes and checking the tag to be sure I wasn't crazy, I've come to the conclusion that it cannot possibly be a 100FF as the tag says. The cups on this are only 11.5 inches deep, whereas the sister sizes of other BMs in specific and other Ewa's in general usually have around 13 inches. It leaves me wondering if there's a 100E out there with a switched tag!

That being said, even though it doesn't fit it took me a couple of wears to realize it due to the lovely, fantastic, magical stretch lace. I'm really center full and the stretch lace accommodated that beautifully. I had no quading, and the gore even tacked! I'm going to try again with another BM.

Summary of good things:
-Projected at the wire
-Projected at the gore
-Stretch lace very forgiving for asymmetry and FOT breasts
-Narrow wires
-Brings breasts front and center but not overly in your face.

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Updated on Jan 03, 2017 Flag this

This is probably the best fitting bra I own right now, and it fits that way without alteration. The gore tacks without switching the wires, it stays in my imf, and the band is nice and firm.

Makes me want to order the angel in a regular plunge cut!

I requested this with an overlapping gore.

Updated on Jan 10, 2018 Flag this