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ORIGINAL REVIEW OCTOBER 2015: Never in my life have I experienced a more perfect fit. (My boobs = narrow root, soft tissue, close-set.) The band is on the stretchy side, which works for me in this model since I'm really between a 65 and 70 band. If you're between two band sizes, go with the lower-band sister size in this model.

My best bra to date has been the Ewa S Truskawki Z Malinami (the red one with the strawberry decoration) in 65FF. It's still going strong, but lately it's started to feel too shallow. I used to wear it with the pads, but a few months ago ... I took the pads out, and the fit improved. Then it started to feel shallow even without the pads, so I ordered a cup size up. I'm 30, so I doubt my boobs are still growing--maybe the dreaded tissue migration? I did start wearing well-fitting bras about a year ago.

Anyway, this bra fits like a dream. I left the pads in for structure, but I can wear it either way. Tacking gore, perfect smooth line at the top of the cups -- I forgot what that looked like, I've had quad-boob in all my bras for so long!

It's a gorgeous bra, too. I love the aqua color, which looks great on me and goes with a lot of my clothes. The entire cup is covered in embroidered lace, which is beautiful if sometimes annoying to pair with clothing (definitely not a T-shirt bra--but invisible under a structured woven dress shirt or a heavy knit).

EDIT MAY 2017: I've grown! This is too shallow for me now. Stilllll growing.
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This is a copy in another colorway of a bra I already own: 30GG - Curvy Kate » Portia Balcony Bra (CK4001)

I purchased this pre-owned. The ribbon in the middle is undone, but otherwise it's in good condition. It fits as well as my Lime/Rose one, so I can let go of the myth that Lime/Rose fits differently!

Poppy colorway

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Updated on Jul 16, 2017 Flag this

** This review is based on trying the bra on once. **

This is the first actual padded/molded T-shirt bra that has some close to fitting so far. They are usually too shallow for my projected shape and I get immediate, obvious, and unacceptable quad-boob. I was recommended CK Starlet for projection, and it's almost right. It fits my smaller left breast perfectly, but the larger right one muffin-tops over the top of the cup.

I tried the larger cup size and it was just as bad, while having extra space in the sides I couldn't fill. Looks like I'll need to find a narrower cup and/or more open cup tops.

Close, but no cigar. I'm returning both sizes.

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Updated on Aug 02, 2014 Flag this

**Note: this review is based on trying it on once.**

I went up from 30F to 30FF because I was getting quad-boob. As I feared, this is a slightly worse fit overall than the smaller size due to the wider wires (which I didn't need) and apparent lack of any additional depth (which I did need). I'm getting some gapping/wrinkling in the bottom and outer sides while still getting quad-boob on my larger breast in the upper middle after swooping and scooping. I can get it to look good for about five minutes, but if I move/shake it goes back to bad. Time to give up on this model! Too bad, it was almost, almost, almost right.

The 30FF has 3 hooks, which is nice.

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Updated on Aug 02, 2014 Flag this

Aaaack. As a very projected person, I knew I was taking a risk trying a bra with no Bratabase recommendations, especially a Curvy Kate (although some fit me well - like the Portia). I've never even TRIED a bra this shallow. I'm popping out every which way but sideways. The width is fine... that's all I can say for this incredibly tight, absolutely wrong for me bra top.

It's super cute if it fits you. It's a vertical seam style cup with 3 sections. It has a plastic swim top clasp, and convertible clips which allow the straps to be crisscrossed as racerback or worn straight. (Be careful when tightening the straps, as I did catch some skin in the open part of the convertible clip, and it hurt a lot!)

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Updated on May 08, 2017 Flag this

Since the 32DD of this model is my guilty pleasure comfort bra, even though the band is too big and cups are too small, I thought the 32DDD would be an improvement: same comfort, better fit, right? Noooope.

Somehow it's a worse fit?? Or technically maybe it is better, but it looks worse. I really notice the quad-boob here more. The edge of the cup now hits in a more awkward place, possibly because it's *almost* where it needs to be, but noticeably not. The cup *size* actually seems fine (the band is still too big, of course), but it's just a weird shape for me, slightly wide/shallow (I'm very projected), and plunge-y enough that my inner-full boobs want to roll right out of the cups and into each other.

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Updated on Jul 23, 2014 Flag this

This has a similar fit to the Body By Victoria Lightly Lined Full/Perfect Coverage Bra. The fabric has slightly less "give" because it's mostly cotton, and is maybe incrementally shallower. The band size is too large for me (I should be a 30, but 32 is the smallest VS currently makes). Gore is laughably far from tacking and even the bottoms of the cups sometimes don't lie against my ribs but instead gap under my breasts. The cups would be too small if the band actually fit; a 30E or 30F would be ideal for me, but try telling that to Victoria's Secret.

Still, I enjoy wearing this bra. ... I find it very comfortable. I have skin sensitivity issues which make synthetic fabrics and especially lace very itchy and uncomfortable for me. This really is my ideal type of bra: a smooth, lace-free, lightly lined T-shirt bra mostly made of soft & breathable cotton. I just wish I could find something like this in my size! Until then, this ill-fitting but super-comfy bra is in my normal rotation.

Material: 92% cotton, 8% spandex
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I love this look. It's so vintagey and bombshell, and it looks great with high-waisted bottoms (my favorite kind). It's strong enough to hold up strapless (the strap is really just a cute decoration, and can be removed).

Considering the measurements of this bra (the wires are, on paper, way too wide for me), I'm actually kind of shocked by how good it looks on me. I've never worn a bandeau style, and I was concerned it would be too closed on top. It is, but it doesn't look bad; it doesn't look like "bad fit quad-boob," more like "natural indentation inherent in this style of bra." The ... gore doesn't tack, but it almost seems like it's not necessary, considering the straight-across-ness of a bandeau style (that said, on someone it fit really well, it probably would.) I think the style is probably masking semi-major fit issues, but it looks so cute that I really want it to work.

I do feel a little insecure in it, but as much as I jumped, I couldn't make myself fall out (with or without straps).
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Updated on May 09, 2017 Flag this

I have very projected, narrow, close-set, Polish-style boobs, which makes finding a swim top a challenge. This one is close. I get enough immediate projection and the gore tacks, which is wildly rare in a swim top for me. But I get significant quad-boob on the inner top line, especially on my larger breast. I don't think this is a function of a too-small cup, but of the closed-ness of the shape, turning in right where my breast is fullest. I wouldn't tolerate this level of quad-boob in a bra, so I think I can't tolerate in a swim top that LOOKS like a bra, even though, sadly, this top is EXTREMELY comfortable.

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This is a one-piece with bra-sized cups (yes, there are two separate cups under there - it's not just a shelf!) The underwire is plastic (no rust) and there is also a plastic bikini-style clasp in the back.

This is discontinued so I got it at a discount. The retailer only had 30H, but the reviews said to size up in the cups (and I'm usually 30G/GG) so I figured it had a strong possibility of fitting.

I think I possibly could have gone with my normal size. The cups *are* too big. They are both too wide and too tall; the too-tall is the bigger problem, as it ... keeps the wire under my IMF. If I pull it up into the my IMF, the ends poke into my sternum and armpits. (And since they're plastic, they can't be bent.) But if I don't pull it up, it actually falls into kind of a nice place where it feels comfortable on all fronts, and the tight spandex material still gives me a lot of support even though the wire is too low. There's no quadding, possibly because the front runs high enough to cover the fullest part of my bosom.

The rest of the suit fits well through the body. I guess they figure a 30 ribcage basically means a S/M overall (and/or it's stretchy enough to kind of work either way). Bear in mind I'm short-waisted, so it may run short, I can't tell. I find one-pieces less sexy but more functional than bikinis (especially since I don't like water touching my tummy.) This is a good suit for swimming at the lake with the family.
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