In my blog review I break down this bra (the black colorway), the latte bra in 28F, and the white bra in 30E. I review all three at the same time. It's a great shape for narrow and short roots that need projection! This has quickly become my favorite unlined bra. Full details on the blog!

Hello readers!! Tonight I'm breaking down my favorite unlined bra to date: Curv

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My first EM. Fabulous job shipping so quickly, immodestmouse. Thanks!!

It's altered to a 55GG, so the band is a bit too tight (as expected) and the straps are a little too wide set (kind of expected). Otherwise, I like it!

Edit to add - I have moved the straps in about 2cm on the front side only, since writing my original review. I plan on updating m blog sometime before I die to show how I did the alteration. It much improved the lift I get from this bra and added a degree of cakes cleavage that comes in handy sometimes!

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Normally I would take studio pics and write a blog post, but I just can't. I can't even earnestly review this bra... so I made it a project. I found this size FR 80F/UK 30F beauty on eBay for a $10 incl international shipping and thought I got a steal. See? http://i.imgur.com/AaxDsgj.jpg I was excited about a 3 part seamed strapless design. It got here today, and as soon as I opened the package I realized it was going to be The Most Un-useful Bra Ever. It's unlined. I never would have gathered that from the stock pic, ... and the description simply said "outgrown but in good condition." I also immediately measured the wires at... 6.0" wide!! The lady who sold it to me probably laughed her way to the post office.

Regardless, I tried it on, hoping for the best. It does come with convertible straps that are set so far widely apart they're useless as well. I think someone at Lejaby caught wind that EM straps are wide set and decided to make it a competition. Without the straps, it was the biggest hot mess ever. Who makes an unlined unpadded basically unstructured strapless bra? Somebody along the design and QC line had to try this on and think "yup, that'll work!" Clearly: http://i.imgur.com/FkUtIZX.jpg - it did not work. The wires distort as soon as you breathe on the band, and distorted up to about 7" wide on my body. I couldn't stretch the band AT ALL without distorting the wires. Really, a wire coat hanger would have done a better job.

The band is too big - I had room to spare closed on the tightest hooks. I folded the bottom of the cups in half because a funny thing happens when you take flimsy lace and don't attach straps to it - it falls down! Meanwhile, I could have fit a family of 4 in the tops of the 9.8" deep cups. I probably could have used a 30DD, a size I don't think I've ever worn.

The biggest positive to this bra is it cost me only $10. Oh, and the lace is soft. I knew there's no way I could ever re-sell it so my designer's brain started turning and it dawned on me. First thing I did was replace the awful wires with wires from a Claudette Dessous I scrapped for parts. Then, I took 2 sets of CHP pads (I knew I kept them around for a reason!!!) and laid them into the cups facing opposite directions, like this: http://i.imgur.com/kH6ii9M.jpg. Then I stitched everything down.

End result? http://i.imgur.com/obNBcY8.jpg. I might actually wear this under shirts in places that are not my house. The upper pads help fill out the tops of the cups and maintain shape. The lower pads do the lifting. I'm now the official owner of a Maison Lejaby concept with Claudette-wires and Ewa Michalak padding Frankenbra.
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Lulu Tout is a Figleaves brand, and the Madeleine is a molded tee shirt bra available in nude and black. The material is very soft and comfortable, and the bra is beautifully detailed. There's a stretch lace overlay along the bottom and sides of the cup that extends part way up the straps, and beautiful sheer striped bows at the gore and at the top of the lace overlay on the strap. The strap slider adjusters and ring are a rose gold toned metal, and the lace overlay covers the full band and extends onto the wings. There's a small ruffle detail all the ... way around the bottom of the band. This bra is detailed in a way I've only previously seen from Tutti Rouge and Curvy Kate, and it takes the "nude tee shirt" bra to a different level. This is not a boring bra. It's sexy in it's own subtle way, and that's hard to accomplish for a wardrobe staple like a nude bra. And Figleaves manages to accomplish all of this in a way that still allows the bra to be invisible under tee shirts!

On to the specifics.

The band - this is a quite firm band. My 30 band measures 23" and 28" stretched, which is fantastic for me, but if you are a true 30 you might want to size up, or have an extender handy. It is stretchy in a way that suggests it will break in some with wear, but not overly stretchy. I closed it on the loosest hooks and it feels very secure. I wish it had 3 rows of hooks, but I wish that about almost every bra. I also wish Figleaves had used the same rose gold hardware for the hooks and eyes as they had on the straps, but I am really nitpicking here. The wings are quite tall - 4.5" on my 30FF, which contains all of my armpit/back fat/tail of spence or whatever it is, and there's side boning in the wings for added support.

The wires - I measured 5.4-5.5" on my 30FF, and they are U shaped. They do open up a bit when closing the band, but they're not as flexible as Freya wires. I'd say they're in between Freya's wires and Panache's wires-of-steel. They're long/tall - 11" here - probably due to the tall side wings. The gore is quite high on me, and it remains to be seen whether it gets uncomfortable over a day's wear.

The cups - when I first took this bra out of its package, I thought there is no way in h-e-double hockey sticks these cups were going to work for me. They looked impressively shallow at the bottom, with a high set apex, and they do close in at the top somewhat. But once I put it on, I found it to be more projected than I once thought. I'd say it's about average everything, but if you're really projected or really full on top, this bra will likely not work for you. I measured a 9" depth on my 30FF, which is about 0.5" smaller than my ideal 9.5," but for some reason, the way the depth is distributed or the shape or something, it works for me.

I really don't have a similar bra in mind that I'd compare this to. It's not a Deco, it's not a Neve. Maybe it's a nice compromise between those two. I've never tried a CK Smoothie to compare. It's an affordable, little known option that I'd really recommend trying for most everyone with less-than-extreme projection.
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I adore this bra. I'm not sure how else to put it haha. It's the best fitting Comexim I own. The band is definitely stretchier than others in this size. I could put it on the middle hooks but I'm trying to stick with the loosest as long as possible.

The website pictures don't do this pattern justice. It's much cuter in person. I love the contrasting bow, the plaid, the navy. It's so soft and comfortable. I wore it all day yesterday with no problems. The gore definitely tacks, in contrast to my Poison Ivy. I feel like it keeps everything where it belongs. The wire width is perfectly narrow and the cups are the lovely, projected but uplifting, rounded cups Comexim is known for. Zero complaints from me.

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Am I really the first one to review this top?? Welp ladies, I've done it. I've found a bandeau swim top I can actually wear. I've always liked the bandeau bikini top look, when worn correctly, but it's really hard to pull off. To buy any old Target bandeau, you basically have to possess either no boobs, or boobs of steel that hold themselves up, walk on their own two feet, and answer your phone calls for you while you're busy downing that margarita at the tiki bar. Since I do have boobs, I've never had luck with unstructured bandeaus, although I've ... tried on more than my share.... which gave me a really sad looking, squashed together uniboob shelf. Not a good look for me.

I'm on a roll trying swimwear lately, and I ordered this preppy little polka dotted number because it was on Amazon Prime and why the hell not, I needed a good laugh. I totally expected to return it.... but now I'm apologizing to my bank account for the $38 that is, in fact, not coming back.

It's available in 3 colors but I picked black and white because I'm not very adventurous and it matches everything. Plus, the black and white colorway has this white trim at the top with a cute 2 button detail on the gore and I thought it gave it almost a nautical flair. I should be wearing this on my yacht, paired with fancy boat shoes, but I'm not a millionaire so the lake will have to do.

This is the best swim top I've found yet. In fact, it's better than any strapless bra I've found thus far, so under dark shirts it might pull double duty. It feels really sturdy without being overly padded, and looks and feels like it's very well made - this wasn't thrown together in a hurry. It's a two part cup design with one vertical seam, but the white trim on the black colorway makes it look like a 3 part cup. It's not overly shallow (but it's no Comexim either) and even the wires aren't horrifically wide at 5.5. The depth is only 9" and on paper it shouldn't fit me and in the database it says it doesn't, but somehow I'm not falling out of it and it more than exceeds my low standards for a bikini top. I haven't taken it swimming yet, so I might change my mind, but right now I feel pretty smokin' in this thing. The cups aren't tall - one of the reviews on Amazon mentioned muffin-boob, and I could totally see that happening on FOT or tall-rooted ladies. With my short roots, it works pretty well. Even better - Panache designed the outermost layer of fabric to lay in a way such that it hides all of the wires, so it doesn't look like a strapless bra!

Band is pretty TTS, if not a half inch tight or so - which is really good for me. It comes with detachable straps that can be worn normally or cross back, but they're a little too short for me to wear cross back, and I like the bandeau look better anyays. I have really low set boobies, so I doubt this is a problem for many other women.

Bottom line - most likely fantastic for average width, average projection, FOB and/or short roots. I am narrow rooted, extremely projected, evenly full with short roots and if you're like me, it's still worth a shot.
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My first Ewa S bra. I waited literally months for this thing! Surprisingly a better fit than I thought it would be. The band is TTS. It possibly has more room at the wire than other S bras? It is too tall in the cups for my smaller side, but I don't think I could size down. Such is life with short roots. Full write up on the blog.

Good morning! It’s a depressing, rainy day here so I thought I’d review my bran

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In my blog review I break down this bra (the white colorway), the black bra in 28F, and the latte bra in 28F. I review all three at the same time. It's a great shape for narrow and short roots that need projection! This has quickly become my favorite unlined bra. Full details on the blog!

Hello readers!! Tonight I'm breaking down my favorite unlined bra to date: Curv

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Well, the much anticipated arrival of my third attempt at Poison Ivy has come. Finally, one I can keep! Yay!! However there are a few points I'd like to make about this particular bra, especially in comparison to the Free Time I also ordered and will review in a bit.

It's still just as pretty as it always has been. I feel like a sexy woodland fairy. The band is TTS - stretches to 28" exactly. Cups are narrow at 5" and allow for immediate projection. One caveat here - it is shallow by the gore. Anna told me it's ... the same pattern as Free Time (and I imagine quite a few other Comexim plunges) but there's something quite different about how it fits in comparison to my Free Time. I think it's the material - it feels thicker somehow. The gore soft tacks, and really wants to float at the top. I noted this on the fit checklist, but on the personal assessment I said it was okay, because I think this is the best fit I will get in Poison Ivy. It tacks better than the reduced 60HH I tried. The 60J gore did completely tack, but it was massive everywhere else. It's possible that I could have requested a 60J with like a huge 4 cm cup reduction, and maybe it would have tacked, but I took Anna's advice and just went down to a standard 60HH.

I think Poison Ivy is a slightly different bird for Comexim. It gives me a hint of actual cleavage. It acts like it wants to be a push up bra. It's definitely the bra to wear if I want to go out and put the girls on display. Everything is up front, together, and says "hello boobies!!" Since I don't do a lot of taking the girls out these days, it will be a mini-adventure in itself to see which of my shirts it works best under. But this bra has been The One I've Chased Forever, and I'm so glad I have it in my closet now. It's so uniquely gorgeous and I just cannot get over that hunter green.
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So of course this bra required some minor work, such as taking the band in and taking the wires from 5.5 to 5.25. It's not a "technical fit" but I didn't buy it for power lifting. It's very pretty, and so far seems to be good quality. Subtle shaping and a fairly minimized profile works nicely under my breezy summer clothes, and it allows more room at the wire that I thought it would! Full review on the blog.

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