This is my favorite of the 3 bras from my recent order & I haven’t seen anyone review it yet, so I will! If you’re familiar with the PL cut, you’ll know how this bra fits. Moderately narrow wires, good apex projection, just enough wire projection, low low gore, cups more closed than the M. At least that’s how it fits in my size.

I knew this bra would fit based on how my Blekitna Rapsodia fits as long as they were cut the same and they are. Of course the first thing I did was take the cookies out, so I have asymmetry but oh well... I ... don’t like the extra padding. I’ve fallen hard for the PL cut, which as recently as 3 mos ago I didn’t think would work for me at all. The band on this bra is snugger than my other PL but it’s also brand new. Since I can’t seem to tolerate any compression lately, I’m using 1 extra hook on an extender until it breaks in.

Otherwise there’s nothing to complain about here, other than how pasty pale I am in my pictures no thanks to winter hanging around so long. This is easily the best fit from my order. I love the shape, the lift, the low gore. It’s girly. It’s the girliest bra I’ve owned since I shrank out of my Comexim Brigitte and I love it. I needed some pink in my life! I’m trying hard to talk myself out of adding the Princessa in a PL cut to my newest order. One pink PL is enough right?
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A long overdue update to the blog and review of the Comexim classic Ingrid that I can't believe I went so long without trying. Beautiful autumn-friendly floral pattern, typical narrow wires, more apex than immediate projection. A size smaller than I originally wore in Comexim is making me feel the extent of the shrinkage I've had. I'm wearing mostly 28Fs and tight-banded 30Es these days. Fits well and makes me feel classy!

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I bought this directly from Comexim after AP closed, so it's tagged 60HH. Fits like a 26G. This style really had to grow on me as I wasn't a fan at first but I'm in love now, and feel lucky I was still able to snag one after it being discontinued for a while. Love the incredible fabrics and quality - there really is a difference in AP's material. This truly feels like a high-end bra. The band is super comfortable thanks to the even tension between the fabrics and elastics. Gives a nice smooth look to my back, where I tend to have overhang with thinner bands and elastics due to my overdeveloped ex-gymnast shoulders. Many UK brands have tighter elastics than band mesh (looking at you, Cleo Marcie) and that can dig into my bony ribs after a full day. Narrow and immediately projected as usual. Full review on the blog!

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I couldn't find any reviews anywhere of Miss Mandalay swim, at least not in this cut, so this was a total experiment for me! And for Bra Science! And for all the other people out there who desperately want a normal-looking, halter tie underwired bikini top! Bardot has average-to-narrow wire width and decently good immediate projection. I wish it was at least lightly padded for nipple coverage. I sister sized due to lack of availability of anything else. Despite all that, this was a surprise success for me, and the best fitting halter bikini I've tried to date. Full review (along with some Asos bottoms) on the blog!

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The long awaited Cherry. Underwhelming, but I'm keeping it around as a project. Runs tall and open, meaning everyone who's not FOT could probably size down one and be okay. Narrow wires, wide set straps, typical Ewa. Awful, awful, awful shoulder straps. Truly terrible. However, it's the most projected bra in the history of ever. If you need projection, step right up - there's enough projection for everyone.

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So this was a surprise from Figleaves - I raided their huge clearance sale recently and picked 2 bralettes and one bra. This was the only thing that "fit." Given that Figleaves doesn't have bra-sized bralettes, they come in XS-L, I picked size Small and expected to have a good laugh but in actuality, this bralette is pretty damn great. I have difficulty measuring width and depth on bras with no wires, so pay as much or as little attention to the measurements as you want.

Pros: First of all, it's freakin' beautiful. The sheer mesh and lace are super soft, the eyelash lace extends ... all the way to the band clasp in the back, and it has a lovely split-strap detail in the back. The cups are very generous for a "small" sized bralette. I'm a 30E/small 30F these days, and I got plenty of room in these cups. There's a half seam at the bottom of the cup and there's room down there, the band stays in my IMF. It gives a minimized, natural, not pointy shape.

Cons: yes, the band is stretchy. It does ride up. I don't think it would ride up *as* much if the straps were longer, but the straps are quite short and even adjusted as long as they'll go, they still feel tight on my shoulders. I know I'm one of the only people here who needs long straps, so the strap length likely will not be a problem for very many others. I'm probably going to alter the band eventually, and I hope that holds it more in place. It only has one hook, like a plastic bikini clasp, so I can't fasten it tighter as is.

I find it fairly supportive despite the stretchy band, but because it's a bralette don't expect it to do heavy lifting. The wide cups don't bother me because there's no wires and the "wings" are short. I love that the band keeps the bottom of my boobs from sitting on my torso - that's a huge sensory thing for me, I can't stand skin-on-skin and that's all I really look for in a bralette anyways.

In all honesty, I probably could have gotten away with an XS in this, but it literally never occurs to me to order XS in anything! I liked this bralette so much I went back to the sale and ordered 2 more different ones, and re-ordered the other one I initially ordered that was much too small. Given I had mixed experience in this first order, I wouldn't say all Figleaves bralettes are good for busty figures, but this one is.
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Brand-spanking new style for Comexim!! https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" /> I had to add the model, hope I didn't screw it up. Very beautiful (what Comexim isn't). Wider than their plunges, runs a cup size small, I don't find it shallow at all. In the future, I'd order half cups with straps moved in.

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*Updated review: It's just soooo dang wide. The more I wore it, the more I realized the whole neckline and design of the plunge just doesn't work out with my inner fullness. Like the inside edge of the cup barely covers my nipple on my bigger breast. But I don't quadboob, and I don't think a bigger size would solve it. I think the wires would definitely be too big in a 30G. The bottom of the cups is too shallow for me. Plus the band is too loose now, and with the straps barely adjusting long enough for me, it ... likes to ride up.*

Oh, I'm in looooove. What a beautiful bra!

Band: I can close it on the tightest hook, but I'm a bit worried about the durability of the satin band, so I'm closing it on the middle hook for now. Hopefully it doesn't snag or run. Feels snug enough for now, and it doesn't stretch too much so hopefully because of the satin it won't stretch out excessively.

Cups: Wide - 6.1" - the gore tacks nicely. I get great lift and they're tall enough to enclose everything on the sides without digging into my armpits. Open on the top, no quadding. Designed for wide rooted, wide set, shallow boobs. The lace detail is gorgeous. They are cotton lined for comfort and lightly padded but not enough to add to my size.

Straps: Not fully adjustable unfortunately. I have them as loose as they can go, which thankfully is just barely long enough for me.

The lace detail covers the vertical seam, but I probably won't wear this as a thin tee shirt bra. I don't wear a lot of thin shirts without a cami underneath them anyways.
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I'm kinda surprised there's not more reviews about this bra, I think it's a good alternative to the Deco strapless. Seems to have a bit more immediate projection, cups are more closed off on top, and the material is just more comfortable. So far no digging or poking, and the molded cups are smooth but softer and a bit more flexible than the Deco. The wires are stiffer than Freya wires, so less likely to stretch or distort as the band is fastened.

First impressions, as I've only had this for an hour.

Band - this is the tightest Parfait band I've ever met. No need ... to worry about the 30 band, it only stretches to 27.5" but it feels less firm than my Koko 27.5" band so I think it will stretch out with wear. I can clasp it on the loosest hooks, but it kind of distorts the shape of flexible cups so right now have an extender on it for a bit more comfort and to keep it true to shape until it breaks in some. Wings are quite tall and the band has 4 rows of hooks, thankfully I happened to have a 4 hook extender lying around. Not sure what I think about the 4 hooks, they're harder to do up behind my back for sure! A 30FF isn't exactly giant-heavy-boobs that would really NEED 4 hooks, but since it's strapless I think I'll appreciate the extra-wide band and support. There is side boning in the wings, which was the absolute death of me in my Deco strapless, but so far this one isn't painfully poking my ribs.

Cups - similar to the Deco, except with the difference of the material I already mentioned, and the cut of the top of the cups. They're a pretty good fit on my boobs, no quadding or gapping. They give more east-west spread than I'm used to but it's unnoticeable under shirts, and this is not a bra for sexytimes. It's very utilitarian in its appearance. If it weren't for the cute heart shaped charm on the gore it would be quite boring. The European Nude color works on my skin tone, but I can see fairer skin tones not being a fan of it. It's not a particularly attractive shade of nude. The gore height is quite comfortable - higher than the Deco but not nearly as high as the Fantasie Smoothing Strapless that I swear tried to meld with my sternum and poke my heart.

I wouldn't recommend this bra as one to wear with deep plunging spaghetti strap tank tops, and for that reason I'm going to keep either my Koko or Neve strapless (once it arrives). But it appears like it will serve its purpose. I always whine that I'd like a strapless with cups short enough not to peek out of the armholes in my tank tops, but quite frankly I don't think that's gonna be available, or practical, in my size. So, that's what bandeaus are for and why I've got a collection of different color bandeaus to layer over my bra and under my tanks.

I'll update this review later if anything starts to dig or stab me.
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Hey, I found a Marcie that works for me! Thankfully, no in cup quadding in this colorway. I hear that problem has been fixed with the new run of the nude ones, but the white dots on the nude colorway make it useless for me as a nude so I'm not interested in finding out first hand. Regardless, this is pretty good on me despite being recommended for FOT/tall roots, of which I'm neither. The cups do gape a little bit. Nice projection at the wire. This particular color has an extremely tight band. Not sure if that's true for all the yellow ones or if it's just mine, but I need an extender at first. BTB even asked me to verify the stretched band measurement since it's only 26.5! Full review on the blog.

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