Mireth

I just got this bra in the mail (the blue) and I am too excited to have it to take it off and measure it just yet. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> It's the first bra I have ever had where my breasts really fit in the cups.

Pros:
-Sized perfectly for me -- right band, right cup. Tacks better than any bra I've ever owned.
-great support.
-Great color!
-Pattern doesn't show through, at least not through the tank top I'm wearing
-Underwire is level with band, not below it, which reeeally helps it sit in the right place at the base of my breasts.
-Pretty good lift.

Cons:
-Sits pretty close to the root of my breast but still slips down a tiny bit; possibly I can fiddle with how I wear it it as it wears in and fix that, though it may be that my breasts are a little shallow for the cup.
-Gives pretty good lift but a pointy silhouette, at least on me.

Updated on Apr 15, 2014 Flag this

I got this after trying the 30H. I sized up knowing a) the bra is not really suited to my shape, and b) I am not a 32H -- the band is too big (though in fairness the 30 was a little tight). So let's break this down.

For reference, these days I'm calling myself full on bottom, fairly narrow root, fairly close-set, LOTS of projection. The best fit I've found so far is the Cleo Marcie.

Pros--reasons I went with this bra knowing it wasn't a great fit:

-The shape is somewhat minimizing and uplifting on me, which means it's great for wearing under dresses without quite enough room in ... the bust--it minimizes and lifts enough for empire waists to fit under my breasts when normally they sit on the tissue somewhat.
-I wanted a nice nude bra
-It's quite comfortable.
-Fabric is lovely and it looks pretty good.
Gore is fairly low on me and the tops are very open, which makes it great for anything low-cut

Cons:

-Cups are way too wide for me -- unsurprising since I'm pretty narrow AND sized up.
-Cups are also quite shallow. There's about an inch of empty space in the bottom. The shape reminds me of how the Panache Harmony was on me, though it's much more comfortable than the Harmony, which my projected breasts distorted like crazy.
-Straps are quite wide-set.
-The corollary to the low-cut pro is that I get a lot of bounce in the top of the cup because of all the exposed tissue.

These cons are shape-compatibility issues combined with the fact that I was forced to size up to 32H, since there's no 30HH. (strap-width and cup-width in particular). If you are full on bottom, narrow, and projected this is probably not the best bra for you. It is, however, the most comfortable shape-incompatible bra I've worn, and it looks really nice under clothes.
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Updated on May 04, 2014 Flag this

This is a good bra and definitely will be worn regularly, but it's not as great as I had hoped it would be.

Pros:
-Awesome fabric
-Looks gorgeous, under clothes and by itself. Great shape, right amount of lace-fabric ratio, holds me in well.
-Right band size. I LOVE the feeling of a well-tacked gore.
-Pretty comfortable.

Cons:
-Center gore is too wide and isn't comfortable because of it. I will definitely eventually take it in, because as a result of the wide center gore, the fullest part of the cup sits in the wrong place. Once I've done that I think the rest of the bra will work much better for me.
-It doesn't have ... a full band around the bottom, which means that the cups sit a little too low on my and I have to reposition my breasts throughout the day to keep the bra from slipping down. I am very short-waisted in general, and I lose my waist entirely if my bra slips down.
-Cups are too full on top, maybe slightly not full enough on the bottom. There's TONS of extra wrinkling lace. Though admittedly, it fills up when I bend over because my breasts are soft and mobile.

EDIT: 8 months later: with more experience, I think I can say that this bra is too shallow and too tall for me. It may also be slightly big in the cups, but it's very difficult to tell because the shape is so wrong for me.


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Updated on Apr 18, 2014 Flag this

This is one of those "it fits and it's ok" bras -- it's a sturdy, practical, everyday bra. I have it in white. the straps are really comfortable. It tacks and it fits well -- I have a tiny bit of extra space in the top of the cup but not enough to size down. It's not a thriller bra but the lift is pretty good (not very rounded but that's ok with me) and it's comfortable.

Updated on Apr 26, 2014 Flag this

Got this as a freebie from alisa today. Thanks! The top of the cup was hilariously huge (I'm definitely an H, not an HH) but I employed my "expert" sewing skills and got on the machine and basically took the cups in half an inch along the seam where the lace attaches to the bottom half of the cup. So now it has a lumpy seam but will work great under dresses. Thanks, alisa. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> Pretty good for a free bra.

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Updated on Jul 29, 2013 Flag this

Aaaaah. I love this bra.

1. It sits right at the root of my breast. It perfectly fits my bottom-heavy breasts, which sometimes get orange-in-a-glass even in too-big bras
2. Minimal wrinkling across the tops, which is often a problem even in bras that fit.
3. Band is perfect.
4. Straps are fully adjustable. Yay!
5. Wires are exactly the right height for me under my arms.
6. Gore tacks beautifully.

In summary: This is the perfect bra for my bottom-heavy, soft breasts, and it's sized well. I don't know if I ever want to take it off again. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />


EDIT: After 2 months of wearing this, the band is definitely a little looser than I wish it were. I wear it on the tightest hook. I am on the small side of 32 (many 30s are painfully tight, but many 32s are just a liiiiiiittle on the loose side) and if/when I get this bra again I will definitely do so in 30HH.

Updated on Apr 11, 2014 Flag this

Bought this used off Ebay. It is perfect for my heavy-on-bottom breasts. It is just a tiny bit loose in the lace on top but barely noticeably and certainly not visibly through a shirt, and it gives a GREAT shape.

Aesthetically I was dubious about the flower pattern but it's not too bad and it's pretty good as a black bra. The shoulder straps are extremely wide but are also fully adjustable, which is great.

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Updated on Jul 28, 2013 Flag this

This was the first G-cup bra I ever encountered, by chance at my local Macy's. As such, it was a revelation, as I had previously been cramming myself into 34DDs.

It has not been a particularly good bra. The band is too big; the cups are too small but too deep, and slip down practically onto my stomach. It is also possibly the largest, ugliest thing in the world, and the shape it gives is slouchy. However, I have to give it the respect it deserves for introducing me to the *possibility* that there might be bras out there better than it, that would work for me.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2013 Flag this

I am against minimizers on principle, but I picked this up when I had very few options as a second bra. Yes. I had two bras. It was my first 32 band and was painfully tight for the first month because the cups are several sizes too small for me (when I scoop and swoop the wires sit on my breast tissue.)

HOWEVER, it does give pretty solid support of the compression kind, and it hasn't stretched out despite being worn literally every other day for 7+ months. I will ditch it when I have enough workhorse bras that fit to do so, but in the meantime it is wearable if ugly.

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Updated on Jul 16, 2013 Flag this

Just got this in the mail. In chocolate. First up: as everyone else ever has said, the fabric on this bra is SO SOFT.

On to pros and cons:

Pros:
-Soft. Like I said
-Great support and I really love the shape it gives on--pretty close to the famed "green" shape
-Pretty. Hey, that counts for a lot.
-I love the feeling of a gore really tacking. LOVE it.
-Wires are wide enough

Cons:
-I'm between a 32 and 30, and this 30 is definitely on the tight side for me.
-For my very full on the bottom breasts, there's much too much space in the top of the cups. I could fit like another inch ... of breast-top up there. It looks good under a shirt, and the bottom of the cup is the right size, so I think it's a breast shape issue not a cup size problem.
-The wires are on the cusp of that thing I've heard about this bra doing in larger sizes, which is getting crazy wide. Not crazy crazy like the higher-up cup sizes, but a little extra-wide.

Overall I think I'll return it. Too big in the tops of the cups, uncomfortably tight in the band.

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Updated on Jul 23, 2013 Flag this