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Dec 21, 2012 On-line bra shopping

I have decided to do some bra shopping by mail-order from an on-line bra/lingerie store. But I don't know what sites are reputable. There are so many. Like Lady Grace, Bra Smythe, Her Room, Town Shop, Linda's On Line, Fresh Pair, Fig leaves, Bare Necessitys , Big Girl Bras, Bigger Bras, Bra Stop, Full
Beauty, Ample Bosom, and more.
Does anyone have any experience with any of these bra selling on-line stores? If so please tell me about them . I really would be thankful for your opinions/advice.

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- Hi Dariana... as i am living UAE, and i didnt find any stores here dubai...so i do search on net for my best fit for the bra that em ordering and then chose bra from some most reputable site...i would like to suggest you...
  www.figleaves.com
  www.brastop.com
  
  above sites are on top... and they have wide range of bras sizes... specially figleave.
  there are some more but didnt try thm..
  http://www.bravissimo.com/
  http://www.barenecessities.com/..
  
  but i read reviews about them and found them good as well....
- These shops were already mentioned, but I confirm from my side that thay are trustworthy:
  Brastop
  Bravissimo
  Figleaves
  
  I have also ordered from Lumingerie ( http://www.lumingerie.fi/ ). It is a Finnish store and they deliver to EU countries.
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Dec 21, 2012

I just ordered an Alegro Floral Waltz (Dark Blue/Taupe) in a 38F. There is a huge sale on Totsy, at it was only $8.50. Bought a matching thong as well. It says that it will ship on 1/14, but I already can't wait to try it on! Only downside is there are no returns due to the sale, but for $11, I couldn't turn it down.

Alegro Lingerie

A chic addition to your lingerie collection, Alegro Lingerie offers the perfect balance of elegant design and classic, flattering fits. With a chic range of sexy (and comfortable!) bras, briefs, hipsters, chemises and thongs, each incredibly stylish piece is made ...

http://www.totsy.com/sales/alegro-lingerie-12-20.html

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Full on bottom, what does it mean?

I still really have a hard time understanding what full on top and full on bottom means. It almost seems as if one isn't obviously full on top one is described as full on bottom?

Is it really a shape one is trying to describe or a fit issue?

I can understand how boobs with little top tissue and high ... nipples would be described as full on bottom, ski slope shape or some round version with high nipples.
But it does seem it's used to describe a fit issue? What exaxtly does that fit issue mean? Is full the same as firm? Or is it about volume? Or is it again an intuitive thing?
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- I say I am full on bottom because I can never fit into the bottom of a cup. So that is definitely fit-issue related. And also, as contrast to full on top, as I don't get the fit-issues related to that. I wouldn't say it is the same as firm, I have a very soft surface, but still have the issues.
- To me it's definitely about volume, and not the same as firm.
  Now that I've figured out what really going on with my boobs, I describe myself as full on bottom, because I need the cup to be deep right away up against the underwire, and I will fill or over-fill even a large bottom section. In most bras, my nipple actually ends up above the apex and/or horizontal seam.
  
  I wind up looking full on top too, which I think may be because the bottom of my boobs pushes the top up so much it spills out the top of the cup.
  Now, what I may actually be is full all over/round, but I am at *minimum *full on bottom, even if I am *also* full on top.
  
  If you look at my pictures from the Jasmine in 32K (yes, I finally put up pics of me in the Jasmine!) I think you can see what I mean. The Jasmine has a particularly large/high bottom section, and yet look how it's filled up on me.
  Same with look at Goddess Keira in 34N. (Btw the first pic is before fully scooping, the second is after, lol.) Just look at the sheer amount of boob in the bottom of the cups. Now obviously this bra is too small on me, but only by maybe a size or two. So it's not primarily a size issue, it's just a question of volume.
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Dec 21, 2012

I noticed in october that many of my formerly perfectly fitting bras had developed minute kinks that made their fit less than perfect. Typically the bands felt loose and the wires didn't quite sit snugly against my ribcage under my boobs. Since my EM CHP Cappucino was such a stellar fit in 65J (30J), I came to the conclusion that ... I'm in the middle of a major size overhaul.
Now, my bandsize has been 32/70 for ages, certainly more than 10 years. Only my cupsize has gradually grown, although I don't weigh more than 5 kilos more than what I did ten years ago. Some of it is feminine padding but at least half of it is solid muscle (thank goodness). Well, now I'm suddenly smaller around the torso and bigger in cup. Yay. This is a disaster! Where the heck am I going to get the money to get myself a new bra-drobe in the correct size?!
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- "Feminine padding", what a nice way to put it! :D
  Poor/ lucky you for getting less back fat and more boobs! :D
- When I was changing size constantly, I had to resort to going to Nordstrom to try things on then trying to buy them on eBay. It's the most affordable option I've found.
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A Christmastime Dilemma

I've decided that my bra wardrobe needs something new in it. The question is - what? Or, rather, WHICH BRA?

From the bras I own, the best-fitting one is definitely my 30GG Freya Pollyanna, altered and stretched by use to a 28 H/HH.

I have a CK Emily and a Flirtelle Dahlia, and although I wear them a lot, the fit ... is just a little bit weird - same with my Panache bras (Melody and Confetti) and my Masquerade Rhea. They're all okaaay... they fit... just... But it's not really the perfect model that I would like to buy in a new color every season.

And then there are the useless but absolutely pretty ones - Rococo Charm and Freya Arabella. Not good for my boobs. But so PRETTY. And the new Bravissimo Tanzanie Stripe is soooo pretty, too, but... based on the Rococo Le sigh.

Anyway, any suggestions? I was thinking of a dark-colored or a red bra. Ideally the black Pollyanna in 30GG or 30H (I don't think it comes in 28HH), but it's rather hard to come across. Any alternatives would be welcome!
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- Masquerade Persia might be a good bra for your shape, I think. http://www.bratabase.com/browse/masquerade/persia-6581/28H/
  
  Freya Polyanna has some sisters, a red sister with the same cut would be Nancy. Freya Piper would also be nice, this one does come in 28GG-J. Not dark or red though.
- Yay, size twins! :3 I wear a 28HH in Freya bras too. Never tried the Pollyanna, though.
  
  Have you thought of the Freya Ivy? It's a similar cut to the Polyanna, dark colors with red trim... might be up your alley! And it comes in a 28HH! There's also the Lyla, which comes in black/purple... And the Curvy Kate Romance comes in red and black; I think I saw it on Brastop?
  
  Oh, and the Cleo Marcie, which is a lovely red, is in the outlet on Figleaves.com for $28.50 USD :D
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Finally, a deco that fits!

Several months ago, when I had figured out my correct size and was just trying to amass a collection of well fitting bras, I ordered 2 freya decos(one black, one 'hatty') from figleaves in 28FF, my normal size.

When they arrived, I came to realize that the deco runs big in the cups, so exchanged them for 28Fs. It took about ... a month and a bit for the exchange to complete, by the time I received the replacement bras.

I was slightly crushed when I tried the 28Fs on only to find MASSIVE QUADBOOB! In the course of a month, my boobs had grown. What?! This is also when I had noticed that my 30Fs were just not working anymore in the band OR cup, that my 28FFs were giving a weird shape, and I felt like I was starting all over from square one!

I kept them both because they were still the best fitting bras I had at the moment, and the quadboob wasn't so bad if I wore a tank top under the shirt... I never wore the hatty, but I've gotten a bit of use out of the black deco.

Finally, I decide to list the unworn hatty here on bratabase for an equal trade for a 28FF. I figure this was a fair trade, since I am sure many order the deco in their normal size only to realize they need to size down. I was shocked that I got a really quick response, and we took the steps to make the exchange and sent out the packages.

I just received mine now, and wow! Finally! A deco that fits! I am so thrilled, especially because this is the only bra I have tried in this size that was obviously too big before and fits perfectly now, which I feel confirms my suspicions about changing sizes rather than just wearing the wrong style.

It was just a small victory in this whole battle to find the perfect bra
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- I´m so happy for you :)
  It´s very frustrating to wait for the bras to arrive but also when your cup size increases rapidly. By by all the right sized bras you ´d just bought a couple of months ago :(
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Dec 20, 2012. Mimi Holliday sizing in panties??

So, I´m about to order Mimi Holliday knickers and thongs but I´m unsure about the sizing.
Can someone please help me??

I´ve googled a lot, and found 2 experiences: One said that she normally wears S/M, but in Mimi Holliday (I guess it was a kind of a thong) L was perfect! She also said the lace part doesn´t stretch at all.
On ... the other site this lady said nothing about the thong being smaller or bigger than usually.

I´m not sure which size to order. I think I´m usually a size M, but on rare occasions S will go, too. Do I dear to order M?

So this is not a bra related question, but I hope that´s okay. If anyone can help me it must be someone in here
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- In case this might help anyone else, I ordered knickers and thongs in size L, and I they are a little loose on me. So my usual M would´ve been okay.
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Quick survey, just for fun

What bra are you wearing today? Why did you choose it?

I'll start--
Parfait Fiona, because I get a good shape and natural looking cleavage, and I'm wearing a dark top.

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- Ewa Michalak PL Cappuccino. When ever I've been wearing an EM bra, I feel a bit dissapointed changing into my unpadded bras - the shape I get from padded bras is just so much better, even if it isn't the best fit! So I will wear and wash, wear and wash to get to wear it as often as possible :b
- Since we're under a tornado warning, I won't be going out so I'm not wearing one! If the storm passes and we get out, I'll put on my Fantasie Lizbeth
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Browse by size for all models

Remember the Browse By Size feature from last week?
You could only navigate to those sizes where the site had information.

Now you can browse for all sizes that get manufactured in that size, even there are no bras added yet

Ewa Michalak bras in 60D

Ewa Michalak (Effuniak) is a small polish brand by the bra maker Ewa Michalak.Ewa Michalak has size adjusted wires. The idea is that required wire width changes more with band size than with cupsize. As a consequence Ewa bras have ...

http://www.bratabase.com/browse/ewa-michalak/size-range/60D/

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Reconsidering the Daily Boost- sizing help!?

Okay, so Bratabase keeps recommending that I try the Daily Boost by Curvy Kate in a 28JJ, rather than the 28K I originally tried. I was thinking of going up in the band size, because that was the root of my problem with the 28K- it ran too small.

But then I did a comparison with the sizes logged into ... Bratabase and the 28JJ was measured as having a bigger band than the 28K! What is this nonsense?! The 28JJ had the exact same band measurement as the 30GG.

So I'm calling out to all you Daily Boost owners- is this actually the case? Would a 28JJ fit me better, or should I go for a 30J? Would it make a difference? Should I just give up?

Oh, I'm so confused...
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Comparing 3 bras - 28JJ, 28K, 30GG | Bratabase

http://www.bratabase.com/compare/dhlh2/

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- When looking at measurements, always consider the case where there is only one bra measured for that specific size, since there are a wide number of factors for bands to have inconsistent numbers as you saw.
  
  One number could be the average of two bands, while another just hte measurement of one heavily used bra, then you will see these kind of situations.
  
  But fear not, I just made a change to how the bands get calculated so that these errors are minimized, let's see how that works out :P
  
  Regarding the recommendation, there is only 1 DailyBoost bra in 28JJ so please take those numbers with a grain of salt.
- Aww, thanks! You didn't need to do all that on my account <3 If I do give the Daily Boost a try again, I guess I'll go with the 30 band- the 28 was just too far off for me to take that risk again :/
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