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30E - Freya » Offbeat Side Support Bra (5451)

I love this bra visually as it is very pretty. It's an okay fit, but not my absolute best.
I believe I have shorter roots and slightly FOT (or the opposite, tall roots but FOB - I am not sure yet). Either way, I need more upper open-ness than some very closed FOB bras. The 30DD is way way too closed ... on top and I get quadding. The 30E is better - it may be slightly too shallow and wide, so it is not quite as much of a forward look as bras like the panache ana or the comexim plunges. I am also rather center full, so I have to really scoop the tissue away from the gore (my tissue is soft and will just go wherever lol). However, it is still a round look and a comfortable bra, and cute.

This bra runs really snug in the band, so after 2 months I still wear it with one hook on an extender. I don't even use an extender on the Ana, which does run looser, but yes the offbeat SS is very snug. I believe my 30E fits closer to a 28E in how small it runs. I wouldn't mind getting another offbeat eventually in 30E (there's a decadence lime green on amazon that is quite cute) but I want to see if there are better fits out there first.

Update: this bra doesn’t work my center fullness keeps falling under the gore and hurts me. I’ll be selling it
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- You could have short roots and be functionally fob. I am. My root length is approximately 2 inches long by 5.4-5.6 wide.
  
  I cannot see my nipples when I bend over making me full on top, BUT, due to short roots + top emptiness all of my breasts are at the bottom making me functionally fob despite me actually being fot.
  
  If your breasts are low, you have short roots and you're fob from what you described.
  
  Try a more projected bra (polish bras are the most projected imo) and see if that fixes your issue.
  
  You can get comexim at break out bras if you're in the US. Levana is ok for getting ewa Michalak. Bob carries nessa as well
  Miseczki carries a bunch of polish bras.
  
  Ewa Michalak CHP is very open on top, SMN sm may be other good choices.
  BM is also great for upper breast fullness (get a bra with stretch lace on top/mesh to accommodate top fullness so instead of quadding, it will stretch to you)
  
  For in between shallow and projected you should look at subtille and brands like it.
  
  I adore Rosa Bella (check out her IG) she's amazing no matter your location.
  
  Fantasie would be another brand you could try. And bravissimo.
  
  Start with bras that have play room (the stretch top) before trying bras that aren't stretchy on top and then use bratabase. When you find a good fit, check out others who also wore that bra and try those as well.
- Oh yes I am most likely FOT/even and slightly FOT with short, narrower roots. When I bend down, my tissue is very round on top and seems to be slightly FOT, but the root is shorter so it makes me more functionally FOB I think?
  
  I actually love comexim! The overlapping gore and seams with padding is quite comfortable for me and allows for projection. I did some trial and error with breakout bras, and 30F fits me best - 30E is a little too narrow and was sitting on tissue, 30FF is too open at the top and seems too tall/scratched my armpits. In 30F, the wires are just right and are just a little past my roots, which seems ideal. I own a plunge and a halfcup and they're some of my most comfortable bras. The halfcup especially, because it is shorter and very open at top but with flexible seams, accounts for my upper fullness without any quadding. The plunges run a little tall but I've been able to figure out which are a little shorter, and will maybe get another eventually if it goes on sale.
  
  I also am interesting in trying Ewa but I have..no clue how to get them in my size. Breakout Bras carries 30F in every bra, but it seems like Levana Bratique only cares Ewa in larger sizes and doesn't account for my small but rather projected bust. I think I'd wear a 70DD in them? People say to move up a band size and keep the cup the same or move up one, I'm a little confused, may need some more research.
  
  And yeah, I've looking into fantasie and bravissimo - apart from the deco, most freya bras have too tall and wide of a gore for me, and don't really work. I've tried like...every freya plunge known to mankind, and all are too wide in the gore.
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30DD - Panache » Envy Balconnet Bra (7285)

It has just a little too much apex projection for me which gives a slight pointy look. Surprisingly the wires feel wider what my other panache bras though so that’s a win, and the cup’s height isn’t too bad, but it tends to gap a bit on top sometimes from being too roomy at the apex. It also has good immediate projection.

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- In the picture with your arm raised I feel like the wire is so clearly poking into your breast tissue. Are you in any pain, I’ve got goosebumps just looking at the pinching. I think you definitely need wider wires and panache is probably not going to be your brand. I’d try Freya and natori next. Let me know your thoughts
- Loxus oh yeah. Wires digging into breast tissue on the sides is definitely something I have been dealing with in my bra journey. It’s one of my main struggles if the main one. I have been experiencing it with most bras, panache and other brands, but surprisingly envy is one of the few that actually seem to be wide enough (especially surprising since it’s panache). It’s not uncomfortable to wear and when I take it off the marks are just slightly out of my roots
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30DD - Fantasie » Fusion Lace Plunge Bra £ (FL102314)

This is a beautiful but it simply is toi small in the cup for me. I wore it twice because I really wanted to make it work, but no matter how I place my breasts in the cup or how loose I get the straps, I still get quadding that is very apparent under a shirt.

It thought it was ... simply too shallow and close on top for me and I had my sister who is a similar size but shallower than me try it and it had too much projection at the apex for her. So I guess it has decent projection but it is simple too small for me. It definitely felt more like a 30D than a 30DD.

I am planning to get another one in 30E or 28F.
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- I think the 30E or 30F will be perfect! You are on the right track, this one is pretty small in the cups.
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2 cup sizes too large? Ewa M CHP. Very open on top tons of immediate projection

2 cup sizes too big?

Here is a video showing normal slouching (scoliosis. Slouching is most comfortable) vs standing straight vs pushing in at the bottom of the ... cup
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wCRLTAjkx2id41yo7

I do think it's a 2 cup sizes too large but I'm also newish to this so help would be greatly appreciated.
Very very very shallow top breasts so maybe even 3 cup sizes too big? 80DD is the most comfortable fit for me in BM and SF.
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Bras brands with wide wires and shallow cup?

Hi again everyone! Previously after many, many, many months of frustration... I gave up. I settled for a basic Calvin Klein wireless bra off Amazon and it did what I needed, or so I thought. I don't need support, my breasts naturally support themselves. I just need some light padding to hide my anatomy, or I have headlights 24/7. Sadly ... this bra is giving me the same issues my previous ones have, with less negative side effects. My bras tends to push themselves down, and shove the front of the band into my ribs. I've done research and have come to understand this means I don't have enough space in my bra. My bra is acting like a hinge, pushing outwards/downwards and pressing into my ribs. In sturdier bras this can cause severe pain. I am very easily prone to rib and back pain, so I cannot wear minimizers or back smoothing. The back pain becomes unbearable very quickly. This also goes for corset style bras, all the extra wires cause a lot of pain as soon as I put the bra on. A lot of seamed bras are in this style.

ABraThatFits kept trying to get me to get more and more projected bras, all of which coned off my boobs and caused pain as soon as I put them on. I gave up there because no one would actually listen to me. Please no Freya, Panache, or similar brands. They are incredibly painful for me as soon as I put them on.

After all this time I have come to realize what my issue may actually be. I've had an issue with wires sitting on the sides of my breast tissue. As a result my breasts would push the wires down to get enough space. This would generally happen within thirty minutes of putting on the bra. The only time this hasn't happened is when I got a cup size too big on accident. It fit in the store perfectly, but an hour of wear and I had wrinkles everywhere. This made me very sad because it was the comfiest bra I've ever worn. It was a Chantelle.

Does anyone know of a brand that has super wide wires, and runs a the cup itself is a size small? I think this might be what my body needs. Also my tissue is very soft and tends to melt into the cup before pushing it down. I pretty heavily believe I am a very wide root and shallow breast. My suggested size is... 34F/36DD.

P.s. I did find a list of brands that wires run wide, however every single one I tried on the wide end didn't fit. b'tempt'd and stuff like that. Also Amazon revoked my Try Before you Buy... irritating.
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- I didn't quite get one bit. Are you looking for a bra with underwires or not? From what you describe it looks like underwires will always be painful if they're snug enough.
  
  I don't think that a very wide wire is the right thing to do as it would simply poke you in a different place, closer to your armpit or your back,
  
  Is it an option to wear other kind of wireless bras? Those verbotem brands you mention have wire free options as well, which will of course have more information to go by than an obscure brand.
  
  Nipple silicone petals could be an option for the headlights, but I'm not sure how much of an option it is to make them part of the daily apparel.
- Thank you for your response Jj! I actually think I would prefer wired bras. I have never found a wireless bra that doesn't do what I've mentioned above. I have worn a wired bra before all this that I thought fit. I think it had the sinking issue but it didn't cause me pain.
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34D - Fruit Of The Loom » Wirefree Cotton Bralette (FT799PK)

I'm always hunting for bralettes that come in my size range, are made of cotton, and provide at least moderate support. This bralette caught my attention because it's cotton, comes in actual bra sizes (although not a huge range), and was inexpensive (pack of two for $27).

According to other reviews the band runs about a size small, so I ... got my sister size up, 34D, and it fits me (I'm normally a 32DD). The cup fabric is cotton with a lot of stretch which reduces the support and shaping. The band is stretchy yet quite narrow and thin, so it's prone to collapsing as well as putting a lot of pressure on a small strip of area under my breasts which becomes uncomfortable after a few hours. I do like the wide straps and back fasteners as opposed to it being a pull-over type of bralette. It has a J hook for converting to a racerback.

Overall it is fine as a lounge bra. But it doesn't provide enough comfort to wear to sleep, or enough support to wear out of the house, unlike other bralettes I own.
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E75 - Aimerfeel » Strapless Maximum Boost Bra Chomori Bra

While my usual Japanese size would be F70 (one letter up from my EU 70E), they only make this in 65-80 A-E. I thus decided to gamble and order a JP E75 on the off chance that the band would run tight.

Spoiler: the band does NOT run tight. Also the cups run a size small. I think I'd need a ... JP G70 in this!

That said, the bra has an ingenious third strap on the inside, running under the back, which means it kinda stays up. It adjusts just like the other straps, except it hooks on the edge of the cradle, rather than the top of the cups. I think more strapless bras should do something like this!

I considered keeping it, but the cup shape is completely wrong for me, alas. It's very closed on top, creating a very plump and rounded, short-rooted shape; however, my roots are extremely tall. Coupled with the cups running small, I quadboob out hilariously.
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32G - Freya » Fifi Padded Half Cup Bra (1043)

Fifi Fifi Fifi... why did they ever get rid of you? Deeper and shorter than my custom comexim 3HCs, softer and more plungey than any Panache brand family halfcups I've worn. Not as projected as Ewa Michalak CHP/CH but I don't care... I love you Fifi and don't ever want to let you go. I'm afraid ... of what the future may bring, that we won't be together forever.

For you see, it's a shitty world out here for FOT short boobs.

First the bean counters came for Ellace and I looked away silently. Then they came for Jasmine and I said nothing lest they take away all of the stretch lace topped cups. Then they came for my Rocha and I cried and fell on the floor, because wtf finally things were going in the right direction, for once? But still I said nothing. Now no matter where I look, there are no other low cut projected demicups outside of Aubade's oddball ultradeep halfcups... so I must say something.

BRING THIS B BACK, FREYA. I CANNOT, I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH (and i do be stressing) BRING BACK A NON PUSHUP LOW NECKLINE HALFCUP FFS.

MAKE IT SOFTER THAN A BABY'S BUTT, MAKE IT FROM THE SAME SILKEN PLUSH HEAVENLY PILLOW FABRICS.

DO IT.

DO. IT. NOW.

BRUH.

Sincerely. I have spent my entire life in 1 shitty boob hat that literally only hid my headlights due to shallow cup hell in these lingerie aisles, and since these little shits won't stop growing I think it's time whatever wilding pattern block was used to make Fifi, was finally drug out of retirement. NOT the one y'all used for Marvel (god so boob crushing, never again). For all of us short full shaped suffermuffins out here. PLEASE CONSIDER.
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55H - Comexim- Sold By Breakoutbras » Basic Half Cup

So I bit the bullet and ordered a 55H/26FF from Breakout Bras after noticing some growth this month. I was quadboobing and feeling a little squished/cut during my PMS week, so I felt the need to have a bigger size for my bigger days. I'm pleasantly surprised that the underwire marks sit just like my 55G/26F Comexims!

My ABTF calculator ... measurements are approximately (in inches):

Loose Underbust: 25-26
Snug Underbust: 24
Tight Underbust: 22-23
Standing Bust: 31-32,3
Leaning Bust: 32-33
Lying Bust: 30-31

Giving me 24F/FF with a sister size of 26E/F for comfort. This calculator: https://comeximcalc.vercel.app/ gives me 55G/55H Comexim sizes for a 26E (UK), which is spot on! 55G is my cleavage fit and 55H is my regular fit. These pictures were taken today, two weeks after PMS and a day or two after my period ended, so I'm not swollen/enlarged at the moment. I'll add more photos next month to compare the fit and see how this bra fits during those days.
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F70 - Aimerfeel » Lace Lift Side Slimming Push-up Bra (fgh Cup)

NOTE: Japanese cup letters are off by one from the rest of the world, so this is actually an EU 70E/Bratabase 32:5

I first tried to find ABTF some 8 years ago, and ended up donating all the underwired bras I owned because the gore sat on my close-set boobs and I got intense body dysphoria from the separation. I spent ... the intervening years with my boobs taken care of by my BFF, Shock Absorber. Then global warming hit and I realized I needed an actual regular bra to go with spaghetti strapped tops. A bunch of research later ("no gore" "goreless" "close set" etc), I discovered an introductory post on Japanese brands, and ordered some stuff from Aimerfeel, as they have an English-language webstore that ships to my country and do not break the bank.

On to this bra! It's a molded cup with loose stretch mesh laid atop it + a J-shaped lace side. The inner lining/cookie pocket is cotton. The wires are L-shaped, the cups are attached to each other, and the "gore" is just some fabric holding the cups together. The inner sides of my boobs have never been so happy in an underwire bra! The shape is somewhat rounded, not too separated, and I get some nice cleavage.

On the downside, the straps are just a little bit too short for me, and the wings are a touch too tall, so the sides cut into my tail of spence when I move my arms forward e.g. to type. (Straps a few cm longer would ameliorate this, I think.) Bearable for a while, but I'd want to get out of it after a whole workday wearing it.

...the cups feel so cozy, tho
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