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I didn't quite realize how many bras I have in the mail. I think its probably time to stop ordering them for a bit lol
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I didn't quite realize how many bras I have in the mail. I think its probably time to stop ordering them for a bit lol
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All you need to do is leave an ask with which bra(s) you would like to win, and I will use a random item picker to find out who wins.
I will be taking entries from the UK only and for a week
GIVE AWAY #1 - 28DD / 30A / 30DThree bras up for grabs! All pre-loved. Up to 3 w
http://bra-size-range-hall-of-fame.tumblr.com/post/140383589536/give-away-1-2...
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Is there anyone on here who's ordered from Ewa Bien NOT direct through their website? I'm trying to see if someone else stocks them because I'm having issues directly ordering.
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What is the problem?
Slow communication (that's not the problem-I can understand that) but the ordering is difficult. They don't really have an online shop so you have to transfer money to them and because of the miscommunications that I've been having I don't know if I'd feel comfortable doing this. I know that others have done this with Comexim and Ewa Michalak no problem but there's not much on ordering direct from Ewa Bien and what happens so I don't really want to order blindly and hope for the best. Their bras are so cute but if I can't find somewhere else that sells them I don't know if I'm going to follow through with my order.
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This is long, but hopefully it will help others in deciding whether or not to try this company.
I will be reviewing the actual bras when I get the chance*
I am going to review my experience with the Polish bra company Kostar. There isn
https://themusingsofrenzilla.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/my-experience-ordering-...
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I read it here http://bra.pe/AC8x/ that misterna.pl has reasonable shipping rates. Planned to, but haven't yet ordered myself.
60$ shipping is pretty steep.
Good luck with your new beautiful bras!
erispe its funny that you mentioned that. I was on that website before and never ordered anything, but then I came across it yesterday and have been eyeing a lot of bras. I will probably be ordering more.
Unfortunately 2 of the bras will probably be on bratabase/bra swap soon.
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I am lacking in the bra department, so I stopped in at a chain bra shop today. I was hoping to find a cheap bra that would work somewhat decently for me, rather than spending $50-$80 on a bra. I tried on 30 different sizes and models with zero luck. I forgot how horrible those bras fit me. I am not tempted to go back to them any time soon.
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Sounds frustratingly familiar. Sigh.
I almost did that a few weeks ago when I discovered that I had not packed any bras for a weekend trip. I ended up just wearing my poor Comexim Brigitte 3 days in a row.
So, I'm on the hunt for a strapless bra. I'm entirely open to and kind of excited about trying a longline, but I'm starting with regular strapless bras.
The first bra I got fitted into was a Fantasie Smoothing Moulded Strapless Bra (4530), and it was terrible. The fitter decided that 32F was too small and put me into ... a 32FF, but that was too big, as I really only realized after I got home and tried it on under a tight dress. (Noticeable cup dimpling.) I've never really gotten along with Fantasie as a brand; their wires are too wide for me and their cups are too shallow, a combination that leaves me between cup sizes, and as a nice bonus the wires on the Rebecca Spacer bra (of which I own too many, thanks to overly zealous Nordstrom employees and my own weakness in the fitting room) come up too high and stab at me during the day.
Realizing that I had some options on Amazon, I ordered three bras: Panache Porcelain Moulded Strapless (3370) (in 32G and 32FF), Panache Evie Strapless Bra (5320) (in 32FF), and Curvy Kate Luxe Strapless/multiway Bra (CK2601) (in 32H and 32GG, based on the numbers I saw on here).
The winners, such as they are, are Curvy Kate Luxe and the Porcelain, but only and specifically in black. CK gives me more lift, but the Porcelain has a very nice understated shape which I think would go well with slinkier dresses and t-shirt type material. Also, the black Porcelain has the distinction of being the only strapless I've tried on that didn't immediately make me hate my body, as they tend to sit rather heavily on the ribcage and squash everything down, the opposite of the usual effect of a well-fitting bra on one's waistline.
I'll be re-ordering the CK in 32G, and the Porcelain in 30G/GG, because the Porcelain actually has quite a stretchy band and gave me no support in either cup size until I put it on the tightest hook...
But I do also want to try the infamous Freya Deco...
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I'm going to have to follow your search. I've never been especially happy with a strapless
revisa Ha! Well, I hope it'll be helpful. :) I'm also adding some Prima Donna strapless bras: Prima Donna Perle Strapless Bra (0162349) and Prima Donna Satin Strapless Bra (0161331) (32G both, on the advice of my fitter). I like the 70G - Prima Donna » Madison Underwired Bra (0162121) I own, and I'll be trying these in black since I so much preferred the black Porcelain...
I need to try and measure and photograph all of these. Bleh! I'm not measuring the Fantasie, the store which fitted me into that is making some kind of special exception on their usual "no returns" policy, I don't want to give them any excuse to refuse to accept my return.
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Day 8 waiting for my Comexim order to arrive. The angst....the obsessive tracking number status verification... Sigh. And, I just keep wearing these stretchy, wire-free bras. Thankfully, Amazon will deliver a Shock Absorber Friday. Then, it will be less painful to play chase with a gaggle of children
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I know the feeling! I just placed my order a couple days and I am already obsessively checking.
I'm about two and a half weeks in. Fingers crossed they ship soon!
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Just ordered 3 Curvy Kate bras on Zulily for less than $60! I've never tried a CK bra before but I couldn't pass up those prices, fingers crossed!
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I ordered two on Zulily a little bit ago. I just got my first one today and its very pretty. I just wish it fit me :(
I'm trying to decide if I want to order another CK bra from them. The one I ordered last month never shipped out, but they have it available now...
I actually do t want to buy a bra, but I have $30 in credits that I need to use.
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Ewa Bien's customer service finally got back to me-and in English! I've had to ask for further communication but it's a step in the right direction. I'll keep y'all updated as things progress (or don't). The things we go to for cute bras!
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Should add, so far she's quoted me at 200 zl-only 5 dollars more than I was expecting to pay. So shipping's not too out of the park.
It is official now. My order made more than a month ago with Brastop was lost in the post. I just got an e-mail from Brastop's customer services that they refunded the full amount I paid. This was my 26th order with them and all the others were problem-free. This is also the first ever lost shipment in my personal experience. All those beautiful Kris Lines are gone... It's a sad, sad day, but Brastop's customer service cannot be beaten.
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@erispe, as a fellow mailbox-watcher I feel for you! But maybe....just maybe...somewhere between England and Croatia....a postal worker chances to open that box that has been sitting there for a month (you know,the one where the label is missing) and OHJOYOHRAPTURE she has the first good-fitting bras she has ever experienced and her life is forever made better!!! :)
This is the best "lost" scenario @jennyanni. lol
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I was sure Gossard's new Gypsy bra was going to be perfect. Unlined, nude-ish, some stretch lace. I wasn't sure what size to get with it though because Gossard hasn't been the most consistent on sizing for me. I ordered a 30F, a 30E and a 32E. For reference in cleos I'm a 30F. The ... 32 band was much too loose. I fastened it on the second set of hooks right away and could have easily used the third set. So on to the 30s. The 30E was unsurprisingly too small. But the shape was a lot like the Gossard super plunge lace I have in 32DD. Also it's just one hook in the back and between that and the stretchy straps I feel much too bouncy.... Even if I wasn't quadding on my bigger side. So I eagerly grab the last one .... The cup was much too big. I could have put two ping pong balls in side by to finish filling out the top of the cup. The shape I got was less rounded than I like.... Probably a lot to do with the cup being too large. The nude also wasn't as nude for me as I would have hoped. Think rose gold but rose nude- pretty sure that isn't a thing but that is the best way for me to describe the color. I loved the way it said vintage (albeit 70s-early80s) to me but not how it rubbed my armpit. I've gotten overly protective of my armpit. If I'd gotten it on half price I probably would have tried to attach the straps in on the cup some and taken up a bit of the slack. I piniched it that way and it had promise but at almost full price I'm not very excited about trying. Cry! I also ordered a couple other nude bras from Journelle at the same time and a black Heidi Klum - nothing fit right. I'm so thankful for their free returns.
I took a couple pictures I'll try to add. The band on the 30 is 30-30.5 stretched and on the 32 it's about 32-33"
The depth on the 32E is about 10-10.5 and the 30F about 10.5" and on the 30E is 9". I see now easily why neither fit. I like 9.5" depth a lot of times. The width on all is three is approximately 5.25"
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The same thing happened to me with Gossard's Phoebe. Tried it in 30DD, 30E and 30F - the first two were small, the last one big. There seemed to be a big gap between 30E and 30F - like two sizes difference between the two.
I'd forgotten about Phoebe! I probably tried 30F. I do remember I was so disappointed that one didn't fit too.
I got my sling off today, so I finally got to try on all the bras I've gotten in the mail! I'll be happy to wear my bras again, but I think I've learned something from this 2-week exercise in bralessness. I'm not afraid to be braless in public anymore in a sufficiently thick shirt. With that said, does anyone ... want a 65FF - Kris Line » Kama Semi Soft or 70F - Kris Line » Diamond Semi Soft before I ship them back to brastop? The Kama is a little stretchy and the Diamond is so un-stretchy it only stretches to 28.5! $18+shipping for either, pm me.
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Did you have a SLAP repair?
That's what they thought they'd be doing, but it turned out there was no tear, only an adhesion--scar tissue was attaching my rotator cuff to my bicep and they have no idea why it grew there. :/ but at least it's out now!
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So I just got two Comexims and two Ewa Michalaks that I ordered 4 weeks ago. First of all, they're all so incredibly beautiful! <3 I was nervous about the half cups because of the higher gores and my close-set boobs, but quite surprisingly those fit the best! CHP Klaudyna (60FF) and Comexim Sonia (60HH) seem close to perfect (Klaudyna ... has a really low gore actually). But sadly I am quadding out of S Colette (55G) and Comexim Ginger (60HH). I'm on a bigger-boob period at the moment so I'll have to wait a few days maybe (even the Sonia fits slightly on the smaller side actually). I'm slightly frustrated now, it takes so much trial and error and I can't return those. I'm also wondering if I have underestimated my cup size because most of my bands have been slightly on the looser side.
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Well to be fair, Ginger is totally not your typical Comexim bra. That deep plunge cut is way wide & shallow. The S is also shallower at the wire than your half cups.
lcl0706 Well I knew that Ginger is more shallow, but my standard 60HH/65H plunges feel a tiny bit on the bigger side, so I thought I'd give it a try (and I love the low gore). But it really runs smaller than I expected. :/ Colette actually just feels too closed at the top, I guess it's because of the ribbon. 60FF S Syrena fits me, but then again the band could be a bit tighter.
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Went to the supermarket today to buy some broccoli and returned home with a sewing machine. Ooops! lol
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Brilliant :-) You made a "long-term" investment :-)
I'm still not quite sure how that happened. O.o
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Friday night I ran on the treadmill in my new running shoes (!) and 32D - Shock Absorber » Ultimate Run Bra (S5044) . I've known for a while now that I need to get a new one in 30D, but it worked, like usual. Saturday was spent in my 30DD - Comexim » Elena Biustonosz ... (315) , and after a beerfest and club, I crawled into bed braless. I woke up at 5am with boob pain severe enough I got up, put the Shock Absorber on, and moved to the couch to complain via messenger to my sisters - who also happened to be awake for weird reasons. Sunday was miserable. I ended up putting on the Elena with the Shock Absorber over it. Touching them was out of the question, and at the gym I ended up skipping lifting and running altogether to just walk. Slowly. 3 Advil to take the edge off to sleep, and this morning seems a little better.
I get PMS, but it isn't usually this bad breast-pain-wise. Everything feels normal otherwise, and of course I'm going to call my doctor if it continues/gets worse, but any suggestions on bra solutions?
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My breasts react to caffiene. Have brewers started adding caffeine to beer? Hope they feel better soon! I've read magnesium helps metabolize caffeine...
So . . . you ever have those moments where you go, "I know I'm smart, but #$%& I'm stupid."?
I already have to go minimal gluten and beef free for a week every month. Guess what most beers have a ton of? (Hint: it ain't beef.) I absolutely wasn't thinking about it.
If I have to add caffeine to that list, I may cry. I don't think brewers have started adding it to beer, but I do know that coffee stouts usually involve coffee beans.
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I'm totally frustrated! I want to replace straps in my 65E - Ewa Michalak » Hm Granatowy Motyl (142) and went to 5 shops where they do alterations and non of them has straps!! In bloody London !! So need to find shop with straps and buy and then go to the shop. And half of them didn't know what are straps in a bra 🙄🙄🙄
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Holy crap. That sucks. Can you order just straps from EM? Or if you send it to them, will they replace them for a small fee?
I've sent a message on fb but no reply so probably 'too busy ' to say no .. Lol
Ill try get from eBay or Amazon :/ or will just take it back Poland and do it there but this another month of waiting :/
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I made a Comexim order for a Long-line Scottie in a 60L, Sonia and Charme with 4hooks. Plus straps moved in, lowered gore, reduced cups and matching briefs.
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I broke and ordered Comexim too =( Got the Burgundy half cup in 65E, I have a Basic in 65D that's a bit small, I know the half cups run smaller but I'm hoping one cup up will be enough. I'd rather my bra was a cup too small and a bit cleavage-y than a cup too big and a bit gappy! They're just so reasonably priced, especially when you consider they're coming all the way from Poland! Super jealous of the longline, that must be a custom order? I should be brave one day and order a longline..
I think you should be fine with that. :) I am the same way. Every order can be customized :) all alterations are free minus the longline with is just an extra 20pln (about 7 CDN) It will be my first longline from them I just couldn't resist a red plaid tartan longline! Do it. Once you figure out your size you are golden :) Comexim is the only brand that works with me plus the amount of customization they offer for free is just amazing.
I guess it would have helped my Ewa Bien saga if I emailed Ewa Bien, not Comexim. Oops. Shows what I get for staying up so late.
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I need a swimmsuit for a swimming class at uni and found this one on ebay. Has anyone tried it yet?
I need a 28F(ish) and don't want anything like the panache sports that makes your boobs look bigger (imo)..
Any recommondations?
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I really love my tankini Panache Veronica and they also do one piece swimsuits in different colours :)
BronteBeach , I just re-listed a BNWT purple Veronica one-piece (http://www.bratabase.com/listings/dibbu/) if you want to look at the measurements. I can tell you for sure that it runs small (couldn't even fasten it) and it is a modest cut - wouldn't make boobs look bigger at all at all! LMK if you are interested, I could negotiate.
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See the link below to my listings. I sell bras from 30-38 and J-K cups.
Clothing: I do have pictures of all the clothes and will add links upon request. Postage gets combined when you buy multiple items. Paypal please.
NEW: Pepperberry Black cotton Notch neck cardigan 14r/sc, has been worn and washed 2 times. 25£ + Shipping
Pepperberry dress, size 16rc/sc, ... bought used, have worn it once and washed it once. In very good Condition. Heavy good quality jersey material. waist about 36-38inch, bust 46-48inch. 30£ + shipping
Scarlett & Jo Prom Dress size 18, new with tags, looking for 35£ Bust friendly stretchy top section.
BiuBiu Portimao blue 44bb/bbb, 44BB/BBB, used, worn a few times, 9£ + shipping.
BiuBiu Venice black 42bb/bbb, used, some light pilling under the arms, 9£ + shipping
BiuBiu Gotham 44bb/bbb, good condition, lightly worn. 9£
Collectif Dolores Doll black polka dot size 16, nwt, 35£ + postage
Collectiv Dolores Doll dress navy Polka dot size 16, XL used, 20£ + Postage
Lady V Estella navy polkadot 20 NWT 30£
Lady V Lyra navy 18 NWT 35£
Lady Vintage Swing Dress size 20, used, there is some signs of use at the seams, they are somewhat worn-out, the dress itself is good. The belt loops are off, but belt is with the dress... I have worn it a few times. its 100% cotton. Lovely colors... I'd keep it but it doesn't fit anymore. It runs small, I used to wear this dress when I was a size 16 in other dresses. 15£ + shipping.
non bust friendly brands + skirts: (but still rather bust friendly clothing, not working for me at 34L but on smaller boobs)
Dorothy Perkins tunic black floral size 18
Dorothy Perkins tunic black floral with lace 20
Dorothy Perkins Curve heart print wrap dress size 20 NWT
Dorothy Perkins T-shirt coral flower size 20
New look inspire T-shirt coral size 18
River Island flower skirt mint size 12
Scarlett & Jo Skirt blue flower print size 20 NWT
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Bratabase: Bra database where you can compare bras and see how they'll fit you.
http://www.bratabase.com/@alisa/listings/
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Yes! I have 2 coming from Ewa Michalak but yet I browse for more. I hear you!
roxannelovesbras I have an EM, 2 Comexims, a Nessa and a Freya sports bra, and a Curvy Kate
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