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Storing my bras

Today I made a lot of room in my over stuffed lingerie drawers.I couldn't stand it any longer. Having to cram in my panties and precious bras into two drawers was getting really old.So I decided to store my bras else- where, freeing tons of room in the drawers. Where I keep my bras ... now is my bedroom closet. I decided to hang my bras from hangers with clothespins. So I went into my closet and discarded a few things I didn't want any longer to take to Goodwill. I'm really pleased they all fit. How do you store your bras?
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- in my dresser drawer, with the cups stacked. looks pretty, doesn't damage it, is easy to sort.
- I only have 8 bras, only 2 of which are padded. they fit in 1 drawer. My undies and socks and tights are in another drawer. Oh, but they arent little lingerie drawers, they are full-sized drawers. My dresser doesnt have any mini-drawers.
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When you have to wait for your order...

So about a month ago I ordered from both Ewa Michalak and Wellfitting/Comexim....and what do ya know? Both are out of materials to make my bras. Lol this happened the last time and it took forever! Sometimes I think I might have better luck ordering a unicorn! Does anyone get all antsy when you have to wait?

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- You ordered a month ago and you are JUST being notified of this?! OMG :( Id probably cry but i have a major bra problem hehe. Im sorry that is such a bummer! I am the worst at patience so i totally understand getting antsy when you have to wait. I go crazy! And whine about it... a lot! :D
- I can't believe they waited a month to tell you your order would be delayed. At that point it already is!
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Those sudden urges to buy

There are 5 EMs listed here that might be in my size range, in models I've never tried. full price. and I dont need any bras. I really dont - dont laugh! but still, they do tempt, dont they.

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- $250 for all . . . but the ones i like the most are only 150. well, and shipping. mm hmm
- *devil on your shoulder voice "doooo iittt" ;)
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Jul 02, 2015

I've been to Marshall's & TJ Maxx about 5 times within the last two weeks. And every time I've walked out empty handed. My main reason for going there was to look for bras. I think I read somewhere that Marshalls was a really good place to find odd bra sizes. But I've had really no such luck. The closest ... I've found to my size was. 30DDD. In two different stores. Both were slightly too big in the cup, and both were soft cups. I can honestly say I haven't tried on a soft cup bra in years. Probably my only soft cup bras were when I was in HS.
This last bra was a brown Chantelle. It was like a perfect nude for my skin. I didn't even bother to look at the style because I knew I wasn't going to buy it, aside from the fact it wasn't my size, there was like 30 people on line at marshalls.
So I think I need to stick to looking for bras online. 😕
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- Do you have a Burlington Coat Factory nearby? My local one has a ton of Parfait and Affinitas bras, matching panties too. They're dirt cheap, $7ish for the bras and $2 for the panties.
  I don't know what size you need, but I've seen a good range, 30-38 DD-G.
- The nearest Burlington is about 30 minutes away. I never go there because they never have anything in my size. I may just go today. I have some VS bras to return, and they're in the two malls that are right next to each other.
  Thanks for the suggestion! jlcl119
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Lower prices on all my listings!

I just lowered the price on all my listings. I really, really need to get rid of these bras. I can't believe some of them have sat on here for so long

NWOT 65M w/ reduced cup & lowered gore Comexim for Wellfitting Abracadabra Longline
(Seriously, how has this one not sold?!)
NWT ... 70GG Ewa Michalak SM Wrozka
(This one too!)
NWT 65J Kris Line Stella Deco plunge
NWOT 30G Gossard Superboost in Midnight Lace
VERY GENTLY USED 30G Parfait by Affinitas Jeanie plunge in Black

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Listings by user | Bratabase

Bratabase: Bra database where you can compare bras and see how they'll fit you.

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- I wish I wore these sizes so I could try at least the Comexim longline. Good luck on the sale!
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Listings uploaded for UK 32H/34GG

Recent purchases didn't work, so time to update my listings! All are NWOT or NWT (minus TR and AP bra)

Tutti Rogue Liliana - 34H, with matching XXL brief
Anna Pardal Hibiscus - 36GG
Curvy Kate Daily Dream - 32H
Curvy Kate Ellace - 32H
Comexim Poppies - 75J
Comexim Summer Time - 70J
Comexim Mint - 75J

Discounts for multiple purchases!

http://bra.pe/UCNO/listings/

http://bra.pe/UCNO/listings/

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feelin'...

so i have zero people in my life that have small boobs.
everyone i know has, if they were in well fitting bras, would be like 30J-32K, around that area.
no wonder it made me feel so small growing up.
even my two best friends are around that size.
if i didn't have you Bratabase friends i would think i was the only one.
i ... think it has a lot to do with where i grew up, i think people in the mid-west naturally have larger breasts from euro-genetics and being around and eating lot's of growth hormone meat and dairy.
i am allergic to dairy so i never had it, i wonder if i wasn't would i have grown bigger? lol
these are the things i wonder about.
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- I think I am the only one with average sized breasts that I know, my closest friends are roughly 28G, 38J, and 28C. I'm planning to bravangelize the last 2 when they are my bridesmaids in a few years, I already did the first friend.
- I don't think growth hormones have a whole lot to do with breast size. I'm pretty sure that's a myth.
  Regardless, I have anecdotal experience though. Our family has lived in the mid-west since 1905, lots of Polish decedents actually!
  My sister is allergic to dairy and went vegetarian at 14 and went vegan/gluten free/whole food at 17 has much larger breasts than me (around 30FF/32F). Although I'm close to her diet now, I ate dairy, meat, and wheat for longer than her and we both still eat soy. You'd think I'd have the larger bust if that were a big factor.
  I think most of it genetics and BMI. I'm pear and on the mid-low end of normal BMI, she's hourglass and slightly on the larger side of normal BMI.
  
  I have pretty much the smallest boobs of all my friends/family/acquaintances aside from maybe 2-3 women. I always wanted larger breast, but once I became a part of this community I started loving them and my body a lot more than before. I think most of that had to do with me not being alone! It makes a difference, for sure!
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Save me hassle of returning to UK?

My Curvy Kate bras arrived, and I plan on returning the Ellace and Daily Dream in the black colorway. Both in size 32H. Any takers to buy them? I'll sell them for what I paid on Figleaves ($50 for Ellace, $44 for Daily Dream), so it'd definitely save you money versus purchasing on a US based site -- and it'd get to you faster! Otherwise, I'll start the process of returning them.

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I love bra days! :D

I had TWO packages come in today! Anna Pardal Lady Gray which is from her new line (on her instagram but not on her site yet). This is my first AP and i am beyond overjoyed with it! Its the most comfortable thing ive ever worn! And the one ive been desperately waiting for with lots and lots of hope ... that it would fit, Ewa Michalak S Przeplatanki! The strappy black one! But here is the problem... It needs instructions! o.O I cant figure out what the heck i am doing with these straps! I need help lol. They should have made a video or something!

Full reviews and photos to come soon
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- OoOoo....how'd you get access to the AP bra?
- From the pictures it definitely looked like they could be hooked a variety of ways. So exciting tho!
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Jun 29, 2015

So I've lost some weight. Which is overall pretty good--I've been eating more nutritiously as well as just eating less, so I'm feeling in better health and am generally happy with the direction I'm going. But it also means that I'm now hooking all of my 30-banded bras on the tightest hook. Even my Comexim 65s aren't as perfectly snug ... as they once were! But 28s are harder to find and never, never on sale, so this is kind of depressing in terms of buying new bras.
I was curious to see if I'd lose boob along with general body fat, but as it happens by boobs have grown. So yeah. Not very much, but still, that's kind of interesting. It also complicates things.
In other news, my boobs are narrow as fuck, and the combination of weight loss, boob growth, and shape weirdness means I'm not totally sure what my size is anymore. I wear 65Js in Comexim and those seem to work okay--getting some more soon. My other most-worn bras are Freya Decos in 30FF, which are too big in the band and just... odd... in the cups. See, I quad a little in the middle, but the outer edges of the cups are empty because my breasts are so narrow. So I don't really know what size I'd be in UK sizes because I don't know if there are any UK bras that are narrow and projected enough for me. Another bra I've been wearing is the Ewa Michalak 70FF S Satine. The band is obviously much too big. At first the cups were perfect but now they're clearly too small and I'm quadding out of them. There's a 65GG Ewa waiting for me at home though so hopefully that will work out.
I feel like Ewa bras vary a lot in width? Does anyone else think that? I feel like I have to check the measurements of any bra I want from Ewa because width within the same size, and even the same style, varies so much. It makes me feel very unsure about ever ordering from them directly in the future.
So yeah. I don't know what size I should wear. I love my Deco cleavage and would like to get that from an Ewa someday but in the meantime my Comexims are working very well for everyday bras.
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- Don't forget to add new measurements so the fit for new bras isn't confused with your old ones :)
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Cleo's response

I emailed Cleo to let them know I was distraught about Marcie being dropped in my size. This was the response:

"Thank you for your e-mail.
Yes unfortunately the 28D back sizes aren’t very high in demand so unfortunately we only make it in a few styles.
For the next season (AW15) we will be making the below in a 28D:
- ... Mimi in Orange Animal, which is the same fit as Maddie – Available 20th of July
- Breeze in Floral Multi – Available 17th August
- Maddie (Black/ nude/ seasonal colour) -
- Neve (Black/ nude)
- Juna (black/ ivory/ nude)
- Lucy (black/ white)
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you need any further information."

Maddie and Juna are both too shallow for me so Mimi is a guaranteed no. I don't know about Breeze but "floral multi" sounds hideous. Lucy was an okay fit but not anywhere near as good as Marcie. I have yet to try Neve. Aaaaaaand that's the end of the list. That's it.

...Well if anyone wants more Maddie, there's an "orange animal" version now. Since apparently there aren't enough obnoxiously patterned shallow bras in this size /s -.-
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- Its weird, I think Marcie is their most popular style? But maybe primarily because it DOES appeal to people outside of their very young target audience?
- If Maddie and Juna are too shallow, Neve/Koko will be worse. That's like, trying to wear a piece of plywood (from my experience).
  
  So disappointed in Cleo for this. It's not my size range, but it's still very unfair. There are far more small band/small bust people than Cleo realizes. Unfortunately many small band/bust women don't know their correct size and are unaware these sizes exist, and are much more unlikely to demand a bra that fits than larger busted women, simply because (I'm assuming or I imagine) a terribly fitting bra on smaller boobs isn't as obvious or poses less of a problem than on small band/large cup sizes.
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Wide straps

The wide-set straps on my Floris didnt bother me . . . until summer . . .

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- and I tried adding this as a link, it wouldnt post. Jj
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strapless?

Is there such a thing as a comfy strapless bra? One that doesn't feel like its always falling down or is hot and sticky? I haven't tried one on since I figured out my correct size. Also, any recs for one for narrow breasts with immediate projection? I'm a 28FF/30F and bras that fit best are Cleo Lucy, Panache Jasmine and Freya Deco Plunge (not perfect but pretty good)...

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- If you find one that works, PLEASE TELL ME TOO! I'm doubting that they exist at this point...
- I don't think a comfy strapless exists :(
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Jun 28, 2015

Wish I had a friend who is as bra crazy as I am... When I start talking about bras all my friends act like I'm crazy... Yes bands exist below 32 and cups are available above DD... There's a BIG BRA WORLD outside of VS...

Also on a funny note... Went on a short family vacation last weekend. Ended up going swimming and haven't bought a swim suit in years! Grabbed a cheap bikini top from Walmart on the way to the pool. Had MAJOR boob spillage and have no clue how I ever thought those fit me before.

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- well, you have all of us at Bratabase as your bra nerd friends :)
  i too wish i had bra nerd friends in the "real world".
  
  are you talking about those triangle bikini tops? cus i recently bought one and thought the same thing too, lol :)
- Same here: got one of those bikini tops too out of desparation, size "L", and went all WTF *sigh*
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went and got fitted, for fun...

and just like the other 2 places that i got fitted in the past, the fitter naturally wants to shove me into 32C's. makes me laugh every time because as soon as they see it on me they always shake their head and say "oh, let's get you a bigger size".
(for reference i need 5.5 inch cup width, and an ... 8" cup depth, which i'm pretty sure would never ever be on a 32C's.)
and as this third fitter, just like the rest, gave up on finding me a strapless. :/
then i was like, "ugh it's cus i'm so shallow" and she nodded her head in disbelief, as if she's never seen someone so "shallow" before.
my favorite part was when i had empty space at the bottom of a cup on one particular bra and i pointed it out and she was like "it's because you need a smaller cup"??? wtf?? that's like the exact opposite of what it's supposed to be right? lol

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- I'm tempted to go get fitted too, but I'm afraid I'd cry or something, when they say the inevitible "There's NO WAY you're an F cup, let's get you a 34D".
- I had a fitter try to tell me I needed a 34C. I told her I'm wearing a 30E and she asked to see what hook I had it on. So I show her its on the middle hook she says oh yeah that band is to small you need at least a 32 but probably a 34... Um wtf?!?! Then she brings a 34C and 32D says try these so its easier for you to find regular bras in other stores. LOL yeah cause wearing a matrix ill fitting bra is so much more convenient then a properly fitted bra...
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Not shopping, boo :(

This discount store has a Cleo Kali Balconnet Bra (7561)! I have been wanting to try this bra, but I am currently banned from buying any more bras! Gotta hang on to my money for the time being. Waaahhh.

Someone else in my size range (28D-DD??) get one so I can live vicariously through you? Oh, and pick up a Masquerade Persia Non Padded Balconnet Bra (6581) too while you're there?

http://lingerieoutletstore.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=...

http://lingerieoutletstore.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=kali

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- I saw this on ebay too! Ugh, I just managed to talk myself out of it, since horizontal seams are evil to me, but now I'm back to staring at it.
  
  No. No, I know it won't work for me, that it's the wrong shape, but unf that color.
  
  (NO. Seriously, nononononono. No.)
- Why did you have to post the link!!! Their prices are AWESOME!!!! And I'm bra money broke :(
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Cleo Maddie or Cleo Juna?

I am having great luck with the Cleo Neve/Koko strapless and the Cleo Marcie. Which Cleo bra should I buy next?

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- They are pretty similar aren't they? Does the Juna maybe fit a tiny bit deeper/more projected in your size range?
- The Maddie and juna are both fob, shallow bras. The juna is one of the most shallow Cleo makes, the Maddie is about as shallow as the Marcie, but for fob shapes.
  The koko and Marcie are both fot shapes, so neither of those two are likely to work.
  You could try the Millie, Meg, lily, Bella, Melissa, Minnie, Zia, or Natasha. These are all fot or even friendly shapes. Some don't do perfect with tall roots, but that depends on your root shape.
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A bathing suit victory?

I'm not usually a swimmer (the other day I went in the pool for the first time in about four years...) so the only bathing suits I have are from when I was in middle school. My boyfriend and I are planning to go to the beach a lot this summer though, so I needed to go out and get ... a bathing suit. I figured I'd need a bra sized one, and trolled here and /r/braswap until I found a great deal on a 30FF Panache Swimwear Savannah Moulded Balconnet Bikini Top (SW0782) e. I got the top and, while it fit, I wasn't a fan of the pattern and the fit was meh. I figured that'd be the best I'd get though, and settled on it.

Then the other day, someone on /r/braswap was looking for a 30FF bikini top on short notice. I took a chance and sold it to her, even though I'm going to the beach this week and I knew it'd be tough to find a top I'd be satisfied with. I went to Marshalls today and actually found a beautiful set, it fits me perfectly and looks great. I've been struggling with body image for a long time, and it's great to go out to the store and find something that makes me feel and look good, especially with how tricky my boobs can be.
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thinking about getting...

so i'm thinking about getting this bra... but am super worried that the material will be too stretchy on the band, i need a 32D/DD, so the closest sister-size would be the medium (34Cish).
i wrote the manufacturer and they said that the back is a hook and eye closer.
what do u all think??

Pastel Tie-Dye Vintage Inspired Soft Bra

Vintage inspired pastel tie-dye and mint lace soft cup bra. Retro lingerie styli

https://www.etsy.com/listing/107938363/pastel-tie-dye-vintage-inspired-soft-bra

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- Hard to tell, I'm not familiar with this one. Did they tell you what brand and model it was?
- they hand make it, so.... from their emails, they didn't seem to speak english very fluently.
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Are anyone else's recommendations... really, really bad?

So I wanted to try out the recommendations feature and the results were pretty far out of left field. My recommended brands are all American with standard matrix sizing, and it has me sized as 36DDD. That's a cup size too small and 2 sizes too large in the band. Nothing in my bra history is sized in 36DDD, the ... majority being 34FF/32G. Very few bras in my history are big American brands (Wacoal, Maidenform, etc) as well. I've updated my measurements really recently (two weeks ago), even rechecked to make sure I made no mistakes.

Just thought it was kind of odd and am curious what other people's experience has been.
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- Ditto.
- Same here! So strange... All my 'fits' are 32F/FF or 70H with an odd 30G/32E thrown in, but the new recommendation comes back 34-36G with no confidence in any brands or models. The old recommendations gave me a good-sized list, mostly in 32/70 band. I updated my measurements and re-did all the fits twice in case I had made a mistake. Same results. So I wrote jj and apparently it is due to a Polish-to-UK size translation issue in the system somewhere, but they are aware of it and from my understanding it's just a matter of time before it gets fixed!
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