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• Is is just lace, or is it the elastic too? You can't cut the elastic w/o compromising the structural integrity of the bra.

  If it's just the lace, you can carefully cut it very close to the seam. If it's the elastic, you'd have to pick the seam(s) apart, cut and sew the elastic to the side of the cup, then sew the underwire channels back together. That would make the bra bandless.

• If the lace is stitched independently onto the bra, you can use a seam ripper (Walmart) and just take the thread out holding the lace in place. It's a little pointed tool with a small cutting edge on one side of the point. : )

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Why does USPS suck SO badly?! I thought my last package experience was a one time thing. It was so bad i didnt think it could possibly ever happen again. Wrong. I am going down that path it seems. Its been about 3 weeks since my package shipped. Still no scans. The last time i complained about this, it was ... MIA 'in transit' for 5 weeks. Not too far off from that once again. Im getting pretty tired of this. If its going to happen EVERY time i order, i wont be able to handle it. Its so disappointing to get your bras 2 months later. By then you dont even care anymore. And dont even get me started on if they dont fit. Ughhhh i just want my bras in a timely manner like everyone else!
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• From where to where?

• Poland to California! The first time i ever ordered it was super quick. Just over a week. But the last few times its just been torture!

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• it depends I guess for me my best bra brand is CK and I have shallow, wide & high set of breast however 28H and 28HH didn't give perfect fit I usually wear 28J in portia and other molded bra too

• I do find that. For example:

  1) Cleo Maddie & Darcy: 30G, Lily 32E/30F (except Aqua color-32F)

  2) Wacoal unlined 32F/G, lined- sized out

  3) Freya Deco: 30FF, unlined 30F.

  I find that in most lined bras, I should try going down in the band and up in the cup.

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• FF, HH . . . uh . . yeah. . . easy to confuse?

• All the bras I was fitted into were FFs except for the strapless. lol I've also lost fat and inches... the bra didn't cut me a break! lol

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• Don't be too frustrated enjoy your new bradventure :)

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Emailing Comexim...

Ive heard so many different things about how to email Comexim. Im just curious to hear how you all go about it because it really intimidates me! I know some just email in English or both English and the Polish translation. But ive heard using a translator is almost worthless and does not end up making any sense. I need ... a lot of alterations so i am scared to get something mixed up! I usually order through A Sophisticated Pair but she only orders once a month... Its not enough for me! I need moreeeee! I have a problem Anywhooo awhile ago i had emailed about Joy and i used the Polish translation guide on Reddit. That was super helpful. But it doesnt include anything about moving the straps in a bit Thats the last little piece im missing. So im just curious, how do you email Comexim? Thanks!
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• I had the same problem! When I emailed them, I used English and the reddit guide, but yep, there's nothing about straps. I had to google translate it, and I can only imagine what the translation actually came across as for poor Comexim. I bet "straps" translates to "harness" or something, since "cup" translates often to "goblet" or "chalice" for them. Hoping someone has a good answer for this, too!

• I don't know if this is helpful, but Anna from Comexim speaks fluent Spanish and if you speak the language then you can communicate pretty easily that way.

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Adolescents

Need ideas for my rapidly growing preteen. Sub 28 band for sure. My best estimate is a 28B but she's so painfully shy I think actually measuring & doing a fit check on her will be asking a lot lol. How have you mothers of girls handled puberty? What are some age appropriate yet properly sized, inexpensive options to pursue while she's growing?

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• My niece is tiny around but rapidly growing breast (she's a pre-teen too). Because she was growing so quickly out regular bras, in order to not spend a lot of money, we bought Genie Bras. Not the greatest option but a option she was comfortable with and doesn't cost us an arm and leg every other month. Once her size stabilizes a little (because every 6 months is better than every other month)or once she's an actual teen, we're going to reevaluate but for now, Genie bras work best for now. She's comfortable and we don't have to fight to find a size that fits her (and we tried sizing her band up but we couldn't get a cup that fit correctly).

• You can browse by size: http://www.bratabase.com/browse/by-size/
  If nothing else, that'll give you a list of brands to search on Amazon. You can also search Amazon by that size: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_size_five_browse_2?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cn%3A7147440011%2Cn%3A1040660%2Cn%3A9522931011%2Cn%3A14333511%2Cn%3A1044960%2Cp_n_size_three_browse-vebin%3A1289794011%2Cp_n_size_five_browse-vebin%3A1289827011&bbn=1044960&ie=UTF8&qid=1431810046&rnid=1289824011 Note: I'm not sure if Amazon is using US or UK sizing here. There's one $20 one at the end!

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• If you are wearing mostly English bras...Yes they are very tall for the most part. Some half cups are not as tall at the strap area and if you ever try Ewa Michalak, they are supposed to fit very low in the cups.

• Yeah, the Comexim I have is the least show-y of all my new bras. Seems to me like it's a combination of width and height though-- they generally don't show under the neck of my shirts, just on the outside of my tank top straps near my armpit.

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I wrote a blog post on May 13th and it's still not showing up...

Usually when I write a blog post it shows up within 24 hours on the Bratabase Bra Bloggers corner. I wrote a review of the Curvy Kate Ritzy on May 13 and it's still not showing up. The previous blog post I wrote, the review of the Moonflower Bikini does show up, even though it's 15 days old. I wonder what is happening?

Fun Sized Fashion Blog: Curvy Kate Ritzy - A Review

http://funsizedfashionblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/curvy-kate-ritzy-review.html

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• I also wonder, because all other blogs have been fetched for today as well. May be there was something with this post that threw an error and got skipped. I'll check what it could be.

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• How tall are you, and is your lower half proportionately curvy or more petite? If you have a large bust and petite hip it can be easier to do a stretch draped top and flared skirt.

• I'm 5'2 (almost) and my pants are more like a size 10. I did end up buying separates, but I still feel like I look like I have a shelf. The top is a crochet-look yoke with a very loose drape coming down, almost like a full skirt, of a thick gauzy material. The yoke is only maybe 3 inches, so the gathering starts around the top of my bust. It hangs straight down pretty much, but at least you can see how much smaller my hips are at the bottom. My waist is pretty big (I can only wear a 10 in short-waisted or stretchy-waisted pants, as my belly is bigger than a 10)

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• Are you muscular? Muscles throw off the overbust measurements, sometimes by several cup sizes. I'm a powerlifter and calculators put me in 28/30Gs, but I could never fill that out. I wear 28/30DD/Es.

• It works better for me to use my perimeter and the cup depths. Find the bra you are thinking of buying and read reviews around your size and look for cup depths in the size you think you need. It should be the same cup depth as other bras that fit you (tho fuller coverage bras will generally have higher depth measurement than the same cup size in a plunge or half-cup, because the plunges and half-cups cover less boob)
  

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It's the little things!

I ordered a Parfait Jeanie strapless bra on eBay. I wanted to try something besides my Koko and the Deco I sold. It really reminds me of a Deco only not as stiff, and a bit more closed off on top. But I'll write up a review later and go into the bra details.

But, the seller sent ... along a pair of Affinitas Intimates cheeky-style underwear in yellow with pink polka dots and pink lace trim! It's soooo cute, and put a smile on my face! beauty.full.bras is great to work with, they ship so fast - I ordered on Tuesday and it went out Weds and got here today. No complaints, this is my 2nd order from them and I'll keep going back to them if they've got what I want.
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• I've bought from that seller multiple times, they're always great to deal with and ship quickly. :) They also usually have bras that I'm looking for in my size but I usually am only looking for parfait, wacoal, and panache.

• I've had excellent experiences with beauty.full, too.

  Those panties do sound cute!

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May 14, 2015

There are quite a few Ewa Michalak bras on ebay right now, including two Cukiereczeks and a Rokoko. Wish at least one of the Cukiereczeks was my size :\

ewa michalak in Intimates and Sleep Lingerie | eBay

Find ewa michalak bravissimo bra from a vast selection of Intimates and Sleep Li

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• Most of them are $40, which is pretty close to the price straight from EM

• That's true, but I know some people like to avoid all the extra fees and possible CS hassles of ordering direct from them.

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• What bra? Did you measure it to compare to other measurements in both sizes to see if it's closer to one than the other?

• Parfait bras are labeled as UK and usually have an accurate conversion listed for US sizing. The retailer probably messed up, but hey, at least it fits.

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• all about the extenders lol

• Lol...it measures a normal amount for a 34 band, but good grief!

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• Can you add something else to get to the 35 min for shipping, then return it? Or maybe get socks or something you'd need anyway

• actually there are 2 programming books I was considering getting. hmm

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• Keep in mind le mysteres G isn't a UK G.

• Yes, I've been ruminating on clothes I could happily wear if I had a comfy bustier altered like Leah's. I can only wear center gores about 1.5" high. I'm trying to find out how much it would cost to have such an alteration done. And shopping around for such a bustier. Luckily this is a good time of year to shop for strapless undergarments. I think so, anyway, what with graduations and weddings.

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I should convert my bedroom...

...into a bra boutique. It's like a revolving door lately. Thankfully I haven't been stuck sitting on bras that didn't work for too long, but the post office lady has seen my face so much lately she's got to wonder why I keep shipping out 6x6 boxes. Amazon probably thinks I'm a crazy lady who can't make up her mind. I swear, I will figure this out and have a nice little (or medium-sized...) collection that I'm satisfied with. Right?

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• I know exactly what you mean about the post office workers knowing you by the frequency of your visits and the type of packages you ship. Same goes for all the staff working at my building concierge desk. No, I am not a local re-seller of UK lingerie, thank you.

• Too true! The post-office lady on my campus learned my box number and my name pretty darn quick. We can greet each other by name now. So exciting :)

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• A similar thing happened to me. In my case I don't think my size actually changed, but when I joined Bratabase and uploaded pictures of "fitting" 30B bras, I saw the problems immediately. Weird how we dont see these problems in the mirror. Most of the bras I had just ordered weeks prior because I was so excited about how great I felt in that size. Now they are for sale on here.

• AGoodlyApple, I can understand why you're feeling elation AND apprehension AND disappointment.

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• Well, the envy bras are pretty round, but a little shallow in the bottom. I would assume the body is the same. have you looked at pictures of the envy bra in your size?

  Oh, i see, 4 bras in a 30HH and no pictures! how frustrating! None in 32H either lol

• dbmamaz I know I wanna see it. do you think envy is rounder than confetti?

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