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I went to the toilet and stayed a long long time

No, I'm not going to inform you about my bowel movement.
I have bras delivered at my office, which every so often makes me run like a crazy person to the only place in my firm where I can try them on because, naturally, I cannot wait until I get home.
So these are just first impressions of the three bras ... I got from alisa - Natasha Balconnet , Ariza Balconnet Bra and Meg Balconnet.
YAY!!!!
Even though I had my doubts, they are all *gorgeous* in person.
They are all also on the large side for me (not sure if it's whole cupsize worth, hopefully I can solve that with excessive scooping and strap tightening), you may expect fitting requests soon.
And surprise, surprise, as a big Cleo fan it hurts me to admit - out of the three, Ariza is my favorite.
Soon I will write a lengthy post where I will formally and publicly apologize to this purple beauty (violet mix) that I called a crappy bra without even trying it. I will also explain how a certain blogger lead me to discriminate bras based on their cut and rant about how using your own head in bra fitting is crucial.
Trust no one, bra truth is out there
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- Oh I'm so exited! :D Hurry hurry! :D
- Ahhhhhhhh hurry up and publish it! I can't wait because I have an Ariza in the mail coming for meeeeee!
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Mar 13, 2013 -- Don't you just hate it when ...

... you have waited four (!) freakin' weeks for that one bra to arrive -- you know, that one bra that you've been wanting so badly you've actually been silly enough to pay the full price -- only to see your worst fear confirmed: IT IS TOO SMALL. Believe me, I did my homework on this one, but during the ... four weeks that passed since I placed the order my boobs have, for some mysterious reason, GROWN. I don't understand why: I have been down to one small bedtime sip per day for many weeks now and it actually seemed my breasts had gone down a size. But since then they've apparently changed their mind and I'm more or less back from where I started ... *sigh*
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- I had that happen! I ordered 2 freya decos in 28FF from figleaves. They were too big, so I sent em back to exchange for 28F. In that time, my boobs grew, so the 28F was obviously way too small! I thankfully exchanged one of them here on bratabase for a 28FF, which naturally fit perfectly... Sigh!
- Maybe your boobs are like mine? Changing sizes when they feel like it for no particular reason what so ever?
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Jan 14, 2013 -- Change? No chance!

I dropped by a Change store today to check out their 'Tactel' bra, a completely unpretentious (some might even call it dreadfully dull) half cup with a thin foam lining, too flexible wires and probably a too stretchy band as well, but perfect for lounging about the house, or so I hoped. Of course, they didn't have it in the ... 65E I was after, so I decided to take the 65DD just to check the fit. At home, necessarily, as my baby boy isn't the most patient in these circumstances, not to mention I can hardly cram the pram into those tiny fitting cubicles. Says the sales woman when I'm ready to pay: "oh, but bras can't be returned or exchanged."

Ehm, again?

"No, because bras and knickers are intimate apparel and we don't accept returns for hygiene reasons."

Knickers I kind of get, but bras? Come on! I told her that it would be no problem if I ordered the same bra through their online shop, which she categorically denies is true even when I mention that I HAVE once ordered a bra from their online shop and RETURNED the thing without problems (I just didn't want to do that again as I find a EUR 10 shipping fee rather steep for a place that is essentially just around the corner from me). She just shrugged and repeated it's shop policy that returns on these items are simply not accepted.

Anybody else encountered the same issue?
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- Yeah. Silly me, I actually bought the bras without noticing the policy. I did try them on, but in a hurry so I didn't notice how badly they fit.
  
  I also have used the online shop and had no problem with the returns there.
- I was in Change just before Christmas (helped a guy friend pick something out for his girlfriend) and the sales women assured him that she could of course always come and get it exchanged etc. So unless they've changed it since then! But their (danish) website also says you have 14 days to return items bought on the webshop, and nothing about 'Unless it's been out of the plastic' or whatever.
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Dec 12, 2012 -- All I want for Christmas ...

... is a lacy, non-padded, vertically seamed, horizontally cut half-cup bra that fits my normal root width but slightly shallow breasts. I want a bra like Ewa Michalak's HM, but shallower and in more 'continuity' colours. I want a bra like Chantelle's Rive Gauche or C Chick (I've just fallen head over heels in love with them although I haven't tried them yet) that fits my 27" underbust. I want a bra like Bravissimo's Mademoiselle, but not made of plastic.

Am I asking too much?

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- No its not too much....its toooooooooooooooooo much.... best of luck ...let us know which bra contains all qualities of these bras.....
- It is NOT too much to ask, and thumbs up that lingerie stores and their management also understand this. I´m looking forward to you finding good bras, I think those sizes and models could fit me too :)
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Oct 28, 2012 I need new bras...

I really need new bras. Almost all my old bras are too small now I have tried to make some my old bras wearable again but it does not work. I only get neck pain from too loose bands or if I take in the band, the cups get too small…
So I’ve been wearing my ... two Andorras everyday since two weeks and they are showing aready signs of use like lace going off or hooks almost falling out. (bad quality or normal?) So its time to try some new bras and I have made a little list:

Aviable for good prices on ebay:
Panache Fern
Panache Emily (never heard of it must be an old style)
Freya Celia
Freya Jolie
Freya Lucy

For full price:
Panache Jasmine (got raving reviews on Bravissimo )
Cleo Natasha
Cleo Zia
Cleo Meg
Curvy Kate Daily Boost (good t-shirt bra?)
I need a good sports bra since my Shock Absorber in 32H is now too small. Freya Active?
I also want to try an Ewa Michalak bra, not decided which but I want to try a PL which I can use as a T-Shirt bra.
Any other Suggestions? Which ones on my list should I try, which ones avoid??

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- What sizes are you looking for? For the Zia/Natasha/Meg styles there are quite a bit of older ones up on eBay and other places. What bras in which sizes are too small now? In which country are you in?
- I'm looking for mostly for 30J. This is my Size in the Panache Andorra. Also this is the size the Butterfly Calculator suggests as starting size with my current measurements. There are not so many 30J Cleo bras on Ebay (except the newer ones) Alexa in 30J is on its way to me and Lucy I own in a 30J but the wires were always too wide for me although the cup size is now right (it was much too big when I purchased it months ago)
  Freya Deco 32GG (much too small cups, too big band)
  Panache Tango 32H (too big band, quadraboob, also the wires are very unconfortable because they are too high)
  Shock Absorber 32H Boobs escaping on a all sides because its much too small( but for a short time at home its wearable but not comfy) Oh and I'm from Switzerland. I had the chance to try today a few sister sizes of Cleo Marcie and Meg I posted about this here: http://www.bratabase.com/profile/3a1/adventures/176/
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Oct 05, 2012 -- My first order with Ewa Michalak: HM Gold, CH Onyx, and PL Onyks -- Order has arrived!

Today, October 5th, the order I placed on October 2nd ARRIVED! If that isn't fast, I'm not sure what is.

I have reviewed the three bras separately:

http://www.bratabase.com/browse/ewa-michalak/pl-onyks/65E/
http://www.bratabase.com/browse/ewa-michalak/ch-onyx/65E/
http://www.bratabase.com/browse/ewa-michalak/hm-gold-267/65E/

A quick summary follows here below:

The bras came packed in a little brown box, cube-shaped, quite cute really. I was very excited and became even more so when ... I started fitting them, even though the fit on none of them was perfect.

The PL Onyks was first: the band of this bra is nice and snug, a perfect fit for my 27"/69cm underbust. Killer cleavage like I've never had before it gives me and it just leaves me in general awe: wonderful wonderful shape, lifted and round, just such a pity the upper edge of the cups either gapes or cuts in -- only standing up straight and holding still seems to facilitate a perfect line. I THINK this is because the cups of this Padded Plunge are ever so slightly to big (especially on my smaller left side), but with the sides of this bra being so low my larger side threatens to spill as it is, so going down a cup size doesn't seem a solution. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, as I like this bra enough to give it another go in a more fitting size

The CH Onyx came next: the band on this one runs at least a full size larger than the band on the plunge version. It fits me snugly on the tightest hook, but is obviously too large. Again that most amazing and marvellous shape!!! Really, I'm so sold on the shape these things give me that I am now desperate to find my fit. The cups on this Padded Half Cup fit my larger right side almost perfectly, but gape strangely on my smaller left side. The 'cookies' included with this (and the previous) bra to correct asymmetry don't do the trick, so I am bit stumped as to what causes the enormous difference between the sides ... otherwise I like the fit and appearance of this bra even better than the previous one -- virtually no gaping and no cutting in on my larger side -- so I would really like to get it right. I'm suspecting I can do with a cup size smaller and I definitely need to go down a band size. I THINK, judging by the EM measurement table here http://www.ewa-michalak.pl/Size-Calculator-chelp-eng-10.html that a 60F might be perfect, but input is of course welcome.

The HM Gold was the last I tried on: the other two bras are mind-boggling, but this one is truly miraculous. Really, how is it that a bra made of such delicate, sheer lace-and-nothing-else provides such lift and shape?! I'm hooked and slightly gutted that this bra runs so much larger in the cups than the other two bras. The band falls somewhere between the previous two bras: tighter than the CH Onyx, but not as tight as the PL Onyks. I can close it on the tightest hook with relative ease, so I should probably go down a band size. But then the cups: again, my larger, right side ALMOST fits, but I do have to tighten the strap more than I like to reduce the gaping at the top edge to a minimum. On my smaller left side the difference is, again, significant. There's just too much space there and no amount of tightening gets rid of the gaping. I REALLY need a smaller cup size in this one and I REALLY want to find out what will work ... 60F? 60E? I'm thinking the latter as the cups on this model seem to run significantly larger than the cups on the CH Onyx.

Oh well. Let me deal with returning these beauties first (*snif*). I must say this is all rather addictive -- and oddly enough I'm having fun
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- I wouldn't go down to band 60 in HM. Bra with band 65 is designed for person with your ribcage measurements. Cups in Hm are usually smaller so it it recomended to go down one size.
- Yes, I read that too ... and the band measurements match my Panache Andorra's so it SHOULD be fine. However, when I tried it on it closed fully on the tightest hook. Oh well, I think I'm going to try this one in a 65DD first anyway as I'm not quite ready to enter the land of custom-made and no-returns yet ...
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I have a dream

...that one day my bra will fit me like a glove,
It will make my boobs crazy round and uplifted and upfront as some cleos do
It will encase my boobs perfectly, leaving no empty room a the bottom and the sides
It will pull me in with side support pannels so my boobs will stay in line with my torso and will ... never ever make me look east-west
It will hold me in tightly so i feel no jiggle while I walk or even run from rain
It will have wonderful comfortable wide straps that stay adjusted
And a nice tight band with 4 hooks closure that minimises back fat
I have a dream...
That the wires wont hurt me ever again.
That the fabric will scratch no more
That the straps and the band wont strech out
I have a dream
That one day my boobs will sit firm and high up where theyre supposed to be
And I will feel no pain because of that
I have a drem...
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- Have you ever tried Bravissimo? Especially the Linear Rose and the Boudoir Beau?
- Followed your suggestion and ordered the Boudoir Beau :) I think this could be the perfect workbra for me... I ordered a 30 HH in cream I managed to find on ebay. Im a bit affraid it'll be too small though :/
  Bratabase says 32 H would be too small for me in the cup and the 30 J would be too big o.O
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Oct 02, 2012 -- My first order with Ewa Michalak: HM Gold, CH Onyx, and PL Onyks

Today I placed my first ever order with Ewa Michalak: the HM Gold, CH Onyx, and PL Onyks. This was only my second internet order for bras I can't try on before buying (my Panache Andorra was the first), so it is still a bit of a nerve-wrecking experience. Also, I completely guessed my size based on reviews and measurement ... comparisons here on Bratabase as well as the sizing table on the website -- I am ignoring the online calculator for the moment as I've read many a story as to how off it can be ... and as I am only beginning to figure out my size in general, I really am not sure what to expect -- I do not imagine I got my sizing right as I kind of 'averaged out' the differences and ordered all three models in the same size. I have of course read about sizing inconsistencies between the models, so this will really be an opportunity for a proper comparison. Apart from having the band size wrong -- I have seen about an equal number of accounts claiming one has to go with their UK size and ignore the European number as account claiming the opposite -- I am most worried about the cup and wire shape: the CH Onyx was listed as having measurements very similar to my Panache Andorra which, although I wasn't looking for a padded bra, is why I got intrigued to begin with. However, there seems to be consensus that Ewa Michalak bras generally have narrow wires, which makes me fear for my favourite, the HM Gold, in particular ... oh well, we'll see.

I only placed my order this morning and have so far -- 2.5 hours later -- received 6 (!) messages as to its status: a welcome message, 'e-mail added to newsletter' message, the actual order confirmation, confirmation of payment received, confirmation of order being processed, and confirmation of order being shipped. That WAS fast! With things on their way I must admit I'm getting quite excited -- fingers crossed SOMETHING will fit -- or at least point me in the right direction as to finding my fit.
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- Just took a look at your profile. I think you might want to give the unpadded Cleos a try. Those bras have some serious push-up qualities in combination with medium-wide to wide wires and a cup depth that is not too deep and works for a lot of women. Cleo Sasha, Cleo Marcie, Cleo Alexa,... all these are based upon the same cut, but they all fit a little different.
- Thank you for the suggestion, I'll definitely look into those as well!
  
  As said, this is all quite new for me and I'm willing to try different things -- I live in Finland so it doesn't really make much difference whether I order from Poland or the UK :)
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Bra adventures » Bras ups and downs

I went to the toilet and stayed a long long time

Mar 13, 2013 -- Don't you just hate it when ...

Jan 14, 2013 -- Change? No chance!

Dec 12, 2012 -- All I want for Christmas ...

Oct 28, 2012 I need new bras...

Oct 05, 2012 -- My first order with Ewa Michalak: HM Gold, CH Onyx, and PL Onyks -- Order has arrived!

I have a dream

Oct 02, 2012 -- My first order with Ewa Michalak: HM Gold, CH Onyx, and PL Onyks

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