Shallow boobs?
I used to think my breasts were not very "problematic". I used to wear 36Cs, then my boobs grew and I realized 36Ds weren't fitting that well. I looked into bra fitting and started wearing 34Es (my underbust is actually 32'', but I found Panache to run really tight). So I didn't have such a "shocking" size change. Panache Sienna (4471) , Cleo Marcie (6831) , Gossard Enchante Plunge Bra (5741) and Cleo Lucy (5851) (this one a little too small on my bigger boob) all fit me perfectly, the Marcie in a 34F (which I have bought more recently, thus the different size).
So I decided to try some more "structured" bras, for wearing under tighter clothing and whatnot, and I bought a Masquerade Delphi (6411) in 34F and a Cleo Juna (6461) in a 32G (I'd read it ran loose in the band and small in the cup). And... they look weird on me. Like my breasts are too short or the cups too tall? (The Delphi is wearable and still manages to look good, but the Juna gapes on my smaller boob and will go back or be exchanged. I'll measure them and post a fit request for it)
I'd never thought I might have shallow boobs, because I hadn't experienced any problem with any of my other bras (the other bra I own and wear is a Freya longline, which is a little too loose in the band but will be altered). I also never really understood the VenusianGlow posts very well, not gonna lie. Not that they're bad to any extent - just I guess I didn't identify with them and didn't think they could apply. Thing is, my boobs are a bit low, and I have like zero breast tissue on the upper part. They look kinda like this brasihate drawing (see link) as in, the breast "mass" is concentrated on a lower point. Which is also contributes to why I never thought I might have shallow breasts.
Have I accidentally been wearing bras that are great for shallow breasts?
Filed under Boob and body issues
Her post on shallow breasts just means that the base is quite wide. Therefore, the breast is spread out further on the chest instead of projecting outwards. If it appears that the breast projects outwards more (think apple, watermelon, fruit, ect) then it is not as shallow. If the breast appears to be "flatter" (think stack of pancakes) then it is more shallow. Generally she is saying that if it is a shallow breast that the breast takes up more overall surface area on the base of the chest because it is flattened out than if it is deep where the breast tissue is projecting further away from the chest.
Well, seeing as the Juna is THE recommended bra for shallow breasts and you do not get on with it, I'd say you're safe ;-). In our forum there are lots of women who find that the bras recommended for shallow breasts fit them best but who do not have shallow breasts.
Weird, but true: I have small shallow breasts, but for some reason I often like the same models as brasihate, who obviously has very different boobs.