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Calling a spade a spade. Knowing the shape of ones boobs.
This time on PMS I've finally been able to find out the shape of my boobs. I did the herroom test and they had so informative texts and pictures that I finally could understand and see what kind of boobs I actually have. Also it was way easier to spot while on PMS because they are fuller this time of the month.
Somehow I had actually known but I couldn't get the pieces together.
The two main things for me was understanding the fact that I do have an "uncommon underbust crease". I am not round under my boobs, I've never ever been. Wires don't simply not cater to the shape of my boobs. They will either be too big or too small. And as I would never ever buy a too small pair of shoes and try to adjust them with lace I will never ever use too small wires and adjust them with deeper cups.
The other thing was my being fuller on the top. I'm significantly fuller on the top, with that typical pointing down nipple and apex. The reason I've not seen it was because:
Shallow. When you drown in every cups you try out most of the time it's because the bra is too big. For me it isn't. It's because the bra I'm trying out are not made for my boobs. Like trying out a narrow pointy shoe when I need broader shoes with rounded toes!
I need the bottom section in a bra cut lower combined with the stretchy upper section. Like the CK Emily. Or the Panache Andorra. Panache Andorra however has significantly worse wires for me being more deeply rounded. They add space where I don't have tissue.
Demi cups might also be very good for me as long as they have high and wide wires. Trying out Demi Diva by Bravissimo is therefore on my listCK Tease me is already on it's way. Masquerade Rhea also might be a good option. But it all depends on the wires.
I will do a lot of alterations on my bras and I will never have a bra that fit's in the typical Bratabase kind of way. I can measure my bras but setting fit will just be kind of pointless.
The judgemental tone on herroom is terrible. There advice might and might not work, but the pics and texts are quite informative. So if you don't know the shape of your boobs, do the test.
Know Your Breasts™ Bra Finder
http://www.herroom.com/know-your-breasts/Questions.aspx
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Thanks for the link, the test was very interesting! I think it helps a lot in understanding which shape your breasts actually are.
Sadly, the picks the website did for me would pretty much all not fit so that's sad :( It knows so much about my breast shape and then picks out bras that wouldn't fit at all or aren't even produced in my size. o_O
Anyway, some of the style and cut suggestions are okay. Even though I already found out much more about what I need than what the site suggests for me.
By the way, you mentioned the wire shaping problem: I don't know which wire shape you need, but some companies produce bras with wires in other shapes than the "normal round one". For example Curvy Kate uses the Nike-sign-shaped wires. And maybe if you compare other companies (although I see that you already tested a lot of bras) and find wires that fit better? Or exchange wires in bras for some which you bent or found in the right shape?
I saw BrasIHate review that quiz too, and that led me to make a post about my shape epiphany :b Check it out: http://xlhourglass.blogspot.dk/2012/09/my-bra-journey-shape.html
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