Starting Notes
Polish haul bra four of six! This is the black version of the Gaia Adeline. It has some differences than the beige colorway, which will be mentioned as I go along. There was a surprise about the black color, as the product photo shows black lace over a beige or taupe foam. I was hoping to compare it to the Gorteks Scarlet bra, which luckily did turn out as it was pictured, but this is just a solid black bra. I reached out to OtherEden, which is where I purchased my bra haul from, and the customer service agent reply to my email really quickly. I sent them screenshots of their product page and my bra in all forms of lighting, and asked if there had been a mix-up or if the wrong photos were online, and what could be done. Unfortunately, the product photo was wrong, so I couldn't exchange the bra for the color I was hoping for. As a solution, they were very generous and offered me a partial refund. I will definitely use it to buy another bra from them. 
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Wires
From the time I first put it on, to the time I take the bra off, the wire width seems good, but the shape is not perfect. It follows the curve of my root from sternum to the bottom of my breast, and then it's too rounded on the side. Due to color and lighting, it's not as apparent as in my beige photos, but there is a wedge of empty fabric between my straight-line root shape and the super-curved wire shape. The wires are too tall in front, and they're a bit too separated from me as well. While I haven't worn this bra for a full day yet, I am predicting that it will do what the beige colorway did, and cause it to slide down throughout the day. - ***UPDATE*** - I've worn this bra for a full day, and yes, unfortunately it slid down. I added pictures, and you can see from my body marks the start vs where it ended up. I also included an image with dash marks showing the difference between underwire shape and root shape and it's more obvious by the end of the day.
Cup Shape
This bra also gathers my breasts out of my armpits, doesn't push them together, but does keep them separated and pushed forward. Instead of a torpedo shape though like the beige bra, it's more rounded! Luckily the sides are tall enough and underarm elastic tight enough that despite wide straps, I don't get any spill back into my armpits. And the upper cup is also either just the right shape or stretchy enough to not cut into my upper fullness! - ***UPDATE*** - The upper cup isn't absolutely perfect, but it's not obvious or bad. By the end of the day, the upper cup stretch lace slide done a tiiiny bit, it only gathered about an 1/8th of an inch overlap at the middle seam. Included a photo with the overlap circled. Easier to see in person, but you can still kind of see it in the photos.
Projection
It's quite projected in the middle, and immediate projection is excellent as well. It looks like it's almost a 90 degree angle with my body at the very bottom of the cup. I think it has just every so slightly more immediate projection than the beige colorway.
Band
WOW is it SMALL for a 65/30 band! Max stretch of 27.5 inches, which is my comfortable band measurement. It reminds me of when I first got my pink and black Boux Avenue Chloe plunge bra. BUT, of course, it is also just a spandex-like knit, not powermesh, SO it is STILL stretchier than the elastics on it, so it STILL creates a not-so-lovely three-tired back-bulge sandwich. I prefer the supportive feel of powermesh, and the more-smooth back it gives in comparison. This band will probably stretch with wear and body heat, and start creeping up where the firm strap elastics tug, but only time will tell. - ***UPDATE*** - After a full day of wear, despite being very tight, the elastic did definitely relax with body heat. It rode up a tiny bit where the straps pull on it, and I even made sure to loosen them to a point where they almost felt like they would fall off! Will need to add powermesh, or be ok with it sliding up during the day.
Straps
Short. Wide. We've heard this story before. Very nice and firm elastic, but that means it tugs on the stretchy band. From the photos, it looks like I'm able to tighten these a bit more, so I guess not QUITE as short as the beige colorway? Or they could just be over tightened for photos. I'll have to re-asses once I wear it for a full day.
Appearance
It's black lace on black foam. I like the pattern of the lace, but it's just a simple color. No obvious contrast between the shades of black, and like I said at the top, I was super excited thinking it would be black over beige. So to have just a solid black was kind of a let down. BUT, I wear mostly black, so I'm sure I'll grow to love it. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> So far I like the appearance on my body much better than the beige colorway. Whether it be because there's a tiny bit less cup volume, or it really is a more rounded shape, this bra gives me both projection and roundness. I haven't worn it under clothing for a full day yet to re-assess the appearance. (Due to the color mix-up on their online product photos, I kept the tags on the bra just in case I could exchange it, and now I've been stuck inside since Friday due to surprise winter storms, so I haven't really had a reason to wear a bra for several days. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_razz.gif" alt=":P" />) - ***UPDATE*** - I really like the shape under clothing! I've added a couple of me in sweater. It's very rounded, which I like. From one angle, you can see the seam between the upper and lower cup, but otherwise, it looks pretty smooth. Unfortunately, the back isn't quite so smooth. Even under my thick sweater, I can see the wings causing bulges. I feel like if the bra was powermesh, it would be a bit smoother.
Comfort
Again, since I haven't had a full day to wear this bra yet, my opinion might change. Being as long stretched as my relaxed ribcage measurement is, this band might feel too tight. Then again, being the nasty stretchy spandex-like material, maybe it will relax throughout the day against my body heat as well. (I should do a before and after worn band measurement test!) The gore is still too tall and wide, so that will probably not feel good throughout the day. Will update after a full day's wear. - ***UPDATE*** - The band doesn't feel too tight, which is great, but the gore hurts. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> It's not that bad once it's slid down, but again, it digs in soooo much and huuuurts if I try to keep the bra pushed up. The rest of the bra feels fine, it's just the too-tall gore.
Summary
So far, I really like it, and I'm surprised it took me so long to finally have an all black bra. I wear mostly black and darker colors, and have dozens of black panties, so why don't I have bras to match?! The forward projected and rounded shape it gives me is nice. Will re-review and probably add more pictures once I've had it on for a whole day! - ***UPDATE*** - I do really like this bra, and it looks really good under clothing (from the front. The back I'll ignore for now haha, I probably won't wear under really drapy clothing). Other than the gore and the stretchy wings, I really like this bra! Will probably wear regularly.
Updated on Feb 15, 2019
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