I was in desperate need of a not ugly, well-fitting, unpadded skintone bra for summer - enter the SM Cynamon. It's simple, but gorgeous. The beige colour is rather dark in contrast to my Scandinavian complexion, but it disappears completely under light-coloured tops, which I wear a lot of in the summer. The materials are soft, except the lace can be a little itchy. The gore is of medium to low height and very narrow, perfect for my boobs. The wires are very narrow, but still a little wider than my roots (but I'm also sensitive and need *very* narrow cups). Ewa Michalak claims the band is much tighter than normal, but I don't really see this - it fits maybe just a little bit more snug than UK 32's, and I feel no difference between this and my other unpadded EM's.

As this is an SM cut, which doesn't fit my shape all that well, I decided to size up (since a too large bra can often be fixed but the opposite is more difficult to alter right). Because of this, the shape it gives is uplifted, but natural - like a teardrop shape. There are wrinkles along the upper cup even on my larger boob, but I'd rather be in a cup too big than one that is too small. I have experimented with folding and pinching the cups in different ways and I think it's possible to minimise the gapping by lowering and centering the position of the straps. I'll update once I figure it out.

Despite the fit issues, I still feel that I could buy more of this model, since it is such a holy grail of bras - the combination of unlined, narrow cups and beige without being boring is rare, indeed.

Updated on Nov 13, 2014 Flag this

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