This and the other one I bought in purple are my new favourite bras! I wore this one for the first time today, and the maiden voyage played out like a dream! https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" /> I was a tad worried that the high gore may rub/poke but so far so good. It was so comfortable, phew.

I love the fact that this bra is everything I hated in bras about 3 years ago (before I started finding my correct size and becoming really interested in lingerie). Its completely unpadded, lacy, pretty full coverage, somewhat sheer (I can see my nips through this colour) AND this one is also a fairly close skin-tone match for me.

I feel so much like a retro pin up in this it's amazing! It makes me think of Claudette who I love - I think the shape is very similar to Claudette Fishnet Scoop Neck Bra in that it's almost like a crop top style. I love the smooth clean lines of the straps and the neckline - it's a very basic utilitarian shape juxtaposed with a retro lacy layer over each cup. The design is really knock-out for me. I have never really liked a bra that's similar to my (fairly pale Caucasian) skin tone - but this one is somewhere between the Parfait By Affinitas Charlotte in Peach and Dusky Rose - think I'd call it blush. The actual name is Desert Flower - even this sounds sensuous and beguiling! Swoon.

I purchased it in a wonderful store in Chicago called G Boutique (I was there last week on holiday and did research before visiting so that I could try and snaffle some lingerie delights whilst there!) that I can't recommend highly enough. They don't have a huge selection of fuller bust items (a few Cleo , Panache , Parfait etc.) but what they do carry is very well chosen. The store is beautiful and has a large array of other lingerie/nightwear that is wholly drool-some, like Cosabella , Fleur't , Mimi Holliday , Maison Lejaby etc. I bought the purple bra and matching knickers (and a Parfait cupcake hipster knicker - soooo cute!) and had to go back on my last day to buy this colour way also as I couldn't stop thinking about it!
Now on the hunt for the matching knickers as the store didn't have any large ones in.

The shape is gives is beautifully rounded, very naturally so as there's a gentle but not huge amount of uplift. It still gives a more projected and rounded look under clothes than a lot of unpadded bras do on me (I'm looking at you Claudette Dessous ), a very satisfying side view I think.

Wires are gloriously wide. There is absolutely no cutting in or gaping on the top of the cups - not even on my smaller breast which often struggles to completely fill out some of my F cups and usually needs the strap adjusting quite a bit shorter than my other breast to compensate.

I think this is an excellent bra for full on bottom to even boobs. Unsure about how those with upper fullness would fair.

The purple seems to fit a bit more snuggly around band (although will see if that's reflected in measurements when I do them tomorrow) than this one but both are a good firm fit for me.
The band has two hooks but feels satisfyingly wide and supportive. There is nothing I don't like about this bra!

Desert Flower colorway

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Updated on Mar 20, 2015 Flag this

• You make it sound so wonderful.. *smiling*

• Haha yep me and this bra are definitely in our honeymoon period ha! :-)

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