Apparently Bombshell Boudoir follows the +4 method. I could barely get this bra fastened around my waist. It's labeled as a 30 band, but it would fit much better on a 26/28 underbust. The fit part of this review is done wearing an elastic extender to add several inches so I could actually try it on.
Bra description: Halfcup style. A floral lace bra over a delicate blush foam lining that feels like angels wings. Big beautiful soft pink bows (center gore and backs of straps) 3 rows of hooks!Soft, flexible wires. Narrow (5" wire width) but a little on the shallow side (only 8" deep). Straps are stretchy, ...and are split in the front (you can separate them a little for a strappy look),
I got this bra because I thought my husband would love it. Due to the narrow, shallow cups, I get some awesome Marie Antoinette cleavage (something I never thought I could get as a short rooted, fob-even boobed girl). However, he was less than impressed (he likes either sheer (Ty Weisz is is favorite) or buttcrack cleavage like I get with my too small Deco Delight). Oh well.
Despite it being too small and too shallow for me, the cups feel like heaven. I want all of my bras to have this foam lining! Since I got this one for less than $20 on zulily, I will keep an eye out to find this bra in a band size up just because its comfy (and I feel sultry and sexy in it, even if DH has other favorites).
This is a really pretty bra with old glamour appeal. The 30dd seems to fit me pretty well volume-wise, so I think it's true to size. The inside of the cups have a rigid mesh on the sides, pushing everything front and center. I guess this is what a lot of people want, but it makes my boobs look kind of strange, as they are naturally bottom heavy. This is not to say this bra is uncomfortable. The bra's lace and lining are very soft. The clasp in the back is a little itchy, however. The cups were a pretty good fit except for a tiny bit of ...folding at the tops. I think this may be more of a shape issue than a size issue though. The immediate shallowness at the sides and bottom of the cups, and the slight wrinkling at the top say to me, "full on top". I have large nipples and am concerned with show-through in unlined bras and along with the tiny bit of wrinkling, is enough for me to pass on this bra. Read more 71 more words
I'm not sure how I feel about this bra. It's nice, and it sort of fits, but I feel like the out part of the cups cover too much, so the fabric may irritate my underarms. The wire itself isn't particularly high though. This is one out of two size 30 bands where the gore doesn't completely tack. The gore on this bra is at the same distance as my size 32 bands. This is a moulded bra, but I'd almost consider it padded. The padding is kind of thick-- thicker than ALL of my other moulded bras (VS included). Although I don't believe it's considered a push up bra, I do few quite a bit of cleavage/quad boob. (But that may just be my breasts, all moulded bras do that). I'm glad I didn't size up a cup like its recommended.
I think this is the bra I got. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N58IVY6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It fits pretty well on my smaller boob but is a little small for my larger one. Because of how other 30dd bras fit, I'd say the cups run a bit small. Further, they are a touch too projected for me, but I am shallow and wide rooted. The wires are a decent width.
Pros: *The material is really soft, verging on too soft, actually.
Cons: *Gore almost tacks but not quite. *The straps are thin and unsupportive. *Band is just a little too snug. *Cups are way too small and just the wrong shape for me, I guess, because they bunch up under my breast on the bottom (a problem I have with a lot of bras -- not enough depth? too much depth? suits fuller on bottom than I am???).
My breasts: narrow root, fairly evenly projected (3/5 or 3/6), center fullness.
Pros: *The gore tacks.
Cons: *The material is very itchy. *The band is too tight. *The cups are pointy and too small -- I'm popping out everywhere but the bottom. *The straps are thin and unsupportive.
My breasts: narrow root, fairly evenly projected (3/5 or 3/6), center fullness.
Out of the three Bombshell Boudoir bras I tried, this was the closest to a keeper.
Pros: *It's very, very pretty. The lace is sheer all over except for a side panel, but it doesn't feel that revealing (I know, no one will see it, but I feel weird in very sheer bras). The shape is just a little pointy, but not altogether unpleasant.
Cons: *The gore doesn't tack. *The straps are very thin and unsupportive. *The band rides up in the back. *The cups don't seem that much too small, at least not compared to the others, but once I'm scooped up into place and the straps are pulled up enough to support me, I start bulging out the sides.
Would you say that the bra has a very projected shape, since it caused you to bulge out at the sides, and you are already somewhat projected?
I think it did have a rather projected shape, since it wasn't that terribly unflattering (at least not compared to the others I tried from the same brand). The bulging was mostly a result of it being at least a cup size too small, I'd say.
This bra is very similar to the Chantelle Rive Gauche T-shirt Bra (3086), which is why I picked it up. Online the brand said René Rofé but it arrived with tags for Bombshell Boudoir. The cups are a bit too wide set for me and I get some quadding in the front/middle where my boobs would rather be sitting than in the cups. The band is nice wide lace and there are 3 hooks so it feels very sturdy but not restricting since it's also quite stretchy. The gore is millimeters from touching at its top edge, but no wires are poking me despite being fairly tall there. The cups aren't padded like a push up but they are quite thick. The wide set of the cups makes me look more east-west than I prefer, but overall this bra is very comfortable.
Would you say that the bra has a very projected shape, since it caused you to bulge out at the sides, and you are already somewhat projected?