A perfect halfcup bra, unfortunately it doesn't fit me https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> The wires are too wide and the cup is too small.
I really like the cups of this bra. As long as I scoop into the bra once in a while, the center gore is fine but after a while if I'm working and unable to rescoop, the center gore digs in. I found that the band of the bra stretched out quickly and started off a little too big for me. If I were to get this bra again I would get a 36G. I think that if I got a better fit in the band I'd be able to stay in the cups better. I call this bra my pirate wench bra because it is shallow in the cups and gives me a good wench shelf look. It's my boyfriends favorite in look and I like the look a lot.
I like the Alana bra quite a bit, but I had to repurchase it in a 34F because I was getting a little bit of quad boob. It is a very comfortable and pretty bra. The band is quite stretchy on this one and I found the underwire fell a bit short of my ribs.
Bought this bra from another Bratabase as new or worn very, very little.
I could tell already from the pictures that this is the perfect style for me, and indeed it is! I love the round shape, and the bra is just all-over pretty <3
The band is barely okay on the tightest hooks as new, but it will be too big in no time. That was no surprise, though, as the measurements clearly indicated that – a 30H would be the correct size for me, but there were no bras listed in that size https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> Anyway, the band isn’t THAT big, so it ...most probably won’t be a problem to narrow it down once it’s stretched out.
Three hooks = yay. The straps adjust all the way = yay (and still they’re almost too long). The straps are completely flat and soft, and don’t stretch horribly much, which indicates that they’re probably quite comfortable to wear.
Oh and the side support construction on the cups is just genius!
Oh wow... I thought this would be a no-brainer perfect fit. But alas, it was anything but.
I have the Demi Diva as a 32GG, and while the shape is just fantastic, it's too large in the band and just the tiniest bit too small in the cups, so a 30HH would probably be just perfect. Judging from the pictures, I assumed the Demi Diva and the Mademoiselle had the same cut, so I ordered the Mademoiselle in 30HH.
The only things I do like about this bra (on me) are the overall appearance – it's gorgeous! – and the wonderful flat, broad straps. That's it.
First of all, the wires ...(and thereby cups) are CRAZY wide; the wires almost reach my backside?!
Secondly, the cups are also very, very shallow, which usually isn't a problem for me since I don't have that much projection for my size but am rather shallow myself. With this bra, however, it just doesn't work. The shape looks quite round in the picture, but in real life it's... squished somehow. The bottom of my boobs aren't round at all, just flat. And, thirdly, the cups are very high as well, so they don't actually leave that much space for the full-on-top business to happen. I get a strange mixture of quadboob and the lace poking outwards from the skin.
So the overall shape is kind of flat and cone-like at the same time. It's really difficult to explain (and to photograph), but it doesn't look flattering w/ or w/o clothes.
Fourthly, the too-high and too-narrow cups also leave me with a feeling that I can't get the cups to sit high enough on my chest. The whole thing kind of slides down and almost wrinkles at the bottom. I just don't have enough room on my chest for this bra. Fifthly, that the band is slightly too tight doesn't exactly help with this problem (but could of course be easily fixed with an extender, were it the only problem... which it obviously isn't).
And that's not the only problem with the band (sixth problem). It curves UPWARDS. Wtf? To make 100% sure that you get back fat rolls?
Sigh. I would SO have wanted an unpadded, slightly minimising bra, and I was SURE this would be it... But clearly I was dead wrong. Read more 275 more words
It was a pleasing surprise to find that this size fits me in this model by Bravissimo. I ordered it together with the Bravissimo Satine (Ivory), but I didn't like the looks and feel of that one on me at all, even though it was the same size.
It is comfortable to wear, although the wires are a bit too wide for me. Despite that, I do miss the forward projection that the Ewa Michalak bras have. This bra gives them a more natural shape. But after wearing the EM bras, my breasts feel tiny now!
Even though it is not yet the 'perfect' bra, I will keep it for now. It is nice to have a bra that fits quite well and is comfortable to wear.
The most comfortable bra I have! The band is stretchy and I can pull it away from my back with ease, however it does not ride up and is comfortable. Cups are almost perfect, only when I pull my shoulders back the top of the cup digs in, but since I almost never stand that straight up it is not a problem. The pink color is nice, I now want the aqua colored one but I really do not need new bras at the moment. Since discovering my correct size I just want to buy more bras every day, I used to hate it before as nothing ever seemed to fit. I am so grateful for online shopping opportunities and bra bloggers all over the world!
I wanted this to work - it's a fun print and the fabric seems like it would be good quality and supportive. The cup is completely the wrong shape for me though. It cut in at the top and side, and I didn't really fill the depth of it, and it was hilariously pointy. Perhaps if the fabric were less rigid it would round out more, but no. It's going back.
When I bought this, I ordered one cup size up from my Deco size, which seemed to be the right size, but the wires were a bit too, which created an odd flattened shape from the side under clothing. I could live with it at the time, because the color was so pretty--I got the royal blue one-- and it looked good on its own. Even though it is very plunge-y, the cleavage it gives is more subtle and natural than the Deco (I prefer the Deco's very round, more projected shape). I'd say it runs true to size in the band if not a little small. At the time it fit, I had a 27.5", slightly squishy underbust, and I could fasten it, but I wore it most comfortably with an extender on the tightest hook; Unfortunately after weight fluctuation, it's just all wrong for me in size as well as shape now.
I really liked this bra when it was new. Band nice and snug, cups about the right size, loved the color combination. Upon arrival, it surprised me because in the modeled shots on Bravissimo's site it looked like it could be a padded bra. I've never had a bra like this (similar to the Tango?) Unpadded, kind of see-thru. I never wore it as a daily bra (prefer t-shirt bras as most of my tops are thin and snug fitting)
After losing 15lbs and a cup size, this bra is far too big in the cups. )=
I finally found the size in Bravissimo half cups that has almost as much projection as I need. Unfortunately it comes with way too much cup height, super wide wires, and straps and band both that are far too long even at their shortest.
This bra would be a beautiful fit for someone who was actually a 38 band and had the breast height to match a frame of that size, so long as their breasts were shallow relative to that frame.
Unfortunately Bravissimo half cups just do not get along with my projected bust.
This bra is very pretty, but even in a reasonable sister size couldn't come close to fitting due to shape. It's quite shallow and tall whereas my breasts are "squat"/short-rooted and projected. My wide root appreciated the wires, but there wasn't nearly enough side support which may have been because the straps absolutely would not tighten enough.
As with all of Bravissimo's half cups on me, the gore came up way too high and jutted out like a pike from my cleavage if I slouched because the cups are too shallow for it to tack.
Someone with a shallower, taller bust will have much better luck with this beauty.
I wore this bra as a 30GG and loved the bra: its look, style and fit with a nice sexy/date-type of bra to wear. Unfortunately, when I received it in the 28J, the bra looked quite ugly compared to my old one with very thick straps. The wires were also too wide for me as were the straps - a usual in UK bras for my size. I quadboobed terribly with the cup being around 2 cups too small, despite me already upping to cup once from my usual 28HH size. The band ran true to size as a 28 band.
I really like this one, the shape is really good - the only reason it technically doesn't fit is that the band is still a bit big and it's a 28...so I just have to accept it and move on as there aren't many other options on the market. I'm happy enough with the fit as it is a comfortable and practicle bra in all other aspects.
