Very nice bra, extremely comfortable and well made. This one was a difficult fit for me. I usually wear 30E or 28F, but found both the 28F and 28FF too small in this one. Opted for the 30F, which fits fairly well but is a tiny big in the cup. It is still wearable and I will keep it. I think 28G might fit as this band seems loose, but I don't want to exchange again.

Updated on Apr 09, 2015 Flag this

Comfortable but too much space at the bottom to be a proper fit, I still wear it a lot but probably won't but the same model again. Gone a bit grey now, but I suppose that's to be expected since I've had it for a while.

Updated on Oct 15, 2014 Flag this

I think the cobalt blue 30F Bravissimo Demi Diva Bra runs bigger in the cups than many of their other half cup bras, including Tanzania Stripe in the same size. I tried their Mademoiselle in the green/purple color combo, and it fit well, like the Tanzania Stripe, in 30F.

The cobalt blue Demi Diva, however, has straps that are just too wide for me, a rare problem for me despite my height. I have broad, square shoulders. The Diva's straps, however, dig into my armpits, and my arms push back, wrinkling the top of the cups a bit.

The Diva's cups also seem to come up higher than the other Bravissimo half cups I've tried. I still get the cakes on a plate profile, and I love the color, but this bra is just not comfortable for me. I also no longer tolerate the high gores of half cups well, unless they are super cushioned, as they are in some extremely high end bras.

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Updated on May 09, 2014 Flag this

The band fits well, but the cups feel small, both in the wire width and the cup volume. The straps are fully adjustable which is good if you're short and need to adjust the straps a lot. Style wise, I personally found it nicer looking in the pictures than in person. I will be exchanging it, but for a completely different bra.

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Updated on Jun 14, 2013 Flag this

Bravissimo's Mademoiselle Bra is an unpadded, unlined half cup. It fits well, with the cakes-on-a-plate cleavage and rounded profile half cups should provide. It's comfortable for me in the 30F. I have Bravissimo's Tanzania Stripe in a 28FF but decided to try the Mademoiselle in the new Emerald/Amethyst colorway in 30F. I recently decided 30 bands give me the shape I want and are more comfortable than 28 bands, though my tight underbust measurement is 28."

The only reason I'm going to return this bra is the colors are much more pastel than I like. Bravissimo's website made it look like a clear, saturated emerald green, like Pantone's ... Color of the Year Emerald. Unfortunately the bra in real life looks like as though someone filled a gallon paint can with 3/4 gallon Pantone's Emerald and 1/4 gallon white paint. I've included a shot of the inside of the cups. If the colors were as vivid on the outside as on the inside, I'd keep the bra. The matching shorts are pretty and fit well in XS. I've included front and back shots of the shorts so you can see how sheer they are. I hope they make this set in cleaner, more intense colors in the future.

I should add that there is only about 0.25" of empty space in the underwire channel. I find a lot of bras have loads of empty space there, so the Mademoiselle does pretty well in this regard. I'd prefer it were completely filled, but it's not bad.
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Updated on May 22, 2013 Flag this

This bra is a good fit in the cup with the band fastened on the 2nd row of hooks (middle row) as the band a touch too loose - but only slightly.
The main problem with this one is that the gore is far too high for me and digs in terribly. It leaves angry red indentations despite the comfortably generous under band. I've had this problem a few times before and so I now am sure that I need to avoid balconettes with very high central gores completely. Such a shame as the colour and shape of this bra are lovely - I ... really like the look. The main annoyance with this gore problem is that it's not apparent until after I have worn the bra for half an hour and then I feel like it can't be returned. However, as I was fitted for this in the Bravissimo store I might be able to (Debenhams goes by the rule that if they fitted you it should have been right, I think).
I bought it as an 'under white tops bra' as it is very nearly skin colour and I though I might get away with it. It seems fine under your thicker type tight white tops but I still wouldn't risk it under thin ones.
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Updated on Jul 28, 2012 Flag this

I initially thought the band fit better than the 28FF, but it's actually a bit loose and fits best on the second hook. I think next time I'll stick with the 28 and wear it with an extender.

In terms of comfort, it's ok when I put it on but the centre gore is pokes pretty badly by the end of the day. I think it will require a bit of breaking in before it will feel comfortable. The shape it gives is good, round but not too round.

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Updated on Jan 21, 2012 Flag this