Fabulous fit and a beautiful garment. I worry it's too pretty for gardening and sweating in. Best fitting bra I've ever tried, although this is my first attempt at a Bra that fits. Excellent for shallow breasts. Very minimal cup gaping at apex of cup, which is honestly amazing. Gore too wide, dug into breast tissue and became uncomfortable after only 15 minutes.

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Ding ding ding! This bra is a great fit. Very comfortable, might order in more colors in time. A great bra for shallow/wide/tall boobs. It's definitely not a plunge - there are v-neck shirts I won't be able to wear with this.

Updated on Sep 09, 2019 Flag this

This is a lined lace, underwire bra. Band & cup fit nicely but there was too much underarm spillage (band height too short).

About me: petite with wide horizontal oval, slightly conical breasts
* average projection
* wide-set (3 fingers width of space between breasts)
* very wide roots (extend past the mid-axillary line)
* short roots
* even horizontal fullness (just barely outer full)
* mix of firm & soft tissue (front molds to shape of bra, sides push wimpy wires away)
* conical shape (but will squish to round)
* full on top (2/4 shape, not even or very full) - BUT functionally even to FOB due to short roots and soft tissue
* petite (5'3") so have narrow frame

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Updated on Jul 04, 2019 Flag this

Love love love

Updated on May 31, 2019 Flag this

This is a really cute bra. It's also one of the most comfortable bra I've worn. It gives a nice shape under clothes. But the band is way too big on my small frame. My band measures 25-26 inches. I really wish this comes in 28. There is some gaping at the top and it rides up even when I wear it in the last hook due to the band being too big for me. I'm planning on just sewing the band to make it fit better. After wearing and inspecting, the underwire of this bra seems a lil wide for my narrow breast. And the cup seems ... a lil too far apart & the gore height seems too high up. I still wear this bra though since it's comfortable despite not fitting me that well.

Edit: After altering the band & wearing it for a while, it now fits me well. It doesn't ride up & not much gaping like before.

Also, I just want to say that when I'm on my period, this bra fits me well giving me a slight quadboob on my larger breast.
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Updated on Apr 18, 2018 Flag this

beautiful lace pink bra. Mesh sides, light gray bow and fabric under pink lace.

hot pink and gray colorway

Updated on Feb 12, 2018 Flag this

There was data missing for 36DDD, and it was a few dollars from Amazon...

I was prepared for a wide and shallow cup. Ciao Bella is not wide in 36DDD with a 5.75" cup. However, the single seam half cup, is shallow near the wire.

The lining in this cup is especially soft. It is not breathable cotton, but it is remarkably soft. For sensitive skin, the lace covering the cups may not be soft enough for those with sensory concerns.

The straps are adorable with the three strands merging into one flat piece of elastic behind the shoulder. However, if the band is not snug and you have soft ... tissue, these three strands may feel like steel wires. Self-supporting breasts, however, may find them both aesthetically pleasing and comfortable; lucky you https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt=";-)" />

The gore, like 99.9% of gores available today, is too wide for my center full, close-set breasts. It is the standard width of both Curvy Kate and Wacoal at .8" wide. However, these wires are easy to overlap which would create a .4" gore.

The wings are too tall for my short-waisted figure. And, the straps are only partially adjustable which may pose a problem for those tall and/or low set users.

Lovely bra for those who can tolerate gores, high wings, and immediately shallow cups.
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Updated on Oct 06, 2017 Flag this

The raw data on my bratabase measurements show that I should wear between a 24:7 and 24:8, and the UK bra size calculator recommended by reddit puts me at a 26E/26:6. I got this bra in a 30D because I heard they run tight/it was on sale/I was having trouble adjusting to the idea of 26E(UK)/26DDD(US), let alone 24F(UK)/24G(US). It fits well on the middle hooks.

This is the comfiest bra I've ever worn (this is not a high bar -- I've apparently been wearing at least a cup size too small for years). It doesn't do much other than holding my boobs in place as I walk around (no push-up, thin padding, no shaping, no compression, etc.) The colors of the Baja Blue are beautiful. Cups and straps both a little too far apart for a petite person like myself.

Those with sensitive skin should look into the materials used on the inside of the cup. I had a bit of a reaction the first time I put it on. It abated.

Updated on Apr 01, 2017 Flag this

Background first:
I have wide set, shallow, slightly splayed boobs; tall roots but soft and deflated, so my braless shape is full on bottom. The left side is about half a size larger than the right, but it's also more deflated and concave on top when unsupported.

I was happy to finally have a chance to try the Ciao Bella Balconette, which I've had my eye on for months. This bra is awfully pretty -- I love the lacy look, and it gives me those nice mounded hills above the bra line. The wires are just right, the cup volume is right, and the top of ... the cup fits smoothly. The band is firm but comfortable, maybe just a little more rigid than ideal for me. When I lifted my right arm, the underwire on that side flexed away from my body in an unusual way -- I'm not sure what that means, and I don't think it would be a problem, but it did surprise me.

I loved this bra until I started trying on shirts. Through t-shirts, the shape is weird on me, kind of like having breasts made of polygons instead of hemispheres. The lace shows through t-shirts, of course, and the seam right over the nipple is especially noticeable. Arrgh! I wanted to love this bra! It does feel good, and it does fit; maybe I will look again someday in an actual store, in case the funny outline was just my particular specimen.
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Updated on Jul 10, 2016 Flag this

30dd fits my 29" ribcage perfectly, cup depth and wore width are perfect, I did have to move the wires outwards to make sure my breast tissue was fully encased in the cup, gore tacks, doesn't dig in. I did notice my right boob is slightly smaller then my left , so I'll be adding a tiny bit of extra padding. Over all great lift almost rounds my boobs out up top the way no other bra could. Shallow up top with slight bottom fullness and slight protection, also I have slight inner fullness, seriously loves how it rounds my upper portion out and evens the overall roundness it's great

High rise , gray lace over bright pink padding colorway

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