This next Black Friday experiment was all kinds of weird - on the plus side, this is my first ever bra review when I get to weigh my bras!

So, what I was looking for is a comfortable wireless option for wearing around the house over the holidays. My shape - short and narrow to average roots, I need a lot of immediate projection, short wings and some room for inner fullness.

The construction of this bra is weird, in that there is simply so much fabric everywhere! It seems to be trying to replace the shape and structure that wires give by simply adding up more and more ... layers of fabric.
The main fabric of the cup, so what you can also see from the outside when looking at the bra, is made from two layers of molded microfiber. This fabric is actually very soft.
Next on, if you look at the cup from the inside, there are several..I'll call them reinforcements: first off, the bottom of the cup has an additional set of four layers of thicker microfiber. This part is sewn together in the middle with a vertical seam where the gore would be on a wired bra. This thick seam could probably provide some cup separation, but not in my size.
The second element of the cup is the side sling. This is made from the same thicker microfiber as the bottom one, and also from four layers of it. The interesting part about this sling is that it's attached to the cup only on the side (vertically, where you measure the wing height) and at the strap, but not on the piece that connects the two. I tried to capture this in a photo but it's easier to see in real life. This detail makes the bra look more like a nursing bra, although the sling is not detachable from the strap.
The result of this complicated cup structure is that the lower outer part of the cup comes with a whooping 10 layers of microfiber (?!). I could probably imagine how this in a smaller size might help with the support, but sadly on me it's just bunching up and feels like an unnecessary knot of fabric under my arm. There's also not a lot of lift.

And the part that got me to weigh the bra - I was trying it on and it somehow really feels heavy! It's honestly the first time that I notice bras from a weight perspective. Usually they don't strike me neither as being particularly light nor heavy, but this one seemed heavy. So, of course! https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />) I used my kitchen scale and started weighing the various bras from my bra drawer (my brawer, so to say):
- Maison Lejaby soft wired 80G - 67g / 72g
- Comexim soft wired 80L - 68g
- Bravissimo soft wireless sports bra 36G - 81g
- Gorsenia soft wired 80I / 75J - 86g / 85g
- Comexim 3HC padded wired 75M / 85K - 100g / 108g
- Freya Deco 36G - 121g / 123g
- Scantilly padded wired (the faux leather Unleash) 34HH - 127g
- Deco strapless 36GG - 148g
- The Sugar Candy - 165g
- The Enell size 3 - 170g
In the list above I also added the sizes, although overall all the bras are kind of in the same size range. I also adeed more than one weight if I had more than one bra.
I had thought the Sugar candy will be the heaviest, but then the Enell beats it by a few grams. However to be fair, I'd need one size up in the Sugar candy, so the next size up might beat even the Enell https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" /> However, my initial impression was confirmed, my other bras are significantly lighter, especially the unpadded ones are at most twice as light or even less, at 70-80g. Interestingly the bras in my daily rotation are actually the lightest ones of the list. Padded wired bras are a little heavier, at 100-120g. The more "special" bras, such as strapless, leather, sports are also a bit on the heavier side, which makes sense as they have more elements and need sturdier materials.

The next thing that was weird on me was that while trying to put the bra on, one strap kept coming off from where it's attached to the back. Took a while just to get the bra on. The straps are detachable in the back, which could come in handy in order to criss-cross the straps if they fall off your shoulders, for those with narrow or sloping shoulders.

However, it wouldn't be fair to just complain about this bra. It's otherwise well made, and the materials look and feel of good quality, and the microfiber is soft. The colour is a dusty pink, which could work as a more interesting nude for lighter skin tones. The band is nice and thick and feels supportive. The band also comes with 6 sets of 4 hooks and eyes, which can be really nice especially later on if the band stretches out. The label is stamped on the band instead of sewn on, which is also a nice touch to improve comfort.

Regarding the size, this is a bit too small in the cup for me (my go-to size is 36GG), but the next size would have probably been too loose in the band. The band runs true to size.

Overall, I couldn't really recommend this, especially not in my size/shape range, but I appreciate the effort that went into designing the complicated cup structure, and it's definitely a unique design.
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