I love Chantelle bras but this bra was the deal breaker! It completely ruined my love for Chantelle. Made of flimsy material, very stretchy band and poor material. I thought it was too pricey for what it was!!
The cup was not wide enough for me and the band was definitely was too wide on the tightest hook!
The look under t shirts was okay but I didn't quite fill one cup on the right so felt abit 'fake' when I wear this..
Does however give a smooth seemless look but will fit shallow breasts with tall and narrow roots?
Attractive bra with delicate lace overlaying a smooth cup, pretty details but still smooth enough for wearing under t-shirts. Removable padding looks large/oddly shaped, but is comfortable and boosts shallow breasts up into a natural shape. My breasts fit well into the cups with OR without the padding, making the bra that much more versatile. Also the straps are removable and be crossed in the back for even greater push-up enhancement.
Band length is longer than other bras I have of the same size, and has a great deal more stretch, so I will be wearing this bra on the second hook right from the start - a little disappointing.
Lace feels high quality, but feels a bit itchy on my skin at the end of the day. Cup feels slightly too narrow for my breast, end of underwire puts a little pressure under my armpit - but not enough to call this a "doesn't fit."
I love this bra. The cup fits perfectly and the lace trim doesn't show up at all even under tissue-thin shirts. It's comfortable, pretty, and true to size. I only wish it was available in 28 bands. It's tight enough for me on the tightest hook but I'll have to take it in once it stretches. Still, I absolutely love it and am considering buying more.
Edit: The band was really easy to alter even without a sewing machine. Currently one of my favourite bras. Forgot to mention though, I do have to occasionally adjust the centre gore throughout the day to get it off my breast tissue, since the ...cups are a little too far apart. This is a problem with most of my bras.
Edit 2: December 2015, band has stretched again. I'm going to have to alter it again soon. I might also end up selling it though, because I'm noticing quadboob whenever I wear it... maybe I need a 30D?
Edit 3: Gave this to a friend after she lost some weight due to anorexia and none of her bras fitted her anymore. She gave it back when she recovered. Read more 82 more words
The center gore digs in because it comes up too high and wires are too close together. I have about 3 fingers width between my breasts or about 3". The shape of the cups is vertically shorter than past bras, but the top line does not cut in. There is no padding anywhere which is new to me, but no nipple show through. It's a very natural shape and does nothing to augment my shape which is actually a con. I feel small in this bra. The center gore rules this out as a daily bra. In terms of quality there are two snags, one on the strap ...and another on the band. Sizing wise my recommendations in other brands are for 30dd, 30e, 28dd, 28d so wondering if I should be in a 30d instead of a 30c. I'm thinking about exchanging for the larger size and keeping the nude color for a strapless bra because it stays up really well and not having padding in the bottom of the cup is actually an asset in a strapless. Most strapless bras sit way too low. This bra might work for you if you're not as wide set as I am. Read more 93 more words
Sorry this bra did not work out for you! Just a question, if your size recs are 30DD or E, why did you want to try something that was so much smaller?
I got the 30c before I registered for Bratabase. A Nordstrom fitter fitted me in the 30c in the Chantelle and Natori. I registered for Bratabase the next day and only found out the size was wrong when Bratabase calculated my Recommendations. I thought this size felt small since I've been fitting myself in 30d and 30dd, but haven't actually found one that I wanted to buy. I've been buying 32c because they're easier to find, but the band always stretches out and the sides sometimes cut in.
Oh right! Yes, if 32C cuts in at the side you are probably a 30DD (30D being the same size cup as 32C). What often happens in your size range is that the person is trying to eliminate gapping at the center, near the gore. So if you're not super projected and/or if you are wide set, this can lead you to size down into too-small cups because the cup design is too open at the center and the cups are more close-set than you need... i.e. you really need more volume but not at the center. You will find it easier to fit yourself if you can locate styles with nice wide gores. I'm not sure if there have been blog or Reddit posts with entire lists that would help, but just by searching by measurements on Bratabase you might be able to find stuff.
Thank you Wendy, this was really helpful. It reminded me that I need to stand firm about the bra fitting well everywhere instead of making allowances for poor fit. I really wanted this one to work and even thought about keeping it as a strapless bra but I know that would be bad for my chest in the long run. I noticed there are wide set styles in the help section of this site so that was kind of helpful to flip through those. I have a follow up question: I'm kind of nervous now about buying bras with high gores and I noticed that the wide set bras still had higher gores. Is a high gore ok if it's wider set? I feel like I'm pretty bony in the middle so setting high underwires into the middle makes me cringe. I understand the gore stabilizes the bra but I just can't do it right now, especially with the bruise I still have from this bra.
If everything is sized right and the gore sits flat on your torso, for most people it doesn't matter if it is high or not. What makes a gore painful in most cases is when the whole bra is too tight (this can be due to too-small cups, too-tight band or both--in the case of the 30C the cups were way too small, consequently the whole bra would be overly tight on you) or, paradoxically, when it is too large: a loose band can allow friction and angling in of wires (poking, in other words) and overly large cups mean that there is not enough boob "pushing against" the tension of the band. But if you're in a well-fitting bra, those conditions shouldn't apply.
A few people do have trouble with gores even in the right size and wire shape but it isn't very common... the torso is not normally a sensitive area despite being bony (sort of like shoulders and back, which can be quite bony on a leaner person but that doesn't make them sensitive). The most typical problem with tall gores is actually something that affects women who have a lot of center fullness and are so close-set: there is literally no room for 2 wires to sit flat between the breasts, so they can't put on a high gored bra without crushing breast tissue. This anatomical issue is basically unique to people who are the opposite of your shape, so it shouldn't apply to you.
Anyway, tl;dr with wide-set breasts, it is fairly unusual to have gore pain IF you are in the right size. I'd say give it a try and see.
This fits the same as my black one. The band is true to size (which is too big for me) and stretchy with only one hook and three eyes. I'm wearing it on the tightest setting and will take it in after a few wears.
The cups fit great but are too far apart for my close set boobs. I only have enough room for one wire in my cleavage but I'm flat enough there that it's not TOO uncomfortable.
The colour is a neutral-toned nude that is slightly paler than me but close enough to blend under white clothes. The lace trim and band lie flat against my skin and keep it from looking boring. It's also one of the few bras on which the little bow at the gore actually looks cute instead of tacky, because it matches the straps.
This was my favorite bra that is now very, very dead. Is perfect for wearing under somewhat clingy tops as it doesn't show through, but it's still pretty cute. I will be getting another one, but maybe in a bigger cup size.
Nice basic smooth cup bra with a cute frill of lace around it, and I love the black cherry color. Chantelle bras seem to run long in the band, so I am starting off wearing this on the second hook and considering alterations. As with other Chantelle bras, a good fit for shallow breasts.
Nice bra, lacy but undetectable underneath clothes. Cups don't loose shape, but form to your boobs. Not a ton of color choices, but they do have a new color each season.
Sorry this bra did not work out for you! Just a question, if your size recs are 30DD or E, why did you want to try something that was so much smaller?