I love this bra. I was first attracted to the lilac color. But I also love the delicate lacing and silver charm detail. I have matching bikini panties and wear them whenever I can.
I initially purchased this bra in 28F UK. I thought it fit perfectly. However, in a fit check for a different bra, using the Cleo Blossom as a comparison, it was suggested that 28FF might work better for me. I still have and wear the 28F.
This bra is supportive and comfortable. I need to shorten the strap on my smaller side, and after 6 hours I note irritation and discomfort where the strap ...meets the cup on that side. Around the same timeframe, I become *aware* of the wires - in that they seem too long. I still wear this bra in size 28F and I DO NOT have these issues.
** I realize I'm not allowed to incorporate multiple bra sizes in one review. Hold tight, I'm in the process of adding >100 bras to the bratabase. Cleo Blossom 28F will be coming soon. Read more 72 more words
Very cute, feels on par with other cleo bra quality, not as much padding on the wire as I prefer, only two hooks at the back which juts feels weird to hook. Good projection, I think its too narrow for me so it still sits a bit low. No strap gap at all which might be a first. Definitely a better fit than some bras I've kept and worn regularly for years but not as good as my current favorite. Edit: Okay its been days? weeks? and I put it on again and have been wearing it for 30-40 minutes and I really think I need this exact everything but just a wider wire, so I guess it would also need a deeper depth. It's probably technically a tad small in that it might give a teensy quad boob depending on where my arms are
Cute, I'm not a fan of the red color but it was the cheapest so that's what I got. Cup would either lay flat or wrinkle a tiny bit but nothing wild. I got it hooked easily even though its a 36 and it felt tighter than the usual for me but not too tight. Pretty standard bra in my opinion. On par with Cleo's other bras qualities not as nice as you would hope but fine nonetheless.
Cute lilac floral bra. Similar fabric quality as other Cleo bras, I don't know why they're made so differently than regular panache, the cleo's I've tried feel cheaper even though they aren't. Pretty close fit for me, a little bit of space at the bottom of the cup but it does have at least an extra cup size of wrinkling in the top of the cup so I won't keep it. Straps and armpit part of cup aren't digging in (so far-its only been a few minutes but typically that's enough to leave some deep red lines on me. Sturdy cut, no top lace, pretty see-through. It hasnt caused any pain the whole time I've been wearing it. I'm still trying to figure out my root width but someone recently told me it was wider than I had concluded and that my best fitting bra was too narrow, so when I measured this one before I put it on it was even narrower so I was worried it was going to cause pain but it doesn't.
This is a very cute lacy white bra. The only problem I had with it was the band being too tight, which seems to be a common problem with Panache/Cleo. The cups slightly wrinkled on my smaller left boob, but it's barely noticeable. The lace is soft and cute, and I can't feel the flower detailing when I'm wearing it. It seems like this bra is good for projected and full on bottom breast shapes. The straps are slightly wider than most bras. I recommend sizing up in band and down in cup. There is also no elastic band running along the bottom band part of the cups. It will show under thin t-shirts, and maybe even normal thickness shirts too, but it's slightly better about showing under shirts than Panache Envy.
As soon as I saw the color, I fell in love. As soon as I got it on, I was totally heads over heels. This bra is so comfortable! It's snug and secure. Even though it squishes my boobs a bit, I don't mind: it reminds me of a good sports bra. I don't feel like I'm going anywhere.
The cups are a bit wide as usual, but with the foam padding the cups are made from, it's not really a problem. There's a slight pressure at the top of the cup that's causing a slight amount of quadding, but I'm sure that will go away once this bra ...is worn in. The gore isn't too wide for me, and comes up to a comfortable height. Same of the side underwire, it's a good height and isn't a problem at all.
The foam interior is very soft, and the texture of the material is also plush and comfortable. The bra straps don't have a lot of stretch to them, so they feel a bit firm to me. The 3 piece vertical seamed top is definitely something I'm going to keep my eye on from Cleo (much like my Cleo Cassie swimsuit) and other brands. I feel like this cup style is my go-to for the moment.
The straps are kind of in an awkward place across my shoulder blades: right on top of the edge, so if I move my arms at all the straps slide over my shoulder blades. It hasn't caused any discomfort yet, but we'll see over time.
I'll update after a few washes and longer wears about how it breaks in.
Edit: I notice that the lower cup is a bit shallow on me, and the foam puts pressure on the base of my breast. It's not extremely uncomfortable, but it does become more noticeable as the day goes on. This bra has only been hand washed so far, and an attendant at my local suggested that a gentle machine wash might help once the blue color finishes washing out. No issues with the straps yet! They still move around, but it's not actually sliding across my skin so it's not causing any chafing. Read more 254 more words
This bra would fit beautifully if there were more immediate projection. Everything else fits great, but the underwire is pushed down and the cup buckles under my IMF because it's too shallow. Otherwise, gorgeous bra.
I ordered this bra in two sizes this go around and happened to try on the 38HH before the 38H and the 38HH was too small in the cups but I decided to try the 38H on really fast to see how it fit and it certainly does not fit.
This bra gives a rounded shape and the band fits so comfortably. The wires don't dig into my rib cage, which can be a problem for me. The gore tacks nicely and doesn't dig into my sternum, which is another problem I have with certain bras.
However, the overall fit just isn't correct for me. The wires sit below my IMF and the straps are a little too wide. My biggest fit issue is that the area where the cup meets the straps is too high or wide...I'm not quite sure. The result is that the area where the strap meet the bra digs into my outer armpit ...area. Also, the molded cups fit smoothly when I stand straight, but if I pull my shoulders back I get slight quad boob on my bigger side and if I slump my shoulders, I get gapping where the cup meets the strap. Due to the weird fit of the area where the straps meet the bra, the bra doesn't fit correctly.
It's a shame because I like how this bra looks under clothes and other than the upper cup area, the bra is really comfortable.
I also tried a 28FF and it was too small in the cup and gave me major quad boob. I tried the 30FF but the strap was way too loose. So I am keeping this one because it fits the best of the three and I like the profile under my shirts. Read more 136 more words
I really, really wanted this one to work! I love the print on the stretch lace. Unfortunately, it needs a fair bit more inner/upper fullness than I can provide. If you have tall roots or are upper full, this may be a good fit for you.
Overall fits meh, especially the center gore, especially the left side, pushes into my sternum and it hurts. Not sure if it's an individual bra problem. (Edit: yeah, exchanged for another 32DD. It was an individual product problem.) The straps are longer than on the 30E, so they don't dig into my shoulders anymore. The band is on the looser side. Unfortunately, the Mimi didn't fit. It rides up too much for me. (Possibly from it being too narrow? Or was it the band? I'm not sure.)
This was my first 28 band bra. I liked it so much that I got it in another color later.
I was very surprised at how confortable it felt. No more band riding up!
However, I´m starting to question whether or not I should size up to a 30dd, not because I feel that the band is too tight, but because the hooks and eyes seem to be under significant stress from regular wearing. It looks like they're being pulled too hard from where they were stitched in, even though I've only ever wore it on the loosest hook. Not sure what this means, to be honest.
From ...the pictures, I wasn't expecting the cups to come up so high (I guess this is supposed to be a high apex style?), but I like how they look. The lace is very pretty and quite soft. The cup is made of two fabric sections, and there are no wires. Sometimes the wings/the fabric right by the cups won't lay totally flat against my skin, but that doesn't bother me.
Overall, this is probably the most confortable bra I've ever owned. I just wish I could figure out what is going on with the hooks and eyes.
On the wine colorway, the lining is a light beige color, which gives the effect of some transparency. On the khaki green color, the lining is the same color as the lace. I would've prefered if they made the entire bra the same color as well (the bow, straps and elastic are wine on the green model).
One thing I would add is that this probably wouldn't be great for full on top breasts. The elastic bit at the top of the cups doesn't really stretch much, and depending on the day, it's almost on the verge of cutting into breast tissue.
Also, the straps seem very short! They don't bother me, but sometimes leave red marks, as if they were too tight, but there's no more room to loosen them. Read more 228 more words
This was my first 28 band bra. I liked it so much that I got it in another color later.
I was very surprised at how confortable it felt. No more band riding up!
However, I´m starting to question whether or not I should size up to a 30dd, not because I feel that the band is too tight, but because the hooks and eyes seem to be under significant stress from regular wearing. It looks like they're being pulled too hard from where they were stitched in, even though I've only ever wore it on the loosest hook. Not sure what this means, to be honest.
From ...the pictures, I wasn't expecting the cups to come up so high (I guess this is supposed to be a high apex style?), but I like how they look. The lace is very pretty and quite soft. The cup is made of two fabric sections, and there are no wires. Sometimes the wings/the fabric right by the cups won't lay totally flat against my skin, but that doesn't bother me.
Overall, this is probably the most confortable bra I've ever owned. I just wish I could figure out what is going on with the hooks and eyes.
On the wine colorway, the lining is a light beige color, which gives the effect of some transparency. On the khaki green color, the lining is the same color as the lace. I would've prefered if they made the entire bra the same color as well (the bow, straps and elastic are wine on the green model).
One thing I would add is that this probably wouldn't be great for full on top breasts. The elastic bit at the top of the cups doesn't really stretch much, and depending on the day, it's almost on the verge of cutting into breast tissue. Read more 199 more words
Fits ribcage 27 B. perimeter 11.5 Stretched Band 29.5 Band Length 21.7 Stretch ratio 1.4 Cup width 5.3 Cup depth 10.5 Depth ratio 2.0 Wire length 10.5 Cup height 6.5 Cup separation 0.7 Gore height 3.0 Wing height 4.0 Strap width 0.5 Strap length 13 Hooks 2
Several sizes too small, but no notable spillage or pit muffin. All the quadding is in the lower outer half of the cups, and the overall shape is remarkably forward-projected. There is something of a strugle between Nyla and my side boob for dominance, Nyla eventually gives up and collapses under the outer 3rd as there is literally nowhere for all that chonk to go. This is it guys, end of ...the line. Get out.
This causes a very noticeable lifted to the heavens projected effect in my side profile, which is light years better than the usual flattening in center of cup and pushing all boob out at the sides.
I'm absolutely not used to this 'out there' breasts centered near my sternum effect, so while the comfort of having the right cut that fits my shape is here, the weirdness of suddenly having herkin rounded TITTYCONES is kind of concerning. Do I really want to know what happens in a 30GG/28H?
Going back to my good ole wall-o-boob bravissimo wireless croptops where nobody can tell what's happening. Read more 111 more words
Fits ribcage 27 B. perimeter 11.25 Stretched Band 30.5 Band Length 22.5 Stretch ratio 1.4 Cup width 5.5 Cup depth 11.5 Depth ratio 2.1 Wire length 11.5 Cup height 7.0 Cup separation 0.7 Gore height 3.0 Wing height 4.0 Strap width 0.6 Strap length 14 Hooks 2
Like a few other styles this year, Kira arrived right on time to fit for exactly 10 seconds and gave so much treasured comfort before the *(^#@ fat sacks blew up in an indeterminate area, and ruined what we had. Something about fitting like a glove, then overnight finding telltale wrankles all over the outer at wire and nasty spillage over the wing. Trying again resulted in more spillage at the gore.
So in conclusion. July 2022 was a good time to be alive. Back to Kayla the bountiful. Maybe I'll attempt an extender and do the unthinkable, wear Kira with titty in the band.
Fits ribcage 27 B. perimeter 11 Stretched Band 34.3 Band Length 25.8 Stretch ratio 1.3 Cup width 5.75 Cup depth 11.5 Depth ratio 2.0 Wire length 12.5 Cup height 7.5 Cup separation 0.75 Gore height 3.5 Wing height 4.3 Strap width 0.7 Strap length14 Hooks 2
Fits ribcage 27 B. perimeter 11 Stretched Band 31.0 Band Length 23.0 Stretch ratio 1.3 Cup width 5.25 Cup depth 10.0 Depth ratio 1.9 Wire length 11.0 Cup height 6.5 Cup separation 0.8 Gore height 4.0 Wing height 5.0 Strap width 0.8 Strap length 12 Hooks 6
