I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say this is one of the prettiest bras in existence. The intricate lace (and gore lacey detail), the colour (very representative of the actual colour in the photos I'm wearing it in) and the combination of the black and violet. Safiya is really a beautiful bra.
Add to that it's for some reason extremely comfortable and you have a winner.
I have 70J - Comexim » Bridget Half Cup (554) in this exact same size and yet it's really really different!
For one thing, the band is a lot tighter. Like, A LOT. It's a true 70 band, fits snug, but ... not too tight. For the way I like it I do have to put it on second hooks but that's okay! It's just cause I lost a lot in the underbust and now I'm neither a 30 nor a 32 and yeah. The band is good.
The cups are made of two parts, with one single vertical seam, and they seem pretty short. The top of them is finished with elastic but it's not too tight so I don't get a severe case of cutting into my tissue. The cups are larger. They have to be because they *almost* fit. Like, they are so close. Whereas in Bridget I had obvious quadding on my larger side and that was way before high tide. Safiya bubbles only slightly and I'm at my largest right now, and still it's barely noticeable really. I'm thinking beginning to mid cycle this bra will fit (I'll update with photos next week).
However, unlike Bridget, Safiya flattens me out a little bit. Which is fine, really, sometimes you wanna be flatenned. (I think? The minimising effect looks really nice under some shirts.) I think it might be because of the wide wires, but again, they are narrower than my Bridget.
I'm really confused about the band! Is it a case of vanity sizing for Breakout Bras? So odd.
The gore tacks perfectly (unlike Bridget where it was a soft tack). The lacey detailing on the gore is so so gorgeous.
The straps are wide set and are wide. They adjust long enough! I think I might even need to tighten them a little bit.
That all being said, I can't quite judge the lift in this bra. It's neither here nor there to me, not too lifting, but offers some support. I'm convinced that if it had a second vertical seam the support would be so so much better. But it is what it is.
I'm glad I forgot I ordered this and didn't change the size for my order. I think a 65L would fit, too. But this, I think, is good enough.
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That is so beautiful and looks great on you!