So I think I definitely fell for Empreinte bras. After my trials in their atelier, I thought their unpadded balconettes weren't made for me. The gore seemed very stubby and the cups cut in. However I decided to order Ornella online at a bargain price. I thought that I could overcome these issues when trying it at home and putting it on more carefully. While trying bras at home is definitely better than in store, I was still facing the same issues. The cutting in isn’t actually that bad and the quadding decreases while wearing the bra so it’s not my main problem. However the gore was trying ... to kill me. It was very painful and left a red mark after a very short time of wear. Other than that, the bra is very comfortable, the band is perfect, just like the straps placement and overall shape. As it’s also very beautiful, I had to do something with the problematic gore. Pushing the wires down in the channels didn’t quite work as the gore was still hurtful and the wires went back up in the channels. As a last resort, I tried to bend the wires off my sternum. My first attempt was a fail, I didn’t feel much difference. The second attempt, much more drastic https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" />, turned out to be successful and I’m now happy to wear my Ornella without any discomfort. I’m really surprised to see that the gore actually still tacks. I tried to understand why the gore in this particular cut is so painful for me while I can barely feel it in Cassiopée and it’s even higher! I compared the wires in both bras and their form is different. The wires in Cassiopée are straight at the gore, thus they’re joint more or less from the base to the top (real U shape) while in Ornella the wires ends are more opened and they meet only at the top of the gore. I guess it somehow affects the pressure distribution and the pressure is more concentrated on the wires’ end in Ornella.
This cut is a very good construction. It offers a great support, my boobs are immobilized. The shape is rather natural and more projected than in Cassiopée. I’m not sure if this would work for all kind of projected boobs though because the bottom of the cup seems a little bit shallow (at least in my size). It’s not a problem for me as my tissue is very soft and if there’s not enough space at the bottom of the cup, my boobs will just try to escape by the upper part without any discomfort. That being said, it seems that the material has softened since I started wearing the bra and this even before I washed it.
The wires are also narrow like in Cassiopée, but their form under my armpits is different - they dont go straight to my armpit but are lightly directed to my back. The difference is really tiny. The band compared to Cassiopée is a little bit lower.
Overall, I’m happy I persisted with this cut, because it offers such a great support during the day plus it's really beautiful and I can now try a whole lot of other beauties.


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Me: Narrow roots, narrow shoulders, evenly round, lots of immediate projection, very soft tissue, slightly FoB, slightly centre full, splayed, never met a gore I didn't like, left-heavey by more than a cup size, 31" underbust, but prefer tight band with extender. Panache, Freya size 30GG

Empreinte for cheap! (ie. under 100 CAD - which means I get the styles and colours that happen to come up)

Oddly, it fits my larger side perfectly, but I need to put both my full cup cookies in my smaller side and I still get gaping at the top! I guess the projection at the appex and inner fullness just ... can't be compensated for by push-up or appex cookies. *Edit: This is because of the shape issue I noticed after I got my Jasmine.*

Good immediate projection, unfortunately, narrow wires are softer and distort a bit to feel a touch wide. *Edit: I used an extender and it solved this problem.* Shape is French and pointier, but really, really round for a French maker.

Standard Empreinte band - feels and measures looser than it actually functions. Excellently broad straps and three hooks, side boning, and super narrow tall centre gore. Plus, very narrow set straps.

For those unfamiliar with Empreinte sizing, they use three cm increments so their 30F has an average cup depth of 26cm and 30G averages 29cm - which equates roughly to 30:10 in UK and US brands (2.5 cm increments) and 65:11/12 in Polish brands (2 cm increments - 11 unlined, 12 padded). In my experience anyway.

Edit: I put a dart in the outside of the cup just inside the wire to correct the shape issue I understood when I tried my Jasmine which has a more extreme case of the same issue. I have tried twice now, making the dart smaller, and the straps are only just wearably wide now. I might take it all out and try again because they are still a bit too wide, but I wonder if a smaller dart would even make the shape correction.

I have taken out about two cm so new depth measurement is 29.4 cm. I may try once more to make it a little smaller.
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