Lilly has a snug and comfortable band, soft fabric and a cute floral and strawberry print. Unfortunately, the cups are very rigidly moulded, meaning it's going to be a hard bra to fit. The cups run large and are asking for more inner fullness than I have while still closing in more sharply than I'd like at the top. The shape it gives me is rounded, but not lifted. There's no gaping anywhere, but I can still feel empty space in various parts of the cup (e.g. the section closest to the gore).
I got this bra because I wanted to try other Lepel plunge bras based on how the Fiore fits me incredibly well! I found this gorgeous red Iris bra on the ASOS website and had to try it.
First impression: POINTY! this is probably due to the one diagonal seam across the front. At first I thought the pointiness would drive me crazy but after awhile my breasts settled well and the bra got it's form back after being smooshed in packaging for a bit. It DOES have a very vintage-y madonna feel to it but the shape grew on me and I really like how perky it makes ...my little shallow even breasts look!
The pads that it comes with are GIGANTIC...they are almost like mini balloons filled with air and were almost too much (gave the bra an awkward squarish shape) so I subbed out some thinner softer pads which worked much better. Without the padding the pointiness is a little much but the pads round out the cups well and still fit my breasts in. I think the cups are the perfect size, no quadboobing also because the top edge lace of the cup is very soft and forgiving as well.
The band is actually VERY SNUG for being a 30...I almost mistook it for a 28 at one point. I'm wearing it on middle and sometimes last hook because it's not that stretchy of a band.
Definitely not as rounded of a feel as the Lepel Fiore and might take someone with more even/full on bottom breasts that are moderately shallow...size 30B ran true to size with me, similar to 30B in the Fiore.
Very sexy bra indeed and easy to match with lipstick red lacy underwear. Read more 180 more words
The wires were too narrow for me, but the wires seem to be on the softer side. The band runs tight and fits like a loose 28/tight 30. Love the little lace and ribbon details and the color though!
The bra is high quality and very pretty. There is also removable air padding cookies in the lower part of the bra which makes the padding feel squishy and natural. Unfortunately, the bra fits on the small side and is too pointy for my taste, but it does make you project outward if you like that look. The band is really tight so it is best to size up in the band by one size. The cups are quite small too, so are suitable for small busts if you wear this size (the cups are deeper, rather than wider/rounder/taller). The cups are like a demi bra. I notice this bra looks more flattering on bigger busts though, judging from photos (less squat and pointy if you are bigger busted). I rated comfort level as good because if it fit me properly, it would be fine.. but the band makes it personally uncomfortable since it is too tight for me, and the cup might be a tad too small.
I bought this bra way before I learned about proper measuring. I wore a 32b and heard somewhere that I should probably be wearing a 30 band so I bought this in a 30b. The cups were way too small, as you can imagine. It's so cute though. I love things with birds on them https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> The colors are gorgeous.
My proper size is a 28D, and I am a shallow 28D, but for me, underwire in anything higher than a plunge style is extremely uncomfortable and stabs uncomfortably in my chest, so I needed to try some plunge styles that are supposed to be good for shallow breasts - of which there are few. This bra is one of the few that is supposed to be better for shallow breasts, so I figured I would compromise on the band size - and it seems to be okay.
In terms of the band size, the 30 seems to be fine. On the largest hook, the band doesn't ...really ride up when I raise my arms, but it feels like it might soon as soon as it stretches out a bit. I imagine I"ll wear it on the tighter hooks sooner than I would with a 28 band, and I may look into shortening the band - but it's not too big of a problem.
In terms of the cups, I tried both the 30C (my sister cup size) and 30B. The 30C fit my larger breast fine, but not my smaller breasts, which had some wrinkling in the cup. Since this bra has small removable inserts, I figured I would try the 30B, and just take the insert out on the side of my larger breast. This worked well - I don't quadboob on my larger breast, and the cups fit my smaller breast well.
I do agree with what some other reviewers have said that some of the lace can be a little bit itchy. But I've worn it all day and it's not itchy enough to make me feel like I need to take it off, and I imagine my body will get used to it over time. Read more 196 more words
I got this after being measured on /r/abrathatfits. I was told to try a 30C but after wearing 34A/AA's all my life I thought they had to be wrong and unfortunately ordered a 30B instead. This did not work at all. I exchanged for a 30C that felt too tight in the band. Now, a few months later and no longer within the return time, I have come to terms with being a very shallow 28DD/30D.
This is 2 cup sizes to small and does not fit. If it were not for the price I would try a 30D.
This bra fits me perfectly! I have shallow breasts with tall roots and measure at 28C. It doesn't come that small so I got a 30B instead. The strap sits nice in place, not loose at all. The cups hold my breast tissue perfectly with no quad, no wrinkles, and no gapping. It is beautiful and comfortable and makes me feel confident.
The Fiore was one of my first purchases after discovering the existence of sub-32 bands, and is still one of my favourites, despite no longer fitting me properly. It provides a nice, rounded shape with cleavage, is very comfortable, and I love the removable pads as I can take one out to help balance out my shape. After two months of wear, I've gone from the mid hook to the tightest, which I'm now finding loose. The lace at the top can show through thinner tops, and I find I get a lot of nipple show-through (though this may be due to me needing to size up in the cupsize now)
Fits great for me. I have shallow, wide, & bottom heavy breasts. 28 underbust, 31 bust. The band is comfortably snug on me. The bottom of the cups is slightly too shallow for me so I don't quite fill out the bottom but it's not really an issue for me.
My breasts are shallow and this bra was a little bit too narrow and too deep for me. I had empty spaces around my nipples, at the deepest part of the cups. The gore also dug in a bit. The band fit fine on my 28inch ribs.
