I’m going to Pilates and I would like something a bit better than the aerie longline bralette I have. It’s stretchy and comfortable but pretty lacklustre for support, and while Pilates is pretty light impact, I think I can do better.

I usually wear a 30F/FF depending on the brand (more the 30FF these days). My snug under bust is 28-29” (varies sometimes with inflammation), my standing over bust is 37-38”, and my leaning is 39-40”. I have soft tissue which is problematic as you will see with some of the other bras I will be posting about.

I had been trying mostly size 6 and 8 and ... finding the 6s too hard to put on and smashing my breasts and showing a fair bit of side boob and spilling out the top. The 8 was better.

For the lower cost this is a possibility. It *is* a compromise with the fit a little bit, but it’s definitely better than some of the stuff I have tried on over the last few weeks. The band is a little bit looser than I would like but it’s better than the 6 in the cups, and although it is going to relax a little bit with wear, I don’t think the 6 is going to loosen up enough in the cups and I still have a bit of side boob in it (and like I said, I had trouble getting the 6s over my head and bust).

I have not decided yet if any of the lululemon sports bras are ultimately winners and whether or not the extra $20 is worth it for the others that are slightly better fits than this. I do like the straps and it is comfortable so it’s a possible option for the immediate future.
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Updated on Nov 06, 2020 Flag this

I recently revisited the sports bras from lululemon now that I have been going to Pilates relatively regularly now since mid October and have been wearing the hyba sports bra top that I got. I have also been trying the other hyba sports bra offerings and my opinions on fit and comfort and what I need or what will work have evolved since I initially tried the batch of lululemon ones on.

This is one that I revisited and it is actually a 6 and it feels great. I’m not sure if it’s the material that is more giving, my positioning of it on me, or that I’m ... not quite as judgmental on the slightest bit of spilling. I think it’s no more spilling than the size 8, and I wonder if it’s really visible underneath a shirt.

To be honest, I’m quite surprised that I was ok with the 6. Might be this particular one though. I do love the colour combination of the white/violet verbena though, and it looks amazing with the olive green and cassis leggings, but I might actually get the navy and pink taupe to match with the navy wunder under leggings with scalloped bottoms.

ETA: I’m typically a 30F/FF in UK sizes. I take 65FF/70F in Ewa Michalak and 65HH/70H in Comexim. I’m soft, center full, even with tall but shallow roots which effectively makes me short rooted and fob. I need narrow and projected cups that are not too tall.

*I wasn’t initially planning to take pictures of the bra only, so I had to crop the full length pictures, which is why I had my camera that way. Normally I would flip it towards me and the bra only, but I had wanted the full length to get the leggings in shot.
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We are from space nimbus battleship/Violet verbena colorway

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This seems to be an older version of this style, as it’s got a much smaller band at the bottom in the front, and it’s not as good a fit or support as the current ones. Firmer tissue might work better with it than the soft tissue that I have. I’ve listed it locally and will try to list it here if I can find a way to measure it.

Amazonite colorway

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Wee Are From Space Ice Gray Alpine White colorway

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Added on Jun 17, 2020