Are you ready for more Polish bra-buying adventures? Lol.

Ohhh, this bra is crushing because it doesn't fit, but I actually super love the colours & the style (the aesthetics of the bra); I even went to Nordstom the other day to scope out bras, I think I would prefer this bra to any of the bras they had at Nordstrom; in their defense, there wasn't a huge selection there though. I was probably most impressed with their Elomi bras, but I digress...

This is a really nice bra I got for 10.50 euro (+ shipping) from Lupoline's website; I used a package forwarder, Shopogolic.net, to shop ... from various websites in Poland.

I think this bra only ended up on clearance because it did not photograph well! I honestly thought I was buying a beige bra, but surprise, surprise, it's dusty rose! The fabric has a sheen to it that's just lovely. I took pictures under various lighting to try to capture it's colour accurately; it's cream-coloured roses, with a sheen (sparkles!) and a dusty rose background. The fabric on the outside of the cups looks quite delicate, so probably not the sturdiest of fabrics, but it is pretty.

I'm so bummed that the sizing is not quite right for me, and I hate to part from this bra because it is totally my style; it has an old-fashioned flair, but the sheen on this fabric prevents it from being grannie; plus, it has a thin lace ruffle on both the top of the cup & the bottom of the band that I kind of like; this bra shines in various lighting (enter, the princess...)

As far as sizing, the band is just too small; it is a 70 band; even though the calculator is putting me at 32GG, I would need to size up in Lupoline (same as Gorteks and Gaia) because their bands are firm.

Also, I am not filling the top of the cups; I guess I could try down a cup in Lupoline, but I'm also wondering if the shape is not right for me. It looks like Lupoline cups (at least for this bra) are good for narrow roots and upper fullness; even looking at the Lupoline model on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/lupoline_official/ it looks like they design their bras for a different breast shape than mine, at least in the larger cup sizes. It looks like their model(s) have more upper fullness than what I have, so idk.


The wings and bra straps are ballet pink, and it has 3 x 4 hook-and-eye fasteners. Also, the bra straps are quite thick, 2 cm, which I appreciate.


The package forwarding service I used, shopogolic.net, combines all items into one large package, then ships it to me in Canada. The final shipping to Canada was kind of expensive - with insurance it was $43, so I bought 7 bras from various websites to make the final shipping fee worth it, if that makes sense, because that way it would only be an extra $6 - $7 per bra.

I've read some reviews that said that Shopogolic is not reliable, so I would only shop with them using PayPal, because at least that way, one has insurance if the product gets lost, or not delivered. It was kind of nice to be able to shop from *any* website in Poland; I figured that since bras are so light, it wouldn't be much more to add more bras to the batch - at least that's how I decided to buy 7 new bras; the more you spend, the more you save!

I will probably buy another Lupoline bra this year, but I will aim for size 75H next time, which is not an exact sister size, but one cup smaller, and one band size larger. This bra might be a similar quality to the two Gaia bras I got recently, which sell for $64 cad at Polka Dot bras in Winnepeg, MB, and $100 cad at Forever Yours in Langley, BC, but I happen to like the aesthetics of this Lupoline bra a lot better (it shines!) But probably not as good as Corin, Dalia, Comexim, or Ewa Michalak bras - this is just my opinion though.

All I know is: Continental Europeans have access to THE.BEST.BRAS! I'm glad I could shop virtually in Poland, even if the shipping in the end was kind of slow and expensive, I still saved a lot of money in the end. Probably next time I will buy Lupoline from Misterna.pl though, as I'm not sure how many more bras I'll need; I'm disappointed that it didn't fit, but I did learn about Lupoline's quality and sizing, so it was a good experiment, and in the end I can hopefully find a good home for this beauty.
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