This bra fits me well, but the top edge of the cup is thick and doesn't lay totally flat. The edge design is very visible under T-shirts, so unfortunately I can't keep this.
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Bras » Masquerade » Medina Balconnet Bra (6591)
Medina Balconnet Bra (6591)
SS2012 - Padded half cup bra with a three-piece cup.
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This bra was the first bra I ever bought post /r/abrathatfits. I am in love with the colorway and have tried it in at least 3 sizes now. I may have to admit defeat. The cups are just to tall for me.
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Updated on Dec 23, 2017 Flag this
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When I first purchased this bra I was able to close the band but it was extremely tight and there was too much tension on the hook and eyes. After months of wearing it with and extender I can now wear it comfortably without it, for reference my ribcage measurement is 31 inches. I find the band to be firm and while it's comfortable to me, if you prefer a softer "forgettable" band this isn't for you.
The cups were a perfect fit for my FOT breasts. They are very open yet they have a slight inward curve at the top but this does not cause quadding on my ... upper fullness. Instead the cup design makes me feel secured while still giving me a slight cakes on a plate look. I wouldn't call the bottom shallow since it has more immediate projection than my Rhea. The straps are half-adjustable which is my favorite type. The high gore technically isn't the best for my close set, center full breasts but it's not a problem for me. The gore tacks but my beasts cause the wire to fold out a bit. I love this bra and it's my go to bra when I want the look of the Rhea but need to feel more locked down.
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Moroccan print colorway
Updated on Dec 03, 2016 Flag this
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One of my favorite masquerade cuts - probably the roomiest half cup they have (even moreso than Delphi). Band is very firm.
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Updated on May 21, 2016 Flag this
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Overall fits well for me FoB and gives a bit of cleavage. The pattern is also beautiful and very romantically feminine. The straps have the same rosy edging that the top of the bra has and pretty peeking out underneath thin strapped shirts. The only complaint I have is that there are two creases in the cup close to the center gore that alter the shape of the cup to be most projected right near the gore. This makes it gap just a little bit near the gore but hopefully a rinse will even out the cup.
Updated on Sep 14, 2015 Flag this
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This bra is seriously beautiful. I ordered the bra in a 34D, as I read the band runs tight. Personally, the band is loose on me (comfortable in a 32, 30 in Freyas). I think the band is loose because of the slick material. It's too easy to creep up. I do have a Delphi in a 32 and the band is very tight, more like a 31. I will be reordering this bra in a 32DD.
It's a great bra, gives "cakes on a plate" look and I have a small chest. The top embroidery at the top of the cups would probably show through tighter tops without a cami on top. The bra is soft and comfortable, the cups have just enough lining to give you some modesty and a nice round look. I have average projection and tall roots and I love this bra!This bra is not owned any more
Updated on Jul 13, 2015 Flag this
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Band a bit too tight and cup too big. Very pretty bra, though, so I have ordered a 30E.
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Updated on Mar 08, 2015 Flag this
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Very pretty bra. I found the 28 a bit tight for me. The 30 is much more comfortable. I measure as a 28 band but I am muscular and fairly lean around the ribs, so I have found they hurt by the end of the day. Straps are a bit wide but it works. Cup may be a tad small but I think F would be too big.
Updated on Mar 07, 2015 Flag this
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This bra is gorgeous and absolutely perfect for me! Shape-wise, I'd say it's average width and projection. I'm so sad it's discontinued!
Updated on Jan 30, 2015 Flag this
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This bra genuinely makes me sad, and that's because it doesn't fit.
The cup is SO tall. This causes it to not fit on me. This is basically the only thing that causes it to not fit on me. The band is nicely snug on me, the wires are neither too wide nor too narrow...but the damn cups are so high. The bra has almost a 5" gore, a 5" wing, and the top of the cup just goes in a straight line between the two.
Also, because of the incredibly tall cups and high gore/wing, the wires are very long and poke into my armpit. The straps ... are also too widely placed. It's a fairly shallow bra (and I'm bottom-heavy with a lot of projection), but that just causes it to give me a great cakes on a plate shape...IF you could see anything but an inch of excess fabric and padding.
In Panache/Cleo bras I normally wear 36HH; between Masquerade bands supposedly being tighter and the brand not going higher than an H cup, I sister-sized to 38H. I'm half-tempted to exchange it for a 38GG or 36H and see if that helps any, but I'm doubting that'll change the cup height as drastically as it'd need to be lowered to fit me without just causing my boobs to burst out the top.
You stupid, beautiful bra.
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Updated on Jan 10, 2015 Flag this
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It's just such a pretty bra! This is the first one I've been genuinely upset about not fitting.
And since it is so shallow, I feel like sizing down would be too shallow without reducing the cup height enough.
Bah. Time to cave in and start seeing what EM bras will work for me, as I think that's the only way I'll get the look I want in my size.
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Really? In your size range, I would have thought some of the Cleos would work. Marcie for example?
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I own a Lucy which fits pretty well. Marcie, not a chance. I own a Floris which is way too open in the top of the cups, but I kept it and altered it to be more closed. Lucy and its sister cuts (Kali?) are the only Cleo bras that work on me. It's a cute bra, but still too high coverage for quite a few of my shirts.
I'm looking into EM's S and PL cuts. That's the look I want (not all the time, obviously, but to be able to get that look again would be nice). It really doesn't exist in UK bras in my size.
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Haha i was looking at your bras again - and I'd forgotten (again) how funny it is to me that the floris doenst really fit you, when its my best fitting . . .and as I start to look at EM bras . . . so sure I WONT be trying the PL and probably not the S, but that the BM MIGHT work for me . . .
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It sounds like you have a shape that is projected, but your breast root is not as tall as most people in your size range. If you go with Comexim and buy through Wellfitting for example, it shouldn't be too much of an ordeal to get a bra that is customized for the cups to be matched to your atypical height.
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It looks just enormous on you . . . i'd definitely try sizing down. Did you compare the depth to your perimeter? Letter sizes are so different in different brands, I always check depth/perimeter before trying a new bra