My shape: mid-height center-set FOB teardrop with very wide and tall shallow roots and allover fullness that make me functionally even, lots of immediate projection (never yet found enough!) but moderate overall projection, and firm tissue that fights back when pushed around.
This review is for the Vivid Violet colorway.
The color is very bright, and definitely on the orchid/magenta side of things. It's super soft! The molded cup liner and the straps are lovely to handle, and the bra is really comfy on.
The cups are pretty shallow underneath, which means the bra shifts down by almost an inch to try and accommodate my fullness, and that also leaves some ...space between the outside edge of the wire under my arm. The cup is also kind of short, and though the upper edge doesn't cut in and is a pretty good (shallow) angle for me, the seam between the sheer tricot and the lace trim definitely does dig in and I get some pretty obvious and uncomfortable quadding.
The gore is lovely and low and tacks just fine, but I think the cups might be a hair too wide-set for me, which makes the quad-boob problem worse. I can't feel it while wearing it, though, so it wasn't that big of a deal. I think I could stand for the wings to come up higher, especially because the wires don't take up the whole channel. The wires are almost the right shape curve for me (I need shallow curves; most wires are too steeply curved for me), and otherwise wide enough for my fullness.
Like all Natoris, the band is stretchy, but this 30 fits alright. There is a tiny bit of bulging, but that's because it's sheer powernet or tricot, and I always notice the same thing happening with other similarly constructed bands. Otherwise it's tight enough and doesn't shift. Read more 199 more words
My shape: mid-set center-height FOB teardrop with lots of immediate projection (never yet found enough!), moderate overall projection, very wide and tall and shallow roots that make me functionally even with allover fullness, and firm tissue that pushes back when pushed around.
This review is for the Rouge-Tulle hot pink colorway. (like holy moly, is this bright)
While wearing this bra, I only noticed that the cups seemed to be too small on top, which was interesting because the wires sat exactly where they should in my IMF and Natori cups have always been somewhat lacking on the immediate projection. The underwires are also exactly the right shape for my ...IMF, which is cool and kind of rare.
The photos show that the cups are obviously too shallow, though, and I definitely have quadding because of it. There's plenty of space right near the wires all the way around otherwise. The wires also seem a hair too narrow, but they might actually be just right if my fullness had somewhere else to go. Admittedly, it is a little hard to tell any more because the cup is moulded.
The band, while characteristically stretchy like Natori always is, was tight enough and stayed in place. The stretchiness does mean I'd probably shift to the second set of hooks pretty soon, but again, no big deal.
The only other qualm I might have is that I noticed marks where the straps appear to have rubbed around the top outside edge of the cup. I didn't feel anything while wearing it, though.
I ordered a 30H out of curiosity to see how different the fit is. This one will have to go back, though. Read more 167 more words
So soft, flexible, extremely comfortable! This feels like wearing a cloud, in the best way possible. The cups can stretch to your shape, to an extent, but I think it's probably not ideal for FOT or very projected shapes. My boobs are rounded, even fullness w/ immediate projection, slightly narrow, average projection.
However, the band runs loose. I often find other size 30 bras to be too tight. It's because the lace material the band is made of is way too stretchy, and has too much give to it. Also, weirdly enough, the hook panel itself is made of a stretchy material. Using the outer hook causes the straps to be too far apart on the shoulders. The inner hooks improves these problems but it's still not going to give you a snug fit because it's so stretchy. I've decided to just treat this bra as a light/medium support comfort bra.
My shape: projected teardrop with lots of shallow-boob fit problems like Orange-in-a-Glass because of my super-tall (within a finger's width of my collarbone) and super-wide (almost to my shoulder blades) roots that almost touch on my sternum, but with more immediate projection underneath, and very firm tissue that fights back when smooshed.
This review is for the black colorway.
This is possibly the softest bra I have ever felt. It's so lovely to touch, I just wanted to pet it instead of putting it on! Sadly, the effect was kind of ruined by the obnoxious tag scratching a welt onto my back, but that could be cut out or might ...even be made better after the first wash. Otherwise, it was super comfortable, with a very narrow center gore (great for me!) and straps that were a little wide-set but not falling off my shoulders or digging into my armpits like some I have tried. The straps ARE narrow, though, and while that is fine for me, it might not be for others, especially larger boobed ladies.
I have to keep reminding myself that Natori bands are stretchy, and that I don't know exactly what that means for my real size because prior to this bra I've been fudging with 32s on the tightest hooks. This one was a little odd, with some visual bulging around the sides that might be noticeable under a clingy top, but nothing uncomfortable. I'm not sure if that indicates that it's too tight or still too loose. Unfortunately, as lovely as this bra was in the comfy gore and cups (which didn't quad on me! Hooray!), it rides down, which either supports the too loose theory or the too tight one (trying to find a smaller circumference), and again, I'm not sure which it is. Either way, the underwires ended up more than a finger's width below the base of my breasts, which is way more scooching than I've had even in the other Natoris that were 32s. It also means that, while comfy, the wires weren't really supporting at all and were, dare I say, too wide??
Overall, I think this is a great bra, and I am stoked that Natori has expanded into some "non-standard" sizes. I'm going to give it a trial run of about an hour on the tightest hooks to see if there's any difference because I do want it to work, but otherwise it will have to go back to the store. Read more 302 more words
I don't think the riding down has anything to do with how loose or tight the band. This is just a very shallow bra and the bottoms of the cups are too shallow for you.
Thanks for sharing! I have a similar shape and a hard time finding bras. Wide and tall roots, immediat projection, horizontal oval shaped breasts, and mine are close set. I am still trying to figure out if I am projected and soft/firm tissue as well as what bras will fit. I will follow your posts!!
lcl0706 True. I do have a Curvy Kate plunge bra that is too shallow, but it works because the band (a 28) is tight enough to keep everything anchored, so I guess that is the exception.
Denise5 If you can still find them, discontinued Fauve half-cups were magical for me. Supposedly Freya and Fantasie half-cups fit similarly (they are owned by the same parent company, after all), but I haven't managed to have disposable income when any are on sale yet.
Thanks for the tip!
You are correct! I just got a Freya Deco Halfcup in the mail today and it fits perfectly!! Finally!!! Thanks for your help!! Yes, I am waiting for more disposible income too to buy Fauve or now more Freya halfcup bras too!
You are correct! I just got a Freya Deco Halfcup in the mail today and it fits perfectly!! Finally!!! Thanks for your help!! Yes, I am waiting for more disposible income too to buy Fauve or now more Freya halfcup bras too!
You are correct! I just got a Freya Deco Halfcup in the mail today and it fits perfectly!! Finally!!! Thanks for your help!! Yes, I am waiting for more disposible income too to buy Fauve or now more Freya halfcup bras too!
This bra doesnt fit me I thought this was my size it is not even close so I can't give a good review. All I can say is the pad isnt attached to the mesh bit and bunches up but also...this bra doesnt fit so idk. I wish it fit it is so gorgeous, basically new.
This is a very sturdy, well-constructed bra. The band has some strong elastic strips that make it a tight fit the first couple of wears, and I like the wide band with three hooks. The wires are very wide, the widest I've ever tried, and I think it's ideal for outer-full or east-west boobs. If you are wide and shallow, the shape it's designed for, the cups might run one size big. This was a shape mismatch for me, as I bought it before I realized that I have somewhat narrow-rooted, close-set boobs with average projection and immediate projection. I have a lot of extra space on the sides and bottom of the cup, and some quadboob on the inner edge. Great bra, but I will probably pass this bra along to someone else who it fits better.
Fit is not the best, the wire comes too far around my sides, quite a bit of quadding, and some gaping on the bottom and sides of the cup. Overall not the right shape for me. The material is soft although the color seems to be fading quickly.
My shape: close set, center full, full on bottom, average/narrow width roots, tall shallow roots, soft tissue.
This bra is a little too shallow for me, and pushes down my boobs. After a while it doesn't stay on my IMF line and starts going down. The wires on the sides are too wide, and there is not enough space in the middle near the gore for my breasts. The band is snug but very comfortable on loosest hook (it stretches a lot!), and the straps are on the thinner side, but feel fine and stay put. The lace overlay is beautiful and doesn't show much through tops which is nice. Great bra for shallow shape.
I actually ended up adding this size to the matrix here since it wasn't listed. I hope I did everything correctly!
I reviewed this in 30DD. This one is so laughably huge on me that I can't even review it. I'm not the one to judge it's fit. It was the first bra I bought after hearing I was actually a 30E or F. It turns out, my cups size is significantly smaller than it measures, due to deflation.
This bra is gorgeous and comfortable, delicate lace overlay against a contrasting color.
It is unlined, and seems like it would stretch out easily so I don't wear it everyday.
The decoration would show under thin t-shirts, but it is not as obvious as bras I own in similar styles.
The straps seems to be slightly wider and slightly closer together than the average bra. This works for me because I am petite and often have problems with falling straps even though *for my frame* my shoulders are not narrow.
The cups seem to be a little more shallow and wider than other bras I own in similar ...styles. Because of this, I have a little bit of quad boob if I move certain ways, even though this is the correct size (there is a tiny bit of extra space on the sides and bottom/back of the cups, especially on my smaller boob).
The band is perfect for me in a 30. The center gore rests against my sternum, and it is not too tight. I can forget I am wearing it. Read more 75 more words
Beautiful color! :-)