Cups too small : ( Band is good though.

I guess today I am a 30FF, or possibly even 30G, it's hard to tell.

This was part of my amazon order. Perhaps I'm having a big boob day today; it's hard to tell b/c my weight fluctuates.

Edit: 3-24-21, I just read on the ABTF Facebook Page that Panache Jasmine has shallow cups?? Interesting...Perhaps that's why the cups looked horrible on my shape, the 32E Panache Jasmine cups were better, honestly, although it was a different colour (black) but it should be the same cup size as 30F Panache Jasmine in Caramel, but the 30F in Caramel seemed to ... fit much worse in the cups. So much so that I didn't even want to post pictures! The cups didn't fit at all, and it was *not* flattering on my shape!

So, I'm not sure why the cups seemed to fit so much worse in the Caramel Jasmine 30F vs the Black Jasmine 32E, they should've been the same cups size, amiright? They were both too small, but maybe the Caramel one just looked worse b/c of the colour, idk. End of rant...
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Caramel colorway

Updated on Mar 24, 2021 Flag this

I can’t help but laugh when I look at the pictures of me wearing this bra. 😂

If I needed a bra to feel super ~nasty~ in, this would be it!

For real though, this bra is very narrow but not uncomfortably so. It’s SUPER projected and gave me bullet boobs. I literally had a shelf sticking out from my chest! 🤣 It gives that nice Marie Antoinette look, except I was probably 1 cm away from falling completely out of this bra. Obviously 36G is too small for me. I’m willing to give this another try in a 36GG and 36H because with all the obvious fit issues aside, I kinda like the look this bra gives me (the bullet/shelf boobs, not the nips falling out all over the place part).

Black colorway

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Updated on Mar 08, 2021 Flag this

This bra threw me off at first, it doesn't raise your breasts up in the way that most do, by cupping them. This "directs" them so that they stick straight out. I laughed when I put it on and paraded around our house as Wonder Woman, to the amusement of my fiance. It looks good with a shirt on, awkward with a fitted or tight one though. The center gore comes up a little high and pokes my left breast and the side underwires are starting to poke now too, although I've gained a little weight that could be the cause. Overall, it fits my bell cups pretty well and I'd say the separation in front is the perfect amount, if high.

leopard colorway

Updated on Nov 30, 2019 Flag this

I’ve already had a bra in the same size as this, but opted to try it again. It’s a really nice print - black with a subtle pattern (paisley flower is the description).

This one felt a bit snug, possibly looser after a few wears and washes to get the starch out, and the cups almost felt too small. My nipples were sitting a little bit higher than the apex of the cups and it was fairly low coverage on me. That said, a size up might compromise the shape I’m getting from this since I have shallow upper fullness. The stretchy upper is definitely nice and accommodating. It’s still not an uber round shape on me, but better than I used to get in it.

Ultimately, the wires are still hard and the gore is tall. It’s a beautiful bra and something I want to like because it’s always in cut styles. If the gore was a little bit lower, I could probably make do with the firmer wires.

Paisley flower colorway

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Updated on Nov 18, 2019 Flag this

Many volumes have been written about this bra, so I won't belabor the typical comments. I, like others get a more pointy shape with Jasmine. There is ever so slightly too much projection at the apex for me.

I was comparing this to other bras in my drawer and happened to notice the cut of this is similar to my Kinga Michelle (http://bra.pe/XZnc/), but that bra seems to fit me almost perfectly right now (new pics added today). The cut of the lower cup on the Kinga seems to gives a rounder shape, but then again, I think it's technically a cup size smaller. That ... said, they are only measuring 1cm difference in depth, and the Jasmine has more stretch while Michelle's fabric is firm.

All in all, not bad, not great. I think I would fit better in a 32FF in this model. In the mean time, I'm planning on a minor alteration to remove some fullness at the apex.

Me: short & narrow roots, center full, close set, pendulous, petite, short waisted, low set, fairly even fullness, narrow shoulders, soft.
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Blue Blossom colorway

Updated on Aug 12, 2019 Flag this

So after putting this bra in the "does not fit" drawer, and trying it on with a non-stretchy extender, I've changed my mind.

This bra is really comfortable! (after bending the gore... The gore hurts pretty bad if it's not bent, but now it's perfect)

This is the only bra I've got that is actually the right height cup for me (besides Hettie... but Hettie's almost a Jasmine clone). Most bras I have thought "fit" for example Panache Tango Plunge and Freya Fancies plunge balcony are actually too wide and high for me. I feel so supported in Jasmine and it looks great really.

I've found since trying on some of ... my 'does not fit' bras with an extender, I've been learning a lot about what I really need in a bra.
The wires on this bra are a good width on me, they no longer poke under my armpit (thank you extender!). I do have a little bit of wrinkling on the bottom of the cup, but this fits me so well in other areas that I'm happy to but that aside. I often struggle to fill out bras near my armpit because I seem to have no fullness there, but since the cup on this is short it works well for me.

The straps are a little widely spaced but I can hardly complain, I think this bra is so great. I get a nice rounded shape under clothes. Sometimes I tend to get a 'torpedo' shape in other bras (Hettie why do you do this to me!) but this one is nice and round. Looks great under low necked tops too.

Anyways...

I think this bra is as close as I've gotten so far. I think I could buy the 36F but honestly I have two perfectly good 34FF's that I can wear with extenders.
The black colour is perfect for my needs and it's really sturdy, well made and keeps everything in place thanks to the ever-so-forgiving stretch lace at the top of the cup.
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Black colorway

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Bent out gore

Updated on May 20, 2019 Flag this

One of the many Jasmines I have tried. I no longer have the pics of the 28F and 28FF Jasmine but if I can find them somewhere, or the old imgur album is still open for it, I'll share, but really....the fit is the same. It's nice and round from the front and even the angle a little, but the side view is pointy because the cups are too deep at the apex so my tissue just sinks into the cups, bottom up, and by the time it reaches the stretch lace, there's not enough tissue/volume to fill the top out. The gore is also a bit wide. ...

It's sad, really...I'd love for Jasmine to work to the point where I am almost tempted to try her again now that my size has changed some and I feel like I am somewhat fuller, but I have my doubts.

Just the first of several bras I have tried on in stores that I have pics of on my phone that I want to clear out, so I'll be adding them here for future reference.
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Updated on Nov 11, 2018 Flag this

This is a fairly new bra and seems to be constructed well. My only complaint is that it gives me cone-boob!

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 Flag this

Best fit for me so far in Panache (I've tried almost 50 bras, including Panache & Cleo's in the last 2 months - I'm dead serious about finding a good bra!) but greatly lacking in comfort and only moderately rounded for my shape.

I vary b/t 28 & 30, the band was loose enough to wear on the 3rd hook right out of the box.

Had some firsts -
1) band beneath the wires constantly folded under and chafed my skin -
2) rigid, fully adjustable straps were painful, chafing & dug in from the start, despite reasonable support from the band!

Very strange. By far the most ... uncomfortable Panache bra I've tried. Oddly, the pink version, which I tried in a 30H, didn't have any of these issues, so maybe it's just this one bra? Or the black colorway? I may try the 28JJ in PINK....

The cup shape is decent for FoT's like me, but only gave a rounded shape when I fully scooped & swooped and pulled the elastic lace up and over the tops of my breasts. After walking around a bit, the lace retreated back down the cups, giving that oh-so-desirable elf slipper/quaddy look. Boo. If I do go a band size down and a cup size up, I'm pretty concerned that the wires will widen, and this bra was already on the edge of too wide for me.

So appreciate any advice re: this bra, and sizing down the band & up the cup - I'm pretty desperate.

Also, I've noticed that no matter how well I fill or overfill the cups on most bras, I still have a gap where the strap meets the cup - Is this due to my very narrow shoulders or is this a "root" thing? (Haven't quite figured out the whole root thing yet.. I also feel like my boobs & bra should sit a couple of inches higher than they do...like the underwire should be sitting higher even when it's tight enough... )

Maybe I should open a fitting request.... lol
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Updated on Aug 05, 2015 Flag this

Another boob hug bra!
I need the second or third hook on this bra, but it's lovely anyway!
I love the fabric and feel like this is the 'green' shape equivalent to the Panache Andorra. It is less full coverage-y than the Andorra and can accommodate more fullness on top, if you need it. Seriously, if this bra came in a 28 band I would buy all the colorways! I think it might run 1/2 to a full cup large, because I'm usually a 28F and the cups very fit nicely.

The only tiny problem (like usual) is that the gore is slightly too wide causing a slightly uncomfortable feel and prolonged red marks where is sits on very shallow breast tissue. This happens in every full-cup bra I own, even Comexim. It's not really a big deal, just something to mention. I always count a bra as fitting if that's the only problem, because I would need narrow, overlapping wires in order for the to be fixed - and there are only very few bras that do that.

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Updated on Jul 01, 2015 Flag this