This bra is lovely with pretty black lace and adjustable straps. It has cups that are extremely close together. The sides of the cups did not extend far out enough/were not wide enough to capture all of my breast tissue, and did not work at all for my shallow breasts. There are non-removable pads that take up a little more than half of the cup. The pads are located at the bottoms and did not feel angled. Sadly, this had to be returned.

Updated on Mar 10, 2014 Flag this

I wish the Lucia came in black with C cups. My ideal size is 26D/DD. This plunge-style push up bra runs small in the band and cups. The underwire is short and meets end-to-end at the center gore, not allowing the gore to tack to my sternum. The Lucia fits the best for me out of the TLBC bras I have tried. The cups are extremely shallow and in addition to floating center gore, the shallow/push-up cup style allows for your breasts to be pushed together to produce cleavage. The cup itself cuts into my breast tissue a bit at the top of the cup on my larger ... breast, but it is well hidden under the lace overlay. It just leaves a faint red mark on my skin. If you are a true 30C, I would recommend you to size up in both the band and cup to a 32C, unless you want to squeeze your boobs together for maximum cleavage.

Update: after owning this bra for a few weeks, I've noticed it sometimes rides up slightly at the front since the gore doesn't tack. Also it's possible the band is too loose for me, but if I wear it on the tightest hook, the wires dig into my ribcage on the sides.
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Updated on Feb 28, 2014 Flag this

My ideal size is 26D/DD, which sister sizes to 30B/C. The band on this bra runs tight for a 30 band (the ivory and black lace versions are tighter than the nude versions), but not tight enough for my 26" ribcage. The cups are also very shallow. I get some overspill on my larger left breast, so the cups definitely run a bit small for a 30C. The underwire fits perfectly. I have some very shallow breast tissue that extends at least an inch above the top of the cup. I guess I just need a strapless with taller cups. I will be trying the 32B and altering the band.

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Updated on Feb 22, 2014 Flag this

I measure to be a 26DD/E so this is in theory a sister size to me. The band is far far too big even on the tightest hook, but it does run true to size.

The cups are a little too small for my breasts, and I think a 30D would fit me very well. I am a little more projected than not, and fairly narrow. In this size, I get classic spillage and gore-not-quite-tacking problems from too small cups. There is push up padding in the outer bottoms, and it does a very good job of holding the breasts front and center, with a round shape. If you can fit this bra, it should be a very sexy one. I would buy this bra again if LBC would carry my size.

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Updated on Jan 25, 2014 Flag this

I've tried this bra in several different sizes, and this seems to work the best. It's still not terribly comfortable, but I think this may improve with time as I get used to it. I'm used to wearing an ill-fitted bra with too large of a band size, so it's an adjustment, and I'm hoping the comfort will improve.

Updated on Sep 25, 2013 Flag this

For reference, my idea size measures to between a 28C/28D (~27.5 underbust, 31.5 bust). I've been trying various 28Cs, Ds, and 30Bs & Cs.

The band on this 30C definitely feels closer to a 28...it is the sturdier and less stretchy of the TLBC bands that I've tried so far, and the 30 fit me best on the loosest hook. However, the cups are WAY too big and gap at the top, both by the straps on the outside and on the tops.

The cups are structured weird...they come with the padded petals, which really makes the cup stiff and shallow near the bottom. I am using them ... in the photo, but they add a squareish shape bulge to the bottom shape of the cup, not that attractive. Taking them out, the shape of the cup is better but still seems to be pretty stiff and wide.

The blue satin top of the cup is just very wide and would be useful if you are a little fuller near the middle or on top. I am fairly shallow so these cups clearly do not fit me. I am possibly going to try the 30B and see if the smaller cups make a different (minus the added padding).

The satin definitely has a very wrinkled feel to it, and the slate color was a much darker gray than was shown on the website.
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Updated on Sep 15, 2013 Flag this

I'm between 28C/D and 30B/C in several bras and trying to find ones that fit me. This bra was very very close, but unfortunately I felt that there was too much gap in the cups on both sides when my arms were in a neutral or forward position to exchange and try a 28C instead. There is removable padding inserts in the cup so I hope that by going down a cup size if needed, I can just get rid of the paddings for some extra room.

The band on this was stretchier than anticipated...I think the website mentions that this band (as well as others) are measured slightly ... tighter than most other brands. However, I found myself hooking on the very tightest setting from the start, and the band was starting to ride up in the back higher than in the front...thus I hope the 28C will be a better fit (and the cups won't be too small!!).

The bra is very pretty and the midnight blue is a gorgeous color. The lace details tend to bubble a little bit on the bottom of the cup and I wouldn't probably wear this under a smooth and sheer shirt.
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Updated on Sep 09, 2013 Flag this

I like how the lace lies flat against the body to create a smooth surface for the band and straps. It looks really pretty that way. The bottoms of the cups have moderate padding which helps lift the boobs. The padding in combination with the cup shape helps push the boobs up and inward, which is helpful for someone like me with fairly wide-set breasts. The cups aren't quite big enough for me, though, and C is the biggest cup available in bras from this company. The wire shape is good for my shallow breasts, but it just doesn't extend far enough at ... the sides. There is a visible line from the top of the cups when I wear this bra under clingy tops, probably another sign that the cup size isn't right for me. Not long after I started wearing this bra, the side boning shifted in its casing so that it kind of sticks out at the bottom, which ruined the smoothness of the bra wings. The quality of the materials in this bra is lower than for similarly-priced bras I have bought from Wacoal. I won't be buying another bra from this company because of the lower quality and the fact that they don't have the best size for me.
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Updated on Aug 22, 2013 Flag this

Bra doesn’t cut into my skin as much as Lucia 28C. Beginning of straps may rub. Band pulls away at the two finger recommendation - but I’m concerned it will stretch more becoming unfitted. Breasts fit o.k. in cups. Still not satisfied with my breast not filling cups, gapping occurs.

Updated on Apr 20, 2013 Flag this

I've heard TLBC bras run small, and this seems to be the case. It seems to fit more like a tight 30B or looser 28C. The cups are very narrow and placed closer together to create cleavage, with decent push-up padding. I would need a cup or two larger for this to work.

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Updated on Apr 03, 2013 Flag this

This bra fits pretty well. The band size is smaller than the measurement that is allotted to it, which is the point of The Little Bra Company, because it is for petite women. I have a 27 inch band measurement and the 30 fits quite well. Unfortunately, I think their smaller-than-sized measurements do a disservice to women who need to buy their bras online, if their 28 band is more like a 26 and their 30 more like a 28, why not just call it that? The cups fit pretty well, though they could be just slightly wider. This bra gives me nice lift, which I like because my breasts are shallow and wide-rooted, so I do not have natural cleavage. This bra is also comfortable, no poking or prodding from the underwire, and it hasn't stretched out. Overall, I would buy from this bra company again.

Updated on Feb 15, 2013 Flag this

Cups are too small; quad-boob. Unfortunately, they don't make a 30D. This is going back.

Updated on Nov 14, 2012 Flag this

Band size was too big. Fit on the tightest hook. When I took out the removable pads, the cups were slightly too big, but I could fix that with some scooping -- or just by leaving the pads in. They don't make this bra in a 28D, so I ordered a 28C and we'll see if that one fits.

Updated on Nov 13, 2012 Flag this