This is the first strapless bra that I've found that I can actually wear without the straps!
It is a molded bra that has plastic "fingers" at the side of the cup for support, and instead of underwires it has plastic at the bottom to give shape and support. It also has that stretchy plastic around the band to help keep it in place. It is extra-tight to help keep it in place. It has pretty black lace over nude for the cups, and the bottom and back are simple black.
The Good:
This bra gives a nice rounded shape to my breasts, and it stays in place. I'm ...not sure it is the perfect size for me, but based on the shape it seems to give some forgiveness for slightly too large or small. And I have nice cleavage in it.
The Bad:
If I do slouch, it does cut into some of my tissue giving me underarm fat, but if i sit up straight and do a little shake, it goes away. My ribcage measures 27-28 (migration has made me slightly smaller so I do not know my actual measurements) and the 30 band seemed too tight initially, but after wearing it a few hours the tightness was less noticeable. It was difficult to put on, but I'm still able to put on my 28's backwards and then slip them up, so I'm not used to hooking bras from behind. It does seem to give me fat rolls when I'm not sitting up straight as well, but when i'm straight, it is smooth.
Overall this is a beautiful strapless bra that actually stays in place. It is tight enough for me to notice that it is there ( but all of my bras that stay in place are noticeable to me), but once you're used to the tightness, it is pretty comfortable. There are some downsides to it staying in place, but for a strapless bra that gives great shape, the pro's outweigh the con's. Read more 228 more words
This is the first strapless bra that stayed put!! I have it in a 32DD, and have lost weight since (current cup 30D). The cup seems to fit, simply because of its shape, but there's no boob at the bottom of the cup. It used to stay put all night, but I doubt this will happen anymore.
It measures narrow for a 32, but it also sits lower as to give you a lower back cleavage
If you took the picture of the Ultimate Strapless in 32DD at about the same time as the picture of the 30D Freya Ivy, I think you are closer to a 30E than to a 30DD. 30D is way too small for you.
I was very excited for this bra, but apparently it runs fairly small in the cup. I usually wear about a 28E, but the 30E was significantly too small and cut into my breast tissue. It was otherwise comfortable though - can't wait to try it in a large cup size.
This bra runs small in the cups. It also makes me feel like I'm wearing a suit of armor, which is pretty cool. First of all, it's definitely not going to slip, and it's definitely not going to slip without me noticing! The band is nice a snug and doesn't seem to move around at all.
This bra is absolutely brilliant for under strapless dresses, it has a sweetheart neckline with a nice cleavage.
The 'hand shaped' boning gives a lot of uplift, and the silicone lines keep it up.
The label says 30D, but I wear a 28 and never had any issues with it falling down, and this measures only 27" stretched, so is probably more like a 28DD than a 30D, in reality.
I really love the way this bra was designed. It fits nice and tight and stays put with silicone along the band. Sadly, this size was too small for me in the cups and I've ordered the 30E to review later.
A moulded cup t shirt bra (like Freya Deco) with beautiful, soft straps. Smooth, seam free line underneath clothes. This was a wrong size sent to me so doesn't fit in the cup.
I really wanted to like this bra since so many other reviewers do, but it was odd on my petite frame (took up almost as much of me as a crop top!) it didn't give me a great shape--not sure if the cups are too big (need 30F) or too small (need 30G)? the plastic in place of underwire was interesting, but I'm not sure if this would stay up on me...but maybe I'm just not used to strapless bras
very confused because this claims to be a uk 32g and i'm a uk 32f. labelling aside fits nicely, band is almost too tight (when they say 32 they mean 32), and gives wonderful cleavage & uplift. slight pointy look to boobs, but hardly noticeable
This bra gives a fairly nice shape to my boobs (although it is a little on the pointed side - I usually wear this under button-up shirts), however, after I scoop and swoop, there is a bit of quad-boob.
The center gore doesn't quite lay flat against my sternum.
The center gore on this bra did not come up high enough for me - my boobs just spilled into the middle, and if I were to wear it all day, I'd have to constantly be "tucking" my boobs back into the cups to prevent quad-boob.
Now, I suspect I need a smaller band size and/or bigger cup size in this, however, with the center gore being so low, I'm not sure even that would work. I am used to wearing a 36G Freya Deco (the cups of which fit me perfectly) and these cups were definitely smaller than the Deco (I've heard the Deco fits big in the cup though, so perhaps these are more "true to size"). The band on this does fit quite snug, but I find the straps are set farther apart (at least for my shoulders) and those need frequent lifting to position them back on my shoulders.
Esthetics: I like the design on the bra, and the lace is quite smooth, so it doesn't show easily under clothing.
I bought this back when I thought I was a 34C and loved it. I have since discovered proper sizing and grown quite a bit, so I can no longer wear it. The band is relatively firm for a 34, I'd say it fits more like a 32 (it's even tighter than some 30s I've tried). It gives nice shape and lift and is the most comfortable strapless bra I have ever owned. Unfortunately since I've grown I can no longer get this style to fit properly, the band curves out away from my body at the front and digs into the top of my breasts, whatever size I try.
I really wish I could love this bra. On the surface, everything about it seems great. It fits, it was cheap (like $10 from a British shop on eBay), and it's got push-up padding that's removable. Great, I love push-up bras, I love cleavage. This bra? No cleavage.
It's wide, and it's pointy. The gore tacks, my breasts fill the cup, the straps don't slip, there's no quadboob...but the bra itself is pointy, and the pointy parts are not where my nipples are. I didn't try it without the padding yet - maybe getting rid of the padding would help - but when I put it on under a ...shirt, it made it seem like my boobs went all the way out under my arms. It. Looked. Bad. Or at least, it didn't look how I want my boobs to look
Not to mention, it's tight. Once I have it snapped, the band actually feels really secure, but getting it to snap is virtually impossible, and the band seems to have very little stretch to it.
I'll be keeping it just in case, but I definitely wouldn't recommend it. Read more 78 more words
This bra is absolutely gorgeous. I especially love the velvet straps. Unfortunately, the cups curve in at the top to the level the underwire is at, like a C shape almost, and it means it doesn't work with my breast shape in the least. Seems to run a little small in the cup.
Too big for me in both band and cup. I bought this from eBay and it arrived smelling of scented laundry detergent (i only used unscented) and was really well worn.
The band under the cups tends to roll in a bit. I'm quite full on top, so i tend to slide out a little as the cups are rather stiff. I fixed this however by shortening the bottom of band between the underwires (the gore?), which makes the shape better for me. (I have actually done this for all my push-up bra styles).
This is my first strapless and I never really belived I could wear one but I've been proven wrong. I haven't actually worn it for an occasion, only around the house but I'm very optimistic.
I tried several sizes on in the store and almost bought the 32FF which both myself and the fitter thought a good fit. Then for comparison she brought me the 30G and it felt perfect. Though I do own 30-band bras I most often fit in a 32. I think perhaps the band runs a little loose. I also tried on another Wonderbra model and had the same experience with 32 being to loose.
The bra has surprisingly good uplift using the weird "hand shaped" wires (which are not wires at all) and I feel very secure and held in, even when bending over, which I had not expected. I especially like the separated-boob-cleavage.
If you took the picture of the Ultimate Strapless in 32DD at about the same time as the picture of the 30D Freya Ivy, I think you are closer to a 30E than to a 30DD. 30D is way too small for you.