Laura_144

I really love this bra and wear it as much as possible. The fit is great, the style is great and the quality is great too!

My boobs are very close set so I generally have a problem with balconette bras digging in and I prefer plunges. This one is perfect, with nice low central wires in this size but still great support. The wires are narrow and the cups are deep, so it's perfect if you have upfront boobs. I get great cleavage in this bra and a nice rounded shape from the side.

The cups are lightly padded with foam, more to shape than to add size. The ... black lace on a nude background looks great, although the lace shows through very tight tops. The bra has washed very well and still looks great after several months wear. The band has stretched a little, but no more so than you'd expect with good quality elastic. There are four hook positions anyway, helping to extend the life of the bra. The straps are also fully adjustable and are joined to the bra with sturdy metal fasteners rather than the usual flimsy looking plastic.

My only complaint about this bra is that I wish it had more padding over the underwires, as I find they hurt my (admittedly bony) ribcage. For this reason I wear this bra looser than I should, and I would prefer a 55 (26) back if there was a little more padding. I don't feel like I've lost out on any support with this compromise and I'm still very happy with it, it's just the one alteration I'd need for it to be perfect!
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This fits very similarly to the Freya Deco, except that I would say the front edge of the cups is a little more rigid so it is less likely to gape than the Deco. The band on mine stretched out quickly and was large to start with, so I'd definitely recommend sizing down. Like the Deco, it's an awkward bra to fit - if it's slightly too large you get gaping at the top. I wear a 28G in most styles now but still wear a FF in the Deco and Crystal, even though it's slightly too small. It just gives me more cleavage than it did when ... I was smaller. Whilst a 28G looks like it fits me when I put it on, my boobs 'settle' into it after a while and I am left with room at the top. I am fuller on the bottom so this is partly the reason. I would not recommend it if you have soft breast tissue or have migrated tissue you're trying to move - it's too easy for your boobs to slip out and the wires don't come up high under the arm.
Of course, the good reasons why women love it are that it's a low cut plunge, the cleavage is great and it's very comfy.
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I like this bra, which is why I've bought it in the wrong size (twice in fact, measurements of the other incorrect size to be entered soon!). The 28GG certainly gives the illusion of fitting from the front, as I appear to fill the cups with no overspill. However, the cups actually extend a few centimetres further around the sides than my breast tissue does. This illusion of a good fit is caused by the bra being a moulded, padded style, which I always find covers up a bad fit pretty well. Like the whole Showgirl range, the band is stretchier than standard Curvy Kate bras and ideally ... I'd like a 26 band as I find a tight fit more comfortable.

I find this bra very comfortable to wear but sadly it does not create a good shape for me. I do not have any cleavage with this bra, but I usually do with most plunge styles. It flattens me out as I find the cups quite shallow and the cups come up high on the chest.

Even though I appear to be incompatible in size and shape with this bra, I will continue to wear it as it is so comfortable and pretty. For me the 28G is a better fit (I usually wear a 28FF), although still causes the same shape issues
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I love this bra - it's my most comfortable everyday bra and with the removable padding I get an amazing cleavage!

I've seen this bra made with slightly different fabrics - earlier versions I saw with the lace also on the straps, but the straps on mine were made with the same fabric as the main cups. This fabrics is very stretchy, which means that while the band and straps weren't particularly long, I had to shorten both. The stretchiness of the straps means I need them tighter than is comfortable, even now they're shortened, and this is the one thing I don't like about this bra.

The cups fit ... slightly small, so they worked well on me when I first bough it as I was usually a smallish 28G. Now I would prefer to have a larger cup size. The removable padding helps to correct any asymmetry, which is helpful as most of us don't have perfectly equal boobs! The cups are lined with cotton, making it a really comfy bra to wear when it's hot. The shape is very forward projecting with narrow wires - the opposite of Panache.
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Putting this bra on reminded me of how I felt the first time I tried Ewa Michalak. I've found with this brand you don't really notice when the bras get a little too small - you just get a slightly flattened appearance and less 'oomph'. This is what has happened with my old EMs. When I put this on, my breasts were incredibly upfront, with great cleavage and a rounded shape.
This bra has the removable pads featured in many EM bras. These can be used to correct asymmetry or to give extra cleavage.
I'm really glad I went for the 55H, as my old 60Gs were too loose in ... the band and too small in the cup. The band is good on this one, but the other 55 I ordered at the same time was too tight and I need an extender. The bands are very variable with EM. I prefer to order the smallest size I think I could need and then use an extender if necessary. Unfortunately 60 bands and smaller are non-returnable so it's mostly guesswork figuring out what size you'll need (unless you're willing to order a 65 band to test it out first). The band on this has stretched out a small amount in the couple of months I've owned it, but I'm still on the loosest hook.
The look of the bra is really nice - it's a rich purple shade with black lace overlay. It feels very well-made and the matching knickers are also nice, but are not an obvious match with the bra because all of the purple fabric in them is covered with the black lace, instead of leaving some uncovered like on the bra. It looks like the high-waisted briefs would be a more obvious match. The set still goes together well, just not in the way I expected.
The bra is great for wearing under some of my Polish clothing from Urkye and BiuBiu, because I often find their tops are designed for bras like these with an upfront shape. It's also good for a night out when I want cleavage on show, but I don't tend to wear it to the office or in other situations demanding a more demure look! It makes me look very busty from the side, which I don't always like.
The wires on this bra are quite uncomfortable. It's like they've been bent into a shape that's not like mine. The centre gore is nice and low, but the wires dig in because they curve towards my body. Same at the other end of the underwire. I haven't yet managed to bend it into a shape more like my own, so I'm wearing it a little bit at a time in the hope that it'll mould to my shape better soon. It's not so uncomfortable that I can't wear it, but I am left with red marks when I take it off.
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I love the design of this bra, but sadly it really doesn't fit me any more. The band is far too stretchy and I would need more like a 24, although this does make it comfy to wear. The cups are far too small and give me a square shape at the front. I would need to go up another 2 cup sizes and then the shape would be nice and rounded.

The straps are placed too far apart and dig into my shoulders, and there was also poking from the wires in the centre the first few times a wore it. After a couple of washes this eased ... up. The cups are lined with a cottony fabric which is nice and soft against your skin. The outer fabric shows under very tight clothing, but it's nowhere near as bad as the Thrill Me.

As other reviewers have mentioned, the sizing seems to vary a lot between colours. I also bought the green version (this one is purple) and it fit very differently - the centre wires came up higher and there was gaping along the top of one of the cups. This is definitely a difficult bra to get the right fit with, but once you do, it is very comfy and the cleavage is very sexy.
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Firstly I should mention that this bra is in fact a 28FF, but Marks and Spencer for some strange reason don't sell FF cups and instead call them G cups.

The fit of this bra is not right at all. Firstly, the band is extremely tight and has little stretch. It feels more like a 26 or even smaller - my underbust measurement is 27" and this is bra is still a bit too tight with an extender. Secondly, the cups are too small, giving me quad-boob and flattening me out.

Looks-wise, it is a nice bra. It is a bright blue colour with lace overlay on the cups and the inside has a blue & white spotty design. It is a low-cut plunge style, which would give good cleavage in the right size. It is also a comfortable bra and the wires do not dig in. Just not one for me.

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This didn't fit me, but I wish it did! I've never seen another babydoll that comes in this size range, and it's a proper bra with the babydoll bit added so it's supportive as well as being pretty.
I'm usually a 28G and I'd say this one fits much more true to size than the Charlotte (the other Parfait bra I own, which I wear in a 30G). The band was definitely too loose on me, but I really need a 26 band so it's hard for me to judge if this is a true 30.

The cups are lightly padded and quite flexible. The band is nice and wide ... so it looks like it'll be comfortable, and there is a nice cut out section between the band and the body at the back. The lace edging at the top of the straps is very pretty. Petite ladies like myself may find the strap placement a bit too wide, and those with a short distance between their breasts and shoulders may find the straps too long, as they are only partly adjustable.

Some additional measurements: the chiffon fabric measures 52cm flat at the first point I can flatten it out fully below the band. The fabric part is 46cm long from the band to the edge of the lace.
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This bra did not fit at all. I bought it when I was still working out my bra size, so the band is too big, but it is also very large for a 30. The band is very stretchy and I'd recommend sizing down if you can. The cups were also too small and I had to size up two cups to get the right fit.

It's a difficult bra to find the right fit in, but it's worth persevering as it is very comfortable in the right size. The cups are quite shallow, as I typically find in Curvy Kate bras and this results in a minimised profile.

See my 28GG review for what I thought in of the correct size.

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This is a nice bra and fits perfectly in this size, but it's just not for me. The bottom half of the cup is lined while the top is not, but is restricted by the ribbon on top. This results in an odd looking bulge in the unlined section. I wouldn't recommend it for full on top boobs as the ribbon would almost certainly cut in. The shape is also quite natural looking, whereas I prefer something more rounded.
Like all unpadded CKs I've tried, the band is much firmer than the Showgirls - i.e. true to size.
A good everyday bra, but I just prefer padded.

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