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You know, I sold my old beige Deco strapless. "32E?" I said to myself, "That's not really going to happen anymore, not with these boobs." And then I promptly lost weight and consequently two bra sizes, then I quit hormones and lost one more. And I cursed myself for not hanging onto my smaller bras. I know better now. Who knows when laziness and holiday foods will get the best of me? I'm hanging onto ALL THE BRAS in ALL THE SIZES. So yeah, I bought another Deco strapless from another bratabase user - but this time in sexy (and slightly ... less practical) black! It has all the usual gold stars: Great fit, nice uplift, stiff padding but at least it's a complementary shape, snug band, multiple attachment loops for the straps. (Speaking of which, who the hell can use those wider loops anyway? They might as well not even be there, all tucked away in my armpits. End rant.)

Long story short, this is the best strapless bra on the market. Even though I'm not a big fan of molded bras for every day wear, I keep coming back to this bad boy for all my convertible bra needs.
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After I sent back the 70G, I knew I just had to order it in the smaller size. It's so worth it. This is a really great, comfortable, cute looking bra.

Much like in my review for the larger size, I love the detailing and thought put into this bra, and also the high quality of the materials. The solid fabric that makes up the cup feels like butter, and the lace is very soft as well. I feel like Chantelle really knows how to make a good product, and I'm glad I finally found the size that fits. In this bra in particular, the wires are nice and narrow and I have no threat of the cups cutting into my armpits. The shape it gives is really natural - not perfectly round, but slightly pointed much in the way that my boobs ARE slightly pointed. It's basically a perfect match to my torpedo shape, but it's supportive.

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Updated on Apr 26, 2013 Flag this

Quality-wise, the tango seems like a pretty good bra - the fabric is very soft, I like the magenta color, the straps are fully adjustable and comfortable. However, I'm pretty disappointed with the fit of this bra. I had a good experience with the panache (cleo) lucy, despite it being the wrong size, so I ordered the size in this I thought would fit, yet somehow, it doesn't at all. I still get quad-boob at the top of the cup, while a strange wrinkling effect is happening in the nipple area of the cups. It seems to be constructed for torpedo-shaped boobs like a bullet bra, making it both too big and too small at the same time. It looks extremely awkward under clothing. I'll be returning this bra.

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Updated on Dec 20, 2012 Flag this

My experiments in Chantelle have been interesting and enlightening. I find that I am somewhere in between their F and E cups right now (some day my weight will stop fluctuating, but today is not that day.)

In the C chic style, I could maybe go down to the E, due to the fact that there is some empty space on the sides of the cup and there is a little bit of an armpit-cutoff going on (very minor, enough to note but not enough to ruin my experience with the bra) However, having tried on the plunge in an E on a fuller day, I noted ... that it can cause some mild quad-boobing. Maybe I ought to have one of each depending on what sort of day my boobs are having. I really like the shape that this bra gives, it's nicely rounded from the side.

Style-wise, this is a pretty straight-forward quality bra. It has the same subtle embroidered pattern as the other C chic bras, sexy mesh at the top of the cups, and a little jeweled detail on the center gore. It seems good for day-to-day use, although I wish I'd nabbed it in a different color since I already have a black mesh bra which fulfills this niche (my beloved Claudette Paramour Underwire Bra (101015008) ) but I suppose it's good to have multiples. I kind of wish the gore were a little higher? I just feel like it doesn't need to be that low, but I guess "plunging" is serious business. I generally don't care about gores one way or another because I have wide-set boobs and never have any issues with them. I guess I would just feel more secure.
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So, I ended up exchanging the 32F for a 32FF - in the navy and plum colorway this time. This bra is lovely looking, but it still has a bit of a strange fit - I found the similar issues as the Panache Tango II. It seems to be made for boobs with more projection and a narrower root. Thus, I get a little bit of cutting in at the top of the cup (quad-boob), as if it were too small, but also a little bit of wrinkling in the cups, as if it were too large. Additionally, the wire comes up a little ... higher in the armpits than I would like. However, these issues aren't as pronounced with this bra as much as the Tango (perhaps because the fabric is not as stiff), and it's still rather comfortable, so I'll keep it instead of sending it back. Perhaps a little bit of wear will stretch the fabric where it needs to be stretched. Quality-wise, it seems par for the course with Panache - very soft fabrics, well constructed, and a nice looking design.
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Updated on Jan 21, 2013 Flag this

What can I say, I needed a bra and my mall has limited choices. The band is obviously too large and the cups too small, but it does the job when my other bras are dirty.

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Updated on Dec 20, 2012 Flag this

I finally found a Curvy Kate bra that fits! After many trials and errors, through some combination of style, size, and alignment of the planets, a 30G Thrill Me does the trick. The band is snug and comfortable, the cups fully encase all tissue without any cutting in or spillage in unwanted areas. I get good lift, yet not a ridiculous amount of cleavage thanks to the high center gore. I am personally a fan of this type of lift-and-separate look, the squished-together look of plunge cleavage. Plus, since I have more malleable breast tissue, it means there is less settling towards the ... center of the bra and everybody says in their separate corners. Shape-wise, it's round enough, almost bordering on a slightly square shape, definitely not pointy or particularly natural, which could be good or not depending on your needs. This is definitely a good bra to have in my arsenal, and I'm glad to have finally found a CK bra that fits.

This Thrill Me happens to come in the delightful turquoise and pink colorway, which reminds me of summer and fruity beverages with little umbrellas. In fact, come summer, I am excited for this bra to show over the top of my camisoles with its frilly mesh ruffle and bright pink embroidery. This detail makes it a little less practical to wear under thinner shirts where you don't want a bra to be apparent, but it's also easily hidden under an extra camisole if need be.
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It's too small https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> I thought I could make it work since I have the Lucy in a 32F, which is a little too small in the cup as well, but for some reason the 30FF feels even smaller. It's definitely too small in the band as well - I can fasten it, but it just feels uncomfortable to wear. I find I can only fit 30 bands if the material is very stretchy, such as Curvy Kate's Showgirl line.

That said, there's something really beautiful and classic about the white colorway in the Cleo Lucy. I'll probably end up ordering one in the 32FF. And this one will be a nice bra for someone else once I list it.

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Updated on Apr 11, 2013 Flag this

This bra is very pretty - I love the black lace over the turquoise satin lining, and I really enjoy how the lining stops but the lace continues to complete the cup. The band is nice and snug and not too stretchy, so I have high hopes about it holding up over time. Overall, it is very comfortable and I enjoy the construction. My only complaint is that I wish the lace had a bit of stretch to it, since I do get a little quad-boob effect - but I don't want to trade in for the next size up, because then I'm afraid the underwires would be too wide. Not a perfect bra, but it works for the time being and it looks nice.

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Updated on Dec 20, 2012 Flag this

At the time I ordered this bra off another bratabase user, I was a bit in between sizes, with some minor gapping along the top edge of the cup in my 32F Lucy. But with regular fluctuations in weight and hormones, the 32E ends up being a bit too small more often than not, with some unsavory quad-boob effect, particularly on my left side. That said, the bra itself is lovely as usual - I love the floral lace along the top edge of the cup, the shape in general, and the nice snug band. Overall, I would highly recommend this bra to anyone looking for a nice round shape in an unlined bra, with the caveat that the size has to be spot-on, since the fabric has zero stretch. (I almost wish that the top lace HAD stretch, which would reduce both gapping and quad-boob for those with different size boobs/fluctuations in size.)

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