Crazyhardtofit

This is actually the review for the version that i altered by sewing the underwires together so they stopped floating, which kept the cup from warping. (This is something) I should have probably gone up a size, but i don't want more coverage and undersized = pushup.

In beige, the design still looks industrial (in Soviet Russia you don't wear bra, bra wears you), but miracle of miracles - actual cleavage on a woman that once wore 32B.

Updated on Mar 05, 2014 Flag this

Being wide and shallow and fairly evenly distributed, this really didn't work for me. It is comfortable, and technically it fit, but the top of the cup is designed in way so that the top edge has a tendency to warp outwards regardless of adjusting, scooping, swooping, what have you.

Updated on Feb 27, 2014 Flag this

This is THE SOLUTION for those of us who would be 32B except we're too short and narrow.

No quadboob, no gapping, doesn't show under even the tightest t-shirts AND good cleavage. It seems solidly made and unlikely to stretch. Yay!

The bad part is that this is pretty expensive, and never goes on sale in the basic colors. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> Also, this is only half a misgiving, but I think it would look nicer all opaque rather than having an opaque patch over the nipple. Or the nipple patch can be in a more aestheically pleasing shape at least.

Updated on Feb 04, 2014 Flag this

This is my guilty holdover from my 32B days.

The band is wayyyyy too loose, and it doesn't even remotely support, but it's a pretty cute bra, fairly comfy, even though the underwire is a bit too narrow.

Updated on Mar 13, 2014 Flag this

OK it seems that Natori 30D is pretty much what works for me - all the different styles have EXACTLY the same cup for the same size, none of the sizing drama of Freya or Cleo. This bra fits perfectly in possibly every dimension, no gapping, quadboob, or getting stabbed. It's like being gently cupped by super-soft hands.

One issue is that the band is stretchier than other Natori styles, and I have to use the tightest or second tightest hook, so concerned about what's going to happen in 6 mo.

The other issue is that I could do without the padding, even though ... it's light. This is supposedly the "full fit" style - why would someone full want to look bigger???? While D cups fit me better than my previous B cup, I also look a lot larger because I'm now pushing the sideboob forward (instead of backward as with the B cup). It makes me nervous to add padding on top of that - I look like I got a boob job. I'm sticking to wearing this with loose shirts until I can get over this neurosis.
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Updated on Feb 06, 2014 Flag this

OK it seems that Natori 30D is pretty much what works for me - all the different styles have EXACTLY the same cup for the same size, none of the sizing drama of Freya or Cleo. This bra fits perfectly in possibly every dimension, no gapping, quadboob, or getting stabbed. It's like being gently cupped by super-soft hands.

One issue is that the band is stretchier than other Natori styles, and I have to use the tightest or second tightest hook, so concerned about what's going to happen in 6 mo.

The other issue is that I could do without the padding, even though it's light. While D cups fit me better than my previous B cup, I also look a lot larger because I'm now pushing the sideboob forward (instead of backward as with the B cup). It makes me nervous to add padding on top of that - I look like I got a boob job. I'm sticking to wearing this with loose shirts until I can get over this neurosis.

Updated on Feb 06, 2014 Flag this

EDIT BELOW

This was probably the worst fitting bra I have ever tried on in my life. Ok maybe not that, but I had high expectations because was hoping it would work under my (non-strapless) wedding dress. (Yeah, I'm one of the rare women that hates dresses without straps.)

It's a wild understatement to say that this stabbed into my sternum. It poked inwards so viciously that I was convinced that it would break skin if I didn't take it off immediately. Literally stabbed through the heart. OUCH.

Otherwise the body of the cups was OK. However there some gapping along the top, and it didn't really work as pushup, further ... suggesting the cup was too large. Somehow, this bra is looser in the band than any of my 30D bras - the tightest setting worked with some riding up my back.

The final nail in the coffin is that the "nude" would be more accurately described as ivory. I'd say this would work as a nude bra only on the most untanned of pale people. I guess I should have expected this from a British brand.

EDIT: OK, for some really weird reason it fit me a whole lot better the second time around, when I was trying to decide whether it goes to the UPS store. The trick is to move the underwires around from the center to the side. Now, there's no stabbing, zero gapping if I stand straight (there's some gapping as I lean forward), and it pushes up right. I'm on the fence about whether it's the right level of pushup for a wedding - I have a feeling this look could get me kicked out of church. (My sister summarized this look as "No %^&* way is that natural.") It's still REALLY pale, though.
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Updated on Feb 06, 2014 Flag this

My first bra in 28D!

OK, so this bra FEELS great, and fits a hell of a lot better than any other t-shirt bra, and looks great under clothes. The cup shaping pushes stuff inwards, and creates a nice cleavage without adding bulk. I was afraid the seams or the lace would show, but they don't, and the top edge only shows a little even though it's very thick. There's no gapping or quadboob.

There's just a couple of issues:

1) This is totally personal preference, but I was hoping that this was full coverage, or at least 3/4 - but this definitely fits like 1/2 cup or less. I'm keeping ... it because I don't actually have a good solution for the wideneck days, but I was expecting something with a bit more coverage. It's not really a support problem as much as i like having fabric in the underarm area.

2) The top edge. Ugh! While I have to give credit that this doesn't show through clothing unless it's skintight, the top edge is REALLY thick (like maybe 1/2 in or so where it meets the seams), and looks sort of goofy on it's own. Compounding the problem is that the lace is sewn on wrong - it will wrinkle and fold under no matter what your shape. It's pretty clear the lace part was added to distract from the really thick edge, rather than form a functional panel.
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Updated on Feb 04, 2014 Flag this

This was definitely too big in the cup for me, but the materials and construction are lovely.

While the cup seemed to run a tiny bit large, the band definitely was on the tight side - this feels very much like a true 28 band, even though it's labeled 30.

Updated on Apr 22, 2014 Flag this