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This is definitely too small for me in the cups, but it's been my favourite bra for ages for a few reasons:

- It's the lowest coverage I've found from a UK brand in its size - I feel a bit frumpy or caged-in in most other 30Fs I've tried, but with this, the cups and side panels aren't so tall, which also means it doesn't dig into my armpit like most bras do!
- The top edge of the cup is really open so it can accommodate some extra volume with no cutting in at all
- The wires are really firm so they don't stretch out at all when ... you put the bra on, and they lay flat against my sternum despite the cups being too small.
- The gore is the perfect height: it's supportive without digging in at all, and without compromising the low coverage
- The gore is really narrow - the underwire channels are immediately next to each other at the top
- The wires are amongst the narrowest I've found in my size range typically available in the UK - still not as narrow as I need, but way better than everything else I've tried from Figleaves, and MUCH narrower than the only other Pour Moi I've tried, 30F - Pour Moi » Amour Padded Bra (1500)
- The straps are the perfect width apart for my small frame
- It's still in brilliant shape after 18+ months of near-daily wear (it's been my only wearable bra for so long!) and has even survived several machine washes (I know I shouldn't!) - it's still super supportive and the band is still snug. I'm amazed really.

The one thing I dislike about it - and I've never come across this with another bra - is that it creaks. All. The. Time.
Weird, I know. I'm not even entirely sure which bits of it are creaking, but they continue to do so with every move I make, even after the aforementioned 18+ months of wear and machine-washing!

Unexpected audio aside, I reckon this is a really good choice for someone looking for low coverage, narrow(ish) wires and a narrow gore. And the more I think about it, the more I'm amazed at the value given how much wear I've gotten out of it - it's still going strong, too!


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Updated on Mar 13, 2016 Flag this

So so so SO pretty. The fabric is gorgeous, as is the eyelash ruffling around the band and cups, and the two-tone bow with its pearly trinket is beautiful. It's crazy comfortable for such a pretty bra. However, I prefer a snug 30, whereas this feels a little generous, and the cups are ever so slightly too small; after swoop & scoop I have centre-quadding, even though the top of the cups still fit well without cutting in. I think I would need a 60G or a firm-banded 65FF if I bought another Ewa Michalak.

Updated on Mar 12, 2016 Flag this

I say this about every bra, but this is SO PRETTY.

It would work as a lovely nude bra for me if I wasn't so fussy. The colour is so sweet - a little more peach and a little less pink than the camera seems to pick up - and I love the contrasting bow and little flowers on the straps. And the little peep hole at the gore...so cute!

But I always seem to have a problem with the lace overlay on Lulu Tout bras: it's always too loose, even though the bra cup itself is a good fit or leaning towards digging in. The gore and wires ... are too wide, but I never have had wires or gores narrow enough, so that's not really noteworthy!

Where the strap meets the cup, it digs into my armpit uncomfortably, but I can't put my finger on why.

Despite all the fit issues, I'm in two minds on returning this because it's just adorable to look at. I feel like I wanna put it up on my wall as an art piece lol. I love that it has rose gold findings: I've never seen this before on a bra and it works really well with the colouring.

It's also only £10 on figleaves right now, which is a total steal for something so pretty https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
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Updated on Apr 29, 2016 Flag this

Stunning bra with an Old Hollywood glamour feel. The shade of the red satin is absolutely divine, and the lace is unlike any lace I've seen on a bra before. It's a gorgeous pattern and really soft.

Because the material is so soft, the band just feels too loose even on the tightest hook. You don't get that snug, supportive feeling from this bra.

The heavy padding in the bottom of the cup makes it pretty shallow there; it's designed to push everything up, and the very open-on-top cup gives a really 'boudoir bra' look.

The fit is terrible on me, but if I'd have managed to find the whole matching set, I would have definitely kept it as a bedroom-only bra!

Updated on Apr 29, 2016 Flag this

SO. PRETTY. Absolutely stunning satin, the whole bra looks and feels really high end.

I don't know why Boux Avenue make bras with such wide wires. I also don't know why I keep buying them even though I know the wires are too wide.

I bent these wires narrower, which has helped somewhat, but it's way too shallow at the wire and at the centre to count as a good fit for me. But it's so beautiful that I can't let it go! It really does look and feel exquisite.

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Updated on Apr 29, 2016 Flag this

The most ill-fitting bra I've ever owned!

It's seriously padded, ridiculously so. I'd say it fits at least a full cup size smaller than an F, possibly two. It's either that, or a serious case of shape incompatibility. It also has the widest wires...they almost wrap around my back! They're also always riding right up my boobs uncomfortably. The band is nice and snug, though despite this, the gore doesn't tack. Additionally, the top of the cup reaches right up into the crevice of my armpit and digs in painfully (I'm quite petite though, so maybe this wouldn't be the case with someone of an average build?)

A gorgeous bra, but definitely not the one for me!

Updated on Dec 16, 2014 Flag this

So pretty <3 hard to comment on the fit because I ordered a 70 band thinking that you're supposed to size-up for Polish bras (I usually wear a snug 30) but I don't know where I heard that - the band is way to loose on me! I definitely need a 65, or maybe even a loose 60. I'm gutted because it's SUCH a gorgeous print.

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Updated on Mar 12, 2016 Flag this