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I wanted to try an Enell bra and see if it could work for me. This is a high quality bra. The fabric is silky and comfortable, but still thick and somewhat stiff in order to create support. This model has a racer back style. The straps are thick. They are not adjustable. I found the length to be fine, but it is a note for people who tend to need longer or shorter straps. Panache Sport bras do have adjustable straps. The front has the classic Enell hook and eye closure.

I knew this was a gamble to try. I found an inexpensive one on eBay. ... I knew a custom Enell would be a safer bet, but much more pricy. This is a size 0 (zero). Enell lists the corresponding size to be rib 29-31 and bust 34-37. My current tight underbust is slightly under 28.5. My bust measurement is between 37.5 and 38. So I knew it might be a little too small, but hoped that would be minor, and not too big of a problem with the compression nature of the bra.

The underbust band is not a problem, it is very comfortable, could easily be a bit tighter for me. The coverage and support of my breasts is much less ideal, as is very noticeable in the pictures. I am literally busting out everywhere. I wouldn’t be as upset if it was just front and top. However, breasts spilling out the side doesn’t look good. And because I am not contained at the sides it gives the effect of armpit/ back fat, which is a look I would prefer to avoid in sleeveless tops at the gym. Also because my breasts aren’t all contained, I am not very supported. I got a fair amount of bounce. More than I get in my Panache Sport. My breasts are very soft, and I did not have any problem hooking the bra closed.

I have started doing CrossFit recently. I need good support for it. I am hoping that as I work out more maybe my breasts will shrink a little. Maybe that is a daydream or maybe it will happen, haha. I have been shrinking a bit recently with weight loss. So, if I shrink a little more I can retry the bra and see if it could work. What makes me concerned even if I am a little smaller is the extent to which I spill out the side. It doesn’t look promising. For now it will be another bra languishing in my drawer!
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Updated on Mar 15, 2019 Flag this

I have been curious to try this bra, as it feels like something a bit different style wise. I love the blue color, the fun lace on top, and it fits really nicely!

The bra is comfortable, and may be a bit minimizing, at least in appearance, not sure about under clothes.

My underbust is around 29.5, and I am wearing this bra on the tightest hooks, which I frequently need to do with bras that are a 30 band.

I think this bra will be really cute to wear with racerback and similar tops that show a bit of the lace overlay at the front.

The cups are sheer. With the combination of the la e overlay I think this will be nice for hot and humid summers.

There aren’t many of these bras reviewed on bratabase. If like me you have been wondering about it, I say go for it! I found it on sale at breakoutbras abd had a 20 percent off coupon, which made it quite inexpensive.

Updated on Aug 21, 2019 Flag this

This bra is a gorgeous bright orchid color. It is floral and scalloped lace, with low and smallish black cups underneath. The fronts of the straps are thick and can be pretty showing out from under your shirt straps.

This bra is a bit too small in the cups currently. It doesn't fully cover my nipples. The inner black cups provide much less coverage than my other comexim bras. I still wear it sometimes, the other night I wore it as part of an outfit for a concert, with a very deep v black tank over it that showed the purple lace all the way to ... the top of the gore. I think it would be helpful for these straps to adjust shorter. I would also like it if the back of the straps and the hooks were not black, but the same purple so allow this to be worn as many women wear bralettes , with strappy or open back shirts. Personally one problem I have when I wear this bra is that the long line part rolls up, to pretend it is just a regular bra. I think it is my body, my ribs flare out and I have a belly, someone who has a waist that is significantly smaller than their rib cage measurement might have more luck.
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Updated on Jul 29, 2018 Flag this

This bikini is a slice of tropical paradise. The colors are so fun and bright, and the fabric has a bit of a sheen to it. The fit is a great Comexim fit, creating a wonderful profile. I feel like I look like I haven't breastfed 3 children, haha!

I think this is a swimsuit that is worth going down in the band. I suspect that due to the nature of swimsuit material the band is a bit stretchy. It feels fine and comfortable, but I think that I would personally like a snugger fit for swimwear, especially as I am active in the pool with my ... children. There is just one swimsuit style hook on the back, so you cannot adjust for a tighter or looser fit. This swimsuit is still great, but if I ordered a new one I would go with a tighter band. I have found that I prefer a 60 band to a 65 in Comexim, but this bikini feels stretchier than Comexim bras in 65.

The bottoms are very cute too. They are so flattering. They have strings on the side, so you can adjust the fit and assure you dont have unwanted bulges from bottoms cutting in. I wondered when I looked on the website if they would be too full coverage, or go up too high on my belly. They are in fact perfect. Classic great looking bikini. A little cheeky, but not skimpy. I love them!
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Updated on Aug 17, 2018 Flag this

This bra has the sexy straps that are so popular now, and it definitely makes me feel like I am wearing something special.

This is a nice quality bra. It gives a nice shape. The band is one size too big for me. I could use the support of a tighter band, in the pictures you can see that it slides out of my IMF leaving red marks below. I would like to try it in a smaller band size to see if that would help. It also only has 2 rows of hooks, which seems like it might not provide enough support at this size.

Updated on Jul 29, 2018 Flag this

This is a very pretty, bright and summery bra. It has a Caribbean blue color, and almost a bikini appearance. Thank you so much to MamaPagan for sending it to me to try. Unfortunately it was too big in the cup and to shallow at the base for me. During the time I had it on it was quite comfortable.

Updated on Jun 11, 2018 Flag this

This bra is very pretty and delicate looking. It's colors are light enough that I can wear it under light colored shirts, and it does not show through.

This band is nice and firm for me, I tend to wear 30 bands more frequently than 28, so I was happy to find this comfortable. The cups fit quite nicely. I get a nice lifted and round shape, as is expected with Comexim. I am not quadding in this cup, but the gore is also not quite tacking. I would be interested to try one cup size up to see if it would tack.

Updated on Jul 30, 2018 Flag this

Wow this is a cheerful neon bikini. I like the look of the tie at the gore.

This set is close, but not great on me. It has some of those aspects on me that we all dread when we go try on bathing suits. I think this largely comes down to it not being the right size for me.

The cup is a very classic Comexim shape, which I like. It seems 1 size too small on me, the bra not only wouldn't tack, but awkwardly sat obviously on breast tissue. It wasn't uncomfortable, but not a great look. To be clear, I want my bikini to ... create a great look https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" />. These cups also seemed shallow at the wire. I felt like some breast tissue was escaping out the side.

The band is a true 60, stretching to barely over 28 inches. It was tight but wearable on me, and I think a tight band is good in a bikini, especially considering they can get a little looser when wet.

The straps... if worn as a regular bikini, I couldn't get close to tightening them short enough. Really way to long, not a normal problem for me. This bikini is made as a multi way. I crossed the straps in the back, which was fine for their length. Unfortunately, I then ended up with serious back fat squeezed around my shoulder blades. Overhanging the band, etc. I think this was a combination of tight band, too small cup (some boob sliding out the side I guess), crossed straps. I tried to get a picture, and it disappeared, and I didn't feel like shimmying back in to this. So you will have to trust me that it was NOT CUTE. I then tried on the strap as a halter. Voila back fat disappeared. But band looks a little weird across the back as you can see in pictures. And you would have to be OK with having the weight of your breasts across the back of your neck if they need a lot of support.

The bikini bottoms. I really like the 2 strap connectors at the side. It adds a special touch. You can see in the pictures that these cut in to my belly/ sides a little bit, which I don't prefer, and makes me self conscious, which is not conducive to wearing a bikini. You gotta own it https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" />. The funniest thing about these bottoms is that they are a size large. I usually wear medium, sometimes small. My hips are 37 inches at the widest point. So someone who needs a large would be very disappointed by these. I'm not sure if this was a random mistake size, or if the Hawaii bottoms in general run small. Laying flat these measure 14.5 inches across. Readonably stretched these go to 18 inches across. Stretched hard these go to 20.25.
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Updated on Feb 28, 2019 Flag this

I took a risk on a Panache sport that was cheap in an adorable black, neon orange and leopard colorway, and was only available in a 32GG. The quality is nice, and the shape this bra gives is very nice. So many larger cup sports bras give strange shapes, but Panache really does a good job here.

I normally wear a 28-30 band (preferring somewhere in between these measurements), and am around a HH or J cup (UK). Panache Sport bras are known for being tight in the band and large in the cup. I therefore assumed that this bra would fit closer to ... a 30H. I figured this would be reasonably close to what I need, especially factoring in that this is a sports bra, and some compression is OK with me. All in all I like how the bra looks on me. It is very fun, and fits reasonably well. I have to wear it on the tightest set of hooks, and although it is not riding up, for the sake of exercise support, I would prefer it even a bit tighter, which lets me know that a 30 band in this bra would work fine for me. The bra cups go up to HH in the 30 band, and I think that would be a worthwhile size for me to try.

I feel that my breasts fit reasonably well in the cups. I am close set, and the gore doesn't tack, but I believe the gore rarely tacks in Panache Sport. More concerning to me is that I dont feel that the outer sides of my breasts, under the armpit, don't feel very contained, it seems like they could slide a tiny bit out. The wires dont extend to the end of the channels on the side, and maybe I would feel a bit more comfortable if they did go up a tiny bit higher. It is weird, I am not used to this sensation, and I am not sure it is really a problem. I guess I will find out as I truly try out wearing and exercising in it.
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Updated on Jan 08, 2019 Flag this

This is a classic black swimsuit by Panache. I felt that it was quite flattering on, and would even be suitable for swimming laps. I took a chance on this as it was only $10 on breakout bras.

This 28 band suit pleased me with its ability to fit the rest of my body appropriately. I wear a 4 or 6 in pants, have narrow hips and a bit of belly fluff. It was flattering, slimming and classic. People with a 28 band and wider hips might have problems, as the body was snug fitting on me.

Here are the problems I encountered with the suit. 1), the cups definitely ... tried to continuously slide out of my IMF. It soft of seemed like they were attached too low in the suit, not that my breasts were pushing them down. I was able to shimmy the cups up and in to location, but they slipped down again later. However, I didn’t mind terribly, I don’t have the same standards for swimsuits as other bras. 2) this is the BIG problem. The underwire at the gore goes up high, and stabs my sternum badly. I included a picture of how my chest looked after wearing it for 2 hours yesterday. Today I am literally bruised and tender on that spot. Argh Panache! I have only ever had 1 other bra that did this, also Panache. I’m looking for suggestions on how to try to fix this problem so that I can resume this suit. I normally wear 30, sometimes 28 bands. This band didn’t feel too tight, so I don’t think that band tension is causing the problem.
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Updated on Jun 02, 2019 Flag this