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The bra straps are a little scratchy and I wish they were a little wider. When raising arms above my head, the straps feel too tight on loosest setting.

It's a soft cup so it does give a bit of a pointy profile. But I feel more lifted than when wearing a molded cup. I can fit my hand under the band easily, but somehow it still feels tight (probably my high belly). Worn with an extender feels more comfortable.

It is very sheer. I can peep ma nips along the seam of the cups.

The sides or wings are lower than my Cacique Smooth Balconette 44DDD, and the boning ... is thinner so it doesn't irritate my underarms. However the edge of the fabric does a bit.

Overall, I'd say this a much better fit than my previous bra. I fill the cups completely, the gore tacks, and all of my boob fat is encapsulated in cone form. (EDIT: It feels like the wire is resting on my fat at the outers of the cup. I've swooped and scooped all I can. The top of the wires toward the armpit bow out and poke my arms. I think I might need to go up a cup size or two...)

I'm curious to know how durable this bra will be.
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Updated on Oct 24, 2016 Flag this

Me: shallow, full on bottom, pendulous from weight loss, wide roots, short waisted, petite.

I am just about to be sized out of Elomi. 😭 My previous love was the @Elomi Rita in a 36G, because the wires didn't cut into my armpits like the 38G @Elomi Caitlyn. (I pretty much wait to get a new bra when I'm on the last hooks and the cups look like sad plastic grocery bags lol)

My previous experience with plunge bras has been limited to Wal-Mart plunge bras, which my boobs would always be trying to escape out of the center while the outer part of the cup would be empty toward ... the straps... And yet although I didn't know at the time, the cups were way too small for me. However, I really like the Carmen Plunge. Maybe it's because it's more like a full coverage bra, but with a lower gore. I really like the lower gore because on the Rita it would stab me. This bra is so comfy! I think it is because of how stretchy the band is. I was able to put it on the tightest hook comfortably.

When I wear the straps regularly, I have the same emptiness towards the outer part of the cup near the strap. I suspect that it's just part of the shape of my breasts. There is minimal quadding at the inner part of the cup, toward the gore that diminishes as the curve of the cup goes higher. When I wear the straps using the J-hook, there is more noticeable quadding toward the gore, but the outer part of the cup is filled more. But this means I have to loosen the straps so that it doesn't strangle my back/neck.

The fabric is a nice color for me, it almost matches my skin in Sand. But compared to the fabric of the Rita and Caitlyn, I kinda feel like I'm wearing furniture. It's a stiff fabric. Although the wires are the right width for my roots, there's wrinkling at the sides of the cup toward the top. I like that compared to the Rita and Caitlyn, when I move my arms forward in front of me, the outer part of the cup doesn't cut into my armpit.

Based on the fit of this bra, I'm starting to think I might have center fullness. Or that could just be the shallow shape. Overall I'm happy with this bra. It feels like a good every day bra. This is the most comfortable bra I've had yet.
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EL4010SAD colorway

Updated on Sep 23, 2017 Flag this

straps were way too wide set; dug into armpits painfully.

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Updated on Oct 19, 2016 Flag this

The band/underwire doesn't cut into my high tummy like Wacoal 38E Retro Chic. The underwires are wide enough for all of my breast tissue and extend out diagonally, so there's no underarm irritation. I'm most satisfied thus far by that point. The gore lies flat but is a little high in that it jabs my sternum a little. May be tolerable by manipulating the wires outward. The cups are full at the bottom and the top makes a nice flat line... But there's some puckering of the fabric above the horizontal seam. Makes me wonder if I should have ordered a cup size down. The straps are wide and comfortable. Time will tell if the apex of the cup makes them too wide set for me. I think I'm most comfortable in this bra than any other I've tried so far. Once I'm certain of my size, I will be purchasing another Elomi bra because I am so pleased with the underwires.

Anthracite colorway

Updated on Nov 09, 2016 Flag this

Tried on my sister's bra for the hell of it. She's had kids and nursed so her boobs are much bigger than mine. I was surprised that I was able to fill the cup to an extent. The top of the cup is flush, but there is vertical tension from where there isn't any fullness. I need maybe a cup or two down.

Compared to my Wacoal Retro Chic 38E, the underworld are JUST what I need, most comfortable, extending diagonally out under my armpits. Absolutely zero irration on that front. I'll keep Elomi in mind for their under wires.

Since the bra is used, the band is a ... little loose.

What continues to bother me on the bras I've tried is a combination of the wings being too high, the apex too wide, and the straps too wide set. This makes the straps dig into my armpits and the sides come up to about 2" from my armpit crease. Very uncomfortable.

Unlike Wacoal Retro Chic 38E, the band/cups don't dig into my high belly. Very comfortable. I don't know if that's because the band is stretched or not, but I like it.

I think I will try a smaller cup in the same style.
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This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Nov 02, 2016 Flag this