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  This looks like it could be either. Bear in mind that the Andorra is super stretchy in the cups, so if it's a tad small, it won't show too badly and if it's too big it also won't show that badly. I'm guessing 2 for optimal shape and comfort.

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  • I was thinking two too... but then I looked and the Andorra stops at a J cup! So I'd have to go to too-stretchy 36 bands to get two cups up. Do you know of any bras similar? Especially with the firm wires, I like them.

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    The Jasmine is a very similar fit and goes up to a K cup: http://panache-lingerie.com/superbra-by-panache/collection/21540680/Balconnet-Bra

    Technically this is a balconette, but I've seen a bunch of reviews stating that it fits similarly.

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    Take the jasmine in the same cup size, it runs deeper than the andorra and its more forgiving on top. It has also narrower wires so it will suit you better although I fear it micht poke you in the armpit though :/
    Anyway, it's a great bra and worth the shot. Might want to order an extender with the 32j jasmine because the band is quite firm, but you break it in after 2 weeks.

  • Thanks for the suggestion, Jasmine sounds like a good idea. But the same size... you think that just an extra half an inch will be enough depth? The Andorra is supposedly forgiving too, but at this size it's not enough. I don't want to get yet another bra that's just too small in the cups.

  • Trust me, my quadboob on 30j andorra was far worse then yours and I have the 30j jasmine that fits perfectly ;)

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    Just some comments :)

    The shallowness in the cups and the wires ending *that* far back might be because of the wires being distorted. It works like this: When the bra is pushed backwards (either by the tight band or scoping and swoping with a wide root or because the rib cage curves) the wires distorts into a twisted S shape. That makes the wires tack at the center gore and even dig painfully inwards.

    I believe not everyone can have a flat center gore without wire distortion, but wire distortion isn't comfortable, that much I can tell :)

    Olso it isn't necessarily what's happening here, I just wanted to throw it in :)

    For some of us with more shallow (or empty) boobs nothing ever fits since we need deeper cups than our boobs really needs, so we struggle to get the bands as tight as possible instead because it takes out some slack of the cup depth, but then we end up with wire distortion instead.

    I'm not sure if Jasmine will work, but I'm curious about seeing it :)

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  To me it looks as if the band is too tight and is pulling the cup flat. Try a 34HH or 34J.

  I am also inclined to think the cup height is too low for your breastshape. I think you need taller cups.
  

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  • I would say it is just the wrong style. If the wires are too wide, space gets lost, space that you would need at the front. When this is the case, the bra is just too shallow for you.
    For the band: it really might be too tight, I would recommend trying a 34, perhaps Andorra is just too stretchy for you, big cup sizes are more difficult to keep firm, i would say you should try sturdier wires that keep shape

  • Hallo Hagane, schön noch eine Busenfreundin hier zu haben. :)

  • Oops, forgot this was still up! Anyway, like I said I tried this bra with an extender and I was still getting quadboob. I think the reason it's so pronounced in this one despite being a bigger cup than all my others is that it's actually tight enough to hold my scooping and swooping. The 34 bands in this bra stretch to 38, which is the same as my other 34 band and most 36 bands (or even longer) so scooping doesn't do much when everything slides right back on my sides because the band isn't tight enough to hold it there.

    Also, Hagane, I agree with needing firmer wires, the problem is that these wires ARE firm. Firmer than all but one that I've tried before. So I don't know which bras even have a sturdier underwire.

  • The Ariza and the Tango have even sturdier wires, but they might poke you. Jasmine maybe?

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  Well definitely the cups are too small, maybe 1 or 2 cups too small.

  The problem with bra designs is that one size is meant to fit as many body shapes in that size as possible. So that means when you go up two cups up, even though the cups fit, your breast will look even wider because of the size grading technique used when designing a bra. What you want is to go 2 cups up but the actual gore to be narrower. This way you can fit your breast into the cups without making your breast look too outwards. This can be done if you know someone that has experience altering bras, but I guess it is easier to find brands that care about this kind of stuff.

  Of course, this is our personal opinion.

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  • I've noticed this, yes. :( Taking the center gore in is an easy enough alteration, but when it comes to getting the cups themselves narrower, that's a bit harder! I'll have to keep looking.

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