Bra fitting help » Gore not tacking- would fit perfect if it tacked.
Comexim » Sonia Plunge Bra » 60L 28:12
Issue resolved
Bra is too big and worn out.
Original problem
I love this bra, I thought it was way too big, but then I adjusted the straps, scooped and swooped, etc. Now it seems like it would fit if the gore would tack. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you!
(Please excuse the boob pimples, If anyone has advice on that as well, I'm all ears)
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Comexim wires are really soft...I almost always get a soft tack or no tack in them. You could swap them out for harder wires (I think cleo/panache wires are harder?).
I also have to scoop and swoop them reverse scoop and swoop in most bras. It just helps to centre the boobage when you are fuller in the centre.
Updated on October 19, 2020 Flag this
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I scoop and swoop the normal way (bringing all the tissue from the outter edge in and up into the wires, and then I scoop and swoop from the front centre scooping outwards and upwards again without pushing any of the tissue back too far outwards. The reverse S & S is gentler. Typically they will tell you to scoop and swoop and then use a finger to smooth the tissue back under the cup, but with centre full boobs, I find a bigger S & S necessary (especially with soft wires that like to trap tissue). Hope that made some kind of sense!
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It did, thank you! I'll try that, my boobs are super center full too. I have a sneaking suspicion that this bra is just 1 cup too big since the wires are soft and won't tack. Thank you!
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This comes up SUPER high on you... I think you are right and it is just one cup size too big. Add to that the fact that the band appears to be just really tired in terms of loss of elasticity, it's not surprising it won't tack!
I cannot see a single boob pimple--but if it's something that looks like ordinary, pink/red, raised facial pimples that can come to a head, those are unlikely to be true acne (meaning they are not caused by the P. acnes bacteria). Blemishes on the back and torso are more likely to be folliculitis caused by other bacteria and often will clear up in days with a medical grade antibacterial product--pre-surgical wash, Hibiclens for example, is gentle and non-irritating. In most people it shouldn't come back as long as you don't re-contaminate yourself with bed linens, clothes, or towels. Then just try to avoid whatever caused it--trapped perspiration, hot tubs, shared gym/workout equipment are some usual suspects.( I have no direct evidence for this but I also would not trust a lot of the expensive "specialty" bra wash products out there.. the no-rinse ones and the ones that are made specifically for wool are not able to get bras or other synthetic underwear fully clean, and actually contain conditioning ingredients that leave a thin film of residue that could harbor all kinds of unwanted microscopic bosom buddies!)
If it's sort of pimply but not exactly acne type, it may be something else. During pregnancy for some reason my skin got more vulnerable to such things and I kept getting little breakouts of various fungal rashes (probably candida according to my OB) under and between my boobs. That was unpleasant to say the least but it didn't look anything like acne.
Updated on October 21, 2020 Flag this
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Wow, bra advice and in depth skin advice! Thank you! I seem to get little red spots on my boobs, usually if I work out and don't shower immediately afterwards. It also might be because I'm so ridiculously pale that everything shows up on me in technicolor, lol. I think I'm going to have to part with this bra :( thank you so much!
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wendybien thanks for the tip about Hibiclens. I have acne on my shoulders and back...I'm gonna give the Hibiclens a try.
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I don't think I would trust myself to swap out wires... but thank you for your suggestion! What do you mean by reverse swoop and scoop?