I could use some fit reccommendations! (32E, shallow?, even)
Hello!
This is my third time going through all of this due to weight losses. I think I'm finally at my finished size. I might get a little smaller in the chest as I work out more but I'm ok with buying in the current size for now.
I accidentally fit my smaller breast instead of the larger so that's why I'm ok with keeping my current bra size for the long run (god I hope so).
EDIT: I just redid my measurements at your suggestion and I was sized down in the band again to 30E.
Underbust: 32.5 Tight underbust: 29 Standing bust: 36 Leaning bust: 39 Lying bust: 36
EDIT: I just looked at the shape picture again and I think I'm a 2/5 or a 2/6. I don't have any curve either way on top. But on bottom I don't think I fold quite as much as the 6 does but seems a bit more than the 5 is.
Anyway! As far as I can tell I'm dealing with shallow roots even fullness. When I think about my boobs I think they're a little fuller on the bottom but after comparing them to all of the photos available in the database I think I'm probably on the edge between full on bottom and even fullness. I recently used the list for shallow breasts with wide roots to buy some bras to try out. I just went on amazon and ordered whatever was cheapest from the list. I ended up with:
Panache Cleo Neve 32E Panache Cleo Juna 32E Freya Deco 32E
I can't tell if the Juna fits badly or I just hate the shape it makes my boobs. The gore tacks fully, the cups fill up, but I feel like its hollow over my nipple. I know it isn't actually hollow but it's certainly...loose? Like I feel fabric on my nipple but my boob doesn't 'rest' in the cups?
Im trying not to beat myself up about the Freya Deco but it fits poorly. It wrinkles and I don't fill the cups. Sadly it was the most expensive of the three. Now I have to deal with trying to get rid of it. T_T
So the one I've been wearing is the Cleo Neve in 32E. I pop out slightly on my big side but I'm cool with that. The real issue is that the freaking gore digs into my chest between my boobs. Like I guess the underwire doesn't come up far enough in the middle for me because it hurts.
I was sized down by the calculator for additional support so I guess that might have something to do with it? Anything else relevant? Ahh I used to wear a Wacoal bra (got it from Nordstrom) but it wasn't available for shipping where I live now. I wish I knew what style but it was the only bra I wore back then so the tag is totally unreadable now. :(
I just ordered two more bras (fitted sports bras this time) so in two weeks I can order more bra bras to try out.
So if anyone has any thoughts about which bras might work for me or could help me nail down my shapes I would appreciate all of your help. Thank you so much!
Sorry if the formatting or spelling is odd I'm on mobile today.
TL;DR
Tried: Freya Deco (cups didn't fill), Cleo Juna (I think the cups don't fill totally), Cleo Neve (gore is digging into my chest, but the cup 'fill' is the best.
Posted Apr 29, 2016, 2:41 PM UTC · edited
Do you have your measurements still? It would be really helpful to us if you could add them to the post.
Since you've had some weight loss (congratulations!), I'm wondering if perhaps you've got a pendulous shape. It's easy to get pendulousness and shallowness confused, but the best way to tell the difference is that pendulous breasts have some skin-to-skin contact with the torso below the breasts when you're braless. Shallow breasts don't usually do this. If you do think you've got a pendulous shape, do you have skin-to-skin contact between breasts and torso even when you've got these bras on?
The Deco has very tall cups, and many people get some gaping with it. However, there are many others who love it, and you can sell it to those people on r/braswap or Bratabase to get some of your money back to try another bra!
I'm not totally sure what you mean with the gaping near the nipple on Juna. Are you talking about the lace at the top of the cups? The lace is supposed to be loose at the top (technically, it's supposed to stick straight up), so if that's your concern I wouldn't worry about it. However, if you don't like the bra because of that feature you certainly don't have to keep it!
The Neve also has tall cups, like the Deco, but they're shallower. That may be why it's easier for you to "fill them up" - even if you've got a pendulous shape, this bra is holding your breasts closer to your body than the Deco was. Neve has a much tighter band than the other two bras you tried, so I'm wondering if that has something to do with your gore pain.
Thank you so much for your reply! I edited my post to include some measurements I had to redo them because I lost my old paper. I got sister sized down on my band again down to a 30E this time.
So for you my measurements are:
Underbust: 32.5
Tight: 29
Standing bust: 36
Leaning: 39
Lying: 36
I think pendulus is probably what I've got. I don't have a lot of skin touching but I do have some. Thank you so much for pointing it out! It's nice to know it's a thing.
I think I will sell both the deco and the juna. Hopefully someone else has better luck with them.
When I put on the Neve I do the scoop and swoop like I'm supposed to and it lasts a while but not the whole day. Eventually they'll kind of come back down. So I just relift. Now that you said it this seems like another tell tale sign of pendulus over shallow.
Edit: I just checked out the shape guide picture again I think I'm a 2/5 or a 2/6.