b.tempt'dWomens Ciao Bella Lightly Padded Balconette Underwire Bra, 953144

I love this bra! It is much prettier than it looked online and so flattering on me, which is extremely unusual. I've been on a personal mission to find a bra that fits for the past two months. I have some unusual size/shape challenges, apparently, and pretty much nothing has worked. I'm dealing with wide-set, average to wide short roots, upper deflation with some lower projection, very soft. I think this bra is actually the best fit I have found, so far. YAY!!!The cups of this bra seem to be somewhat uniquely shaped and it works well for me (but I can see why it wouldn't work for everyone.) I generally fit more like a 28DD/30D, but in this particular bra, the 30DD is where it's at. It's slightly big, as I have a tiny bit of gaping at the top edge of the cup, but it's honestly quite minimal and the lace trim helps hide it. Still looks beautiful and makes me feel good. I want to say the cups run somewhat small, except they are kind of stretchy and I think that it would actually fit true to size if it is the right shape for you. It is not quite as shallow as I thought from the pictures. It actually gives me more forward projection than I expected and a nice lifted, rounded shape. The wings are tall enough to give me the side support I need and the lightly padded cups provide shaping without being too rigid. The band feels true to size. The thin double straps are pretty and feel ok on me, but I can see how they might not be comfortable for people with heavier breasts. (I don't know if they are wider on larger sizes). They don't have any stretch so they do dig in to my shoulders a little. They also are unusually short. While they fit my 5'1 frame, I have to make them almost as long as they can go. The gore is on the wider side (around 1 inch width), so it's going to better fit people with some space between their boobs.It is worth noting that the 30D, which I also tried, seems like almost a different bra. Something about it seems disproportionate to me. I need short cups, but those were way too short. The cups were definitely too small and gave me serious quad boob, so while I think the DD was true to size, I think the D runs small. Which is odd. The wings weren't high enough. If I had tried the 30D first, I never would have tried a different size, because it really was that different and I didn't like it at all, even before I put it on. In contrast, I fell in love with the 30DD as soon as I opened the package!I would recommend checking out the measurements for this bra, on the bratabase website, before choosing a size.

Pretty and fits my build really well ("wide base of breasts, deflated tissue ). In the past I have worn 34b sized bras, but found the underwire not quite wide enough at the outer edge, but a bigger cup size gapped too much over the top and the 34 band was not quite snug enough to not ride up. This style fits perfectly. The first time I put it on, I thought the band would be too small, but after a day it did not feel too tight, just good and supportive ans the elastic seems good quality. Initially, the underwires creaked really noisily and noticeably in their casings when the bra was stretched even a little, but that mostly went away after the first few days. Now, a couple of weeks later, I have to really stretch to hear hear a faint creak/rub. I love that the band and cups seem to hold everything just where it should without being totally dependent on the shoulder straps (but I don't think it would work strapless- and the straps don't come off anyway). My fit looks similar to the model in the current picture- no push-up, no cleavage, nothing to "see from the balcony". It's the fit I want and like. The bra has light padding, so body parts don't sow through, but the lace covering is a bit bumpy and the ridge from the seam that runs up the center of the cup shows a bit under an only slightly snug knit top, so that is a bit of an unfavorable trait, but I still give it 5 stars (and wear another bra with those shirts). I love the fit, I love the pretty lace, I love the cute double cord shoulder straps, and I think I'm going to order another in a different color!

Backstory: Like some of the other reviewers, I have always struggled to find a bra that fits-- and by that I mean a bra that I am not constantly readjusting, tugging at, or altering after purchase. I was recently sized at Nordstrom and told that I am a 30D, not a 32A, which I have been purchasing my whole life thus far! I purchased the Calvin Klein Customized Lift bra right then and there. I like the Calvin Klein, but don't always like the extra padding... and I am wondering now if I should have gotten a 30C, because the wire sometimes feels like it extends back too far toward my armpit. Before buying another 30D, I decided to measure myself according to http://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits (if you've struggled with bras that don't fit, stop reading this NOW and follow the link!). According to the site, I am either a 28D or 30C. This was the first bra that I've bought in a 30C.Review: The bra itself is very comfortable. It has pretty little details like the center bow and the double straps, but most importantly, everything stays in place! For petite ladies like myself, it does not provide a lot of lift; but it also doesn't make me look any smaller than I am. It provides a natural, well-rounded shape. There is no additional padding, but the fabric is thick enough to provide complete coverage.I have only two small complaints about the bra. First, I wish that the straps could be shortened just a tad more. I am 5'1'', petite, and, like I said, a 30C; and the straps fit perfectly when they are tightened all the way. My concern is the inevitable stretching over time. I will probably alter the straps myself in a few months. The second complaint is that the bra is somewhat bumpy under thinner/tighter clothing. It's not a big deal to wear a cami under t-shirts, but I kinda wish I didn't NEED to.

I found the band of the 32DD a little too tight, so I settled on a 34D. I have to use the tightest hook for it to fit properly. It’s comfortable and supportive enough for my needs. I would buy again.