Being an awkward bra size means it’s uber difficult for me to find bras that fit correctly. Despite being small in frame, and not coming across in the slightest as a larger breasted women, my actual bra size is 28D. When Panache – a specialist lingerie brand for D+ cup ladies – approached me to review one of their sets, I replied that I would love to but doubted they’d have anything that went all the way down to a 28.. However they assured me they would so I picked this Panache Superbra Andorra Plunge Bra in Lagoon*, with matching briefs.
The bra fits really well (the briefs unfortunately are a size 10 so quite a bit too big for me! I’ve checked online and they do do smaller sizes, though). When it first arrived I did worry as the cup size looked so small, but the lace is stretchy so it fitted perfectly once on. As it’s so tricky getting my size I’ve often settled for variations of anything between 32B to 30C, but they’ve never felt as well fitting as this. Wearing the correct size really makes a difference.
What I really like about this bra is that whilst it’s so supportive, it’s made from such soft lace that doesn’t poke through or show under clothes – a must for professional/work wear and perfect for under shirts and blouses. All my other bras in larger cup sizes really show under clothes, and can actually be a little embarrassing as they make me look too busty – to the point that I often have to compromise proper support for discretion. Because of this I tend to go for something that is completely undetectable (and thus not amazingly supportive) during the day for professional encounters, and then go for raunchier, more obvious, supportive ones for the evening. However this was all pre-Panache, so maybe compromising is now a thing of the past!
Do you have different bras for work and play?
Lx
I don’t have different bras, but I have tiny breasts (32B in US sizes), so I guess I don’t really have to worry about it! I’m also rather modest and like plainer bras in plainer colors, so I’ve never had to really worry about it. The only problem is I can’t ever go to a regular store and just buy my bra size because it isn’t a normal size. There’s always a 30B or a 34B, but never a 32B! I always have to go to a bra store to get my size.
How has the hula hooping been going?
It’s going really well! I took a small break from it recently as I was getting my room redecorated and couldn’t find the space to do it, but now I’ve sorted an area and am back on to it! I can hoop in both directions now quite effortlessly, still really enjoying it!
At least you’re keeping up. I’ve been reeeeeeeeeeeally lazy with my working out, which is pretty typical of me. Come summer, I’m all about getting some exercise; come the cold and I want to be lazy! You can’t get me to exercise lest my life depended on it.
If it wasn’t so fun, I’m sure I’d struggle keeping it up! It is literally the only thing I don’t mind doing!
Your bra is the Andorra full cup, FYI. If you ever decide to get it in other colors (I love this bra myself!) you might like to know that the Pearl color runs a size larger than the others.
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