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32DD on the button! So to speak. Thanks for the website info.
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I’ve just used the boob or bust site and it puts me at a 32 F. I’ve always thought I was a 36 D, sometimes 34 D when I’ve lost a bit of weight. I’m confused. I’m sure a 32 will be too tight.
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I've just tried it and it reckons 28H. Is that even a size :mog: ? I think my circulation would be cut off by a 28
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Yeah, I tried it too and it reckoned 28G for me. I do wear a 30F/30G normally so it’s in the right ballpark. There’s just no way I could do up a 28 I don’t reckon.
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I wear a 34DD so 28 is ludicrous, frankly.
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Yeah, that’s a ridiculously big difference!
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Beatrix wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:47 am I can’t remember if BoB give you a tight and comfort band measure. Mine was 30G (having always worn 34 or 36) but 32F feels better and ranges often include the size too so I don’t have to hunt too hard to find my size.

Smal - Is your band size 34 including the random 2 inches you add on? Because it’d make you more like a 30. Based on 28H that’d make you 30G/32F. Getting the right band size was revolutionary to me - bras fit better and my clothes looked better.
Yes, I just redid it a more 'traditional' way and it said to add 4 inches so that ended up as a 34 (which is what I was measured at before- tbf I think it was borderline 32/34 but I hate that back muffin top you get so often end up in the looser fit).

I might go and get remeasured somewhere. I haven't done it for ages. I just tried 3 different internet suggestions and it ranged from 28H to 34B :lol:
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I would go to an actual shop as different brands can fit differently and also a person will give you advice about cup styles to go for or avoid. A specialist bra one, not a department store.
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I didn't even have any concerns before I opened this thread :lol:
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Beatrix wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:47 am Smal - Is your band size 34 including the random 2 inches you add on? Because it’d make you more like a 30. Based on 28H that’d make you 30G/32F. Getting the right band size was revolutionary to me - bras fit better and my clothes looked better.
This is so true. I wore 34 for years and when I was first put in a 32 I freaked out about it being tight and bits of flubber popping out but they feel and fit so much better!

The ladies in my HoF are fantastic bra measurers, but I also recommend Bravissimo as above.
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I need to go to Bravissimo really to be fitted. I did get done in a specialised lingerie shop recently and I was stood there telling her that the bra didn't fit properly but got so upset by the whole thing I ended up buying two bras anyway despite the fact the underwires didn't sit flat against my chest (and I couldn't really afford to do that so I've been wearing poor fitting bras since).
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Cleo by Panache are my favourite. They're pretty and do that nice up and front type shape that isn't a Madonna boob or letting your boobs hang down.
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Luce wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:03 pm Cleo by Panache are my favourite. They're pretty and do that nice up and front type shape that isn't a Madonna boob or letting your boobs hang down.
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Balconette :snooty: :))
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:))
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smalex wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:21 am I didn't even have any concerns before I opened this thread :lol:
Boob or Bust has ruined my life. :cry:

Buying pretty bras in France was hard enough when I thought I was 38B, but now that BoB has me at something completely different, it's turned into a bif of a nightmare.

I would like a bra I can wear under a white t-shirt, preferably unpadded.

This is exactly what I'm looking for, but it's a bit hideous, isn't it?

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Does anyone know if that 'red bra under a white t-shirt' trick actually works? I don't own a red bra to try it.
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I don't think it's hideous but nobody sees my underwear anymore.
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I think it's pretty nice actually, although it'd have to fit perfectly with a strong edge like that on the cups.
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Oh, the hideousness is a problem for me, not J. We're long past the sexy underwear stage.

See also: wearing socks and slippers. I just can't.
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Anyway, I have bought a red bra, so we shall see.
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