b.tempt'd Women's Ciao Bella Balconette

This bra is super cute and frisky. I would highly recommend if you're wanting to pamper yourself with something that makes you feel more like a vixen. I got this bra after I went through menopause and felt like a big gross monster of anger and chaos. I felt like I regained some of my femininity dressing up in nice things, including this bra. The bra works under most things, except thin sweaters or thin dresses/shirts. The reason is the designs can make a thin sweater look odd. For anything 2 ply and up it's a fine bra. Also looks good with nothing over it... or so says the husband.

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.

According to my size measurements I’m a 30DDD but I was wearing a 34C and 32D. It’s so hard to find my actual size. I like this bra so much I ordered more in multiple colors. The cups don’t come up too high. The underwire in the middle is close together. No adjusting needed. The underwire stays put and doesn’t make a sound. Straps are shorter so they don’t fall down, which is great for my petite size. I actually prefer this bra to being bra-less. Makes my chest feel less heavy. All this time I thought bras were sensory nightmares, and all I needed was this bra in the right size.

This is a frequently recommended bra in the ABTF subreddit for shallow shapes. IMO it has wider shallower cup wires which sat comfortably. I wore it for several hours. The band doesn’t seem to have a lot of stretch or possibly runs a little small; although I was only trying on & not keeping & washing. The cup lace did not sit correctly for me with slight gapping & a pointy shape. I considered tacking the soft lace to the gore to eliminate the slight gap. It has a single vertical seam. Others suggested this seam might soften a little with washing. It did show through a T-shirt. O P I would have tried a 30c to address the cup gap, but the straps were a dealbreaker for me. The front straps are a double silky material with no stretch. They meet the slider near the top of the rear strap. I have taller roots so I had to keep them long, which put the slider right on my scapula & I suspect would irritate with movement. The straps have to be fairly tight however since the front strap length is essentially fixed. They are also tacked to the very edge of the cup in front. My shoulders are narrow & keeping these straps perfectly adjusted so they wouldn’t fall off, rub my shoulder blade, or twist with the double silk seemed pretty unlikely. I even considered buying a quality stretchy strap with a slider in a lower position & modifying the bra. I was disappointed as the wire fit was actually comfortable but the rest of the bra had too many fit issues to work without alteration. It doesn’t feel like a super cheap bra but I wouldn’t put it in a luxury category either. Other bras I have tried from the “shallow list” are Natori feathers, flora, cherry blossom, skarlet minx blue balconette. The quest continues.

Fits slightly more snug than other b'tempt'd bras I've purchased, but overall very cute and holds the girls well. The silhouette is good, and there isnt any annoying push-up padding adding unnecessary bulk.

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!

I messure 33.5 below the bust and ordered the 36. It’s still tight. It’s also itchy and oddly audible for a bra. Something makes a plasticy sound when I bend. It’s cute but not very functional or comfortable. Cup size is good though.

Is a great balconette bra. I have it in the green set and the black with peach underneath. I think it's a great price especially because at Dillard's they try to charge 40 for this bra