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Comexim Small Quail 70G

I ordered Small Quail a few months, and just haven't gotten around to reviewing it.  I like that it utilizes neutral colors in an interesting way.  Since discovering proper fitting bras I can't really bring myslef to wear basic "nudes" any more, for whatever reason I always used to just have a couple bras and stick with a "nude" so it could wear it with anything.  Needless to say I no longer have just a couple of boring bras. One of my favorite pseudo "nude" bras is my Comexim Sonia. 

The Small Quail is a light beige color with a light brown lace overlay.  It is absolutely stunning in real life (my photos aren't doing a great job depicting the actual shade of brown). For some reason the lace doesn't seem as smooth as that of Sonia or Irish Coffee, although both of those are 3HC's, and I think some of what I'm noticing is wear the seams meet and not so much the actual lace. Since the seams don't meet in a 3HC they seem less noticeable I guess. That being said the lace and the seams could be somewhat visible under a thin shirt.  For me I don't think I could pull off wearing this bra as a "nude" under a white or light colored thin shirt as the brown is a bit dark for my skin tone.  Regardless I do love how the bra looks and fits.

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Small Quail normally comes as a deep plunge, like Ginger, which is wider and shallow compared to the normal plunge or the 3HC.  For this bra I decided to order it as a standard plunge with the straps moved in 2cm, cups reduced 2cm and gore reduced 2cm.  This is the way I had been ordering most my Comexim's before getting the 3HC cut.

Somehow both the altered standard plunge and the 3HC work nicely for me, most people seem to have one cut that works better for them than the other.  I do think I like the strap placement a bit better on the plunge, but I'm not sure if my 3HC's actually received the 2cm alteration (requested, but it can be hard to tell if it has been done).  This bra also has an overlapping gore (I didn't request it), which doesn't seem to hurt the fit for me, I think I get a bit more cleavage and my breasts sit closer together, but for me the overlapping gore isn't a necessity.

Sorry about the bad lighting, the hotel bathroom isn't an ideal area for photos, but I had the review ready to go and realized I forgot side/angle photos.



The band on this one does run quite firm and I do need to wear it with an extender if I'm wearing it for any amount of time (photos are without an extender).   This is a 70G (equivalent of a 32 band) and it stretches to 29in which is pretty close to my tight underbust measurement so not very comfortable to wear all day without an extender unless I don't plan on breathing.  My other 70 Comexim bands stretch a bit closer to 30-30.5in.  The band material for Small quail is quite firm and much less stretchy feeling than Irish Coffee, Sonia, or Dottie, I think it's similar to the Pionson Ivy material if I remember it correctly.

I also got the matching panties with the bra and they are incredibly comfortable, the lace being on the sides gives a nice fit with the lace being a bit stretchy.  I usually buy thongs and not briefs, but for decided to just try the briefs this time.  I got the panties in a medium and they are a very good fit and medium is the same size I get in their thongs as well.  The panties do seem to be somewhat lower rise (which I prefer) for Comexim, I can't recall if I requested a lower rise or not, I usually do but forget sometimes. 


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Update on Comexim Angel 3HC 70F vs 70G

I previously did a review on the Comexim Angel balcony vs the 3HC.  The 3HC ended up fitting much differently than my other unlined 3HC Coco, and was too small.  I reordered the Angel as a 3HC in 70G here is a comparison.  First up an overview of the 70F.  Also, I was a bad bra blogger and forgot to measure the 70G before I sold it, but there are pictures and you can at least see the difference in fit.

I tried the 3HC Angel, fully expecting it to work just as well as my Coco since this is a sister size.  Unfortunately this doesn't fit like my Coco, I think Coco runs a bit big, and this might run a bit small.  The Angel 3HC is at least a cup too small for. I have quite a bit of quadding and also get some distortion in the side of the cup.  The gore doesn't quite tack and when I press it down the quadding is much worse.

3HC Angel 70F
3HC Angel 70F

3HC Angel 70F
3HC Angel 70F

So after my failure with the 70F and my love of t his bra, it's simple but quite pretty I ordered a 70G thinking this would solve my problems and be my perfect unlined nude bra.  I requested it with straps moved in 2cm and a lowered gore, those alterations I believe were done, but the gore is also overlapping (I don't think this causes any issues).

It looks like a decent fit in this photo. 3HC Angel 70G

 In the 70G the straps seem to attach higher up on the cup, and the side of the cup where the strap attaches seems to be taller.  Even though the cups and straps are near my armpits I don't think they would be an issue since the fabric is rather soft.



The real issue I have with this bra is that the upper lace section of the cup.  The lace is not stretch lace and doesn't have much give to it, this causes the lace to press into my upper tissue. This causes some of my tissue to be pushed up out of the cup, flatten where the lace is and then below the lace start to round back out.  This creates a rather lumpy shape.  I do wonder if a standard height or raised gore could help this, but I probably won't try to reorder again.



As much as I love the design and how well the color blends with my skintone, I think I will have to give up on the Angel.  I do wonder if over some time the lace would loosen up, but I can't deal with the shape it gives so I won't be able to test that out. 



The photos don't quite capture the weird shape the bra was giving.  To some extend you can see it in the photos but it seemed much worse in real life.
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Curvy Kate Florence

Curvy Kate Florence

After my success with the Curvy Kate Ellace, I really wanted to try out some more Curvy Kate bras.  I knew the Ellace was related to the Bardot cut so I looked for other cuts that were related and came across Florence.  There were some nice fun colors as well as a soft pink which Curvy Kate calls blush.  It just so happened that sometime during my search for other Curvy Kate bras that the Blush Florence in 32DD came down in price so I ordered it.

The Florence unlike Ellace does not have any stretch lace, it's a mesh bottom with a lace upper section, but no stretch.  When the bra first arrived I was at a larger part of my cylce and I thought it seemed a bit small, I checked Amazon and found Florence in a cup size larger it arrived quickly so I was able to compare to my size at that time.  The 32E Florence definitely too big, so it went back immediately, sorry I didn't get pictures of the 32E.


The Blush color of Florence does work very well as a "nude" on my fair skin.     The only downside is the upper lace section is fairly visible through thin shirts, but that really isn't an issue.  The overall fit is amazing, I really can't believe that this fits so well without stretch lace, usually if lace isn't stretchy it gapes or I get pretty obvious in cup quad, that isn't the case with the Florence.


One thing I really love about the newer Curvy Kate unlined bras is that the side wings are super low.  I don't have issues too often (that could also be since I primarily stick with altered Comexims), but there have been some bras that I need to tighten the straps more and just can't because the combo of a wider set strap placement and taller wings or cups feels nearly lethal.

The band on Florence doesn't feel as tight as Ellace, despite it measuring identically.  I think this could have to do with the band on the Ellace having a firmer less stretchy elastic. Both bras fit great, but sometimes with the Ellace if I'm working outside in the heat I will use a bit of an extender with it because it will occasionally feel tight.  Florence on the other hand, I can fairly easily clasp on the tightest hooks, but I wear it on the loosest with no riding up.  It's kind of crazy how much the tension of the elastic can affect how a band feels.

Since I mentioned how well it works as a "nude" for me here are a few shots under a thin white t-shirt.  You can see the seems a bit, and while not visible in the photos the lace can be a bit noticeable as well (very thin $3 Wal-Mart t-shirt).  Florence gives nice rounded shape, but a bit more natural at the the same time.  I think it's fairly similar to the shape that Ellace gives.





Overall I am very happy with my recent Curvy Kate purchases, it's nice to be able to buy a bra and get it in just a few days as opposed to waiting a month.



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Ewa Michalak PL Chalet a Bra Obssesed Exclusive

I finally placed my first order with Bra Obsessed and Jamie is great to work with.  She had a Comexim Dottie thong in stock that I had been wanting since I found out Comexim ran out of fabric, but with shipping costs I didn't want to order just a thong. I opened my email one day and saw that she would be placing orders for some new Bra Obsessed exclusive models and I fell in love with the Chalet, and hopes it could function as a "nude".  I debated on getting an S or PL (my boobs and CHP don't play nice most the time, yet Comexim 3HC works I think because CHP's are usually lower coverage), since I've only tried the S once in the wrong size I chose to go with the PL in 65F.

Jamie tried something new with ordering this time, but Ewa held all the orders until the final one and shipped them all together, so shipping was a bit delayed.  I know others who order from Bra Obsessed regularly and don't have to wait much longer than ordering direct from Ewa or Comexim.

In the initial photos I had seen of the Chalet, I had thought it would be a fairly light beige color with pinkish rose colored accents.  Before I received my bra I started seeing some photos Bra Obsessed had posted of the order arrival.  These new photos had me kind of worried, the color was much darker more brownish color, I was unsure what the true color would be.


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First photo I saw of Chalet



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Second photo I saw of Chalet

I finally receive my Chalet with matching panties as well as my Comexim Dottie panties.  I immediately notice the color is more true to the photo of it in a darker tone.  This is a bit disheartening as I was hoping it could function as a pretty nude.  Good news is it will work well as a nude for someone, just not me or anyone with fair skin.  The bra is still absolutely gorgeous, just not what I expected.  I'm also still not quite sure what to call the primary color as it isn't really a brown, I want to call it cappuccino or maybe mink, but I'm not quite sure that would be right either.  Even though it's not quite the shade I expected, I do actually like the contrast of the deeper color against my fair skin.
 

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It fits about the same as my other PL's and this one does have fully adjustable straps.  As usual with Ewa Michalak the straps are a bit wide set, the cups on the PL are a bit on the wider side (comared to other EM models and Comexim), but still within the realm of a good fit and comfort.  When I first tried it on I thought it was too large, but I gave it another shot after repositioning the cookies and thankfully it fits (I've had quite the strikeout on bras this week).


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I am very happy that I ordered the matching thong as this is a rather unique shade of lingerie.  The set also just looks too good together.  I got the thong in a size 36, and it think it is nearly a perfect fit, it's super comfy.  I love how the bows are placed on the front, and as with most EM panties there is a bow on the backside as well.  I also love the lace at the leg opening.   


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Even though the color didn't end up being what I was hoping it would be I am still quite happy with this set, and the color does look great.  I think this could be a great nude for someone with a darker skin tone, and I am still truly at a loss of description for the color of this set.

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