Just Completed Round 4

When you're looking for the perfect fit, it can be quite the endeavor when you're an "average" size.  There's so many choices and, of course, they don't all fit the same or look the same.  The hard part isn't choosing which one, it's getting through all that you have to choose from.  My luxury is that I have the means to order a number of items at one time and that certainly saves me money in the long run and time because I'm not limited to just one or two at a time.  I usually order 15 to 20 at a time and Round 4 was no different.  This Round had 21 items in it and, surprisingly, it was the most successful of them all.  I found three to keep and six that I'll be trying in a different size to see if that takes care of the fit problems that I experienced.

Fantasie and Panache are tied for most styles that I've tried on from their lines--13 different bras each--with Panache being the winner, so far, for styles that worked with my shape and aspects of fit.

There is quite the difference between this round and the first one: I know my own breast shape a lot better.  During the first round, I ordered what I thought was pretty and what I thought I'd like.  Basically, there was no filter except aesthetics.  NOW, I know which bras to avoid, as a short-rooted, evenly full (which makes me functionally full on bottom (FoB)), breast shape.  I also have bottom-of-the-cup projection (also known as immediate projection) but I can't tell from website pictures which ones will work and which ones won't; mainly because most websites photoshop their pictures, erasing the "flaws" so there's no way for me to really filter for that fit aspect.

To give you an idea of my journey, I'm attaching a list of the brands, styles, and sizes that I've tried.  I'm not including my notes this time because they tend to not fit in the blog format but you can see where I've tried alternate sizes in various styles.  There's also an overlap/repeat from the first leg because my list is sorted alphabetically.  Makes it easier to check my notes when I go back to them.  (The odd spacing is attributed to the space that my notes take up on the Excel sheet)

Chantelle	C Ideal Tshirt	Hazelnut	36H
Chantelle	Pont Neuf	Black	36H
Chantelle	Rive Gauche	Black	36G
Chantelle	Rive Gauche	Black	36H
Chantelle	Revele Moi	Black	36H
Cleo by Panache	Juna Balconette	Black	36F
Cleo by Panache	Juna Balconette	Black	36FF
Cleo by Panache	Lily Balconette	Aqua	36FF
Cleo by Panache	Lucy Balconette	Black	36FF
Cleo by Panache	Lucy Balconette	Black	38F
Cleo by Panache	Maddie Balconette	Blue	36FF
Cleo by Panache	Marcie Balconette	Burgundy	36FF
Curvy Couture	Cotton Luxe T-Shirt	Black	36H
Curvy Couture	Matte and Shine T-Shirt	Nude	36H
Curvy Couture	Tulip Lace Push-Up	Black	36H
Curvy Kate	Princess Balconette	Black	36FF
Elomi	Betty Plunge	Black	36FF
Elomi	Bijou Convertible T-Shirt	Surf	36FF
Elomi	Caitlyn Side Support	Chambray	36FF
Elomi	Lexi Plunge	Ultra Violet	36FF
Elomi	Nina	Lipstick	36FF
Elomi	Tessa	Cobalt	36FF
Fantasie	Alex Side Support	Sand	36FF
Fantasie	Allegra Balcony	Black	36FF
Fantasie	Elodie Side Support	Black	36FF
Fantasie	Ivana Balcony	Rosewood	36FF
Fantasie	Jacqueline Side Support	Black	36FF
Fantasie	Joanna Side Support	Black	36FF
Fantasie	Lois Side Support	Pink	36FF
Fantasie	Melissa Side Support Plunge	Black	36FF
Fantasie	Natalie Side Support	Samba	36FF
Fantasie	Rebecca Mirage T-Shirt	Blush	36FF
Fantasie	Rebecca T-Shirt	Red	36FF
Fantasie	Susanna Side Support	Smokey Rose	36FF
Fantasie	Smoothing Tshirt	Nude	36FF
Fantasie	Salsa Balcony	Nude	36FF
Fine Lines	Blessed Memory Convertible Tshirt	Skin	36H
Freya	Active Molded Sport	Atomic Blue	36FF
Freya	Deco Spotlight Plunge Tshirt	Ivory	36FF
Freya	Gem	Nude	36FF
Freya	Idol Balcony Tshirt	Nude	36FF
Freya	Rapture Plunge	Black	36FF
Freya	Siren Balcony Plunge	Black	36FF
Freya	Minx Balconette	Leopard	36FF
Freya	Fifi Balconette Half Cup	Ballet Pink/Black	36FF
Freya	Deco Debut Plunge	Clover	36FF
Freya	Marvel Side Support	Black	36FF
Freya	Active Maximum Control Sports	Nude	36FF
Freya	Rio Balconette	White	36FF
Goddess	Rose Lace	Nude	36H
Gossard	Glossies Unlined	Nude	36F
Gossard	Glossies Unlined	Black	36FF
Heidi Klum Intimates	Madeline	Royal Vista Blue	36FF
Heidi Klum Intimates	Sofia Lace	Jet	36FF
Le Mystere	Dream Tisha Tshirt	Natural	36H
Natori	Pure Allure Tshirt	Vivid Violet	36H
Natori	Satin Fleur	Buff	36H
Natori	True Decadence Embroidered	Black	36H
Panache	Andorra	Black	36FF
Panache	Andorra	Black	38F
Panache	Clara Full Cup	Charcoal/Black	36FF
Panache	Colette Balconette	Claret	36FF
Panache	Dahlia Balconette	Nude	36FF
Panache	Envy Balconette	Nude	36FF
Panache	Floris Balconette	Ivory Multi	36FF
Panache	Idina Balconette	Black	36FF
Panache	Idina Lace Tshirt	Black	36FF
Panache	Melody Full Cup	Nude	36FF
Panache	Tango Balconette	Black	36FF
Panache	Porcelain Elan Lace Convertible	Navy	36FF
Panache	Cari Tshirt	Cranberry	36FF
Panache	Esme Balconette	Black/Nude	36FF
Parfait by Affinitas	Charlotte Balconette	Purple Wine	36FF
Parfait by Affinitas	Destiny Balconette	Cassis	36FF
Parfait by Affinitas	Jeanie	Java	36FF
Passionata by Chantelle	Starlight Plunge	Black	36H
Passionata by Chantelle	Sexy Fashion Demi	Grapefruit/Pink	36H
Prima Donna	Madison Full Cup	Scarlet	36H
Sculptresse	Kitty Full Cup	Hot Red	36FF
Wacoal	Casual Beauty	Toast	36H
Wacoal	Fine Form	Cappucino	36H
Wacoal	La Femme T-Shirt	Cappucino	36H
Wacoal	Maximum Control Sport	Blue Iris	36H
Wacoal	Retro Chic	Minimal Gray	36H

Out of these 84 items, four have been kept (from four rounds of try-ons) with the Chantelle Rive Gauche being the one that I settled on six months ago as a compromise as I continued my search.  I bought four different colors to get me through.

If you're still in your own bra journey, keep on keeping on.  You'll find something that works for you.  If you're local to me and want to do a Fit Event--where I take on the task of ordering and returning items for just a little more than it would cost you to return anything--email me and let's get something set up.