The Curvy Kate bra that treats you like a Princess

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

The wait is finally over Curvy Kate fans my Princess review is here!  I’ve done Angel, Portia, Emily, Romance, Lottie and Daily Boost, so there was only one more un-padded bra left to review out of the current collection, I would have done this one awhile ago but I was waiting until I had the matching shorts to go with it so that I could include those in the blog.  So let’s go!

Curvy Kate Princess Black Bra is in 3rd position for me in my line of favourite un-padded bras and it is also my first choice in bras to sleep in as well because of its super comfort factor.  I don’t sleep in new bras, I have an older style Princess Aqua White bra that I sleep in which got plenty of use before it became a sleeping bra, but sleep aside if I had to describe this bra in one word it would be “comfortable”.  Now don’t get me wrong I find all the bras comfortable, I wouldn’t wear them or sell them otherwise but there is just something about Princess that makes you forget after a while that you’re even wearing a bra.

There are 2 things that separates this bra from the other Curvy Kate bras and the first thing is the raised dots, they are not a printed dot but are actually on top of the material, so you do have to sometimes watch what you are wearing shirt wise because the dots can be seen underneath certain materials such as satin or figure hugging cotton tops.  Some people might be put off by this and wonder why a company would produce a bra with this effect, well there are obviously a lot of women out there who don’t mind because it is one of the most popular Curvy Kate bra styles and also they keep producing new colours in it each season so plenty of women don’t seem to have a problem with it, myself included.

I am wearing my usual size 14K which is also known as 36K in UK sizing, I am noticing though that I am bulging out the top of the bra a little bit more than usual, but it is also happening with my other bras which is making me think I am now a 14KK (Curvy Kate help!) but I am still being supported by the bra and I’m not causing any tissue damage (compared to the bras I used to wear a few years ago) with that slight bulge, granted the Curvy Kate bras are not full cup bras they are balconette bras but I reckon I could do with that one extra size.

This is why you should get re-fitted every 4-6 months because your size changes frequently, what fit you 6 months ago might not be a good fit for you now.

The other difference with Princess is that it is the only Curvy Kate bra that doesn’t have fully adjustable straps, it has a pretty floral design on the front part of the strap with the adjustable part in the back, with my other straps I have the strap sitting in roughly the same spot as I would on Princess if the pattern wasn’t there so I cope just fine with this style of strap, for those who have the strap pulled almost as tight as it can go in the other styles then the Princess would not be right for you.

Thought I’d chuck in a Curvy Kate catalogue pic for you to see how it sits on them.

Emma on the left is a 10G (32G) and Laura on the right is an 8GG (30GG).

Now onto the shorts!

Here I am wearing the size 22 in the shorts, like all the other shorts these are not meant to sit around your belly button they sit around your hips.  Now they are also completely see through (don’t bother zooming haha) all the way around, I toyed with how I was going to display the shorts without editing because regular fans of my blog will know that I don’t edit my pics they are 100% raw and un-touched, I just add a watermark, so I thought how on earth do I model sheer underwear…..then I remembered my Curvy Kate Daily Boost Nude Briefs from my previous blog, problem solved!  So yes I am wearing the nude briefs underneath and if I must say I hid them really well from the camera.

Comfortable as well, the front has a boy leg short fit, if I didn’t have big thighs you would see this so here is a pic to show that from someone with smaller thighs -

On the back of the shorts though I find that they sit like a brief and don’t ride up like other boy leg shorts do.  There is a ribbon going across the top of the waist of the shorts, I don’t find that it digs in at all, yes you can see that it sits there but I find it is like the bra ribbon really, looks nice and you don’t really notice it there when wearing it until you see it in photos.  Just be careful when you or someone else is taking the pants off as you don’t want to rip the ribbon that is interlaced into the floral pattern, but if you do, don’t worry you can still wear the pants without it.

Princess comes in 3 standard colours, Black, White and Nude with the matching Shorts and G-strings (available at www.broodsbigbras.com.au)

It also comes in different colours each season, in the up-coming Autumn Winter 2012 catalogue the new colour will be Teal Blush modeled here by Australia’s first Curvy Kate Star In A Bra winner for 2011 Julia (keep a close eye out on my Facebook page and the Curvy Kate Australia Facebook page for info about this year’s comp).

Princess bras are available in sizes 6-18 in D-cup to K-cup (28-40 D-cup to K-cup UK sizing)

Princess bras also extend into sizes 20 and 22 going from D-cup to G-cup (42-44 D-cup to G-cup)

The matching shorts and g-strings range from size 8 up to 22, so Princess really is one of the bras that caters for most women.

I just want to side step quickly, it is common knowledge that some bloggers receive free items to review for their blogs, companies give them products for free hoping that they get a glowing review for them.  This is not the case for me, I DO NOT receive free products from Curvy Kate, I actually pay for and purchase every single bra, short and g-string that I review.  Yes I sell these products but I review the Curvy Kate lingerie from a personal perspective to help all ladies especially the larger cupped and larger sized ladies so that they can see how they fit.  I do not get paid to do these reviews and no one tells me what to say and no one tells me which items to review, they are 100% completely my own words and no one else’s, I love doing this and I am passionate about it which is why I do it, so there are no freebies to sway my opinion, it is all me and how I feel about each Curvy Kate product.

In closing the Curvy Kate Princess bra is a bra that should be apart of every woman’s wardrobe, it is comfortable, supportive and pretty but not over the top, it is a bra you can wear daily including the underwear and also if you happen to have a quick nap during the day while wearing the bra you won’t wake up in dis-comfort, everything will still be in place :)

♥ Brood

 

 

 

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Breaking the “D-cups are huge” myth!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Did you know that a 12D bra and a 14D bra are not the same cup size?  If this shocks you then you need to continue reading this blog!

Thanks to running an online bra store I now cringe every time I hear/see a woman say that they are a D-cup, not because I have anything against D-cups but purely because every single one of them has way more than a handful in the chest department and are clearly not a D-cup.  Where did we go wrong in the world assuming that we are all D-cups and DD-cups are massive?

I admit I grew up accepting that a particular woman named Pamela had DD’s because that is what the media had me believe, oh how wrong they were.  Even now big breasted celebrities are being labelled as DD-cup when they are more likely a G-cup and higher.  It is social magazines and media outlets that are mis-informing us all and it needs to stop for the sake of our own breasts.

When I meet new people and tell them that I sell bras that go from a D-cup to a K-cup their jaws drop and the first thing that always come out of their mouth is “Omg I didn’t know a K-cup existed” or “Omg I didn’t know bras went up past an E-cup”….that is because you shop in your local department store such as K-Mart, Big W, Target, Best and Less etc, that doesn’t supply past an E-cup and there is also no fitter there to teach you about bras so your left to continue wearing the same wrong sized bra over and over because you don’t know any better.

My other cringe worthy moment is when women say “Oh I thought a 12D and a 14D were the same size”.   Nope, they are close but they are not the same size, here is an example

Every single one of those bras above ARE ALL D-cup bras, they are 6D, 8D, 10D, 12D, 14D, 16D, 18D and 22D (didn’t have a 20D in stock) and guess what, none of them are the same size, if you look closely to the underwire on the right side you will see a little red line, each line gradually sits further out than the one above.

It is a little hard to see in pictures cups when they are sitting flat, so here is my un-conventional side coming out, I grabbed a 10D bra (which is a 32D for you UK people) and wrapped it around a cushion, I placed 5 ping pong balls on the inside to give you bit of an idea of what a 10D cupped size bra looks like.

Still think Pamela is only 1 cup size bigger than this?

Now to compare it to a 18D cupped size bra, once again the handy ping pong balls were used, I used ping pong balls because I didn’t have any tennis balls but also everyone pretty much knows how big a ping pong ball is.

As you can see an 18D cup has more room than a 10D bra, this bra has about 10 ping pong balls inside, if you picture this on a woman who would wear a size 18 back band the cup doesn’t seem as big.  In no way am I hating on D-cups by saying that they aren’t big, but compared to my K-cup breasts they don’t seem big, I have nothing against D’s, all breasts whatever shape or size are awesome in my books.

Ladies if you are changing your back band size don’t forget to accommodate for the cup size as well.  If you are a 14DD and the cup is fine but your on the tightest hook and the band is riding up your back you need to go down to a 12, but you have to go up a cup size to be the equivalent cup size, so you would need a 12E, a 14DD and a 12E are the SAME CUP SIZE.

Once again here is a comparison it is an 8D bra and a 18D (I probably should have used the 10D because I used it earlier but you get the idea).

I hear so many women say “Oh I struggle to find a D-cup bra”, my response to this is “That is because you are not a D-cup, you are bigger than a D-cup, that is why you can’t find one to fit, there is a ton of D-cup bras out there on the market, if they don’t fit you, you’re not a D-cup!”  If you go into a clothing store and can’t find a size 12 pants to fit you in a variety of styles then there is a pretty good chance you’re not a size 12, bras are no different.

A lot of women are scared of the bra alphabet, I’ve re-fitted customers who have gasped at being told they are actually a G-cup or a K-cup, they don’t want to be known as this cup size because they feel as though they are a freak because hardly anyone knows of that size and if it isn’t sold in Target it must be not normal.  Think about it, what is worse, wearing a larger cup size and not having to tell anyone that you don’t want to or damaging your breast tissue because you are too vain to wear the right cup size but at least everyone knows you’re a supposed ’normal’ cup size?  Give me the large cup size any day, I proudly tell people I’m a K-cup, I’ve had women read my business card when I have handed it to them and they ask “Wow what does a K-cup look like?” and I tell them you’re looking at them, they seem less freaked out when they see it in the flesh because in their mind a K-cup is someone carrying massive watermelons on their chest.

This is why Curvy Kate and I can’t stress enough the importance of being fitted by a professional bra fitter, granted it is becoming harder to find a trust worthy fitter and not just some sales assistant in a store.  If you have to, learn how a bra should fit properly yourself here, teach yourself that if the bra band doesn’t sit horizontally all the way around your torso then the back band is to big, those 2 pieces of wire that meet in the middle at the front is called a centre gore, that is supposed to sit flat against your chest wall.  Go to a store and don’t let a sales assistant fit you into a bra that doesn’t do what is said in my guide.

Thanks to the UK bras are being produced and manufactured in bras way above a D-cup and also in gorgeous and practical colours, here in Australia we are still a bit slow in catching onto this trend as in my local area, besides my online store you can’t buy a bra that goes above a G-cup here and this is why the world of online shopping is booming.  We have choices of sizes online, people can buy a K-cup bra at my store, I can’t go into any local shop and do that, so it never surprises me when I get a local order for someone who is above a G-cup, if anything it puts a smile on my face knowing I’m helping a local out because I know how hard it can be to get a large cupped bra.

If you have some ping pong balls in your house, grab one of your best fitting bras and see how many ping pong balls you can fit into it, see which cup size it is closer to, you may find that you will need plenty more ping pong balls and a much larger cup size.  You may also discover that according to my guide above, your best fitting bra really isn’t your best fitting bra anymore.

I know this blog sounds a lil ranty and pushy but its more of a public service announcement and a way to make more women aware of their cup size and how bras work because majority of women still don’t get it, for your boobs sake please go and get fitted and purchase a correct sized bra!

♥ Brood

 

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The most practical bra you will come across, the Curvy Kate Daily Boost bra!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

After seeing pictures of the Curvy Kate Daily Boost bra months ago a big part of me has been super keen to try it out, but then again, when aren’t I keen to try out a new CK bra, but there was a little part of me that didn’t want to go near it purely because of its colour.  Growing up I have been traumatized by nude and white bras, in high school that was all that was available for me, it was a miracle back then to come across a nice black bra, so all the time it was white for me, I flat out refused to wear nude, it looked like a granny colour, couldn’t bring myself to wear it, it was bad enough that I was a teenage girl who lived in black clothing having to wear white bras underneath, I wasn’t going to wear nude and have my self esteem lowered even more when other girls my age could wear whatever colour they wanted and didn’t have to wear nude.

So as you can see I was a torn with the Daily Boost, after swearing to myself for years that I’d never wear nude I braved it for my own curiosities sake for the fit and also for the blog.  So here it is…

My first impression was it is firm, like Angel bra firm, this is my regular size 14K/36K but it was still the right back size for me.

For those paying close attention you will see that I do have some cup overflow with my arms up in the air and also by my side, while these are not full cup bras it is a little bit extra overflow than normal.  There are a few contributing factors to this, this is happening in a few of my other bras a tiny bit which means I could probably easily fit into a 14KK, sadly this size does not exist, I also started a new medication a little while ago which makes me retain a little bit of fluid which is why the back band was firmer than normal.  This is why it is important to get measured every 4-6 months because your cup size and back band does change for different reasons.

So those reasons aside I find it very true to size, if you are between cup sizes then go for the larger size not the smaller.

The bra is also very strong and structured, its brand new, it hasn’t been broken in yet, when I took the pics I had only worn it for a few minutes to take the photos.  To me a new bra is like a new pair of shoes, they need to be broken in and moulded, so I decided to wear the Daily Boost bra the next day to try it out as I noticed when I looked at the pics I had taken there was room at the bottom of the cup that my breasts were not sitting in, so I had hoped that once I had broken the bra in I would sit a bit better in the bra.  Here is me at the end of the day.

As I had predicted I now sit in the bra better, to save your scrolling up here is both bra pics before and after side by side.

So the bulging on top is less prominent and I sit into the cup more so I would advise anyone who purchases this bra to take note of this, if you are sitting a bit out of the cup please look at the bottom of the cup to determine if once you have worn it for a while will you sink into the cup or not, if there is no extra room then by all means go up a cup size.

For those who love their matching sets there is also matching briefs and thongs, here is the Daily Boost Nude brief in a size 22.

 The underwear is so smooth and great for every day wear, they do not sit as high up the stomach as the Curvy Kate shorts because this is a brief but they still cover my lower stomach so I’m happy, my hip measurements is roughly 130cm for other plus size women who want to measure themselves to see what size they will be.  For the new readers to my blog my pictures are raw and un-edited, no photoshopping is involved, I want you to see how Curvy Kate lingerie fits on a plus sized woman and in my opinion it looks great.  It suits women from size 6 to size 22, such a versatile brand.

So back to the bra, it is a fantastic t-shirt style bra, it’s not un-padded and it’s not as thick as the Showgirl padded bras, the thickness is in between the two.

I find it is one of those bras that you can wear everyday, I guess that is why they called it the Daily Boost bra, it gives me a little bit more oomph compared to the un-padded bras and there is less jiggle as I am more supported but I don’t have the lift of the Showgirl bra.  When I only owned 3 CK bras and was just lounging around the house or would duck down to the local shops I didn’t want to wear one of my CK bras because they were so nice, I felt like I was wasting it, I really needed this bra back then as I would have worn this for those moments and saved my other nicer bras, this is why I find it practical but of course you can wear it for other bigger outings as well.

I know that there are quite a few women who are very nipple conscious, they mainly wear padded bras so that their nipples don’t show, I’m a little different, after wearing bad bras for years and having my nipples end up all over the place, one would be pointing north and the other west and then when I grabbed my bra to shift my boobs back into it then they would face a completely different direction again.  So now that I have my awesome fitting Curvy Kate bras and my nipples don’t move, I enjoy wearing the un-padded bras and if my nipples show through I don’t care because I know that they are sitting in the right spot.  But in saying that, this bra is great for nipple conscious women.

The bra has a white trim and the bra also comes in white with a nude trim.  I have had some ladies ask is this a moulded cup, I have said no as I find a moulded cup is a completely smooth cup with no stitching, as you can see in the above pic there is stitching in the cup, the later to be released Curvy Kate Smoothie bra will be their first moulded cup bra.

How does the bra look under a top?

My usual Purple shirt was in the wash, this is the same top but in a different colour, grabbed it off my rack, took the pics and realised it had a big stain on the front so it will now be going back in the wash so please excuse the mark.

So after hating nude and white bras for so long the Curvy Kate Daily Boost bra has changed my mind on the colour and it will be worn a fair amount for my daily activites, it is just to practical and handy to not wear it as I do like the shaping and support it gives.

I do have some of the Daily Boost lingerie in stock at www.broodsbigbras.com.au

Daily Boost Nude bra – 14J, 16F, 16G and 18G

Daily Boost Nude brief – 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22

Daily Boost White bra – 16F and 18GG

Daily Boost White brief – 18 and 20

Also I am soooo close to getting 50 000 clicks on my blog

The irony is that I print screened this exactly at midnight and so it looks like no one has read my blog today, what are the chances of that, a few mins before hand it had 208 but I decided to refresh one more time, oops, but I’m so close, I want to thank everyone who has read, followed, viewed my little blog, I really appreciate it, I didn’t think I would get to this mark so soon so here is hoping for another 50 000!

Also the Top 10 Curvy Kate Star In A Bra finalists had their photo shoot a few days ago, the photos will be released very soon and you can vote for who you want to win, keep watch here and you can follow me here to get updates and discounts.

♥ Brood

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We know the Curvy Kate bras look great on larger cup sizes, but how does the underwear look on a plus size figure?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Awhile ago I decided that I wanted to show off how great the Curvy Kate bras are at the other end of the scale, from what I had seen no one was showing off how the bras fit in a K-cup, in no way is it to be seen as a negative thing to Curvy Kate, it is not an attack to them or their models, I adore their models and love that they cater for different shapes and sizes.  I did it because most of my customers are on the larger size (just like me) and I wanted to show them that just because you have 16 or 18 H-cups or K-cup as an example, you can look great in any size in the Curvy Kate bras.  It was my way of helping out my customers and also fulfilling a goal of mine I had when I was younger as I had wanted to do bra catalogue modelling.

Overtime I have received feedback from ladies (and surprisingly a male friend as well, hey Serby) saying that seeing me model the bras in a cup size close to them made them go out and try Curvy Kate bras, they gave them a chance after not being sure if they would be supported well enough or not.  I was touched to hear that this blog had made a difference to a few ladies, so it got me thinking, if I could do this with the bras, then why not do the same for the underwear?  I toyed with this for quite a while as I am a large lady, I’m not perfect, I have cellulite, body fat and stretch marks and I know I don’t look that great in underwear.

Then I thought it’s not about trying to look great and sexy or to prove a point, I purely just wanted other ladies who were my size to see how the underwear would look like on them, to show that they to can also wear girly, fun, feminine and dare I say sexy underwear.  We can have matching sets, I never had matching sets before, I think my first matching set was about 2 months ago.  I am a size 22 in Curvy Kate underwear, I also discovered yesterday that I can squish into the size 20 Thrill me shorts, it is a wonderful thing that Curvy Kate cater for my size, well frankly, it is great that they cater for size 8-22.  So here goes….

For those who like their underwear up around their belly button I would not suggest the shorts to you as they are not meant to sit that high, they are shorts and sit around your lower abdomen.  Regular Emily underwear buyers will know that the past styles were sheer at the front with embroidery, from the Spring Summer 2012 catalogue onwards all coloured Emily underwear is no longer sheer at the back or the front.  Both sides have an extra lining and I am a fan of it, they also give off more of a brief look than a short look now as well.

The Emily Black, White and Nude Shorts are being brought in with this new layered style, some retailers will have the new style or other stores such as mine will still have the sheer stock for a bit longer.  I have worn the Emily black short in the sheer style previously and I have no problems with the sheer style, I just have to make sure I don’t wear these particular shorts when I go for  a massage!  The one thing I remember though when wearing the Emily shorts was that it felt like I was wearing nothing at all, they were that comfortable I didn’t even notice them, no re-adjusting, just pure comfort and I loved the fact that I was wearing the matching Emily Black bra (available at www.broodsbigbras.com.au) at the same time, I had a kick in my step knowing I was in a matching set.

I am hoping that the underwear reviews will be received in a positive light and that it be seen as a helpful gesture, I’m not trying to endorse a certain lifestyle or promote being over weight, I used to be 40kgs heavier and am continuing my weight loss journey, I just wanted to show the voluptuous ladies out there that this is what the underwear could look like on your body and you deserve to have nice underwear.  If it helps my hip measurements are around 129cm and the shorts are a 22, hopefully that will help you determine what size would suit you.  Depending on the feedback I hope to do some more down the track :)

How gorgeous is the Emily Coral Blush bra?  I think I need to visit my Osteopath as I can see how un-even I am standing, anyway back to the bra.  I was a little concerned how the colour scheme would go on me because I am about as pale as they come but I was pleasantly surprised, it looks rather sweet and a big change to my normal dark colours, I have to admit I tend to wear a lot of black.  Emily comes with 2 hooks at the back and 3 for the larger cups, fully adjustable straps and cute little bows to adorn the centre core and the bottom of the straps.  Emily is available in sizes 6 to 18 D-cup to K-cup and also size 20 and 22 D-cup to G-cup.  Still my number 1 favourite un-padded bra!

In some other exciting news we have a brand new website, everything is new except the address is the same and we still exclusively sell Curvy Kate lingerie.  We now have an e-commerce website, new hosting, new layout, new shopping cart.  We now have a Paypal business account so people who have a Paypal account can pay via Paypal and so can people without an account, also we can accept credit card payments via Paypal.  We have a live chat support system which means when I am online if you are on the website and need some help you can talk to me right away via the chat.  A simple checkout system with coupon coding, soon to be created gift certificates, newsletters and easy to find products.  I like to call it my ‘super website’, so if you want to see what the site looks like without watermarks then head on over to www.broodsbigbras.com.au

To celebrate the new site we are giving away Free Express Shipping on all orders (Australia only) until midnight Friday the 30th March 2012, to receive this great offer when in the checkout, click on the coupon code and type in the word “freeship” and you will receive free shipping, it’s that easy.  So please check out the new site and let me know what you think!

Also quickly the annual UK Curvy Kate Star In A Bra competition has launched and the top 30 have been chosen and the gorgeous ladies need your vote to get through to the top 10.  You have 3 votes so use them wisely, head on over to their Facebook page to vote or click here, you need to be on a computer or laptop to enter, it won’t work from your phone.  I haven’t voted yet as I am waiting to see all the ladies interviewed but the few standouts to me are Abby Russell, Alexandra Pluthero, Sinead Blaney and Jane Blackhall.  All the top 30 ladies are beautiful and should be proud for making it this far, it is so exciting that one of these ladies will be the next Star In A Bra!

♥BBB

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Back to where it all began, my first bra love, Curvy Kate Portia! Plus a Curvy Kate Tankini update.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

There is something memorable about your ’first’, your first kiss, the first time you drive a car, your first job, your first concert, the list is endless, for me I still remember the first time I fell in love with a bra.  It sounds a little strange to some but this bra meant that much to me, it was forever known as Portia, even when showing it to people I called it Portia, if I couldn’t find it I’d ask Mum ‘Have you seen Portia’, not ‘Have you seen my black and pink bra’, it had that much importance to me that everyone else around me eventually knew the name as well.

Available at www.broodsbigbras.com.au

My introduction to Curvy Kate was bit of a bumpy road, I didn’t have much luck with 2 local retailers but I was determined to try this brand, so I did what most people are doing these days, I turned to the internet.  I made an order to England as I knew they were a UK brand and ordered a Portia Black Pink bra, I didn’t realise that there were quite a few retailers in the rest of Australia that sold Curvy Kate at the time (like this one).  A little bit later I received my little parcel, I remember rushing into the bathroom to put it on and just wow, I was speechless.  I ran out of the bathroom to show my Mum and after seeing me struggle with bras for years even she was amazed.  I was wearing a bra that for the first time ever lifted and supported my breasts, I had no 4-boob/quadraboob effect so I no longer had to use double-sided tape to keep them in, I had cleavage and a really nice rounded shape, not flat and not minimised.

I am not ashamed to say that I almost cried.

Finally there was a brand out there that understood what I was looking for in a bra and that wasn’t forcing me to minimise them or shun them from society, they understood that I had large breasts and that I wanted to make them look pretty.  I remember also looking down at my chest and seeing the 2 wires meeting in the middle sitting on my chest wall, I remember saying to myself “Why on earth is the wire sitting there?” not realising that is where they were supposed to sit, I never had a bra do that.  I fell in love and now almost 2 years later I’m selling the exact same bra and modelling them myself.

Portia has come out in a few different colours over time but they have now kept with the Black Pink and White Pink combinations and I think they are an excellent staple bra to have in their catalogue.  I’m not a big white fan even though my skin colour could just about match the bra but I wear a lot of black so it isn’t practical for me to wear, but then I thought you never know there might be an occasion where I may need to wear a light coloured shirt so I got it to add to the collection.

I did something a little bit different this time round with my photos, normally when going to take them I won’t have been wearing the bra I was going to review before hand, I usually go to my camera set up, take off the current bra and put on the reviewing bra, take pics and then put my first bra back on.  But this time I wore this bra all afternoon and night, so these pics have been taken after wearing the bra for about 8-9 hours.  I wanted to show how the Curvy Kate bras keep you supported and lifted all day long, and also that it is possible to wear a bra for more than 4 hours.

I have worn this bra once before but it had been a little while since but I remember saying to myself “I’m not a fan of white but it really is a pretty bra”.  The pink ribbon gives off the ‘sweet’ look and compliments the bra.  Plus I just love the little bows on the straps.

I find the Portia bra to be a cross between the Angel Bra and the Princess Bra, it has the cup shaping of the Princess bra which I find is slightly tear drop but has the same lift as Angel.  I find Angel gives off the look that it sits lower because of the ribbon on top encasing the breast and the same with Portia.  Portia would make a great bra to wear under any top, it is practical, pretty and can last the distance, I mean c’mon this is after 9 hours of wear and it is still looking the same as what it did when I first put it on.

I have included a picture again of what the bra looks like under a singlet top to show you how the shaping sits under clothes, you can compare this look with my previous blogs as I have worn the same singlet throughout them all.  Portia has 2 hooks on the back for the smaller cup sizes and 3 hooks for the larger cup sizes.  It has fully adjustable straps and is available from 6-18 D-cup to K-cup and the matching Shorts and Thongs are available in size 8-22.  This can all be purchased in both Black/Pink and White/Pink at www.broodsbigbras.com.au.  Reason I did not review the black pink is because I have that in a 16J and not my current size of 14K.

Just want to throw in a reminder here that there is 100% no editing in my pictures, what you see is what you get, no photo shopping, all I have done is crop the photo so you don’t see the rest of my spare room and have added a watermark, no slimming down, no covering, they are pure pictures.

I wanted to bring up the Curvy Kate Bondi Breeze Tankini again as it has been awhile since I reviewed it.  When I did the review I had worn it once and did some very basic swimming/walking in a pool in it.  Since then I have been to the pool 9 more times and I have increased my movements in the pool purely thanks to the Tankini.

Because I feel secure and confident in my Tankini and that my breasts aren’t going to flop out in the pool I have slowly stepped up my exercise regime from just walking in the pool to now doing some doggy paddle, breast stroke and freestyle.  I now also own 2 Tankini’s, that is how much I adore it.  The freedom of kicking off from the wall and knowing I don’t have to adjust a thing is just awesome,  I even bought myself a pair of goggles for the first time in about 15 years, I was that excited I left the pool and went home still wearing my swimmers and with wet hair and took a pic of me wearing them, don’t worry I didn’t drive in them.  But this is what the Tankini looks like after an hour of decent swimming, the ‘twins’ are still looking good!  Not my most glamorous look but hey I look sporty, a rarity for me :)

So Curvy Kate have once again changed and improved my life!

Some great news, I will be doing underwear reviews in the future, being a plus sized woman I feel as though I can help other plus size ladies relate to the product by showing me in them, much like how I do for the K-cup bras.  By no means does it mean that I am not a fan of the Curvy Kate models, they are such beautiful ladies and I love the work that they do and they cover such a diverse range of sizes already, this is just my way of reaching out to those who are at the other end of the scale to show how gorgeous the Curvy Kate lingerie can look on you regardless of size.  Plus I always wanted to be a bra model so this is my way of completing that goal :)

Speaking of their models, it is that time of year again for Star In A Bra where Curvy Kate give their customers the chance to be one of their models for a year plus heaps of other goodies.  Last year’s winner Lizzie Haines did such a oustanding job winning and has travelled to Paris for trade shows, been in the press and 2 Curvy Kate catalogues, she is a real asset to the CK brand.  If you think you have what it takes and have curves to flaunt then you can enter right now and up until the 16th of March, it is open to UK and Ireland residents only but the competition will be launching in the USA for the first time in April and returning to Australia in late June!  Check out Curvy Kate’s Facebook page here to enter.  Goodluck to all and can’t wait to see who the Top 30 are!

♥ BBB

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Custom Orders for the upcoming Curvy Kate Autumn Winter 2012 catalogue

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

So this will probably be my shortest blog every, well it isn’t really a blog, it is just another way of me letting people know my intention for the upcoming catalogue.  In the past I have chosen what I want to order for each season, last season I ordered 1 in every size of the Tease Me Ivory Pink bra and I have a fair amount of stock left over and it really gave me an indication of what my most popular sizes are.

Most of my customers are size 16 or 18 bra and 20 and 22 underwear which is awesome, so I had considered culling the size 6-10′s just because I hardly get any sales from then, same with the D-cup, DD-cup and I get the odd E-cup, there is still plenty of bras and underwear in these sizes in store so it isn’t like they would miss out.

But then something interesting happened, I put up 2 pictures of bras on Facebook to see who was interested in what.

To my surprise I received interest from 2 ladies who were a size 8 and size 10 who made me realise that just because I haven’t sold many of those sizes in the past doesn’t mean that I won’t in the future, it showed me that I can’t guess who my clients will be say 6 months down the track.

So I had to change my plans, knowing I have different tastes to most I decided to do things differently, instead of me choosing what to get in for the store, I’m letting the customers decide what they want to see me get in for them.  Would have been great if I had the idea sooner and not about a week before I need to place my final order but I’m pushing forward and trying to contact as many people as possible (hence the blog) about it.

I have made a sexy collage of all the styles that are available with their names and sizes.  There has been interest made for the Emily Midnight Blush, Gia Cherry Blush, Romance Black Cherry and Entice Black Gold.  Once all the orders have been made and I know I am definitely getting them in I will take a $5 deposit from people to confirm the order which will then come off your items when they arrive later in the year.

 For anyone wanting to make an order I need to know by Wednesday the 22nd of February so please email me at

brood@broodsbigbras.com.au

To let me know what you want to order and what size, thanks heaps

♥BBB

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We all need a little “Romance” in our lives and some tips on how to spot a bad fitting bra

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought it was a great time to do a review on the stunning Curvy Kate Romance Bra, and also because I asked my fans on Facebook which bra out of the 3 choices they would like to see next, Abbey responded first with Romance so here it is!

I have to say, I became an instant fan of Romance as soon as I put it on and it made its way to my 2nd favourite un-padded bra.  The fit and shaping was very similar to Emily which is my favourite, it has a strong uplift, a nice round shape and is very versatile being black but stands out from the crowd with its golden flat embroidery so it can be worn under just about everything.

For those who are new to my blog (welcome) but I just wanted to remind people that this is a 14K (36K for the uk people) bra, this Curvy Kate bra is supporting K-cup breasts, this is one of the reasons why I love this brand, no other bra has given me this kind of support, uplift and is so comfy that I can wear them for over 12 hours.

I think this is one of the first bras where they have replaced the little ribbon bows at the start of the straps and have added little golden scrolls instead, something which I think suits this particular bra, but I have to admit, I still love the little bows.  Also you have to love their attention to detail, they have added scrolls to the back of the bra, an area which is normally forgotten about and left blank, I remember getting it and just going ‘that is cool’.

With its fully adjustable straps, 3 hooks on the back, 2 for smaller cup sizes, this bra will definitely be in high rotation in my collection and I am now wanting to get the other colours such as the black purple and the yet to be released black cherry.  Little tip, when you first get a bra it should go on the first hook as above, there is no point buying it when you go straight to the tighest hook, you shorten your bras life span when it starts to stretch as it will be to big.

Moving along onto another topic – bad fitting bras!  As an online only store 95% of the time I don’t get to help people find their correct size, I have had the odd customer ask which they think would be best but in general I’m handing out bras and it absolutely kills me not knowing if they have chosen their correct size or if they have stuck with old habits and gone ‘oh well it fits pretty good, it will do’.  It still blows me away the amount of women who are wearing the wrong size bra, but also the amount of women who don’t know what to look for to determine if it is a good fit or not, so to combat this, I have created a picture show.

To the un-suspecting eye some people would say that this bra looks ok, a little cleavage heavy but when you start to analyse the important areas you soon realise this bra is completely wrong.  Now this is a bra I bought about 5-6 years ago and has just been sitting in my draw ever since, I’m not here to bad-mouth it or the brand as that is not what I do, I chose this purely because it is the wrong size, it is an 18E (40E), bit of a difference compared to my 14K (36K).  The pics of the pink bra are bad bra pics, me wearing the romance bra, good bra pics.

The area where the 2 wires meet is a misunderstood part of the bra, it is known as the centre gore and as you can see in this pic it is nowhere near my chest wall offering me no support in my band, you want the gore to be sitting flush against your chest.

Moving around the back of the bra to the most important part, the back band.  Everywhere I go now I’m looking at other women’s backs to see where their bra band is sitting to see if its riding up their back or not.  I have fitted a few friends of mine and have asked them what size they are, it’s usually some size way to big and I go to their backs and pull their back band out by about 5 inches and say this is why this isn’t your correct size, this should be a firm fit across your back otherwise you are not getting supported.

Also your band should stay the same height all the way around to the back, it should not go up your back like a 45 degree angle, it should not curve into a boomerang shape around your shoulder blades, it should look like this below.

You can also see that the underwire is encasing the entire breast and sits further around the side which means it is not cutting into any precious breast tissue, in the pink bra you can see it digs into breast which damages it.

If you can do this ^^ with your back band it is time for a new bra, go now and get one, stop reading this blog and run out to your stores now (or my website www.broodsbigbras.com.au) and get correctly fitted and go down a few back sizes and get a bra that does this below.

I put a fair amount of strength into that pull to show you that there isn’t much give, that took effort to get it pulled that far, but that is about as far out as it should go.

If your able to grab the bottom of the centre gore and pull it out and move it around, it’s not a good sign for you or your bra, think about it, if there is all that movement, what is supporting your breasts?

Don’t forget the straps, if your shoulders are covered in red raw marks and cutting into your skin then guess what, your bra is either the wrong size or you have your straps pulled to tightly trying to lift your breasts, which guess what, means you’re in the wrong size bra.  Technically you should be able to put a bra on, take the straps off your shoulders and still be really well supported, that is a sign of a correct fitting back band.  If you find that your bra is cutting into your armpits loosen the straps a bit and tighten your back band.  You should be able to fit 2 fingers underneath the strap for a comfortable fit.

It breaks my heart hearing women say “oh I can’t wait til I get home so I can take my bra off” or “the first thing I do when I walk through my front door is rip off my bra”, it is sad that there are women out there who just don’t know the joy of a correct fitting bra.  Me, I love wearing my underwire bras and I’m not just saying that because I sell them, I genuinely wear them all the time, I also sleep in them that is how comfy I find them (my older styles not current ones I wear each day).  I come home and put on pj’s but I leave the bra on, also not because I have massive boobs and need something to lift them, but because I want to and I love having that choice.

For those who didn’t hear our announcement in the last blog we have introduced a customer rewards program to our loyal customers.  Those who spend $500 instore will become a Gold Member to Broods Big Bras and you will earn FREE EXPRESS SHIPPING for a whole year.  You don’t have to spend $500 in the one go, it is a running tally of all your purchases including previous ones, its our way of saying thankyou for shopping with us.

In closing I have a question for my fellow readers, as you know I do the bra modelling in my blog to show how the bras look in a K-cup to help out other larger cupped women.  Well I am now contemplating reviewing the underwear as well, I wear a size 22 in the shorts and thought well no one is plus size modelling them, maybe I should do it so that other plus size ladies can see how they would look in the underwear, but I’m not to sure if there are people who want to see that, so if it is something you would like to see please let me know as I’m still on the fence with the idea, thanks :)

♥BBB

 

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A Hottie In A Curvy Kate Lottie!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

In my last fantastic blog I said to my readers that who ever comments first and names a bra, then I will review it next, reader Laura commented not long after I posted and requested I review the Lottie Bra, so that is what this blog will be about, plus a few other extras.  The Lottie of choice was the Indigo Wine bra.

When Lottie first came out it wasn’t one of my favourites colour wise, there was nothing wrong with them, they just weren’t my taste, since then with the release of new colours in each season I have become more of a fan.  This bra was a little surprising for me as I found the style of the cup was really different to the other Curvy Kate bras.  It didn’t give me the round shaping that I am used to and there was a reasonable amount of separation between the breasts as well, slightly more so because I am hiding my nipples for pictures sake.

This is a 14/36K bra, I could have done with a 14/36KK bra but alas the sizing stops at a K, but this was a shock as with all the other styles I can fit into the 14/36K across the range, that or my boobs are growing, which happens, women’s breasts fluctuate over time and it is why it is recommended you get fitted every 6 months.  So truth be told I was a little worried about reviewing this bra as I knew the style wasn’t right for me, but then I realised that is the whole point of my blogging, to show off how the styles suit different shapes, sizes and cups.  I have a friend who is the same size as me and I let her try it on to see how she found it, the verdict was that she really liked it, she said it was great for when she just wants to wear a t-shirt and not have her boobs lifted up under chin, she really liked the relaxed style of it.  This made me aware of the fact that everyone isn’t like me, not everyone wants boobs that defy gravity and is in everyone’s face all the time, sometimes ladies just want to get on with life without their breasts being the main focus of other people’s opinions, so to me this is what Lottie represents.

While at my meeting the other week the Lottie bra came up in conversation and I mentioned how the style didn’t suit my tastes, I was told that Lottie was based on the Princess style, now this really shocked me as the Princess style looks awesome on me (yet to be reviewed on here), it also shocked them as well, so my response was that I would like to test out the next seasons of Lottie to see if there is any difference at all, technically there shouldn’t be but I would like to give Lottie another chance as it has some really pretty colours coming out.

I have seen pics in the catalogues of the gorgeous Curvy Kate models wearing the Lottie bra and they don’t seem to have the same look that I get, this might be because I have a larger cup and a more round shaping, I think this would suit a longer narrower breasts and for someone who wants to make their breasts sit more relaxed.  I don’t really see this as a bad thing that the Lottie isn’t right for me, I have Emily, Princess, Romance, Portia and Angel to choose from, I have multiple colours in most, there are only 7 days in a week, its not like I have a bra shortage.

The Indigo blue does go well with the Wine colour, it has wine roses and a matching bow on the front, the straps and also in the same colour, it has fully adjustable straps and 3 hooks on the back, 2 for smaller cups.

In other exciting news we have more stock available, like most of the stock it is all held up in Queensland with head office, once an order is placed the items are sent to me either the same day or the next business day by express post, I then post the same day or once payment has cleared, so there is a 1-2 day delay on top of shipping.  Now that is out of the way, here are the new bras, shorts and g-strings!

Emily White, Emily Black, Emily Nude bra, shorts and G-strings.  Bras available from size 6-18 (28-40UK) D-cup to K-cup, also size 20-22 (42-44UK) D-cup to G-cup.  Underwear available in size 8-22.

Princess White, Princess Black, Princess Nude bra, shorts and g-strings.  Bras available in 6-18 (28-40UK) D-cup to K-cup, sizes 20-22 (42-44UK) D-cup to G-cup.  Underwear available in sizes 8-22.

Portia White Pink and Black Pink bra, shorts and g-strings.  Bras available in 6-18 (28-40UK) D-cup to K-cup.  Underwear available in sizes 8-22.

Elegance Ivory and Elegance Black bra, shorts and g-strings.  Bra sizes

6 & 8 D-cup to J-cup

10 D-cup to HH-cup

12 D-cup to H-cup

14 D-cup to GG-cup

16 D-cup to G-cup.  Underwear available in sizes 8-20.

Our last surprise for this blog, who wants to earn FREE EXPRESS SHIPPING  for a year?

I wanted to a way to reward our loyal customers so I introduced a customer rewards program.  Any Australian resident/customer who spends $500 over time will become a ”Gold Member” of Broods Big Bras.  This does not have to be spent in one go, it will be a running tally of all your transactions combined, excludes postage costs.  What is even better is that this will include previous purchases made, so many customers are already on their way to $500.  We will keep record of your spending and will contact you once you have spent the $500.  That is all you have to do, just purchase Curvy Kate products instore and you can receive Free Express Shipping for one year.  We are running this throughout 2012, at the end of the year we will bring it up for review, anyone who becomes a Gold Member towards to the end of 2012 will still get the free shipping for a year, but we may not offer it in 2013.

Don’t forget you can find us on Facebook here or search for “Broods Big Bras”, tweet us @broodsbigbras or check out the website and see what gorgeous lingerie we have to offer.

♥BBB

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Curvy Kate meetings, limousines, changes & an Angel

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

While some people are a bit weary of Friday the 13th I was actually looking forward to it as I had a very important meeting to go to in Sydney.  I was meeting up with my amazing distributor and also Hannah the PR & Marketing Manager for Curvy Kate who had flown over from the UK the night before.  I was keen to catch up again with my distributor as it always feels like I’m catching up with an old friend each time we see each other and this was only our 3rd meeting, I feel rather blessed to have someone that great and supportive be in charge of it all, such a rarity in the work force.  This was also going to be my 2nd meeting with Hannah as I met her in March last year at the Fashion Exposed Trade Fair when I wasn’t even an online store yet, how times have changed.

Since I was travelling from the Coast I wanted to make sure I got there on time so I booked a hire car with Burbank Hire Cars as I have used them before a few times and their service is always great, they rocked up on Friday and I was expecting a Sedan but they surprised me by turning up with one of their stretch limousines instead.  So I had to do the cheesy thing and take a pic of me with it all while un-flatteringly looking into the sun at the same time.

So I was thinking it would be cool to be rocking up to a hotel in Sydney looking all important stepping out of a limo, when we pulled up there was no one outside except for a shirtless homeless guy dragging along a bag on wheels who didn’t even notice me, aw well, can’t win them all.  So I went upstairs and we got right into discussions.  I was given some great advice one again and threw some ideas back and forward, I was glad to hear that Curvy Kate are fans of my blog and encouraged me to continue with them.  As a little token of my appreciation I gave Hannah a Broods Big Bras tote bag which I think she liked.

Since I had my tote bag as well it made for a great pic opportunity, so great we took 2!

 I also got to preview the Curvy Kate Autumn Winter 2012 range and it is simply stunning.  They are debuting 4 brand new styles – Smoothie, Wild, Entice & Gia while also bringing in new colours for the regular favourites.  I will be emailing customers a preview of the catalogue very soon and will appreciate any feedback of what you would all like to see me get in, I’m really loving Romance and Fleurty at the moment but that’s my personal choices which are sometimes different to everyone else so when it is sent out I would love to hear back your favourites.

So after a wonderful meeting I caught the train home which gave me some time to think, reflect and work out what I can do better for the store.  Some exciting changes are going to be made to benefit you all as much as possible.  I do have one slightly less exciting change that will be implemented over the next week or so, I will be raising prices a little bit as we have been running for just over 6 months now.  Once our introduction time was over it was something I was going to bring in, I could have done this quietly but regular readers will know I like to be upfront about things, plus it gives my readers one last chance to grab some lingerie before the prices do go up so get in quick!

Soon I will be rewarding returning customers with discounts or bonuses such as free shipping, at the moment any customers brand new or return have the chance to win a photography session with Starshots just by spending $69 or more in store.  New stock will be available soon which means a bigger range, more choices and more sizes available which I am so happy about.  I am also in the process of setting up to accept credit card payments, I know Paypal accepts credit card payments but I know not everyone likes to use it so I want to offer more ways of payments to make it easier for the customer, this is a slow process and won’t be available for a little while, there are quite a few steps to take and I want to make sure it is all safe and secure but it is another thing to look forward to.

We also got to talk about the Curvy Kate Star In A Bra Australia competition which after the success of last year it will return later this year for round 2, I can’t mention anything yet but the best piece of advice I can give is to become a fan of the Curvy Kate Australia Facebook page and keep an eye out for updates and news.  Also the UK Star In A Bra will be starting in February, really watch this competition, get ideas for your entry photos, research the history of the comp and the brand, learn the bra names (doesn’t hurt to know the product) and take from it what you can to help you for entering in the Australian one later in the year.

I haven’t done a bra review for a little while, don’t worry they are coming but I’ve had a few other things to talk about recently, I have Lottie, Romance, Portia & Princess to do, first person to comment on this blog with one of the above names gets to choose which one is reviewed next.  Plus instead of blogging once every few weeks I will be blogging more often, aiming for around one a week.  I reviewed Angel a little while ago but I got my Angel Teal Gold bra afterwards, so the pics don’t go to waste I am going to throw them into this blog.

I was rather surprised to notice that the bra had more of a greeny colour to it than what the catalogue picture showed,  it’s not a colour combination I have come across a lot but they work well together and check out that up-lift the bra has, who would have thought a bra could give K-cup breasts that much of a lift, goes to show that Curvy Kate put thought into their entire size range and they didn’t slack of further down the bra size chain, they care about each cup size whether it’s an F-cup or a K-cup.

One more pic for good measure.  Just a tip, when scooping your breasts into the bra (placing your hand inside the bra to lift up the breast and place it into position) don’t be to heavy-handed like I am sometimes, only because you don’t want to stretch the top of the cup out too much as you risk pulling the ribbon off the ends, they are quite strong but just a heads up as its something I notice that I do as I’m a bit rough with it sometimes.

So that was my past few days, I have a lot of work ahead of me which I’m looking forward to doing, but it is all to better your bra and shopping experience and I hope you will all continue this bra journey with me :)

♥ BBB

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It’s going to be a wet and wild Summer thanks to Curvy Kate

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Some of you may be confused about the title considering Curvy Kate are a lingerie brand, well actually they are an awesome lingerie brand but that is all about to change (the lingerie part, not the awesome part) as Curvy Kate has just released in Australia their very first swimwear line!

They also have bought out a underwire tankini in the Bondi Breeze style which is what I will be reviewing in this blog.

So first off a little background info before getting into the review.  Over the past year or so while trying to lose weight I used to go swimming, well not proper swimming, I just walked around a pool and did laps, but I wanted to feel supported and there was nothing on the market to fit my 14/36K bust so I used to wear a tankini with a D-cup shelf bra and wear another bra underneath.  I sacrificed one of my Curvy Kate bras as I got it back in the early days, it was an 18/40J and this was back when I thought a 16J and an 18J were the same cup size…they weren’t/aren’t but since it was to big I felt it was ok to swim in, least it was still being used.  So this is how I used to go to the local swimming pool.

Not only did I stand out from the crowd because I am plus size but I also stood out because it was very obvious that swimwear just didn’t fit my bust.  So with the news that Curvy Kate was bringing out a UNDERWIRE tankini I was very curious but also very skeptical, there’s no way a tankini can support me just as well as a bra can….can it?

Turns out I had nothing to be skeptical about because the tankini is freaking awesome, need I remind you that this is holding up K-cup breasts on its own.  The wonderful little secret about this tankini is that it has a built-in underwire bra, that’s right, it has wire at the front and the hook and eye system at the back along with fully adjustable straps.

Now keep in mind, not everyone has a 3D stomach like I do, but the point of this blog is to focus on the boobs and the support and not how large my stomach is, but hey every single tankini will do that with me, even the above blue one, it’s something I deal with and I don’t let it worry me when going to the pool, I refuse to wear tummy tuck underwear underneath a tankini to the pool!

So lets take a closer look at the tankini (wondering how many time I’m going to end up saying tankini in this blog).  It’s black with a hot pink trim and hot pink adjustable straps, there is also a gathered piece on the front left side with a bow in matching pink, this adds a nice feature and breaks up the black.

Curvy Kate swimwear also loved by cats!

As mentioned above, built-in bra with hook and eye.  The biggest dilemma I had with the tankini is that I’m one of those women who put their bra on at the front and spin it around the back once done up, I attempted this and got the bra part twisted, then my boobs kept getting in the way, needless to say I was getting frustrated as I was trying to do it in a hurry, I failed.  So plan B, I fastened up the hook and eye and then slipped it on over my head, pinched my nipples like twice but success I’m in the tankini!  I am starting to think I may have to learn to put a bra on at the back in future just to wear this.

I ordered in 5 tankinis, 4 for me and 1 for a friend, I did 4 as I was un-sure about how the sizing would work, back when I did the order I was a 16/38J so I ordered that but figured I would also try the 18/40′s because I knew my clothing size is anywhere between an 18-22, so I got a 18/40H and an 18/40G, technically I should have gotten an 18/40HH but back then I was un-aware that the double cups were actual sizes and not half sizes (thanks Helena) but I was still learning and new to all of this, then by some miracle I also got a 14/36K, unbeknownst to me back then but that is my size now but had no hopes for it because I thought why would anything with the number 14 in it fit me.  So I tried all 4 on and this was the result.

They all fit, granted I was wearing work out pants underneath so they didn’t sit the best over my stomach but look much better over swimmer briefs, but the trick is how the bra fit underneath, the 16/38J, 18/40G and 18/40H are all to loose in the back band, I can go straight to the tightest hook which is useless for a new bra as you get limited wear out of it.  The 14/36K one I am on the first/loosest hook which is perfect and you could have knocked me over with a feather that the 14/36 fit me in the body which goes to show how much thought went into designing these tankinis, they made it so that whatever bra size you are, is what size you go for in the swimwear which I think is rather amazing.

So how does the swimwear shape up in the water?  Well I decided I wanted to try it out before I did this blog, so at 5am this morning I went down to my local pool, I put my shirt on over the top for driving down there and I looked down and noticed how much it looked like I was just wearing a normal bra, which was a good first sign.  I walk into the pool and to my amazement everything stayed the same, I didn’t fall out, the swimwear stayed around my torso and the straps didn’t fall off.  The cool thing was that once I hit the water I have 2 instant flotation devices (hehe), so combine water and a suppotive bra it boosted me more and gave me more cleavage, so I was happy, I’m sure the older men in the pool were also happy this morning as well.

I walked, I jogged, I did doggy paddle, I swam on the wall and everything passed the test, I couldn’t have asked for anything more.  Granted I don’t know how it would hold up in a marathon swim, maybe someone else can try that one, but I got out of the pool, wrapped a towel around my waist, didn’t bother putting a shirt back on and walked back to the car dripping wet (can’t stand the change rooms there) but also wanted to test out how it goes once out of the water, which it also passed that test as well, it looked the same as it did before it got wet.

I really can’t say enough good things about it, I loved looking like everyone else at the pool in just normal swimwear, I loved the support and the idea of just wearing one piece on top not 2 seperate pieces, this will allow soo many big busted women the freedom to go to the beach, go to the pool, sit around the pool comfortably without being concerned about their breasts hanging low.  They can swim and then jump out of the pool and relax with everybody else, so many women will be thanking Curvy Kate this Summer.

I still have the 14/36E and the 16/38J to sell, the rrp is $110 but I’m selling them for $95 each plus postage, I have tried on the 16J and took a quick pic but otherwise it is brand new.  If you would like to purchase either of these please email me at broodsbigbras@hotmail.com

♥BBB

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