Review: Parfait Affinitas Charlotte Balconet in 30DD

   The Parfait Affinitas Charlotte balconet was love at first sight. It was the bra that first made me take notice of Parfait Affinitas. The Charlotte looked great on the bloggers that had tested it out, but I wondered whether it would look just as good on my smaller rack? (Spoiler: it does!)

My breast type: currently my measurements are 68/81. My breasts are tear-shaped (bottom-heavy) and rather wide-spaced; and broader at the root (I prefer wider underwires). My usual size is 28DD, however in this bra model I fit a 30DD.

Aesthetics: 5/5

    Wow. I really adore the design of the Charlotte bra. It has a very retro-yet-modern vibe, and the vertical lines are very flattering. The black bows add a bold yet understated accent -- they aren't small (as per bra standards), however their placement and colour makes the blend in harmoniously with the rest of the design. They also cover the place where the strap is attached to the cup (an ugly spot on many bras). For those of you who don't like ribbons -- it is pretty easy to remove them (just cut off a couple of stitches). 

    The beige is a very pretty shade, and together with the satiny fabric it comes off as sexy and not grandma. I love well-done beige lingerie. It was really hard to capture the exact colour with my camera, which made it look a shade too yellowish. Another word on the fabric: the satin looks and feels very luxurious, while at the same time being sturdy. I see this lingerie set looking good after many washes and wears. The lingerie set has a luxurious look about it, and looks as if it costs way more than it does.

    I love the way the underwires are hidden, and that gives a smooth and minimalistic look.

Though normally I am a fan of thin and delicate straps, the ones that the Charlotte has complement the bold black lines on the cups.

Fit: 5/5

   The cups of the Charlotte run small -- I got a cup size bigger than usual. I just love the balconette style for two reasons -- the cups are cut lower and don't cover the top half of the breasts -- this means that there is less chance of the top edge not fitting (either cutting into the boob or standing away) -- perfect for both bottom-heavy as well as full-on-top breasts. The cups lift the breasts up, giving a pretty rounded look.
    Though the front of the bra would suggest differently, the cup is your standard 3-piece construction (does anyone know what its actually called?). I also want to add that the cups are only lightly padded.
      The underwires are medium width. There is a bit over a centimeter distance between the ends at the sternum -- this might be a problem for those with breasts really close together. I was pleasantly surprised that nothing poked me at the sternum -- even though often underwires that go up so high in the front do.
    The straps can be regulated all the way (good news for those that need to loosen / tighten them all the way). They are placed far apart, as is usual with balconette styles -- better suited for girls with broader shoulders than those with narrower / very sloping shoulders. (Of course you could change the position of the straps, if you can sew a bit.) I also like the fact that the straps don't peek out of broader necklines.
   The band runs snug -- I normally wear a 28, but I chose a 30 and it's snug. I'd suggest sizing up, unless your measurements are on the lower end of your usual band size (or you simply like your bands on the tighter side).
     There is plastic boning on each side which keeps everything smooth and taut. the last (black) part of the side panel is made from an elastic mesh, which feels very comfortable. The ample side coverage would be great for ladies that struggle with rolls in those areas.

Comfort: 5/5

   I have no complaints here whatsoever. There is no poking or pinching, and the bra has been very supportive. I know that the Parfait Charlotte may look like a bedroom set to some (especially its red version), but the fit and support is that of a bra meant to be worn everyday. And I definitely will wear this bra often!

Summary:

   For me, this bra is perfection. There is absolutely nothing I would want to change! Ok, maybe I'd ask for consistent cup sizes. And more colours -- I would definitely stock up! For those of you who love the cut but not the design, I suggest looking at the Parfait Leslie balconet -- it looks like it has the same construction but in an animal print.

Parfait Affinitas Charlotte Balconet Stats:

Band unstretched: 62cm

Band stretched to the maximum: 75cm

Underwire length: 22cm

Underwire width: 13.5

   These measurements have been taken after appx. 3 wears :)

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The Parfait Affinitas Charlotte Hipsters:

    I always size up in briefs, and I did the same for the Charlotte set. I feel that the sizing here is standard and that the M was a good choice for me. I was debating for a long time between the hipsters and the high-waist retro panties but decided I'm more of a hipster girl.
     The briefs are very comfortable, don't dig or bunch anywhere. They are roomy enough on the backside, which means they don't give quad-butt cheeks. The fabric feels really nice.

   The set for this review has been kindly provided by Parfait Affinitas (they also sent me another gorgeous set which I can't wait to show to you). All the opinions are 100% mine, as usual.


     Do you own the Parfait Affinitas Charlotte? Do you love it as much as I do? Or maybe it's on your wishlist? Does anyone have other balconet bras from parfait Affinitas and are they equally amazing? I need to know! 

Tips For Healthy, Happy Teeth, Courtesy Of My Scottish Dentist

   I have a gruff scottish dentist who has a funny sense of humour -- the last time I went for my check-up he straight-facedly convinced me that my wisdom teeth (that I had recently had removed, and a which was basically horrible) grew back. Yes, I believed him and panicked! Apart from that, he re-taught me to brush and floss, and actually bullied me into flossing on most days (gasp!). He has worked for the US army, and is apparently good at making people obey him. On most evenings at home, I look at the floss and asses my level of tiredness: if I can honestly answer 'yes' to the question: "am I dead?" I don't floss. Most days I do. And I very much encourage you to! Tooth problems are painful and expensive -- if you are living in a country that doesn't have health care, not flossing now can bankrupt you in the future.

  Whenever I visit my dentist, he basically keeps up a monologue of great teeth-care advice, which I thought I'd share with you. Here are some tips for strong, healthy teeth; courtesy my dentist:

* Use a soft brush. If you live in Germany, use the softest brush you can find, because German "soft" brushes are same as "medium" brushes in other places. Soft bristles get into all the crevices, and don't damage your teeth.

* If you only have time to either brush or floss, floss. 

* The purpose of brushing and flossing is not to remove the rests of food, but to move bacteria around and disrupt their growth. Now you see why flossing is so important -- the bacteria in those crevices usually never gets disturbed, while those on the surface of the teeth get regularly moved around when eating and drinking.

* Most people brush wrong and floss wrong.

* Almost everyone flosses wrong. You're suppose to go under the gum! The media also shows people doing it wrong. Here is a good instructional video:

* This is the best way to hold the floss: it gives you a lot of control. 

* If you are not very dexterous with your fingers (or are flossing a child's teeth), try using a floss holder (the reusable kind! The single-use ones are a waste of cash and bad for the environment).

* When you brush, concentrate on the part where the gums touch the teeth. 

* The teeth that most people don't brush thoroughly are the back teeth, and the front teeth on the lower jaw.

* Most drugstores sell these colour pills that you swirl in your mouth after brushing -- they colour any spots that you misses bright blue! It's a great idea to buy some and find out which spots you miss when brushing. 

* Wait 30 minutes after eating to brush, as a lot of food is acidic and weakens the enamel. In half an hour the pH balance of the mouth returns to normal. 

* Electric brushes are good, especially if your motor skills aren't terribly good. The cheaper ones are as good as more expensive ones. Again, find the softest brush possible.

* Electric brushes are also great to clean the teeth of small kids, since it's often hard to manouver around in those little mouths. Obviously, don't let small kids use electric brushes by themselves.

    How are you with flossing regularly? Any more teeth-care tips to share?

Marks & Spencers Bras: Low Prices But Uneven Quality

"I wear 28DD and the Freya Deco is my everyday bra, but I am looking to new brands to try. Your recent post reminded me of M&S bras I saw on e-bay - are they like Triumph? They have a range of sizes, but they're cheap (and I worry about quality)."

     The quality of M&S bras is very inconsistent. Also the sizing can be very inconsistent. From what I have heard, the non-padded bras are much better than their padded bras. The underwires range from average to wide, the bands range from firm to very stretchy.
     
     I have owned a couple of M&S bras from the Ceriso range -- this sexy model was very supportive and comfortable, but I have also had a model that was very flimsy. An annoying thing about M&S is that the bras don't have their names written on the tag, so it is rather difficult to find reviews.

    My advice? If you have an M&S store near you, do go there and try their lingerie in person -- you will find some fantastic pieces for small prices. If you find some really great deals on Ebay and don't mind taking a bit of risk, buy them; however, if you prefer to know what you're getting and hate waste, stick to your tried and tested brands.

Important: for some reason the M&S sizing system doesn't have the FF size -- the size that comes after F is G.

Also, I once bought this gorgeous 28DD basque -- very  pretty and well made, but turned out a cup size too small -- you can buy it off me.

     Have you tried M&S bras? Would you recommend them?

Are Expensive Bras Better Than Cheap Bras?

I have three freinds with very different approaches to buying bras:

Friend A: I never spend more than 10€ on a bra. The bras from bazaars / the high street are just as good as the more expensive stuff, and I can't see any difference in fit and comfort.
Friend B: I try to spend a bit more to get quality stuff so I spend 30-40€ in places like Triumph.
Friend C: I spend at least 80€ for a bra, I know it's a lot but that is how much I have to spend to find a bra that fits me. I just cannot find anything for me in a lower price range, besides, bra are important, so I prefer to splurge a bit more for quality.

    So which friend is the smartest? Actually all of them have got it wrong. Let me explain. Lets say we divide bras by price into low-end, medium and high-end. (These prices are for orientation only, please remember that they may be different in different countries).

Low end:

    This starts at chinese items at bazaars and ends at high-street stores. Price range of roughly 5€ to 20€. These bras are barely worth your attention -- the size range is tiny, and the quality ranges from awful to ok. All right, maybe if your size is really 75-80 A-C, you might find something here that fits right and doesn't stretch out terribly after a few washes.

Medium end:

     Price range 20€ to 60€. Most of the best bras are in this price range, but not every brand in this range is worth your money. Now, pay attention, there are two kinds of brands here: the pretenders and the real thing. The real thing are quality brands, the pretenders are sorry excuses for a bra company. Now what makes a bra brand a quality bra brand that is worth your money?

1. It offers a big range of sizes, starting at least at a 30 (65) band and hopefully covering cup sizes like J and JJ. No, these sizes are not unusual -- the only reason they are thought to be unusual is the bad fitting practices of the crappy brands which squeeze women into wrong sizes.
2. The construction has to be stable -- bands that have a stable construction and that don't stretch out after two washes, underwires that are not terribly bendy. Also, the cups need to be cut differently in bigger sizes -- you can't just scale a cup to a bigger size and expect it to work.
3. The aesthetics -- the cups should be constructed to give a good shape and be comfortable. This is especially apparent in soft cups where all fit issues are very visible. There should be pretty stuff also in the bigger sizes.

   Some quality bra brands that I know are Ewa Michalak, Affinitas, Freya, Curvy Kate, Fantasie and Panache (and their sister brands) to mention just a few, since their bras fulfill most of the above requirements. Also worth a mention are very affordable in-store brands like Bravissimo and Debenhams. On the higher end of this price range you get more luxurious designs like the Masquerade line of Panache or Fauve by Fantasie.

Imposter Brands:

1. Have a crappy range of sizes and will fit you wrong just so they can make a sale.
2. Stretch out after a couple of washes, bendy underwires, cheap fabrics.
3. The aesthetics in the bigger cups could work as birth-control.
4. Make you feel crappy about your body because you can't find anything that fits you.

High End:

    60€ and up. Here you find a couple of quality brands with luxurious fabrics and designs -- for example some very pretty pieces from brands like Masquerade and Claudette. But mostly for such high prices you will find either Expensive Imposters and Fake Problem Solvers. Expensive Imposters are oh-so-exclusive designer lingerie lines -- their size range is so exclusive that it correctly fits around 1% of the population. The price tag includes mostly the illusion of exclusivity, fees for the advertising and the models, and pure hot air.
    The Fake Problem Solvers are bras that offer to solve problems that would not appear if women simply wore their correct bra size. If you want an example switch on the infomercial channel.

The bottom line:

      When it comes to bras, more expensive doesn't mean better. Quality can't be recognised by the price tag (this goes for most things in life). Also, the best advertised brands aren't the best, neither are the most "popular" ones. I'll mention two lingerie giants, USA's beloved Victoria's Secret and Europe's Triumph. Victoria's Secret, with its ok bras, a miserable offering of sizes and even worse fitters, has been responsible for many women hating their breasts. And what's wrong with Triumph? Their size range is not bad, but the stretchiness of the bands shrinks the size range; not to mention the stretchy underwires,  weak fabrics -- and the fact that the fitter hand bigger-busted women either minimizers or the (in)famous Doreen. When for the same price you can have indestructible Panaches or luxurious Affinita pieces or ingeniering masterpieces from Ewa Michalak, you will realise that Triumph is extremely expensive.


    Now, a question: what is a reasonable price for a bra for you? I used to buy 5€ bazaar bras (arrgh!!) but now I see 30-40€ as a good price for an everyday bra. How about you?

What Makes A Conditioner, A Conditioner? (Plus Many Tips!)

    A reader sent in this very valid question, important not only for beauty DIYers but also people lost on the maze of hair care products unhelpfully labeled "potion", "elixir" "formula" or "complex." In this post I will try to explain what a conditioner does and what it contains, as well as its relation to similar products such as hair masques, serums and leave-ins.

 What is a conditioner?

   "A substance, esp a cosmetic, applied to something to improve its condition". Improving the condition of the hair means moisturising it, filling in the gaps between the scales, and coating it with a protective layer; as well as other aesthetic improvements such as adding shine, softness or volume.
    You should remember that conditioners don't "feed" or "nourish" the hair -- hair is dead. It is not like a plant that is fed and nourished by the root, rather it is like spaghetti being pushed out of the spaghetti machine. Conditioning the hair can be compared to conditioning leather -- the leader is dead but conditioning it helps to protect it from the ravages of the environment and make it look good.

     Conditioners are meant to be applied on wet hair, left in for a while and (usually) washed out. This means that they get deeper into the hair that other products. They are meant to be used after every wash. More than any other hair product, conditioners help to keep the hair in a good condition. Shampoos clean the hair, styling product make it look pretty (often with a cost of the health of the hair). Conditioning is the main thing that

What is the difference between a conditioner and...

... a leave-in?
Leave-ins are a lighter kind of conditioner that doesn't have to be washed out.

... a hair masque or treatment?
These are richer conditioners, and are meant to be left on the hair longer (15 mins to overnight). They are usually used more rarely than regular conditioners, because they are so rich.

... a hair serum?
Most serums are basically leave-ins or conditioners with a fancy name, and sometimes fancy ingredients as to match it.

... a conditioning shampoo?
Conditioning shampoos have more conditioning ingredients than regular shampoos. In my opinion these are usually a gimmick -- instead of producing sulfate-free shampoos, conditioning ingredients are added to offset the harshness of the sulfates. The shampoo stays on the hair for too short to condition it, and should not be left on the hair for a longer time (again, because of the sulfates). It is better to buy a gentle, sulfate-free shampoo and use it only on the top of the head, and a proper conditioner on the lengths. (If you are curious why sulfates are used in shampoos: they make a lot of foam, give that squeaky clean feeling and are very cheap).

What does a conditioner contain and how does it work?

  Conditioners contain humectants (moistuising ingredients) like panthenol, glyceryn, hialuranon, urea, sodium lactate, aloe vera etc. These help the hair to retain more moisture.

    The also contain occlusives which coat the hair and prevent the moisture from escaping. They also keep the hair smoother and shinier. Good occlusives are plant-based oils and butters, crappy ones are mineral oil and petroleum. Silicones are also often used, and they should be used with caution. Fatty alcohols and glycerin are also used, they are not my favourites but they work for many people.

 Lets not forget proteins. These are the building blocks of hair. Depending on your hair type (esp porosity) your hair may or may not like protein, or may love it only once in a while. For this reason I recommend starting with a protein-free or low-protein conditioner for everyday use, and having a protein heavy conditioner or masque and trying out whether and how often your hair likes it. Proteins come under ingredients names: see here. Of course you can also make your own using beer, avocado, yoghurt, egg whites or even protein supplements.

    Then there are ingredients that add shin and gloss, often silicones.

   Then there might be other active ingredients of all kinds -- plant extracts and minerals, vitamins, and much more. There are also pH regulators and anti-static agents and detanglers. Conditioners also contain cationic surfactant, they help the ingredients of the conditioner cling to the hair.

   The rest of the conditioner is made up of filler ingredients, consistency givers, conservants, perfume, colours and so on.

    Do remember that often one ingredient can take on several of this roles. For example jojoba oil is a great occulsive, gives shine and detangle.

When choosing a conditioner:

• Skip the description, go straight to the ingredient list. The ingredient list will not lie.
• Salon brands or more expensive products are not necessarily better. Again, look at the ingredients to see what the product is really worth.

• A simple ingredient list is good. This usually means less filler ingredients and unnecessary stuff; and the conditioner will be less likely to irritate or cause an allergy. Short ingredients lists means more active ingredients that work for your hair and less ingredients that work for the product (pH regulators, conservants, thickeners and special effects ingredients).
• If you see silicones, mineral oil / petroleum among the top three ingredients, drop the product, it's crap.
• The first three or four ingredients is what the product contains most of.

• Don't fall under the spell of fancy names like "hair therapy", "nurturing creme" and "moisturising treatment": if it's mean to be used after shampooing and washed off after a couple minutes
• Do look up the reviews on Makeupalley as well as the ingredient toxicity on SkinDeep. The Livestrong website also breaks down the ingredients of many popular conditioners.

   How would you define a conditioner? Did I miss something? Also: which is your favourite conditioner?

DIY Leave-in Conditioner Recipe For Dry And Curly Hair

    A leave-in is one of the easiest DIYs cosmetics you can make, and it can be customised endlessly. I will now explain what a leave-in does and give you two easy recipes to make your own.

     A leave-in is basically a very light conditioner that you use after the last rinse -- and you leave it in, which means you don't wash it off. It keeps the hair more moisturised,  prevents frizz, and adds shine. It is great for hair that need a lot of moisture -- dry hair and / or curly hair.
    Apparently leave-ins are not very popular in my part of the world because I never saw one in the stores. But it's so easy to make one -- and it has the added bonus of being silicone-free. here is a basic recipe -- feel free to modify it according to what your hair likes.

DIY leave-in conditioner recipe:

In a small mister bottle mix:
* Water (boiled or distilled is best) or a hydrolate* A squirt of your favourite conditioner
* A few drops of your favourite oil (optional)
* A dash of aloe vera gel or concentrate (optional)
* A few drops of panthenol (optional)
* A few drops of your favourite essential oil for fragrance.
   Spray on just-washed hair, style as usual.

Do you use leave-in conditioners? Have a favourite product you recommend? Let me know how if you try my recipe.

Nude Eyeshadow Palette From Zoeva -- A Great Neutral Palette, Especially For Hooded Eyes

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     I have been searching far and wide for a good neutral eyeshadow palette. My everyday look is the "invisible makeup look", aka the "pretending to be naturally gorgeous without giving on that I have tons of warpaint on" look.
     Anyway I was looking for a palette with a decent amount of warm browns and warm beiges; and lots of matte, especially in the dark shades. Shimmer gives away the fact that I'm actually wearing makeup, and also when you have hooded eyelids you should wear only matte darks on the crease.
     The Sleek palette had too much shimmer and sparkle for my taste. I thought of getting something from MAC, but decided that I don't want to spend that much cash. So, I ended up choosing the Zoeva nude palette, about which I read plenty of good stuff on blogs.
    I bought in on Zoeva.de I was a bit confused to read that the Zoeva nude palette is the same as the one from Coastal Scents, and there also also some of these palettes without the name on Ebay from China. I did read on some forum that these are not exactly identical, so I decided to get the one from Zoeva.

My thoughts:

   The Zoeva Nude Palette has decent amount of colours (of you'd like to see swatches, this lady did a great job). I would have preferred less space between the colours thereby making the whole thing smaller -- the palette is around the size of a small netbook, and that's a big big for me. As for the intensity of the colours and staying power, it's pretty good, although it varies from colour to colour. I always wear eyeshadow over a base anyway, and don't do extremely intense makeup looks so I guess I'm not very demanding.
   I hope that the Zoeva Nude Palette will give me a clear idea about which nude shades flatter my skintone best. In the future when it's used up I will probably put together a minimalistic custom one with 5-6 nude shades.
   The ingredients aren't exactly natural (mineral oil, parabens), but I haven't seen a proper nude palette from a natural brand yet. It's not ideal, but since you use only small amounts of eye shadow I don't worry about it.

The palette set me back 14,95€, plus shipping costs. Zoeva ships within Europe.

     Which is your favourite nude palette? Or do you avoid nude eyeshadow?

Why You Should Throw Away Your Minimizer Bras

   Many women that wear bigger cup sizes feel that minimizers are the only thing left for them, that they cannot or should not wear any other bras. This post is about the problems with minimizer bras and the alternatives.

How mimimizers work: 

    They flatten the breasts, smearing the breast tissue all over the ribcage. This flattens the breasts while also optically fattening the wearer. The excess boobage doesn't just disappear, it goes all over the place, making the torso look bigger. A minimiser gives a woman the figure of a brick. This is the opposite of what a well-fitted bra does -- lifting the breasts and optically removing pounds.
   Over time, minimizers distort the breast shape -- the breast tissue migrates to the sides, creating armpit fat and back rolls. Over the years, breast doesn't look good anymore without a bra.
    Trust me, a well-fitted bra always looks better than a minimizer. Isn't it better to be a tad slimmer, with a visible waist, and with a bigger but well-fitted bust? If you disagree with this statement, you're probably not wearing the right size; go here and measure yourself.

Try out this experiment: 

   With your palms, cup the breasts from below and the sides. This is a normal bra (obviously in the right size -- we will come to this part soon). Now, flatten the breasts with your palms: this is a minimiser. Does this really look better?

     Interestingly, a well-fitted bra visually minimizes a big bust (and visually increases small busts). The breasts look more centered, neater, firm, and pulled-together; they don't bounce all over the place or spill out. On the bottom of this post is the photographic evidence of how a badly fitting bra makes big boobs look bigger.

There is a better way:

    Convinced? Head over to the Bra Matrix page and you will learn how to find your correct size. Even if you have already been fitted, you might be surprised! A lot of fitters will fit people wrong just to sell the size available in the stores. Next, do read this post on bra-fitting for plus-sizes women.
    If you don't know where to buy big-cup bras for reasonable prices, try Figleaves, Brastop (UK), Ewa Michalak, Bare Necessities, HerRoom, Bravissimo, Large Cup Lingerie, Broods big Bras (AU). Not your local store where they think that an F is a huge size that can only wear beige tents, and that a K isn't even a size. Not Lane Bryant, and not Triumph, who don't have any idea what they are doing (example here). One of the reasons I dislike Triumph is that they produce and advertise minimizers.
    If you do own a minimizer, you can reserve it for special occasions, like when you really want to fit into something.
    If you really have problems finding clothes to fit you in the chest, I recommend these awesome resources from Thin And Curvy.

 Inspiration: some amazing ladies who rock their big boobs with style. And they all hate minimizers!

Bust sizes subject to change ;)
Broods Big Bras: 36K, formerly badly fitted into F cups
Curvy Wordy: 30KK/32K
Thin And Curvy: 26JJ/24K
Fuller Figure Fuller Bust: 34J/36HH, formerly badly fitted as 38F
Fussy Busty: 40J, formerly badly fitted as a 42H
Les gros bonnets: 34KK

Which Oils Get Absorbed Fastest By The Skin?

     Oils that get absorbed quickly do so because they contain a lot of Polyunstaturated acids: Omega 3 (alpha linolenic acid) and Omega 6 fatty acids (linoleic acid and gamma-linoleic acid). 

    Oils that contain at least 50% of polyunsaturated acids get absorbed  very fast. They are good for oily skin, feel "light", are good as daytime moisturisers, and can even be worn under make-up. For example flaxseed oil, wild rose oil, wheat germ oil, borage oil, hemp oil, grape seed oil, walnut oil.

    Oils that have between 20% and 50% are called partially absorbing, and are good for normal and mixed skin. Examples are sunflower oil, soya oil, argan oil, sesame oil, plum seed oil.

    Oils that have less than 20% of polyunsaturated acids take a long time to get absorbed, and are recommended for dry and mature skin, that doesn't tend towards blocked pores. Of course, these oils could be great for drier parts of the body too! Examples of such oils include coconut oil, almond oil, avocado oil, rinzinus oil, macadamia oil, neem oil, olive oil, rice oil.

    I heard that hair with high porosity often prefers the kind of oils that absorb less. While I'm not sure if this is accurate, you might want to take the three groups of oils into account when testing out oils for the hair. For example -- if you find that several of the oils high in polyunsaturated acids aren't friends with your hair, try oils that are low on them.

   Do research the properties of the oils before you create your oil cleansing mix or buy a facial product with oils in it. To find out which oils are more likely to block your pores and which are less likely to do so, read this post.

Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash

Want to participate in breaking the Bra Matrix ?

 

    Dear ladies, it's been a long time since I have presented a Reader Bra Metamorphosis on Venusian*glow. If, like me, you are ecstatic about how comfortable your correct bra size feels and how great you look in it, you can help to inspire other women to finally measure themselves ! Here are the ones that I have published in the past, enjoy!


   I am looking for photos of your pics "before" and "after" getting a correctly fitting bra. These photos will motivate other women to measure themselves and get a better-fitting bra as well. There is nothing so powerful as seeing real women whose figure has been magically transformed with a new bra!

  (like in point 4 below), along with a few words about how it feels to change your size !

If you'd like to participate, this is what I need:

1. Your before and after bra sizes, as well as your bust and underbust measurements.
2. One photo of you wearing the old bra and another photo in the new bra  (with clothes on if you prefer) -- photos taken from the side. The photos must be from chin to waist (just "disembodied" breasts don't look very convincing). The clothes should be the same or similar in both photos, preferably something figure-hugging. Examples *here*.
3. The same, but front view (optional). (Three-quarter-view would be great too, if you have the time.)
4. If you are uncomfortable showing even a bit of yourself in a photo, you could take a photo just of your bras: the old bra and the new bra lying on the floor, (so that the readers may compare sizes). Example *here*
5. Any comments of yours, stuff you'd like to share: regarding comfort, looks, buying process, trying to measure your sister by force... (optional)

     You can be anonymous, if you like. If you are a blogger I can introduce you and link to it :)

Please send your stuff to: eternalvoyageur(at)gmail(dot)com . I'm looking forward to getting your entries!

               A big thanks in advance to those who wish to participate !