My curiosity got the better of me and I tried Rihanna's new brand. Because it was available on Amazon for under $25. Otherwise, the brand follows a super-annoying business model which is basically like the old Columbia Records used to do with cassettes and CDs, waaaay back in the day: it's a subscription service & they send you monthly (!) selections - after you pay a membership fee. Yeah, no.
Beauty
This is a style I love...in theory. (Like the crossover wrap look in bralettes.) I've always really liked a sleek microfiber bra with a single vertical seam. This reminds me a lot of Freya's Patsy, which was reviewed here. It never worked for me because: 1) high side wires 2) Freya's usual godawful harsh mesh bands with the tiny cutting elastic 3) very shallow cups. Yeah, this bra turned out to be pretty the same on me, minus the high wires. I bought it in 'Emo Blue', a beautifully saturated shade of cobalt.
Fit & Fabric
Fabric. Microfiber with some stretch, which is pretty much my favorite, but in this case, it is not super-soft. Straps are on the thin side and made of a cheap feeling elastic; they do not add to the support or comfort. Overall, the quality of the materials is sub-par.
Cups. Sigh. Very, very shallow. Just not compatible with projected boobs, as you can see here:
A larger cup size - if it came in one - would just be wider, rather than deeper, and the gore is already a little too wide for me.
Wires. On the lower side, which is always a plus for me. The casing (fabric channels that enclose the wires) is not soft or thick, and the hallmark of a cheaply made bra.
Shape. Well, when it fits correctly, the single vertical seamed cup gives a rounded, compact shape that is very T-shirt and empire waist friendly. I'm getting a flattened version of this here:
Who Will This Bra Work For?
Shallow, relatively wide-set boobs. The cups are not super-wide, but they can accommodate a lot of outer fullness, whereas inner fullness - not so much. And within those parameters, I'd say an F/DDD cup max.
Pricepoint. From Savage X Fenty, if you don't subscribe, around $50. It is in no way worth that price. If you do subscribe, more like $20. I paid $25 on Amazon, and sure, it's worth that amount. Here's an affiliate link to where I bought it myself: Savage X Fenty. Again, I'd wait until it is below $30.
Sizing. US sizes. The band was true to size, possibly on the smaller end of the spectrum, but the cups run significantly small. I tried a 42DDD, which should sister-size to a US 40G, but in reality, it fit me like a 40E/F.
