Pretty bra for the size.

First off, a couple of the common complaints I found to be true. One, the material is scratchy upon first wearing. Two, there is extra material at the top of the cup that is plainly not enough to warrant going down a cup size. It does not show under nicely-draped clothing, but it might on tight tops.I think in my mind I was conflating the terms balconette, which this may well be, and demi-cup, which of course it isn't. I think a similar confusion may be powering some of the other reviewers' disappointment.The underwire does indeed go up quite high. This is as it should be. The lace material is opaque, but doesn't show everything; there is a sort of tulle-like material behind the lace to help obscure. I'm actually a bit disappointed by this, since I was buying it mainly to catch my husband's eye. (Which it actually did!) It reminds me nicely of the Cacique bras I used to buy before my latest pregnancy caused me to outgrow them, at least as far as looks go, but I do believe this is better made.