I really wanted to love this bra.  Perhaps it was my sheer desperation to find a good strapless one (it has been a long and fruitless search) that made me so want to love it, but this just won't do.

In theory, it is nice that the bra doesn't feel like heavy-plated armor, but the reality is, that is what is required to actually lift and support.  If you are interested in a strapless bra that simply covers over your boobs, great.  Your search has ended.  However, if you are looking for a bra that actually holds them up (think: works in direct opposition to gravity) and gives them real support, this ain't it! :)

The problem is that the cups themselves are not sturdy enough to do the job.  And, there is no undergirding, so to speak, in the cup to help hold the girls up.

When I was a size 4 and, consequently, a 34 C this probably would have worked sufficiently based on the bra's reasonably sturdy underwire and a firm band.  However, now that I am a size 10 and, consequently, a 34 DD [not to mention that gravity has had an extra 8 to 10 years to work toward the demise of all perkiness], I need extra strength uplift.  Merely *holding them in place* doesn't cut it.  I want something strong (possibly a stretchy sling or extra under padding for lift) that will really support them and hold them up.  I don't want to feel droopy WHILST, and at the same time [Sorry.  Random Muppets references, a la Gonzo, occasionally just pop out], I am actually wearing a bra!

Oddly, there was also some sort of dimpling of the fabric at the bottom of the cup (as though they were just buckling under the sheer magnamity of the task) even though I was all the way "in" the bra (and in fact had a little spillage at the top).

I DO really like that it has a little bit of a plunge (feels a bit more girly that way :) ) but that may have also gone some way toward decreasing the sturdiness factor.

In short, if you are (i) small to medium busted, or (ii) have a boob job (thus you have your own built-in saline or silicone undergirding), and/or (iii) you are 20 and your larger boobs still have a modicum of "alertness" then I think this bra will make you happy.  Otherwise, I would look for something a bit more "super strength"!