I was a bit nervous ordering a bra online, but gave this a shot. I've never bought a minimizer bra so am not sure if this is how they're supposed to fit, but it sort of squishes your ampleness so that a lot of your flesh is pressed together in the middle (read cleavage), but underneath clothes it does minimize how big you look.  It does offer a big of a strange profile compared to what I'm used to with Chantelle t-shirt bras, and I have to adjust to get my, um, headlights, even and pointing in the same direction if you know what I mean, but the bra is surprisingly comfortable. Glad I bought it and I'll wear it a lot.