Bra Size Hacks: Fitting Accessories
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Bra Size and Fit Fixes
Hacks are fixes, so I use the term "bra size hacks" for accessories that can help you adjust your bras to fit better. Bra accessories include band extenders, strap clips, silicone inserts, foam cup pads, cleavage enhancers, and nipple concealers.
Contents at a Glance
Bra Extenders
For a looser fit in the band.
Choose an individual extender with 2, 3 or 4 rows of hooks to use with one bra, or buy them in packs if you need to adjust everything in your underwear drawer. Fashion Forms extenders come in sets of three: white, beige and black. These basic colors will go with many bras, even if they aren't an exact match.
Breast Enhancers
Breast enhancer pads -- also called bra inserts, breast forms, chicken fillets, and cleavage cupcakes -- come in many shapes, sizes and materials. The most realistic enhancers are usually made of silicone gel; when worn inside a bra or swimsuit, these look and feel similar to real breast tissue.Chicken fillets are silicone push-up pads that can be positioned at the base of the bra cup for uplift, or angled in the outer sides to enhance cleavage. They provide a boost and can balance slightly uneven breasts, but usually won't make you look busty if you've got itty bitty boobs.
Add 1-2 Bra Sizes
Used Boobs?
I will occasionally buy secondhand lingerie, if it is an expensive brand I love. But I don't think it's such a good idea to go for used bra accessories. You can often find new strap converter kits, foam shapers, nipple concealers, and adhesive uplift bras at very low prices.
If you want the best quality, though, you may need to spend a bit more. This is especially true of silicone breast enhancers that add one or two cup sizes.
Would you buy previously owned bras and/or bra accessories?
Ew... no way.
TheLifestyleChanger says:
Definitely not for me.
Veronica says:
Hell no
Yes, if the price was right.
kashnowe says:
My wife buys bras from ebay all the time. She has huge boobs and she is skinny and its very hard to find "Cute" bras in the stores that are her size. Underwear is a big NO tho. Ew.
Susan says:
Sure, if it is clean and comes from a clean pet free home.
cjsysreform says:
Once you get to know the size and shape of various silicone breast enhancers, you can use visual images to compare the ones you bought for $50 to similar bra inserts offered on eBay or Amazon for a fraction of that price. I recently bought silicone pads made in Germany that promised an increase of 2 cup sizes, and in fact they did deliver on this claim (but they were a bit heavy... I wouldn't attempt to wear them inside a wire-free bra).
Bra Strap Holders and Clips
Join straps in back for a better fit.
- For uplift and improved fit in the cups.
- To conceal bra straps under tops and dresses that have less coverage in back.
- As a way to keep straps from slipping off your shoulders.
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I am Amanda Sage, flat-chested fashion fiend and author of the Itty Bitty Bra Guide.
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Nipple Covers
The essential no-bra solution.
Dimrs Self-Adhesive Silicone Nipple Covers DIMR Nude
Amazon Price: $28.00 (as of 05/29/2012)
More and more women, especially those with small breasts, are turning to adhesive nipple concealers as an alternative to old-school over-the-shoulder boulder holders. If you are an A or small B cup, you may not need the support of an under-wire... but you probably still want something to cover the headlights. These little stick-on nipple covers are the ideal hack for small-busted ladies. They are re-usable and can be worn underneath a wire-free bralette, or with nothing at all. I highly recommend Dimrs, because they blend very well and last through many wearings.
