Basics: Chantelle's Intuition Demi

Is it a basic? I didn't buy this bra with the intention of it becoming a basic, but why the fuck not. I can't shut up about it. Sidenote: excuse the weird rose mess. I am in an endless search for a way to photograph when I don't yet have lighting and always seem to live on the shady side of the street.

The Intuition came to me in a box of new stock for the store I work at. It was unexpected. It was unanticipated. And yet, within minutes of cracking that cardboard open, it was on my body. I think I bought it the next day. This bra usually retails at $88, but thanks to a discount that is well on its way to emptying my bank account, I got it for somewhere about $70(and with the gentle, helping hands of my sugar daddy xoxo).

The first try-on did not have me sold. I've been told to always size up a cup with Chantelle, so I first put on the plunge style in a 32F and immediately forgot how to breathe. It was beauty, comfort, and in one of my favorite colors. When I put on the demi next, I found the center wires on the demi came up much higher, practically to the top of the cup, and at first dug in to my chest. Albeit it was my only gripe, but I'm not too into sacrificing comfort for my tits anymore. The more I was moving around, however, the less I felt it. What turned me into a demi girl, you ask?

Look at this thing.

This bra gave me what I didn't even know was my dream shape. I am lifted and supported by strong construction and tough wires, but not in a cakes-on-a-plate, rest-my-chin-on-my-tits kind of way. Usually bras that lift me up lead to a lot of sadness and discomfort about the size of my chest. They don't allow me to hide it as well, and tend to showcase it in an attention-grabbing sort of way. The Intuition demi does not. I have worn this bra under everything: t-shirts, camis, nice dresses. It never shows. The floral detailing is gentle and smooth enough to stay under the radar. The fabric of the cups can feel scratchy to the fingertip, but I promise it's nothing short of forgettable and lovable on the skin.

As you can see in the photos, the wire tends to stay out of the crease beneath my breasts. No matter how often I hitch it up again, it doesn't stay. This doesn't bother me, though. I find no lack of support, and it's a problem that I encounter with a lot of my bras. Because of the way my belly is shaped and how long my breast tissue continues below the crease, it's difficult to stay up without being overly tight. It also creates a fold I couldn't convince myself to live with. I will say that some of my attempts to hike it up have left the top of the cup a little stretched out, but....no harm no foul.

The bikini doesn't drive me crazy, mainly because I wish I'd gotten the Large instead of the Medium (although eating a whole pot of chili before shooting probably don't help). I tried them on in the middle of the store in a hurry, hoping the purchase would be over before I thought about it too much. This fit would be acceptable to most people, but I hate having edges dig in. I have a wider middle than my hips, so I usually size up to accommodate that. Avoiding that dig usually leaves me with a heavy dose of diaper butt, or conversely, low rise panties that come half-way up my back. Luckily, the teeny dig doesn't change the comfort of these (as it usually doesn't). The front has a mock sheer panel with floral details to match the bra, and the rear is the softest cotton-y blend, with a light sheen to it.

This bra has held up through several days a week of wear, with only one washing. I worship this bra. This is the first time buying two identical bras has ever made sense to me. I especially adore the milk/pink colors that this range comes in, so look out - it'll be the first time this vegan slathers milk on herself in a few years.