Victoria's Secret Bombshell is a Dud!

I've been searching the web for reviews of the recently released Victoria's Secret bra: The Miraculous Bra. I found the most thorough discussion on the bra here: http://forum.purseblog.com/the-wardrobe/victorias-secrets-miraculous-bra-525036.html. There were so many conflicting experiences mentioned here an on a couple of other sites that I decided to get proactive, find out for myself, and share the results.

Trial #1: I went to the mall with my boyfriend (b/c he loves the freaking mall with almost all of his little New Yorker heart), and as we passed Victoria's Secret I almost ripped off his arm as I made a b-line toward the new display. As soon as I picked up the bra, my first reaction was "Whoa!" Talk about padding to the extreme. I eavesdropped on fellow shoppers milling around the display full of Miraculous bras, and I heard everything from "Are you kidding?" to "This is ridiculous!" and "Wow, this thing is heavy." Despite the cloud of negativity hovering over the table of bras, I decided to move forward and try it on. I chose a 32 B in black.

Now, the shirt I was wearing that day made my boobs look good no matter what bra, if any, I wore (and I wasn't wearing a bra, which is one of the few benefits of having smaller breasts). When I tried on the bra and pulled my sexy shirt over it, my boyfriend said my boobs looked great - if I was going for an instant boob job type look without spending $10k. Kind of a weird compliment...

Trial #2: It was cold that day, it being November, and I wore a sweater. I went alone after work to try on the bra again, still not convinced from the first time if I want to walk around looking like I have great, fake boobs. I tried on a 32 B again and adjusted the straps in just about every way possible. It just didn't look right. My boobs didn't look that much bigger, most likely due to the sweater I was wearing, even though it was pretty form fitting. It just looked like I had to small fists growing on my chest. I still was not convinced.

Trial #3: After reading reviews of the Miraculous bra from the link above, I decided I needed to give the bra one more try and try different sizes - maybe go up or down a cup size. I went to Victoria's Secret alone again, and thankfully I was wearing a thin sweater that I knew would determine whether this bra would work or not. Every time I wear my Miracle bra, which I LOOOOOOVE, in this sweater, my little boobs look damn fine if I do say so myself - and apparently I do. I considered trying on a 32 C, but the cups looked way too big. I knew there would be a big gap between the bra and my boobs even if I adjusted the straps as tight as they would dare go.

So I picked up a 32 A & B. The A was a tragedy. It looked like I had some kind of weird 1950's bra on that makes your boobs look like cones. That was an immediate 'no spank you.' Then, I tried on the 32 B, determined that it would work after all of these tries, all of my online research, all of my hope! It didn't work out.

My Overall Rating:

The bombshell is a dud. Trust the reaction you have when you first see it; go with your feminine intuition. It just doesn't work. There is so much padding that even when it adds volume and shape it makes it look like you have two hard implants strapped to your chest.

One reason I really wanted this bra to work - other than the obvious reason of wanting to make my boobs bigger without a procedure - was because Victoria's Secret sent me a coupon with $10 off a purchase of $50 or more and a free pair of panties. But alas, the marketing lure couldn't compensate for this exaggerated bra design.

Guess I'll just stick to my one sexy shirt!