I've read several posts lately about tops w/shelf bras and having to wear strapless bras underneath in order to give a little more substance and/or prevent nipples from protruding.
I'm a 36B (barely) and, since discovering Swim Shapers,
http://www.galapagosboutique.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BRA-SWIMSHAPERS,
I wear tops with shelf bras almost every day in the summer and also when I do yoga or weight workouts. Since I nursed 3 babies, my breasts are not the fullest and perkiest things on earth anymore and my breasts don't otherwise look so hot in tops with shelf bras. With Swim Shapers, camisoles and other shelf-bra tops look great!
I found them in an underwear outlet store last summer. They're designed to be put into a bathing suit top (bikini or one-piece) and give you a little extra oomph (but not too much). They come in triangular or circular shapes. I wear them in my bathing suits, but I've gotten far more use putting them under shelf bra tops. The top can be white and my nipples don't show through. I wear so many tops now that I would not normally be able to wear. I have the triangles in sizes A/B and C/D and wear whatever suits the top best. I also have the circular, which isn't as versatile but works better with some of my suits.
They stay put very well (a bit of shifting depending on the top, but not very much and nothing you can't fix in two seconds), can be rinsed in the sink and after wearing them dozens and dozens of times, they're still like new!
I'm always recommending them to my friends.
I'm a 36B (barely) and, since discovering Swim Shapers,
http://www.galapagosboutique.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BRA-SWIMSHAPERS,
I wear tops with shelf bras almost every day in the summer and also when I do yoga or weight workouts. Since I nursed 3 babies, my breasts are not the fullest and perkiest things on earth anymore and my breasts don't otherwise look so hot in tops with shelf bras. With Swim Shapers, camisoles and other shelf-bra tops look great!
I found them in an underwear outlet store last summer. They're designed to be put into a bathing suit top (bikini or one-piece) and give you a little extra oomph (but not too much). They come in triangular or circular shapes. I wear them in my bathing suits, but I've gotten far more use putting them under shelf bra tops. The top can be white and my nipples don't show through. I wear so many tops now that I would not normally be able to wear. I have the triangles in sizes A/B and C/D and wear whatever suits the top best. I also have the circular, which isn't as versatile but works better with some of my suits.
They stay put very well (a bit of shifting depending on the top, but not very much and nothing you can't fix in two seconds), can be rinsed in the sink and after wearing them dozens and dozens of times, they're still like new!
I'm always recommending them to my friends.
