Charlotte is here! Charlotte bra and high waist knickers by Parfait by Affinitas review

Oh la la...I can't believe it but I've got it and it makes me feel like a million dollars!
Padded bras are not my favourite, but after seeing it for the first time months, months ago it got into my head and I was hoping that one day I will have a chance to try it. Luckily, Parfait by Affinitas made this bra available up to cup K, so there was nothing stopping me now. Charlotte is pure class and sexiness:

Charlotte in Peach/Black

My choice was Peach/Black version (bra is also available in Red/Black and Dusky Rose/Black) in size 32HH. After consulting with Laura from LargeCupLingerie and few helpful bloggers on Twitter (hallo:)) I've decided to go cup up from my regular Panache size. Current measurements:  73cm under the bust, 107cm in the bust.

Size of the band is spot on, band itself is very wide and it has 4 rows of hooks. Fantastic!

Straps are also, very wide but it doesn't look bad and adds to the comfort. I do have a small quad boob on left side but on the right side there is some room in the cup. Going up or down in the cup wouldn't make much difference. I rather have one cup a little bit too small then one way too big. Wires are perfect for wide root of my breasts:

Erica from Sophisticated Pair in her review:  http://sophisticatedpair.com/blog/?p=10378 was saying that bra's cups are quite shallow and she couldn't fit into bottom of the cups. It's not a problem if breasts have wide root. 

Even if I'm not a fan of padded bras (my biggest dislikes are Freya Deco and CHP style from Ewa Michalak),  I have to admit, I like Charlotte. It doesn't make my bosom bigger , shape is nice and round and cleavage is decent too but not "cakes on the plate", which I don't like. 

Bra has only one problem, mentioned by other bloggers : it's very high under the arm. I don't know , if it will cause poking, I hope not. The fabrics which bra is made of, are very soft and silky to touch so it not hurts me in the armpit, yet.

I can't wear my favourite Tuba tops with Charlotte:

Now, this particular bra can't go without matching panties. Really! I love high waist knickers and Charlotte comes with them (or you can choose other version, just regular, so called "bikini briefs"). 

I got an advice that this bottoms are rather small comparing to Panache/Freya's so instead of choosing size M, I went for L. It still kind of smallish, I wouldn't mind getting size XL. Current waist measurement is 82cm, hips are 102cm but I've got lots of lovely chubbiness in this area:

It looks great from the back too:

Thank you, Parfait for making this brilliant piece of lingerie xxx

After reading Christine's post "http://www.boosaurus.com/2013/09/i-really-just-want-batgirl-bra.html I had an idea - this bra would look great in Blue/Black version, I'm talking about this blue:

TARDIS Charlotte!!!

I've got a bad news: I was going to wear Charlotte  yesterday. It would be the first time going out wearing this spunky set. After 10 minutes I had to take the bra off - it's too high under the arm, it's not comfortable and cups are too small.  Sorry Charlotte, we aren't made for each other...
If I had millions in my bank account, bra would definitely stay but it won't. I will keep the briefs, just to remember how lovely Charlotte was.