dear J from Pepper…

though i am not sure i am the sort of customer you really want to hear from, i will give it a go…

i am more thrilled than you can imagine with the Cameo Balconette Lift Up Bras i recently purchased (as i have been with all the lingerie i have purchased from pepper)… i searched long and hard for non-custom bras that fit me… i spent a lot of money too… i have finally found my bra and teddy and maybe bodysuit and corset source of choice (can we talk about expanding the bodysuit-corset line to up to a 40 band size?)… as an AMAB who spent most of his life presenting in a masculine “uniform,” i never thought i would be wearing dresses and skirts and bras and body suits and teddys… until, one day, a switch flipped and i couldn’t not do it… this happened about three years ago… i was 68 years old… i am now 71 and happier with myself than i have ever been… finding my size in women’s apparel has been a real journey as you might imagine… shoes and lingerie were especially hard… and then i found Pepper… i realized that my bra problem was that i had a flat and broad chest… even if i could find band sizes that fit, cup size was another matter altogether… my hopes were dashed so many times as bra after bra arrived and nothing fit right or, in the case of bras and bodysuits with replaceable pads, i might replace the pads with a cup size that did fit me, but would wind up with wandering breast mounds on my chest… not good… my goal is not to be buxom… my goal is to give myself just enough sensation of having womanly breasts that my feminine conception of myself is supported… your slightly padded uplift bras are perfect for the job… they fit snuggly and comfortably… they give me the little, pleasing-to-me, “hillock bumps,” i desire… and they are high quality garments… i love them in every way and wear them every day… and i am especially fond of the balconette style of bra… thank you so much for your focus on and support of women, and fe-men, with small breasts…

michael…

The construction could be better, as the cups are a little misaligned in the centre. That being said, it is surprisingly comfortable for an underwire bra, and pretty. I normally can't wear underwire due to a thoracic deformity, but this is nice, and looks somewhat normal under clothes. I do have to use an extender on the longest hooks.

Overall, I love pepper bras. I have bought from them almost exclusively since I discovered them a few years ago; in conventional sizing im between an A and a B and the design of pepper bras works so much better for me and I am usually a B. and as I recently got a low scoop neck top, this bra seemed perfect. Unfortunately, so much focus is on the lift that the shape of the lift seems to have been left out. This bra gave me the worst quad boob of my life. The lift looked fine, but the bra wasnt designed to match the level of lift so it looked kind of ridiculous. I ordered the same size i have in other bras, even a lift up Bra, but the correct size looked wrong.
I see the sizing notes say this bra isnt encouraged for "larger B cups," which i dont consider myself. Im genuinely glad it fit so well for so many AA and A wearers, but if you are any kind of B cup i would strongly discourage this bra, or at the bare minimum go up a band size.

Great bra!! Gonna order blue when it’s back in stock

I am a true B cup. The 34B bra - which is my size in all my Pepper bras - makes me a D cup. totally adverse to what I thought this brand was. If I wanted a Kim Kardashian bra, I would buy one from her...couldn't be more disappointed with this bra.

Love this bra! It fits perfectly without having too much material!

I am liking this bra and brand. I will say that it holds everything up and feels comfortable. Always a plus. The cups are flexible and over time I’m not sure how they will hold their shape.

This is the bra for me! I like the regular push-up too but this my new favorite.

I bought this for my 14 y/o daughter. Trending tops were either cut funny or wide and this bra was perfect so her bra wouldn’t show.

Great for clothes with a deeper cleavage, I'm loving it.

this is a beautifully fitting bra. It's comfortable and creates a lovely decoté.

I really like the way this bra feels and I can tell it’s a beautiful fit, however I got it in a bundle and it is a bit too small. I am wondering if it just runs a bit small because of the shape. Otherwise it is beautiful. Willing to try another size for sure.

I returned it because I didn’t like the “push-up” padding. I exchanged it for another t-shirt bra that has minimal padding.

Pepper is a game changer
So comfortable and really flattering on my A cups. This works perfectly for scoop / lower necklines.

Love the fit! Perfect for those summer dresses that have a lower cut.

It’s a beautiful bra that provides great lift for small chests, I was genuinely impressed by how well it lifted. Unfortunately, the cut doesn’t work for me. Because it focuses on lifting, the center holding the cups together doesn’t lay flat against your body, you can even tell from the models wearing it. It definitely lifts if you’re positioning everything in place, but it’s not a true balconette that lays against your sternum. So there’s an unavoidable gap where it transitions from the center to curve out to the cup. If I push the center down, everything fits amazing, but the bra doesn’t sit that way on its own. I have less volume towards the center, so you can see that gap poking out under clothes. If you have a fuller and rounder shape, this might be great. But for those with more volume on the bottom or sides, the Lift Up bra is better.