Until a week ago, if you asked me how much I'd spend on a bra, I'd say around $30. Period.
I've always chosen my everyday bras based on what's on sale, and they've all worked out well enough.
A bra is a bra is a bra. Right? Well now, I'm not so sure.
I was sent a bra to try out this past week (from a COMPANY- get your mind out of the gutter!). It was a bra I've heard raves about over the years and I'd always wanted to try it, but there was only one problem.
It cost $62.
When I put it on, all my theories about bras went right out the window.
Want to know more? Read on ....
The bra was the Spanx Bra-llelujah, which has an elastic-free design and promises to banish back fat (not that I, uh, have ANY back fat).
This is the bra.
As I said, friends have raved about it, so I was eager to give it a test drive. I put it on and ...
Well, there's no overestimating how wonderful it felt. It is hands down the most comfortable bra I've ever worn. It is the softest-ever-mens-t-shirt of bras.
At the same time, it also offers a lot of support and a welcome little lift. And? No back fat!
I would like to be more critical, but I have to be honest with you -- I can't think of anything I'd change about it. Now if it doesn't hold up in the wash, I'll get back to you, but as of this moment, I'll be honest -- I can't imagine wearing anything else!
THIS BRA ROCKED MY WORLD.
That's not to say there aren't cheaper bras out there that are just as awesome, it's just that I haven't found one. And since I've never been partial to any one brand, I have tried a LOT of cheaper bras.
Anyway, this whole experience begs the question --- How much would you pay for a really good bra? And have you found one that you absolutely love and couldn't live without?
Dish!
Images via Daquella Manera/Flickr and Spanx
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The most I've spent, though, is $75. It's for the low-cut stuff and not that comfy.
I have wore VS bras for couple of years now but they really don't seem to hold up and the underwires were always breaking. So I decide to try bras out at kohls and I tried on about 10 of them before fiting the right one. I found Olga bras are very comfortable and very fitting and they cost about 34.00.
As it is now, I pay that much for totally sub-par bras simply because I desperately need them.
I buy bras that originally are priced around $35-$45 at JPCenney's but by the time I buy them they are 40%-80% off AND I always have a 20% off coupon to add to my final purchase on top of the sales price. I have found that as long as you are correctly fitted and wear the right size you won't have back fat, shoulder fat or any other kind of bulging fat popping out from under your bra.
I would pay $62 for a good bra. In a heartbeat. My girls like to be locked, loaded, and lifted! Ain't no cheap bra I've ever found that can do it right.