Breast form shapes

[stephanie714]

I am in the market for a new pair of quality breast forms and find myself overwhelmed with the amount of different shapes available. What works best for a man, asymmetrical, teardrop, triangle, pear or just plain regular oval? I'd appreciate to know what others find to be the best fit. Thanks girls for your replies - Luv Steph:bighug:

[Lori Ann]

I have had the full oval shape for 15 years and liked them very much. However, when they started to deteirate, I purchased the triangle shape, hoping to get a more natural look. I have yet to get fully accustomed to them, because they don't fit my underwire bras like the ovals did. Perhaps with time, I will like the triangles. Good luck.

[Raychel]

After I placed an order with The Breast Form Store. and a few e-mails back and forth they recommended that the triangles would work best for a man. I went with thier recommendations and they are great.

:2c:

[Kandi]

I had triangles first but went to assymetricals and love them. Try Glamour Boutique. Dont forget the hollister adhesive. Yes you can go braless!!

[Tedi]

I've had teardrop and triangle, the triangle fit into my bra better.

[Lori SC]

Teardrops let you position them a bit differently to fill out a bra a litttle different. But that means they can also move out of position.

My asymetricals stay put.

I like both shapes, but I can use tape and glue with my asemetricals so they are my favorite!

Hope this helps, Lori :strugglin

[Stephenie S]

I got a pair of triangle PALS. They work just fine for me.

But I am hoping to be able to ditch them when my own come along.

Lovies, Stephenie

[Bernadina]

I really like the asymetricals.

[Terri Ryan]

I have a set of breast form store asymetricals & they are great either braless with attaching tape or very comfortable in a bra, currently braless in a light sundress & they almost feel real, I wish

[Sedona]

Hi,

My two cents. For me, symetrical triangles and full ovals work well, but for different reasons. I have the amoena attachable triangles, and they feel wonderful on, and fit into many of my bras, but they will show at the top with demi-cups, or low cut tops like a very deep scoop neck. So, to counter this, I use smaller full ovals turned on their side (pointy side toward armpits), that tuck into a demi cup bra well.

Best,

[Deena]

Hi Stephanie, May I suggest you contact the Breast Form Store. I have their Gold Seal Forms and they are just great for me. They are asymetric and work well with tape adhesive, It Stays or Hollister 7730. You will like the service and help you get from a pro.

Hugs, Deena

[diane59]

I got a pair of triangle PALS. They work just fine for me.

But I am hoping to be able to ditch them when my own come along.

Lovies, Stephenie

I also have the triangle pals and they seem to work well with all my bras.

[Robin Leigh]

If your budget can afford them, go for those assymetricals. I decided not to spend that much and bought Transform triangles (from the BFS), and I'm very happy with them.

Robin

[susann_gardener]

I agree with Robin, if you can afford. The asymetricals allow you to put them in the bra cup in several different ways to match the cup shape and/or the look or amount of bounce you want. Just another reason to have removable breasts instead of permanent.

[janedoe311]

Seems a bit confusing. I mean do you want the broopy look (Tear drop) or the firm look ( Triangle)?

Anyone know which is for what? Or it is just what you are used to?

[Penny]

I have triangles; they kind of match my head. lol

:hugs:

Penny

[Linda Daniels]

Penny...we just gotta love Ya!!!

I have the a-semi's that work with a 40-D and triangles for 40F ...Yikes!!! The larger ones have a really distinct nipple that is truly wonderful, however if I were to suddenly wake up with real ones...which would be lovely...a large D would be just fine...how did I get off on that tangent...anyway the D size works quite well with the adhesive and if they are placed a little to the outside you get some natural clevage when wearing the right bra...yum!!!!!!!!

Huggs!

Linda

[JeaniT]

I have Triangles, and I love what they do for filling out a blouse or sweater.

I usually attach them, rather than using a pocket bra, but the one thing I can't figure out is how to create a seamless transition from the forms to my chest. There's always a gap all the way around the forms. Is this just how it is, or am I missing something.

TIA

Jeani

[Christina Nicole]

Look in the yellow pages under "mastectomy." Call a few different places and tell them you want a pair of breast forms. I bought all of my forms that way. The ladies who work at those shops are experts at fitting the right size and shape to give natural looking proportions. I bought a pair of attachable Amoenas are a boutique locally and paid the same price as the on-line place mentioned above. But the local lady tried a lot of different sizes and styles, so I received more for my money than if I bought on-line.

BTW, you won't be their first TG customer.

Warm regards,
Christina Nicole

[sandra-leigh]

What works best for a man, asymmetrical, teardrop, triangle, pear or just plain regular oval? I'd appreciate to know what others find to be the best fit.

There isn't any one answer.

In September 2005, I bought size 6 triangles, and those seemed very natural and plausible, easy to believe that I really could have breasts that size. At the same time I bought size 7 triangles, which were just enough fuller that they felt very "naughty" -- something I thought I would only wear when I wanted the attention; at the time, it was like "These feel like they give me big tits -- and I love them for that!". After a time, I bought some size 8 foam triangles, and overall was disappointed with those: they were just big, and didn't feel like they suited me and the shape didn't "flow" right. The size 9 foam triangles I tried on were right out -- they literally clashed into each other and didn't sit right at all.

Then, this Christmass, I started looking again, and went to a couple of different specialists: the triangles, as nice as they were, would move around and sit unevenly relative to each other, and it was never clear where exactly I should position them. The specialists quickly informed me that the shapes I was wearing were too small for me, and that I should be in a size 8 at least.

The shape of the triangular Amoena "Tria Basic" model were a big improvement over the shape of the triangles I had, and it was very tempting to get a pair of those as my new "general purpose" forms. But along the way, I got to try on an asymmetric Amoena "Luxa Light", and although the Luxa did not conform to the wall of my chest as nicely as the Tria, I really liked the fullness of the Luxa, the way that the cup extended to my side a bit (as happens on real women), and the greater cleavage because the asymmetric Luxa came in to the centre at a sharper angle. the symmetric triangulars, on the other hand, cannot come in to the centre at a sharp angle because you have to be able to move the symmetric form to the other side where that sharp angle wouldn't work on the outside. The third place I visited did not have the Luxa Lite in stock, but did have the Amoena "Personally" model, an older model with much the same shape as the Luxa Lite (but not weight-reduced like the Luxa Lite is)... and after trying those on, I had to have the asymmetrics!

The first specialist recommended for me a size 7 asymetric, or size 8 symmetric. The second specialist recommended size 9 or size 10 (of a different brand) for me. The third recommended the recommended the size 9 asymmetric to me on the basic that the size 10 might be too much of a shock after my size 7's, but said clearly that both the 9 and the 10 looked good on me, and said a bit less clearly that the size 10 asymmetric looked better on me, but that my choice would have to depend on whether I wanted the voluptous look or not, as the size 10 was visibly more voluptuous when the size 9 was there to compare against. So I bought the asymmetric size 10s.

With the asymmetric size 10's, with the way my clothes now drap around the outside edge of the forms, my "breasts" are no longer just a bump under regular (non-stretch) clothes: they are now a feature of my appearance, except under clothes bulky enough to hide everything. (That would have been the case for even down to the size 7 asymmetrics). That's going to take a different way of dressing. I found that, in practice, when I was wearing the size 7 triangles, that even though that corresponded to a C to D cup, that my "chest" wasn't noticable to most people unless I was wearing a cut or fabric choosen with a view to highlight them -- with just a regular coloured cotton shirt (say), the general appearance was just as if I were a bit thicker ("fat" ?). But with the asymmetrics, with the way the fabrics fall around the edge-extended curve, then even with a smaller cup size, it becomes obvious in more ordinary clothes that those are some nice-looking breasts I've got there.

The counterpoint to the way that the asymmetrics are more obvious, is that... the asymmetrics are more obvious. And that means that if my purpose on a occasion is to wear forms that I know are there, but that most people will ignore, then the triangles are much better. The triangles are much more compressible (and so hide better under something like a body-suit that is pressing in on them), and it is easier to buy a bra for a triangle. The asymmetrics stick out -- a thrill to wear, but harder to pretend to others that they aren't there when you are wearing them under drab.

Note too that the exact shape of the back of the triangle can make a big difference to how well they fit, and hence to what size works for you. If you are going to spend literally hundreds of dollars on forms, then you really want to be able to personally try on a variety of styles and brands and models, because what works for the next guy over might not work at all for you. And if I hadn't been able to try on the forms, I would never have arrived at size 10 as being the right size for me.

(Can you tell I'm disappointed that I don't have more excuses to wear my new asymmetric forms? :( )