It goes without saying that a perfectly fitted bra gives you maximum comfort and helps you look stylish best. But how to find what you really need when you have to choose between so many sizes, shapes and colors? Good news,ladies! Here are some quick tips to help you in your quest:

First thing you need to do is measure yourself with your bra on tightly
around the top of the rib cage just beneath the bust. If it’s an odd number
of inches, add 5 to find your bra size; if it’s even, add 4 (so if you measure
31, your bra size is 36).

To figure out your cup size, measure around yourself again, but this time
place the tape measure loosely over the fullest part of the breast. Subtract
the first measurement from the second. A 1-inch difference is an A cup; 2-inch
difference = B cup; 3 = C; 4 = D; 5 = DD; and 6 = DDD or E.

Cups should hug your breasts and be full while hugging the outer edges
of the breast. If your breasts spill out from the sides or over the top of
the cups, you may need a larger cup size or a cup with more coverage on the
sides or top.
The straps should not fall down nor cut into your skin. If they fall down,
your breasts may not be filling out the top of the cups and you should go
down a cup size. If they leave a mark, you certainly need a more supportive bra.
And now some style tips:

Smooth, silky bras look best under all fabrics.
Match bras to your skin tone, not to the color of the shirt you’re wearing.
And even if your weight doesn’t change, get fitted every year. [source:www.amplepleasure.com]
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No need to say that everyone has their own favorite color, but as for buying lingerie, you must realize how much hair color plays. Well it really does and here are some tips to look your best, keep in mind hair color is only the starting point, skin color and tone are also an important factors.

Blondes, look fabulous in the color black and in all shades of blue.

Redheads your color is any shade of green, especially teal. You also look wondreful in pinks and pastel tones.

Brunettes are gorgeous in white and red, and, depending on skin tone black.

You are disappointed your favorite color isn’t matched to your hair color,aren`t you? DO NOT WORRY! this is just a general guideline, the color of lingerie is still a personal matter between you and your sweetie and if canary yellow drives him wild, that’s the color for you! [source:www.amplepleasure.com]
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Queen Latifah, an entertainment superstar, and Curvation^®, Vanity Fair’s lingerie line for ‘curvaceous women’ launched a Project Confidence^SM last year aimed at building a nation of empowered women. This year they announced the first annual National Women’s Confidence Day, which took place on June 7 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The day that is to be held the first Wednesday of every June in subsequent years, will celebrate the positive impact of confidence on women’s personal and professional lives across the nation.

This year the project was generously supported by Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) on behalf of the congressional caucus for women’s issues and YWCA, who has created an education program to give women tools and information they need to increase their personal self-esteem.

Queen Latifah, Curvation^® and YWCA believe that confidence and trust in one’s self is vital in each aspect of women’s life. The day is a multi-faceted women’s confidence research that has a goal to remind women of all ages and in different stages of their lives whether they’re high school students, young mothers, working women or grandmothers how our self-assurance radiates beauty. The National Women’s Confidence Day gives a chance to each woman to get a help and to contribute into helping women gain confidence through education, fund-raising, self-empowered and volunteer work. 

It’s quite natural that Latifah actively participates in the project being a spokeswoman of Curvation^®. She embodies a beautiful, curvaceous woman who is proud of her assets and who believes that “it’s more of an attitude-accepting one’s femininity.” But many would wonder what’s underwear got to do with the project. Latifah says: “That’s really what this is all about. You’d be surprised how simply wearing the right bra can affect confidence. It may seem trivial in affecting a woman’s confidence but it works.”

Next year Curvation^® promised to make the National Women’s Confidence Day^SM even a bigger success. If your want to stay informed of all the plans – become a member of Curvation Nation^SM. Listen to real women with real curves who celebrate their assets and are proud of them.

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