The tiny gal's tricks of the trade: Small but sexy breasts

Mar 01, 2008 2:11 PM by Aly Walansky

Posted in Beauty & Style / Splurges & Beauty Indulgences / Cosmetic Surgery

Small But Sexy

Those of you reading this do not know me. Thus, I can get away with telling you all sorts of wild stories about my sensual prowess. And, while it may be true that I'm flaxen-haired and have an affinity for bar-top dancing, if I were to claim that I was blessed with hot curves and a billowing bosom, it would be a bold-faced lie.

Flat and beautiful: Mischa Barton and Kate Hudson

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Apparently, when God was giving out cleavage, my mom was in the wrong checkout line. We all have our secrets, we all have our beliefs and we all have our covert weapons. For those of us nature forgot to give cleavage to, making the most of what we have is a constant uphill battle.

Some consider padded bras a solution, but not Jane Jacobs: "Why would anyone wear a padded bra if they are small chested? If you take off your bra, your breasts go with it."

"As a chronically small-busted woman living in a city of overwhelmingly distracting cleavage, I have tried every non-surgical method of bust enhancement that is on the market today," says Stephanie Hagopian. "The biggest problem with enhancing one's cleavage is doing it in a way that won't totally disappoint the man you're with when your enhancement goes flying under the bed."

That takes most of the inserts out of the running -- though they're still fun to try out every once in a while. (In fact, Stephanie recommends Bliss Spa's Nu Bra Backless Strapless Bra to spruce up your décolletage.)

"The topic of small breasts is a huge one for the mental health of our culture," says Nili Sachs, psychotherapist and author of Booby Trapped: How to Feel Normal in a Breast-Obsessed World. She says 85 percent of women have poor relations with their breasts and have a general feeling of shame about size and shape that grows worse as our culture obsesses more about them.

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Bra solutions

Itty BittyBra was created for small-chested women. The sizes are 32 AAs, As, and Bs through 36As. And if you are looking for the maximum in uplift and cleavage, Evolution by Margarita Couture is by far the most amazing thing to come into my wardrobe…ever. The bra's built-in sculpted graduated cups are designed to create a natural look, either under clothes or worn alone. (This, I've found, in push-up bras, is rare.) Extra points for really hot interchangeable straps that allow each bra to be worn five different ways.

Push them up

We all have a few push-up bras in our wardrobe -- those are a great idea even if you are already well-endowed. But not all are created equal. The sexiest of the sexy bras for us tiny breasted women come from, believe it or not, Frederick's of Hollywood. A certain 34A girl we all know and love wears her Hollywood Extreme Cleavage bra religiously -- to much fanfare! But, we don't kiss and tell.

Sexy little things that we are, push-up bras can not be the be all. Shirley of Hollywood sells uniquely bold and sexy intimate apparel, and has taken special consideration to design sexy lingerie, corsets, bustiers and assorted underthings for the smaller sizes that are often ignored by other lingerie companies.

Make the most of what you've got

Listen to grandma's old advice -- Stand up straight, shoulders back. This tip alone is worth at least a cup size! Choose flattering clothing -- fitted but not tight, and try on a variety of different necklines to see what flatters your particular body shape the most. Finally, check out these great tips on an old Hollywood trick: Using makeup to enhance your cleavage.

You don't have to go for bust

Fortunately, there are still many celebrities who not only don't give into the "bigger is better" vibe -- such as Mischa Barton and Kate Hudson at the top of this page -- but they actually don't try to conceal the fact that their boobs are about 1/20th of the size of Pam Anderson's surgically enhanced models.

Remember how it works with men: size doesn't matter nearly as much as knowing how to use what you do have!

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Comments on "The tiny gal's tricks of the trade: Small but sexy breasts"

Does anyone sell bikinis of bras for girls that are NOT even an A cup? I'm really embarrassed of my breasts because none of these wonder bras or gels or push up bras work when there is really nothing to push up! Touching my breasts is similar to touching a wall cause I'm literally flat! Can anyone please help me :( Is there some wonder pill or lotion or something that can at least make my breasts grow into an A cup? :( :(

I was just under a 34A in my 20's and so, had implants. I am 5'8", 125, 37-25-36 with implants, but only 34 in the chest without. And I've been both ways because I had the implants replaced 3 times over the last 35 years! That is no fun, trust me! Complications and scars and contracture - even with great docs, but - the implants have to be replaced even without problems after 10-15 years... so now... I wish that I'd never had the implants at all, and learned to love myself when young. Now I've got scars AND a flat chest. Better to be who you are.

As a man I can say that small breasts are beautiful. I have always preffered smaller chested women honestly. I say embrace it, be proud and love you for you. Any partner worth spending time with should do the same!

you should try this

34AA fits me the best. I used to be a "almost B" but after my kid and losing baby weight I just went smaller. This article was great. Really must embrace what we have and remember the good points. Headed out for a painless runn now.

I'm one of those who hasn't really been happy with my size since high school. Now, I'm in my 40s - no kids and I hit the gym. I'm a 32A on a good day but with the Intimacy measurements I'm a 30B. This is not normal for my age. After a lot of frustration with mega poof bras and a few pairs of silicone inserts, I'll waver between wearing these out and just going braless. And, I've started to buy much more daring tops only because I can get away with wearing stuff that's cut down to my belly and it's still completely decent. A younger girl can hope to still fill out. But at my age, it ain't happening. Surgery is pretty much not an option. So I admit to continued frustration and non-acceptance of myself, but my hubby is very encouraging.

I really love reading this, its making me tear up, i'm dealing with my own body image issues. wanting to be ideal and perfect just like kat upton, but with brown eyes and a flat chest... i'm not really close. it's hard to be happy with a 32-34A .... and not having any cleavage or being able to push ur boobs together even with a push up theres always a gap... anyways i'm really glad that there are girls who can love their tiny breasts even if they are not huge c's or d's which is the "ideal". i've been thinking of surgery but i think i'll do a raincheck because i've been reading horrible stories about problems that happen after surgery... and complications are 4 out of 100... not such a low percentage. :(

Great article, Aly. I'm slightly less than a 32A and my mom is between 34B and 34C. Unfair! I don't think my boobs grew anymore since 7th grade. Anyway, Philippe Matignon has many XS & S bras that fit A cups. http://bit.ly/pmhloves

Speaking from a mans viewpoint that has dated all body types, I truly prefer Breasts, I formed my opinion at a fairly young age, my grandma was very well endowed, and her breasts hung down to almost her waist when she was sitting down, I thought to myself, small would be better, not so much to get pulled down with gravity. My 1st Girlfriend has small but beautiful breasts and I loved them, she was very y, but she was self conscious of her size, years later she had them enhanced and I really hated them, we were no longer going out, but she was quick to point them out. All I could think was if that’s what makes you happy, to be ogled my sleazy guys. There is more to a woman than her breasts, I wish our culture wasn’t so inclined to brainwash women into thinking that’s all men care about, or even that large “boobs’ makes you more of a woman, I say hogwash. Just my 2 cents.

Katie--I am right there with ya! I am less than an A cup too and can't fit into cute shirts, dresses, bikinis, bras, etc. It can make it a little harder to find that confidence as a woman. But it's there if you look hard enough!

Does anyone else have LESS than A cups? I'd be thrilled if I had A cups, but sadly I have less than that. I can't fit into any cute shirts.

I'm 22 and I have small breasts,but I don't let that get me down.That is how God made me. My breasts are beautiful just the way they are...just ask my boyfriend;D

Embrace having small breasts, Im a 32A and used to hate my boobs, over the last 2 years I have come to accept my small boobs. Your boobs wont sag when you get older, you are able to make many kinds of fashions work, and when you have a conversation with a guy, it will be an actual conversation not just him staring down your shirt. I was put down all the time growing up for not having boobs, but now I dont care what gets said to me, Im a bartender with my cousin, who was more blessed in the boob department, she helped me accept who i am, and so did my job.

I feel like this info is helpful. I don't even know my size because i cant find anything to fit me.. maybe a 30 aa and its very depressing when im also only 4''11. I sometimes even feel inadequate to go into public with my husband. However this article was a big boost in my trying hard to feel happy and confident in my own skin! Iam trapped in a big booed world and realizing "its not me with the problem..its the rest of the world with defective eyes! :)

When you're extremely small, push ups do not work if there's nothing there to push up. I'm a 32A, and I've tried the push ups and the Wonder Bras, etc. Even the inserts don't work all that well. All this stuff is made for a B cup at least. The only thing I can do, is get surgery, which is what I'm going to do.

Is a size 34 regular for a 14 year old

So I am almost a B cup on a GOOD day! However, after I started birth control, I really filled out the B cup. If you are ually active, you should be on birth control anyways, but you might be able to use it even more to your advantage. Experiment with different brands to see if you get breast growth. Trinessa did not work for me (also gave me stomach pain), but Levora definitely worked (and no nausea!). Although, I was a bit tender around my chest for the first month. I know we all glorify breasts too much, so sorry to contribute to that...but I like having a solid hand-full. I do not endorse implants and would hate for anyone to have low self-esteem because of their boobs! Love yourself!

another place where i've been able to find small size bras (i'm a 32aa) is at lulalu. cute stuff and a good range of bra styles.

I don't know if these suggestions would even work, because... Well, I'm a 30A. That size basically comes in children's department bras, if you're extremely lucky (I'm 21, thanks but no, I don't want a bra a 12-year-old would think is cute.). Small cup size bras still stop at a 32 band, except for a few online locations or rarely in department stores, where you regardless have the choice of maybe two different bras, neither of which even remotely resembles y. y lingerie for me? Not unless I'm willing to swim in something with a too large band, even when the brand caters to smaller busted women. And don't even get me started on trying to find flattering clothes when you're 5'7" and your bra size is 30A (Plus the added joy of trying to find something that fits 26" waist and 36" hips, which supposedly should fit a juniors 5 or so... Yeah, no. It's what I end up having to buy most of the time, but it doesn't fit me in a flattering way, since there's too much fabric at the waist and too little at the hips.). Anything small enough around is too short (S and XS are designed for ladies four or five inches smaller than me), and everything long enough bags in the chest (and typically the waist as well) beyond my capabilities to even try to tailor it. But I'm sure this is excellent advice for average-height size B gals.

dose this even work becuse im only an a32

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Some consider padded bras a solution, but not Jane Jacobs: "Why would anyone wear a padded bra if they are small chested? If you take off your bra, your breasts go with it."