Beautiful Breasts: The Secret to Captivating Cleavage
By: L.A. Justice

Right about the time girls discovered boys, braces were en vogue and no one
would dare be seen with Mom, along came another new part of our lives that
could never again be ignored---breasts.

These mounds beneath our sweaters became school gossip and the guys' goals.
Sure, men are obsessed with breasts, but so are we. Are they big enough, perky enough… even normal enough? If you're one who has done the Judy Blume Chant (you know the one, "I must, I must, I must increase my bust") and still yearns for ideal-shaped breasts, this is for you…

The Right Bra Size

Did you know that 99 out of 100 women are wearing the wrong bra size? "A woman may think her bra is comfortable but it's usually too small in the cup and too big around the back," says bra maker Victoria Morton in Clearwater, Florida. "That's because women don't know how to measure their breasts and they're too modest to ask an expert."

Morton adds that wearing the wrong bra not only affects the way your clothes look and fit, but wearing inadequate support can cause breasts to sag prematurely and bulge out from the sides, top and back. Here's how to measure yourself:

1. While wearing a bra, pull a tape measure around your torso under the bust and add one inch-that's the band size. Round up to an even number. For example, 35 inches would be a 36 band size.

2. Next, pull the tape measure firmly around the fullest part of the bust. Subtract the band size from that number.

3. If there's a one inch difference you're an A cup. Up two inches, you're a B; up to three inches you're a C; up to four inches, you're a D; and up to five inches you're a DD.

Anyone with breasts larger than a double D should be fitted by a professional. But no matter what size you are, remember to always lean over when trying on a bra, which makes your breasts fit snuggly and comfortably in the cup. Also, keep in mind that chest muscles don't provide enough support to go braless, no
matter how small you are.

Finding The Perfect Bra

"A woman's breast tissue extends all the way to the corner of her underarm," explains Morton. "But most bras stop an inch short of that, leaving a wad of unsightly flesh sticking out. In addition, most bras have a strong elastic backward pull so bust tissue ends up hanging over or under the bra like a spare tire."

Here's the bra expert's professional guidelines for finding the right bra for your size and shape:

• Round breast are an ideal shape. "These perky breast belong to young women who haven't had kids and aren't sagging yet," she explains. If these describe your breasts, you can wear any kind of bra and look good. But I recommend a soft, comfortable non-underwire bra."

• Plum-shaped breasts are the result of aging and nursing infants. "You want to look for lift and shape," advises Morton. "Stay away from padding and use your natural tissue to have that full look. When you go buy a bra, look for one that goes to the corner of the underarm, but make sure that breast tissue isn't being forced up, pressing on the lymph nodes."

• Sagging breasts are every woman's worst nightmare, but there is help. "I've designed a bra called the "It's All You!" Bra that will help any gal with saggy boobs look as though she has perfect breasts," says Morton.
"The cup is lined with a special fabric that holds you in. And the best part is the bra comes with a drop-down flap like a nursing bra, which allows you to pull all the loose tissue from your midriff into the cup."

One more thing to keep in mind: Skinny straps are a no-no, especially if you're on the larger side.