genie bra ~ The Good, The Bad, & The Facts..

Infomercials titled the Miracle Bra, Best Ever Bra!, Genie Bra, have been airing on several TV networks, and this bra has caused quite an uproar among many women. Some actually do consider it the best bra ever, while many others consider it nothing less than a horrible scam on unsuspecting women everywhere.The infomercial begins with scenes of several women struggling with obvious misfitted bras. We are told that "you just know that most bras were invented by men", and we are then introduced to the show host, Jane Denoble, who looks pretty good in her blue dress under which she proclaims to be wearing a genie bra. Ms. Denoble then introduces Stella Riches.. 'fashion trend launcher', who tells us that the woven extra support comfort band eliminates band roll up. She also assures us that the everlast stretch fabric is intricately woven so that it moves with your body, provides support, eliminates unsightly top bulge, underarm spillage, back fat, and concern about uncomfortable wrong cup sizes. They also tell us that if one wears a size small shirt, she'd wear a small genie bra, a size medium shirt equals a medium genie bra, etc.. Wow! this does sound like a miracle bra.. and each of the several models of various body structures sure do look great in their new genie bras. We'reoffered not 3, but 6 bras for the price of 3.. just $59.99 + shipping for 6 bras.So, after checking what few reviews we could find back in early April, we went online to order this miracle, and met up with our first delay.. the site didn't recognize our zip code.. ugh. OK, probably best to call them anyway.. We want to accommodate 36ddd (e-girls), and though the infomercial continuously emphasized this custom conforming bra is for women of all sizes, and showed a few 36/38dd girls, they did not specify any 'e-girls'. Neither did they show an actual size chart on the broadcast, so maybe it'd best to ask a real person about the size anyway.

The representative was very nice, and was fluently English speaking.. looking good so far. So she says that size large would be perfect for the 36e girls, and on April 4, 2011 we proceed with the order, after which she makes an un-refusable offer to sell us 3 of the 'lace-trimmed' bras, tells us that our order should arrive within 2-3 weeks, sends an order verification to our email.. and we began to wait.. and wait, and track, and wait, and finally checked reviews again. OMG! after reading more recent reviews, a cloud of buyers remorse settles in like a dark storm cloud.. then on May 18th another email arrives, stating that the order had shipped; see following..

Dear genie customer,

Thank you for your order with geniebra.com. Your order number is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Follow this link to check the status of your order. We are pleased to inform you that your order has shipped.

Shipping Date: 05/18/11

Order Date: 04/04/11

Quantity

Ordered UPC Code Product Description ........... Unit Price Qty/Shpd Amt

1 4-00202-40 SEAMLESS 3PC MULTI/L W/PADS........... $59.99 1 $59.99

1 4-00204-40 SEAMLESS LACE W/PADS 3PC L/MUL... $29.97 1 $29.97

Merchandise Subtotal: ................................................................... $89.96

Processing and Handling:.............................................................. $31.97

Sales Tax Total:................................................................................ $0.00

...................................................................................Order Total: $121.93

Hmm.. that's odd. There was no mention of 'pads' in the infomercial, though I saw reviews that remarked about pads; wonder what that's about??

Finally, after another 10 days the miracle genie bras finally arrived on 5/28/2011.. Am I wrong in thinking the pony express would have been faster? am I wrong in thinking that for $31.97, shipping could have been faster than 10 days? ..am I wrong in wondering why it took more than 7 weeks to toss 3 pre-packaged bra sets into another bag? Maybe I'm just paranoid after reading those horrible reviews just one day before the bras finally arrived.

Skeptically the package is opened, and inside the tyvek envelope are 3 separate sets of 3 bras.. 3 each in white, black, and nude.. one set lace trimmed. A rather nice looking white bra that does look like the ones seen in the TV ad is removed from a bag. Yep, there are little 'pads' hidden within tiny pockets that open to the side of each 'cup', and again I wonder why these pads weren't mentioned in the ad.. but they do seem to ad shape. Having taped the infomercials, we watch it again; Nope, no mention of any pads.. and somehow, the bras don't look exactly the same either. The straps and band appear wider in the infomercial, and these cups look small, but let's see if they can accommodate the girls.. Immediately, the e-girls are struggling to find space within the genie bra cups, and the thin fabric also indicates the obvious reason for the pads.. whoa! everything shows through, especially on the white bra, and yes, these little pads definitely ad some shape.. And now we're wondering if XL might have been a wiser choice, but no.. the straps on this bra are a bit loose actually, so XL would be too big. Darn! we're also noting a slight 'uni-boob' look going on too... ugh, and some underarm spillage too.. but the back is smooth. OK, let's put a shirt on..

Well, not as bad as dreaded; not uncomfortable; too much jiggle though.. definitely won't be exercising, speed walking, or running in these bras!! What to do, what to do??? ~ let's put another bra on over the first one.. OK, this is better, but wait.. take the pad out of the inner bra, and leave the pad inside of the outer bra.. now this looks & feels better.. pull the inner bra up in front a bit to avoid front and side spillover.. feels a bit tight, but still smooth in back. Wearing two genie bras definately provides more support.

The bottom line.. I think this just might be a miracle bra for up to 36D girls.. maybe even the DD's, but no miracles here for the bigger 'girls' though. You'll need to wear 2 bras at once if you want any support, and worn alone these are casual sleep bras only..

As far as the genie bra claims, on a scale of 1-10, here's the marks..

For comfort, it rates a 9.

For support, it rates a 3-4.. sorry, just not enough lift!

For style, it rates a 6/7.. not bad looking, but lots of room for improvement.