Sorry for my bad photos.. didn’t think my front camera would wash me out so much! And cat fur, Oh Lord, the cat fur, it’s like glitter, you’ll never get rid of it... Ah... yes... remember to put deodorant on after you put binder on... I was in a rush when that happened lol. When that happens, I use Zote, which is freaking amazing since it gets out difficult stains like deodorant, sweat stains, and even food stains - which my sister uses often to get out of her chef’s uniform white jacket!
Here... We... GO!
Last week my GC2B Binder 2XL came in! And I’ve been wearing it for almost a week now to see how things go before I typed up a proper review. I very rarely see plus size FTM in the tags, especially when it comes to looking up GC2B reviews and photos. I hope this review helps other plus size FTM in their decision in buying from GC2B :)
I had an Underworks Full Binder, which was a huge mistake even though it gives me great stomach control, but since it’s about 100°F+ seven months out of the year, it was a bad purchase on my part and I rarely wore it because I sweated, a lot. I opted for high impact sports bras in the mean time since I didn’t have money for a GC2B Binder earlier in the year.
GC2B Binder was very easy for me to put on. Inhale putting on and taking off (doing the X motion when pulling shirts off) while slowly exhaling makes this easier than my Underworks did, which was a huge work out in itself.
I have a 44D Bust and 42in Hip Size (if you guys need to know), and this flattens me perfectly from the side! From the front, it takes a bit of finagling to properly position my breasts without pushing them upwards and make it look like I’m wearing a sports bra or push up bra. Wearing body fitting shirts still makes it look like I still have breasts (you can’t get rid of breast fat with the binder...) but wearing loose fitting shirts gets rid of it with the illusion of wrinkles and folds.
I’ve been wearing this binder without a tank top underneath simply because it’s winter and I don’t need it. When summer rolls around though, I will be wearing a camisole under the binder since they are thinner and breath more where my body type is concerned. The only thing that itches is the tag on the binder if I don’t lie it flat haha! I’ve worn it in public a few times, and it doesn’t ride up, or bunch up anywhere. Sometimes I do have to reposition my breasts since they do like to move together to form the infamous “uniboob”, and for me that gets uncomfortable. However, a quick run to the restroom to fix it, fixes it.
It pulls taught around the breast area and is not uncomfortable at all! And it’s SO soft... I honestly want a pillow made of this material so I can sleep for days...
My only complaint: Excess fabric by the armpit area, which I circled in red on the 4th picture. This is usually caused by pushing the breasts close to the chest (if you’re unfamiliar of the struggle with large breasts), it’s the “boob fat” that we so lovingly call it. This is easily fixable by sewing a small mid-armhole dart here:
BUT I am not sure how this will impact the comfort and I haven’t done it quite yet.... but just pulling that small excess of material down on mine makes the binder more fitting for a larger bust size (and contains all that breast fat).
Unfortunately, if you’re wearing a form fitting shirt this bit of the binder does sorta kinda stick out on me, I cannot speak for everyone since everyone is built differently. But I wear a tank top underneath my shirts which helps lay this bit of fabric down. And it’s winter. So I’m wearing sweaters/jackets so no one can really notice it except lil’ ol’ me.
Other than that, I give GC2B Binders an A+ for this awesome plus size binder and highly recommend anyone who had their doubts to give it a shot!
