Product standards

Review Methodology

We keep sourced facts, our own database fields, our editorial opinions, and any future hands-on testing clearly separate, so you can always tell what kind of evidence is behind a given statement.

1. We identify the exact product

We start from the current product name and page on the brand's own site. We don't assume similar-sounding products in the same family are interchangeable. If one specific style has its own chart or its own construction quirks, that belongs to that product's own record.

2. We verify the facts with the brand

Sizes, materials, closures, straps, padding, care instructions, and what the brand says it's for — we only record these when a current source actually backs them up. If we don't know something, we leave it unknown.

3. We track where each fact came from

We keep information straight from the brand separate from information a retailer reproduced from the brand, and separate again from anything we might observe ourselves down the line. This matters because two sources can list the same fact with very different levels of confidence behind it.

4. We standardize the wording without changing the meaning

We translate each product's details into the same consistent fields so they're easy to compare. That's just for consistency — we never turn a fact into something stronger than what the source actually said. A brand calling something "soft" doesn't get rewritten into a lab-tested performance claim.

5. We compare on the details that actually matter

For our comparisons, we focus on practical stuff: what it's used for, padding, closure, straps, back style, material, construction, support, and sizing. The Finder and our comparison tool both pull from these same product records.

6. Sizing and product similarity are two different questions

Two products can be built similarly and still use totally different sizing systems. One never proves the other. Comparing sizes across brands always starts from real measurements and each brand's own chart.

7. We apply the 5-point fit check

Wherever fit guidance matters, we use the same checklist throughout the site: band, straps, front, movement, and overall comfort. It's a practical way to check fit — not a medical assessment, and not a promise that a product will fit every single person.

What we won't ever claim

That we personally tested a product when we didn't.
That something the brand says is an independent scientific finding.
That any one size chart is universally accurate.
That an affiliate relationship makes a product a better match for you.
That a similarity score in our database is a quality or comfort rating.

If we start hands-on testing

If we ever begin testing bras ourselves, we'll publish exactly how we're doing it before publishing any findings as our own observations. That could include things like garment measurements, strap width, padding, fabric, and how something holds up in the wash. We'd disclose sample size, test conditions, and any limitations.

Keeping this up to date

Brand pages change over time. When we find out a material, size, or product detail has changed, we recheck the record, update when we last verified it, and review anything that depends on it. See our Corrections Policy and Data Methodology for more on how that works.