Are you a beginner crossdresser looking to buy your first set of breast forms? Maybe you’re looking to replace an old pair? You may find the range of breast forms cost confusing. Our breast forms insider guide is here to help you. Prices range from $25 a pair to almost $1,000 for a pair of customized ultra-realistic breast forms.
Here at Glamour Boutique in New Jersey we help clients on a daily basis to find the perfect female silhouette. Male to female transformation usually starts with breast forms for many clients. We’ve spent over 20 years fitting customers in our brick and mortar store. On our website we include all the tips and tricks we’ve learnt over the years.
Glamour Boutique, Fairfield, NJ Store
Below is the breast forms insider guide from our senior fitter and owner, David. It should help you make the best choices for your crossdresser transformation within your budget.
What Price Does the Breast Forms Insider Guide Recommend?
We separate breast forms in to 3 main categories based on cost – Budget, Mid-Range and Premium or Deluxe:
Budget Category. Range is typically from $25 to $100 and together with the Mid-Range category makes up the majority of purchases. Over 90% of our beginner customers start here.
Mid-Range Category. Here prices are typically over $100 to $250 a pair for a set of brand-name silicone breast forms. Most come with a limited manufacturer warranty. Many of the breast forms in this category are made to more exacting standards than the budget breast forms. Their weight, touch, color and overall appearance will be more realistic.
Premium or Deluxe Category. This class of crossdresser breast forms are typically specialist prosthetics made to be worn by the AMAB community and can cost up to $1,000. Some of the more expensive solutions include up to 50 skin color choices. Customizations using air brushing of freckles and veins for added realism are also available.
The wide range of breast forms cost is determined by where they are manufactured, the material they are made from and the specialist nature of the product. Most of the budget breast forms are mass-produced in Asia and the far east. They are good everyday breast forms but the more affordable silicone tends to be heavier and firmer to touch. The more expensive silicone comes from Europe and North America – it’s lighter, softer, tends to last longer and has a more realistic appearance.
Mistakes Customers Make When Buying the First Pair of Breast Forms
The most common mistakes first-time buyers make is not knowing their correct size and choosing the wrong shaped breast forms for their body. Get one of these wrong and your female appearance will not be as realistic as it should be. This breast forms insider guide ensures you skip these common mistakes.
The Solution: For your first purchase try to get to a brick and mortar location with a fitter like Glamour Boutique. Not only will you learn your correct bra size but you will receive advice on the correct shape and cup size of the breast forms. This is important so you end up with the most natural female shape. If you are too far from a physical location, call them and ask to speak to a fitter. With answers to a few precise size-related questions, a good fitter will advise you on the right product in the right size at a price to match.
How a Good Bra Elevates Your Budget Breast Forms?
A large component of male to female transformation is illusion. There are many ‘hacks’ crossdressers use in order to improve their femme appearance. You don’t have to spend over $100 to have a realistic female shaped bust and appearance. Most vendors fail to disclose this and that’s one of the reasons for this insider’s guide.
Once a set of silicone breast forms are inside a well-fitting bra, they pretty much look and feel the same as the more expensive sets. Make sure to get fitted the first time for a bra or call a retailer that has live experts online and on the phone.
A product widely available for crossdressers is the sheer pocket bra which is one such affordable solution. This bra holds the breast forms in place and gives a realistic appearance at the front due to the semi-sheer cup. You can see the realistic areola through the semi-sheer cups but the breast form edges are hidden by the clever lace trim edging. The semi-sheer quality also hides any color difference between your own chest skin and the breast forms.
The High Cost if you don’t Try Before You Buy?
Every week in the Glamour Boutique New Jersey brick and mortar store, we meet customers coming to us for the first time to replace their old breast forms.
Last week an individual came for a fitting appointment. They explained they’d been shopping at a location in New York for over 10 years but they could no longer afford to spend $300 on a pair of breast forms.
Once they arrived and saw our breast form display with the ticket prices they were pleasantly surprised. They found a set in the same size and near identical shape etc for only 50% of the price they’d previously been paying. We also checked their bra size and discovered they’d been wearing a bra a band size too small. This was an easy fix and will help the breast forms have a longer life.
This is why it’s important you try to visit a specialist brick and mortar location before you buy if you can. Being able to be fitted by a professional and getting to touch, feel and wear the product takes away the guesswork.
Are the Premium Category of Breast Forms the Right Solution for You?
This insider’s guide helps you understand if Premium Breast Forms are right for you. Before investing the large sums of money required for a bespoke pair of crossdresser breast forms, make sure they are suited to your lifestyle. Most purchases in our store for our Custom Crossdresser Breast Forms are for individuals that fall into one these groups:
Transgender Ladies and Crossdressers presenting en femme on a daily basis: Individuals living en femme 24/7 are regularly in public and so wish to present as natural as possible. The custom breast forms with skin color matching, high end silicone with skin-like texture are ideal for these customers. With the addition of freckles, moles and veins they give a much more realistic appearance.
Theater and Drag Performers: Glamour Boutique serve many stage performers who wish to be as realistic in their female shape and appearance as they can be. Our custom solutions give them that confidence to help elevate their performance.
Boudoir and Lingerie Wearers: We have plenty of customers that only dress in doors and relax in lingerie or a boudoir setting. Custom Breast Forms are the most natural looking and pair well with lingerie because a bra is not always worn.
The Hidden Cost of Premium Breast Forms
If considering a set of premium breast forms you need to make sure you will have the additional time for care and maintenance.
When a customer in the Glamour Boutique store enquires about our premium range we make sure to educate them. There’s additional time needed for preparation and wearing as well as cleanup maintenance after wearing. Most custom and premium crossdresser breast forms require added time to maintain.
Breast Form Preparation
If a potential customer is time poor and may be put off by the clear care instructions we then recommend a mid-range option. They are much easier and quicker to wear and maintain.
Protect Your Investment
Every set of breast forms we sell in store or ship from GlamourBoutique.com come with care and wear instructions. These are simple maintenance and care instructions to ensure you have many years of use.
Always keep your breast forms in their protective box. Breast forms are usually damaged when not in their box. Sharp edges, and even pets can puncture your breast forms.
It’s a Myth You Need to Spend Hundreds of Dollars
Hopefully we have outlined that you do not need to spend hundreds of dollars to achieve a natural male to female transformation. You can attain almost as realistic a shape and appearance by being an educated shopper.
Get the size and shape right and use simple crossdresser hacks like the sheer pocket to have a flawless appearance. Correct shape and size breast forms in a well fitting bra makes all the difference. Now your bust will look as proportional and realistic under female clothing as most premium solutions.
Find Your Perfect Fit with this Breast Forms Insider Guide
Don’t guess when buying your first set of breast forms and avoid paying more than you need to. Visit a brick and mortar store like Glamour Boutique in New Jersey. Book a session with a professional fitter and ‘try before you buy’. Are you too far away from a physical store? Then take the insider’s guide advice and speak to a fitter online or on the phone.
For over 20 years Glamour Boutique have been providing discreet, expert fitting advice in store, by phone and online. Let us help you find the ideal shaping solution at a sensible price.
Have you found the perfect breast forms for your male to female transformation? What hacks do you use to create the most realistic curves? We’d love to know what you think! Email us at [email protected] or message us on our Facebook page. And be sure to check out more great tips and articles on our blog!