The heart mesh set made by Coquette is a set of three pieces of lingerie: a bra, g-string and garter-belt made out of a semi-sheer pale pink mesh with a pattern of tiny black, velvety hearts on it. It’s quite a nice colour in reality, though perhaps a little more of a saturated/bright pink than the EF pictures show. I was worried that this material might be scratchy on delicate areas of skin because of its mesh-like qualities and in fact when I first put it on it was rather uncomfortable. Yet, after testing it out again I think the problem was that my skin was sensitive from just stepping out of the shower, as it felt fine the second time and was actually quite soft. The only uncomfortable part is some of the trim, especially around the top of the bra cups, which can be itchy.

The bra is a demi-cup style, which on the model photos exposes her nipples, but when I wear it just covers them, with a sliver showing if I arrange it in a certain way. Obviously, the coverage will differ depending on the size and shape of your breasts, but I am a D cup these days and that’s how it fitted on my body. A demi-cup does have its advantages and offers a sexy little peek without giving away everything or a chance to wear some pasties. However, I like something that’s a little more full coverage, especially if I plan to wear the lingerie under clothes.

The bra adjusts at the back with three different size settings and two hooks for each, so it’s nice and secure one you hook it together. It also has an underwire, to help support your breasts and give you a little extra shape. The only problem with this is that the straps themselves are flimsy and don’t hold a lot of weight, as they’re black lace threaded with ribbon for the most part, with a small adjustable section at the back. It’s a reasonably comfortable bra, but for anything more than a quick display/play session, I’d want something that offers more breast support and shaping and doesn’t have the slightly irritating ruffles on the top of the cup.

The g-string is a triangle of fabric, decorated at the top with black lace and pink ribbon and has with what I’d call a ‘T-style’ back. The part that sits between your cheeks is a little thicker, not a single thin strap like some styles of underwear, which does give you a little more coverage. It measures about 12” across the waist folded, but there is definitely some stretch to it. Personally, I don’t wear g-strings that much, because I find they are often sized a little big, or fit in a peculiar manner on my body, especially around the hips. Sadly, this one suffered from those problems, as it seemed to ride up too high and look odd on me, so I think in the future I might try and stick to things that run particularly small or are boyshorts/full coverage sort of panties.

I love stockings and garter belts and was pretty happy with this particular garter belt. It is a fairly standard shape featuring four garters and some lace and ribbon trim. It clasps at the back with a little hook that slips into a loop of strap, much like the kind of hook you find on removable bra straps. It has an adjustable piece on the back to fit it to different waist sizes and this adjusts in the same way bra-straps do. At its largest the garter belt measures about 15” across folded and 14” on the smallest setting, but like with the g-string, it does have some give. The garters themselves are also adjustable, which I think is really important to compensate for different body shapes and different heights of stockings. At their shortest they’re 5” long to clasp and at the longest they’re 9”, so there is quite a range in length. They are what I like to call the ‘slip and lock’ style, rather than alligator clips or anything, so they won’t hold up socks/any thicker stockings, but should be fine for thin sorts.

Care and cleaning for the set is fairly standard, with the packaging instructing you to hand wash in cold water only, drip dry and not to bleach. You probably could also get away with putting them in a cold, delicate wash in your washing machine, inside a lingerie bag, but I wouldn’t try them in the dryer. The packaging itself is relatively tasteful and could be used as a gift-box in a pinch, but it does feature a blonde lady wearing the lingerie on the front and back, so it’s not subtle.