I special ordered this bra as a PL instead of an S since I'm going through a PL ~phase~ now. Love it! Great fit, great looks, what's not to love. I find it runs true to size and true to PL standards.

Pros:
True to size but still firm band, low gore/wings/wires, comfortable materials, fully adjustable straps, no quad without the pads.

Cons:
None that I can think of. One of my absolute favorites in my recent orders and one I reach to again and again (and again and again). I've probably worn it 5 times already.

Hi guys! I'm sure some of you may remember my review(s) of the Ewa Michalak S S

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I was really excited about the prospects of an unlined half-cup. Sadly the fit is not as perfect as I would like but better then expected. Going into this I knew the gore was going to be super high but it didn't bother me as much as I anticipated. The band on this model runs a full band and a half tight making it impossible to wear without an extender. The straps are wide set and only half adjustable. I anticipate having to shorten the straps someday as well as the soft front part to twist up. This is an absolutely gorgeous bra though. The embroidery is lovely ... and the cups fit pretty well despite the gore. The cups are tall but I have the tissue to fill them. Sadly this gives an odd, smushed shape that's particularly noticeable under clothes. This bra was a bargain though and I do like unlined bras so I will keep this handy even though it is less then ideal. I know it sounds like I have a lot of negative things to say about this bra but I do like it. I can make it fit almost perfectly with the extender and it'll be nice layering under not so tight clothes like sweaters and things come fall. I would love if Ewa updated this style with a shorter gore and started making unlined half-cups again.
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**EDIT** As of around the middle of November, this bra no longer fits. It is at least one cup size too small and if I swoop and scoop and stand up properly I pop out. I still wear it because I don't have many options but I have to stuff myself right in. However, the band, wires, and straps no longer bother me at all.

After wearing both 32dds and 32ddds for a while, I was dissatisfied with the fit-bands were loose, cups were iffy at best (dd's were too small, ddd's were too big). I remeasured myself and instead of rounding up my 31 inch ribcage to ... 32, I rounded down to 30. I found this bra on Ebay for the right price and ordered it. I did not have high hopes. I was not a fan of Melissa's colouring-I was afraid the white would be too matronly. However, I feel in love as soon as it arrived. The baby pink (not that taupeish colour seen in pictures) offsets the white and makes it look younger. I like the back and how the straps continue along the top edge of the back. After seeing so many plain ugly bras in my size in my price range, I am ecstatic to find something so cute and pretty that I can actually afford. The mesh on the wings is not totally opaque which makes it look less like a workhorse and more like something found on bras in traditional sizes. When I tried it on, I found the bra to be pretty comfy and a pretty great fit, especially after wearing the wrong size for so long. The gore tacks, my tissue is all contained, there's no quadboobing or gappage. I get a great shape, uplift and cleavage-this bra seriously does wonders for my boobs and it doesn't show under clothes. I can even run up stairs without worry. However, this bra is not all rainbows. I have 3 main complaints with this bra. The underwire comes pretty high up on the sides and it bothers me slightly, although I believe this is because I am petite. This is not extremely uncomfortable at all, it is something I can deal with. It just means I am aware of the bra through out the day. Second issue-the straps. These straps are soooo wide set it's ridiculous. They disappear right in my armpits and rub throughout the day. It is uncomfortable, but bearably so. 3rd, the band is kind of tight. I measure at a 30 but this only stretches to 28. This is a minor complaint as well as I hope it will soon stretch just right.

Tldr:
Pros: beautiful, great shape, relatively comfy, gore tacks, narrowish wires, smooth shape under clothes
Cons: wide-set straps, highish wires, tight band
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I bought this bra at the beginning of the summer (or whenever VS had that major sale). I normally don't buy their bras, in fact this was my first (and probably last) one. The straps are, for some reason, not fully adjustable. There's really no reason for this and it definitely impacts the fit. When I tried it on in store, it fit well enough and was comfy and cheap enough for me to justify the purchase. However, I now have the band on the tightest or second tightest (of 4) hooks because I feel like the band is too loose. When I bought it, I was definitely ... not aware that my ribcage is 28.5 inches, not 30. Before I realized that the straps in the back converted (no one told me this very important fact when I bought it), I had to wear it on the shortest setting. Even then the straps were too long and this effected the fit. The cups gapped up top and I had a lot of empty space. I assumed it was the wrong shape for me or even a size too big. I still wore it, but it was not very supportive nor the best looking fit. Now that I've realized I can convert the straps however, it's a smidge too small! I have breast tissue all the way up to my collar bone it feels like (I am *very* short) and the strap kinda cuts in. The cups are at the same time too wide and not wide enough: the wires are at least .5 inches too wide but the cup cuts into my underarm area leaving lumps of what I assume is breast tissue just chilling out. I get a tiny bit of quad but it's not that noticeable. The best part? I now have cleavage! So, in summary: the straps convert! Just pop those suckers out and cross them over. Big help if they were too long before. The cups-weird. Too wide but also too narrow-could be because it's altogether too small. Band-very stretchy. Comfortably wide but on the second to last/last hooks over a couple of months. Comfort-hella comfy. It gets a 10/10 here. Durability/quality-yes, I machine wash this. My sinks in my dorm won't hold water so I can't handwash very well. I wash it on delicate, in a bag, never machine dry it. I haven't had issues before but on one strap there's a cut-I need to fix it or it'll probably snap. I've never had this issue before. The cups seem relatively shallow, the bottom collapses. Sorry for rambling, but overall if you know you fit into a 32DDD for sure, this is a good bra to buy. Gotta watch out for the quality but overall it's pretty comfy. I wouldn't buy it again but only because the cup's too small and the band's too long/stretchy.
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Another Freya betrayal. I had my doubts, but someone on Facebook pointed out that yep, this is a size too small. It's super cute, but on me it is too low coverage and not very secure. The straps are wide and ugly in the back and they aren't very secure-they slip around too much for what I need but I need my straps super short so if you adjust yours halfway or so this wouldn't be a problem. If I have the straps as short as I would like, I get quad that is visible under shirts. The band is stretchy, I could feel it was stretchy but because of the longline it still felt secure. All in all, it's a super cute bra but I'd need the next size up. I'm so bummed about this but I know I can't wear it because of how low cut/insecure/jiggly it is. Such a shame because not only is it cute but it is super comfy. Full review on my blog as usual.

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This bra is almost perfect for me. It's gorgeous both on and off and the comfort is unbelievable. The wire perfectly encircles my breasts and doesn't poke me under the arms. The gore tacks (the underwires are placed pretty close together-they almost touch) which is something that doesn't happen often. The bra provides moderate support and the cup is fine on top. However, the band on this bra is tight, something that doesn't bother me too much because I know it should stretch eventually. The straps are only partially adjustable. All these I can live with and I would call it the perfect bra for me if not ... the shape it gives me. I feel like sadly, it's shape is not compatible with my shape. It doesn't really give me a round profile but it's so comfy that I don't really care about that. What I do care about is that somehow this bra gives me very slight quadboob *in* the cup itself-even though the top lies smoothly, there's not enough stretch or something in the middle seam that causes this slight quadboob. Because of this, if I could have returned the bra I would have but as it was unreturnable, and as, quite frankly, everything else is perfect I have chosen to keep this bra instead of reselling it.
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This bra was an experiment, and I'm super bummed it didn't work out. My CHPS in 65FF quad the teeniest bit but based on an experience with an S style in 65G I was afraid the wires in a CHP 65G would be too long and stabby. I found this 70FF, one cup and band size up, cheap on reddit so I tried it out. However, the band, which I thought ran firmer, runs almost true to size. It is too big for me and the cups are too big too. It's gorgeous and still in great condition but sadly does not fit me. Full review on my blog (they looked fun so I finally started my own!).
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I've had this bra for like a million years now (okay, like 2) and I just now (like a month ago) had to move to the tightest hook. I got it back in the day when I had no idea about bras but I think it fit me pretty well. Now, it's at least one size too small but I still wear it because I only have two that fit and I don't want to wear them every other day. It's comfortable and very durable. I've been machine washing it (gasp) mostly and I've had no problem. There's some wrinkling in the cups but that's noticeable even when ... it's off me. The band is relatively firm considering its age but I feel like it's riding up, especially now that I'm wearing much tighter "30" bands that measure at ~28. I really like the shape this gives me, even now being too small. The seams are noticeable under clothes but I don't really care. The wires don't poke and the gore tacks. The one thing I no longer like about this bra is the design-I'd buy it in the next size up but I'm loathe to wear it for even longer because I'm not a fan of the way it looks. Other than that, it's still a pretty solid bra that I will continue to wear until I can afford to get a new bra in my correct size.
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