Beautiful cut and fabric - very smooth. At first when I tried it on, I thought it was a good fit, but was annoyed at the extra fabric below the underwires curling up. After not being too keen on the look very much, I did it on the tighter hook and discovered I could do it up on the tightest to get the most support. On the tightest hook the curling of the fabric below the cups wasn't a problem, but I would definitely need a 32GG in this bra, which doesn't exist. I am going to try take it in somehow to make the band smaller. Having said that, it does give a good shape and it is a lovely comfortable bra.


UPDATE March 2013: Since tissue migration, I'm now a 32H/HH. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> Even if I had been able to alter the band on the 34G, the cups would be at least a cup size too small.

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I didn't include measurement for the straps since it is a halter, or a number of hook/eye columns since it's a clip fastening.

This is such a cute bikini and super flattering, it gives a really nice rounded shape. However, after buying this and trying on the top, I realised I couldn't do halternecks. Not just that, but my roots are too narrow for it and the wires are too wide for me (which is the case for almost every bra/bikini), resulting in empty space on the sides.
I'd say this style (which is a standard Freya style they bring out in different patterns each season, with or without the frill) is pretty true to size for a 32H. I'm a 30HH now and it fits fine in the cup and is a little roomy in the band, which is to be expected.

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Filled out the "number of hooks" as just 1, as it as a clip fastening, rather than hook and eye. Not sure how accurate the cup depth measurement can really be since swimwear stretches much more than bras.

This kind of 3-part balconette really works as a bikini for a bigger bust. It feels very secure and supportive, and gives quite a natural rounded shape. I only tried this on when I first got it, I think at the time it gave me quadboob at the time so I never wore it in the pool and there was no point in trying in the bottoms. I am now a 30H/HH and it no longer quadboobs, but the wires are too wide and there is empty space at the sides of the cups. The band is also not firm enough.

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Such a beautiful bra. For some reason the tag (and Bravissimo) has it called the Ana bra but the code is the same as the Ava.
It's a great, supportive plunge with narrower wires and nice projection. I have since had a reduction so no longer need this bra but I want to get it in my new size.
The colour, dusky pink, is a great nude colour for fair skintones.

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Bought this April 2014. I was around a 32J at the time and it fit quite well, as I needed narrow gore, lots of projection, narrow wires and relatively open cups. The cups were a little tall, I think. At the time, I think I could have gone a 70M instead for less coverage.
I looove the colour/print and wish it fit me now. I tried this on a few times but never ended up wearing it out as I preferred unpadded bras (as they made my boobs look smaller).

This doesn't fit anymore though and is way too big in the cups and band.

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Probably the most beautiful and my favourite bra I've ever owned. I know it's just black but it is so effortlessly elegant and feels like a bit of a luxury bra even though it's easily worn to work. Avocado did a semi-sheer, lacy, sexy bra for a bigger bust that is actually comfortable. It may be the A cut which is more full coverage than their other styles, but it doesn't make you feel too covered up. The edge of the lace at the top of the bra showed once when I wore a very low scoop neck top with it, but otherwise it is not that full ... coverage but still made me feel like my breasts were very anchored and secure.

The fit at the time of purchase was perfection. Nice narrow wires that came low under the arm, so no pinching! The gore was okay, it didn't quite tack because the band wasn't tight enough, but the cups fit fine. The band stretched out relatively quickly for me and is too big on the tightest hooks now. I think the material of the band is just softer/stretchier than the mateirial used on other Avocado bras. I have the Avocado Nina in the 75K and the band lengths are similar, so I would say the band on the Greta runs a little on the large side.



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When I first bought this (I bought 3 Comexim in the same size), it fit wonderfully and was definitely the most comfortable out of the 3 (the others were Mint Sorbet and Geisha).
I tried it on a few times and loved it at the time. I was around a 32J and it fit really nicely. I often had issues with wide wires, so Comexim was great. Very uplifted, rounded shape. Quality materials that were soft and comfortable to wear. The cups were a little tall, but not overly so.

Unfortunately, though, currently, I am about a 30HH, so it is both too big in the cup and band... and completely unwearable.

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These measurements are for the purple bra (as I also have a yellow 30J but I found the measurements are slightly different). I have 5 Marcies now in various sizes. It's a tried and true style for projected FOT breasts. Nowaday,s I prefer Polish bras, but the Marcie is still pretty great.
Marcie is very projected and quite open on top, and is one of the few UK styles I've tried that actually allows for centre fullness, rather than only upper fullness. I almost find it too projected, as I like a natural more anchored cut. I bought the 30J a while ago and never wore it, as I ended up dropping down to about a 30H/HH so this cup is way too big for me now.
This style is great if you have close set breasts but don't want to go for a plunge, because even though the centre gore seems high, it tacks really well sits flush against the sternum and is pretty narrow. The wires are pretty average width, though I need narrower.

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My boobs sit quite high, are full on top and sit very close together, so I tend to go for a balconette as my go-to style. The style of Teagan suited me quite well, and the lightly padded cups give a nice shape, but the band stretched very quickly... within 1-2 weeks I had to wear it on the tightest hook and even then I could have gone tighter (I may have to take it in). I would have needed a 32GG, but it doesn't come in that size. It does give a nice shape and I like the narrower wires that Freya has compared with Cleo bras, but unfortunately Freya doesn't really cater to bust size very well.

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