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I have wide-rooted, even breasts with tall roots.

There is no cutting into my tall roots on the top--great fit there.

Very tight band, reminiscent of Cleo bands. This bra is SO CUTE and feels very well made.

The underwires are strange--they feel much more flexible than normal wires. It is hard to feel them at all. I didn't realize that the bra was actually sitting well below my inframammary fold at first. I tried adjusting it upward but I find it more comfortable a bit below--however, it's hard to tell where the wires even are due to their strangeness, and I'm not sure the wire ... placement matters as much for a sports bra.

It gives a nice round, and uplifted-but-slightly-minimized shape. I would definitely wear this as a normal bra on some days.

Due to the shape and construction of the bra, I had some difficulty on the S&S.

Can update this review after the next game of ultimate frisbee!

update: This sports bra is AWESOME! I don't have large breasts, but the fact that I never thought about what I was wearing or what my boobs were doing proves that everything was in place (and I could focus on the game!).
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lime colorway

Updated on Sep 16, 2015 Flag this

I have wide, even breasts with tall, shallow roots.

This material the outer cup is lined with is so soft! I can't stop touching it when I first put on the bra, lol.

This bra is shallow and runs about a cup size small. The 30E fits my 28E breasts pretty well, with some minimal gapping at top. The top of the cup has some lacey-esque trim, which makes it show through some of my tight tops--this means it may not be the best choice for a t-shirt bra, depending on the outfit.

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Updated on Sep 09, 2015 Flag this

I have wide, even breasts with tallish roots.

Band seems to run small; I think it stretched the underwires somewhat which made the cup stretch at the top and thus cut into the top of my breasts. Some wrinkling/folding at the bottom of cup where I think it is too shallow. Underwires dig in a little bit and are uncomfortable. Low plunge with little coverage.

I got this bra due to the design of the band--I thought it would be simple to alter (which would be necessary as a front-closure bra only has one "set of hooks." However, it does seem to run about a band size tight.

295 au natural colorway

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Updated on Aug 05, 2015 Flag this

I have wide, even breasts with tallish roots.

I was worried that this bra would cut into my tall roots and look bad, but it surprisingly does not. On close inspection, I guess there is a very minor bulge, but I consider it to be virtually nonexistent.

From other pictures I've seen, it looked like the underwires were sitting way below the IMF fold due to being very shallow in the bottom of the cup. However, this is just excess fabric on the bottom that makes it appear that way.

The band is very firm. I feel very confident in wearing this as a bandeau by taking off the removable straps. I feel it fits similarly to other Cleo 28Es, though I will also be soon receiving a 30E, so I will be able to compare them.

The bra has one vertical seam in each cup, towards the center, on the outside and inside. The outside seam is covered by the overlapping fabric where the chevrons complete.

nautical stripe colorway

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Updated on Mar 19, 2015 Flag this

I have wide, even breast with tall (and shallow) roots.

I have the Cleo Marcie itself in candy pink, and now the babydoll in rasperry. I have heard that the pink Marcie runs small, and now I believe that to be the case! The raspberry babydoll gaps at the top, especially on my right side. Shortening the strap made little difference.

Off the body, the bodice seems very, very short. On the body, it does not seem as short (though it honestly will still probably be shorter than you are expecting it to be!). There is elastic along the bottom of the skirt, and the whole skirt is stretchy which ... is interesting. The skirt does not meet in the back.

It has been a long time since I have written a review, and thus I am not sure what else to say, lol.

I got this babydoll off of Amazon for 35USD (it shipped from England, however), so if you are really wanting to try this, go get it while it is on sale (as it is something that rarely goes on sale)!
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raspberry colorway

Updated on Aug 24, 2015 Flag this

I have wide, even breasts with tallish roots.

Note: this bra is actually CONVERTIBLE, not entirely strapless! https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

Yay!! My first fitting strapless!!

When I first put on the bra, I noticed some minor gapping at the top near the center, though this seemed to lessen as I continued to wear. This may have just been a result of minor misshaping from shipping, or perhaps it really would be worth a try for those with more center fullness than average. However, it doesn't create a problem for me. It is better than my 28E - Cleo » Darcy Padded Balconette ... (6821) fits.

The top of the cup follows the slope of my breasts well.

The straps are pretty wide-set, I think; but this also seems to be the nature of the convertible bra. I plan to wear without the straps, so this isn't much of a concern. The points of convertibility are the standard--loops on bra with square S-hooks on the strap ends.

Band seems a little firm on first wear, which is usually good for straplesses, and good for me as a 28-band. There is a silicone line along the top and bottom of band for extra stay-put power!

It is a thin foam padding thing on the inside, very similar to the non-padded, convertible Maidenform bras I used to have.

Overall, this bra is wonderful!! I am so happy it fits, as I honestly didn't expect it to. This is the first Bratabase review on this bra, and I would DEFINITELY encourage anyone similar to my shape/in my size range to try it!

EDIT: First extended wear; bra seemed to have slipped down and underwires were digging into my ribcage. Who knows. Will update later

EDIT 2: I've been meaning to update this for a while. I think the gapping in the center will not soften/go away with wear. I think this bra would be better suited for someone with more center fullness, or perhaps in between sizes. Overall, it is a great bra and I wish that it has worked for me!
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Gun Metal Grey colorway

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Updated on May 31, 2015 Flag this

I usually wear 30DD/28E. I have fairly even breasts with average-wide roots and tallish roots where the tissue thins out over a larger slope on top.

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I would not have bought this if I knew it was somewhat padded/push up! There is extra padding in the bottom half of the cup. This causes me to quad in the top of the cup, but I do not think going up a cup size would be the solution since it is by design (I also think the cup size up would be too big. I think it is TTS ignoring the quadding-by-design-of-being-a-pushup).

Construction and material feel remind me a lot of my 30DD - Betsey Johnson Intimates » Forever Perfect Demi Bra (723 . I don't wear many molded cup/t shirt bras at all so I don't have much to compare to lol.

Cup is very shallow (no surprise in a push up), and doesn't capture my breast tissue on the sides. Material is soft though.

mocha colorway

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Updated on Dec 08, 2020 Flag this

I have wide, even breasts with tall roots.

I will preface this by saying that this is NOT what you are going to expect a "convertible" bra to be. Both sides of the straps are not removable--it is only the back part. HOWEVER, there are multiple incisions along the band, so you can place the back ends of the straps in multiple places. Unlike many other convertibles, these have a very secure fit.

This is a plunge bra, which I am not used to. There is some gapping in the center, so I think I am going to return this bra, as I believe it will ... show under some tight shirts. Similar to the gapping in my 30DD - Fit Fully Yours » Smooth Strapless (B1003).

The padding in the cups is a nice amount; no push up padding, etc.

Other features: The bra actually has 4 rows of hooks, which is interesting. The band is somewhat stretchy, but upon trying on seems to fit my 28" ribcage on the loosest hooks (I prefer 28s, but I get what I can).

It is currently on sale on the Nordstrom website, where I bought it. If anyone wants to know anything about this bra before I return it tomorrow morning, please comment asap! Size range from Nordstrom seems to be 30 C-FF, 32C-FF, 34D-FF, 36C-FF; depending on the colorway (there are different listings for different colorways, for some reason, and different colorways have different sizes in stock). Also a 42DD and 44E.
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"Blue Bird" colorway

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Updated on Jun 04, 2015 Flag this

Very tight band (typical of Cleo lol). I think I lack the upper fullness to fill out the top of the cups, and there is a strange bulge, especially where the lace part connects to the rest of the cup.

The detailing/embroidery on the lace is actually really cute and I didn't notice as much in pictures! It definitely adds to my opinion of the bra.

I think this could be more of a FoT bra (I'm pretty even), or maybe I just need to try a size down, I'm not sure! My tall roots are definitely affecting the fit at the top, but even if my ... breast tissue were concentrated lower I don't think I would have enough tissue to fill out the top. I will update review later.

Edit: removed the following because it was simply due to the underwires being pushed to the other end of the wire channels:
"I think the gore was bent outward and is the reason why it doesn't sit perfectly flush on my skin, but it's also migrating sideways as if it were too wide. I've never had a problem with wide gores, so I think that it may just be because the gore is bent too far. I will try to bend it back some and see if it helps."
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Updated on Aug 21, 2017 Flag this

I usually wear 30DD/28E. I have fairly even breasts with average-wide roots and tallish roots where the tissue thins out over a larger slope on top.

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It's probably been years since I last tried a Freya bra, and I was expecting it to be different than my last attempt but it was even worse LOL.

The band on this thing is huge. While I still wear all my old 28E bras, my snug underbust is more of a 29" now, and I could fasten this thing with zero stretching of the band.

The cups are also too large, though not disastrously so. I was surprised at how ok the pictures looked, ... because the cups are definitely feel too big. There is even gapping at the sides (above the underwire at the side but to the side of the strap) which I don't think I have ever experienced. I wish I had tried this in 26E if that were a size available lol, the band was much too big and I want to order one cup size down.

I wear mostly Cleo and Panache bras, and I have not tried many Freya bras. However I am surprised at how flexible/thin the underwire is. Don't know how it compares to other Freya bras though. Kind of weirds me out lol

The pattern is cute though. I do wish it fit.
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denim colorway

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Updated on Dec 08, 2020 Flag this