This swimsuit is adorable! I love the plunge, the color, everything. The shape it gives me is natural and rounded, with some uplift. There is only one hook - if the band doesn't fit, it doesn't fit. Fortunately, it fitted me. The straps are ties, and they converge together in the back as 4 strings. If tied wrong, they can be a little bulky or make the top of the cups of the bikini lie funny, but tying them in a knot first to get the positioning, then a bow for looks, seems to have worked for me. I have rather narrow breasts so the underwires aren't perfectly ... shaped for me, but they're narrow enough to be less of an issue than I thought they might be. I typically wear a 5" or 4.5" underwire. I am neither FOT nor FOB, but have a more even distribution to my breasts. I filled out the bottom and the top of the cups, but given that this bikini is a halter, I think it would work for someone with more shallow breasts than me, too. I've worn it once now, and it kept me safe and secure and cute the whole time, despite dives and jumps.

Oh! I forgot to mention. The label, located in the wing of the bra and pointed downward, itched like mad so I ripped it out.

EDIT: After a little wear, one of the underwires ripped out for me https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> I need to sew it back in.
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Updated on Aug 11, 2013 Flag this

This is not a longline, which I knew purchasing it but I still think it's weird that it's called that.

Anyway.

This is by far the best bathing suit top I've ever owned. It fits perfectly. The cups are similar in padding and style to the Deco Charm, but a bit lower cut and therefore provide better cleavage, and don't have that irritating empty space up top like some Decos.
Even in my Vibe and Charm, I have a small bit of empty space.
If you're super FoT, you may want to consider sizing up in this.
FoB with tall roots, or even should work really well in these cups.

The back is ... a plastic snap close. Idk the actual term for it.
The back band, in this size, does not look like the stock photo. It's a lot thinner, which, I'm fine with.

I bought this off eBay, so I knew what I was getting and I'm absolutely super happy with it, I'm just including that in case this is available anywhere else and a stock photo is all that's available.

The cups in this are very centered, with close (just touching and then splayed) center wires.
The wire width, I will measure later, but I'm guessing somewhere around 4.8-5". Perfect for me.

The cup depth is just enough. Any less and I'd be quadding; any more and I would feel a little unsure about wearing this as a bathing suit.

Speaking of which, I wish this was a bra. Can someone just copy the design and make it without all the swim material, pleeeaase? It's great. The design, padding, and structure is like a hybrid Deco and Comexim Basic. Deco roundness and padding, Comexim wires and cup structure. Perfect for swim.

I'd recommend this for anyone who needs narrow wires and somewhat projected cups. It works with my roots because it's similar to a demi. The halter aspect and demi design combined make this so it gives nice cleavage. Not bombshell sexy, pushup, bedroom cleavage, but just enough for a swim top.

The band is firm and I'd say TTS. I did buy this used, so I can't validate whether or not it comes that way out of packing.


Having tried this and realizing how similar it is to the Deco, I'm kind of really wishing Freya would make a half cup Deco(without it being wide!). That would actually work for me. xD

Coloring and pattern is nice. Not my favorite, but I don't dislike it. I think I'm kinda more into greens, purples and pinks this year. And blues, always. So those colors are in this, but the orange and black are what stand out to me.

Super happy to have found this. No more crazy VS bikinis for me.https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> The last one I had was over $50 and the colors faded- in a salt pool. And the cups are always too far apart and sit on my boobs in the middle. I wish I could take their fabrics(at least the ones I have that didn't fade)and put them on a bikini like this. In the meantime, this suits me so much better so whatever about my picky fabric tastes.
xD

If there's anything I could really do without, it's the short, bulky center bow. It's too short to tie in any way that doesn't look like a bow-tie, and it covers all the awesomeness going on in front because of the bulk.
I guess maybe that was intentional, but I just find it annoying.

Other than that, I'd give this abkut 9/10.
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Bright Floral colorway

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Updated on May 17, 2016 Flag this

The top may look great in the pictures, but my breast are bulging out from all sides. Also it makes them look flat. This is not made for big natural breasts. I will need to return it and get a bikini top with underwires. Besides that, the top is comfortable but I could go a size smaller in the band. I do like my bands very tight with swimwear.

Updated on Sep 17, 2015 Flag this

I tried several sizes of this bikini top. My regular size of 30E was both too tight in the band and too small in the cups. I recommend going up 1 sister size in the band, and also up 1-2 cup sizes.

Maldive green colorway

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Updated on Jul 07, 2015 Flag this

Another classical triangle shape neckholder bikini.
The band is nice and firm (true to size for a 30). The cups are true to size. They are molded, the padding is a few mm thick (not see-through and does conceal the nipples). They even do some shaping to the middle.

IMHO this bra is wide root shallow friendly.

Turquoise colorway

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Updated on May 13, 2015 Flag this

Band is too big, cups are too small. Aside from those obvious fit issues, this particular version of the Asos Mix and Match halter has really thin liner fabric since the outer is a lace crochet. There a piece of firmer support liner in there too. Where the support liner ends your breast tissue pops out into the really stretchy nude liner, make for a very odd shape. Otherwise it would be super cute. Hopefully they will make this again with a better liner.

Black Lace Crochet colorway

Updated on Apr 03, 2015 Flag this

I have quite shallow breasts and the shape of this bikini top simply didn't work for me. Because the straps are attached to the cups so far out (wide) the support wasn't coming from where I needed it and I ended up with weird gaps in the cups near the center gore. The gore wouldn't stay flat either because the wire on one side kept turning perpendicular to my skin, adding to the strange gapping on that side. I typically wear a 30E so I attempted that size and a 30DD and had the same problem with both.

I think I just needed a much more full-on-top shape to have any hope of this fitting properly. Unfortunate because the red/orange colour I ordered was gorgeous.

Updated on Jun 20, 2013 Flag this