Highly reccomend to all boobs that like to feel very secure and aren't interested in showing too much skin.

The pluses
+ It gives lovely uplifted, front and center shape (a bit pointier than Cleos, but very youthfull and perky https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> also known as the "green shape from Bras I hate blog)
+ Support level is superb - it gives me boobs of steel https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt=":D" /> no jiggling AT ALL!!
+ perefctly snug band, very comfortable and wide, makes me stand up straight
+ straps adjust all the way
+ Very stable construction - thanks to a fairly high, but quite narrow center ... gore
+ coverage perfect for everyday wear
+ lace doesnt look cheap (apart from the lacey bow in the middle that can be easily removed)

Cons
The straps. They kill me to the point of wanting to cut them into pieces and attach freya antoinette straps. I can wear this bra only with silicon strap pads that - as it turnes out - i am alergic to.

Room for improvement
- Upper part of the cup isn't made from stretch lace (actually thought it was streatchy, that's why I ordered it so a bit dissapointed)
- I would apreciate wider/higher side wings to cover up some bulging
-There is about an inch of empty room in a wire channel - even thogh that's probably more comfortable to wear under arm, I can imagine causing it wires to pop out after time.


I maybe should have gone for a 30J - I went against my better judgement :/
Aside the cups being tad too small (this is too small by standards of all ladies that think Bras I hate sometimes wears too small cups) and giving me a bit of a quadboob when I pull my shoulders back, it is certainly wearable (with a bit of tucking in action).
Im keeping this bra because
- I feel a cup up might compromise the boobs of steel feeling https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
- I hope it will streach a bit with wear (following Curvy wordy's/ Elizas advice)
- I hope to drop a few pounds
- I'm too lazy to send it back https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
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As someone with lots of immediate projection, a large cup on a small frame, and very soft tissue usually I am only in Polish brands. I ordered 3 sizes in this bikini and am keeping the 30HH, the 32GG was a bit too small in the cup and too large in the band, though it did give a slightly more push up vs. natural look. I'm absolutely tickled that this top works since Freya is too shallow, and the Pour Moi Azure was beautiful but ran laughably small. (I'll try to get measurements up for those). Bonus, I can pull this cup aside to breastfeed. I do wish the strap was a little thicker as these puppies are heavy, but for sake of swimwear aesthetics I get it.

Updated on Feb 28, 2018 Flag this

Review of Alana in Black. I measure around 28HH; round, close-set, Full-on-Bottom and Top (Even). Aware that Alana is cut quite tight across the top and typically a Full-on-Bottom style. Definitely is from my experience here.

Band: Nice thick band and straps, the latter of which I thought I would not like but they are comfortable although placed too wide – like all this bras in my size – and I found it very painful (like the Black Alana 28J and White Alana 30H I tried). Have read other views who find it painful. The band is tighter than other 30s due to the black dye.

Gore: The gore ... kinks to the side – mostly my larger left – or sometimes digs into my right breast so I need to re-adjust, although it is not too painful

Profile: I like the shape of it although it is different to the rounded Cleo profile I'm used to. I would say it is a uplifted shape of the blue profile Bras I Hate and Love writes in the her blog post "What exactly is a good shape?" = http://brasihate.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/what-exactly-is-good-shape.html
It is a nice shape for a basic day-to-day bra and it feels like a very pretty everyday bra.

Cups: Because of how tight it crosses along the cup, it does cut a bit into my breast tissue at the top despite the lace itself being lose - a possible combination of tall root and Full-on-Top as it seems to affect my left side more (which is where I more FoT than right side). Right side fits better than the left, no cutting into tissue at top – well, ever so slightly. It is quite a tall cup as well and does show under tops with a more open neck, something to be aware of.

Result: Creases underneath due to the wire wires (when I distort them, it seems to disappear) and the straps and gore are too painful plus I'm not sure if the bra shape is right for me, despite wanting to love this bra so much.

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Constantly slipped down over time

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Updated on Jun 04, 2021 Flag this

I love the blue color on this bra!

The cups are way too wide for me (they almost end on my back)! The bra sometimes digs into my underarms and the cups are too far apart for me which causes some spillage. I believe this size is actually too big but since the bra is so shallow I can still fill the cups (not the sides of them but still). Since the cups are too far apart it also forces my boobs towards my arms and which looks a bit weird. It's still very comfy though.

Duck egg colorway

Updated on Dec 07, 2019 Flag this

I bought this bra in a 28J originally and found the band very tight. Once I went up to a 30 band I was much more comfortable through the day. I prefer a more rounded shape than this bra gives, but I like that I have a plunge bra that actually fits me.

Black colorway

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Updated on Jan 10, 2019 Flag this

This bikini top fits me fairly well. I've only tried it on briefly so far, and it is a halter top so that could be a big problem - I'll have to see if the weight on my neck becomes painful in a longer wearing. The cups are sewn from 3 pieces of material, which in my experience is much better than two, and the stretchy, spotted outer material is lined with thin, white and much less stretchy material with seams in the same places. The wires are a reasonable width and the support level is ok. Sadly, the bottom of the cups don't have enough projection and there is an empty space the width of a finger just above the wires, meaning there is a bit of quadding at the top. However, if this top turns out to be comfortable to wear I'm prepared to overlook these drawbacks. The bright red with white spots is cheerful and I haven't thought it was possible for me to wear anything without back straps for many years.

Updated on Jun 01, 2016 Flag this

This would be great for a small 32/large 30, but as I verge closer to a larger 32/small 34 these days, I found it too tight. Additionally, I prefer padded bras over simply lined, but thought I'd give this a shot.

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Updated on Sep 29, 2014 Flag this

Pretty comfy bra. I have the blue and black Satine, and this one in "nude" fits just a little bit differently than them. The edge cuts into my armpit just a little.
But as far as actually functioning like a bra, this does a good job.

Updated on Feb 01, 2014 Flag this

Super comfy bra. Fits just like my black Satine, but in this wonderful blue colour. I like it a lot!

Updated on Feb 01, 2014 Flag this

I find this bra very comfortable. It looks great under clothing, which is the first thing I was worried about when I first saw it. It looks good and feels good, and provides good support.

Updated on Nov 30, 2013 Flag this

Oh wow... I thought this would be a no-brainer perfect fit. But alas, it was anything but.

I have the Demi Diva as a 32GG, and while the shape is just fantastic, it's too large in the band and just the tiniest bit too small in the cups, so a 30HH would probably be just perfect. Judging from the pictures, I assumed the Demi Diva and the Mademoiselle had the same cut, so I ordered the Mademoiselle in 30HH.

The only things I do like about this bra (on me) are the overall appearance – it's gorgeous! – and the wonderful flat, broad straps. That's it.

First of all, the wires ... (and thereby cups) are CRAZY wide; the wires almost reach my backside?!

Secondly, the cups are also very, very shallow, which usually isn't a problem for me since I don't have that much projection for my size but am rather shallow myself. With this bra, however, it just doesn't work. The shape looks quite round in the picture, but in real life it's... squished somehow. The bottom of my boobs aren't round at all, just flat. And, thirdly, the cups are very high as well, so they don't actually leave that much space for the full-on-top business to happen. I get a strange mixture of quadboob and the lace poking outwards from the skin.

So the overall shape is kind of flat and cone-like at the same time. It's really difficult to explain (and to photograph), but it doesn't look flattering w/ or w/o clothes.

Fourthly, the too-high and too-narrow cups also leave me with a feeling that I can't get the cups to sit high enough on my chest. The whole thing kind of slides down and almost wrinkles at the bottom. I just don't have enough room on my chest for this bra. Fifthly, that the band is slightly too tight doesn't exactly help with this problem (but could of course be easily fixed with an extender, were it the only problem... which it obviously isn't).

And that's not the only problem with the band (sixth problem). It curves UPWARDS. Wtf? To make 100% sure that you get back fat rolls?

Sigh. I would SO have wanted an unpadded, slightly minimising bra, and I was SURE this would be it... But clearly I was dead wrong.
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This bra is very good. easy to wear, perfect shape, not perfectly round but not pointy either. it is sexy and young. worn

Updated on Sep 12, 2013 Flag this

I'm so frustrated. I was counting on this to work, but for me it doesn't. The cups are too separate, and the volume of the cups is placed wrong for me. It has a sort of flat "panel" that pushes my breasts down.
It looks like the orange in the glass effect, but simply, but breasts don't work for bras that are not completely open. Cups generally curves out at the wire, around the breast, and then inward over the breasts. I need bras that don't curve in. I need cups that are open like a half cup. I need a half cup plunge!

The bra looks very nice, and the band feels nice with an extender. But the straps are very stretchy. They do adjust all the way though.

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At first I thought this bra seemed a bit big in the cups. There was a little more wrinkling at the top and the outer edge of the cups than I would like- I think partly because the cups were a little too roomy and partly because the underwires were a little too wide. But now that I've been wearing it for about half an hour, my boobs seem to have settled in nicely. My boobs are a little deflated up top, so the lace is puckering out a little, and I definitely am not totally filling the cup all the way to the underwire under my arm, ... but there's barely any wrinkling. I really like the shape and lift it gives.

I'm wearing the band on the tightest hook right now, and have the straps tightened as much as possible, and it's comfortable and supportive now. I hope it doesn't stretch out too quickly https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> Tailoring it would be a pain.

The fabric seems really sturdy- a lot more substantial than most bras I've tried. You can definitely tell the difference between this bra, which is 26% cotton, and other bras that are entirely synthetic.

The ribbons laced through the embroidery on the cups and straps don't seem to be very sturdily sewn in, though. The ribbon on one of the straps came off, and the ribbon on one of the cups seems like it's not hanging on very tightly. It's not a big deal though. (I kind of prefer it without the ribbons.)
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