Fit: This bra fits smaller in the cups than my other Cleo, a Marcie. It seems truer to size. The top is a little closed off but my larger breast doesn't quad much because the cups are so high. Instead the gore doesn't tack. In fact, it fits like a very tall wide Curvy Kate Bardot. There's a lot of bra here but I don't feel swallowed up like in the Marcie. Still, the wide tall wires are all up in my pits. The band is quite stretchy and I don't need an extender.

Look: It's basically Barbie's dream bra. It's hot ... pink with baby pink accents and a tiny leopard print bow. The fabric is this soft textured stuff. The hooks and eyes are the same baby pink. It appears better made than the Marcie was. No weird lumps. The cups are a little conical on me. Not the nice round Marcie shape. Could be related to fit but I'm in the largest size they have so I can't size up to tell.

Comfort: I can't comment because I didn't wear it long. It seems to be similar to Panache quality comfort. Certainly the materials are soft, not itchy.

For a similar fitting bra, see Cleo Della .
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Pink colorway

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Updated on Jul 05, 2016 Flag this

Recently I've lost weight and found my 28Hs gaping so I bought some new bras in a smaller size.
I really like this bra, it suits my even shape.
Lily is a Cleo shape that works well for me, but I really liked the Bella model I owned in 30HH and Cleo didn't offer a similar model in past seasons. I find this bra fits a lot like both the lily and Bella on me.
The fabric is light and supportive and the photos online do not do it justice. Unlike most Cleo bras the straps and band are plain on this bra which is very sleek and a nice change of pace.

Updated on Apr 08, 2016 Flag this

Cups were too big for me.

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Updated on Dec 21, 2019 Flag this

Despite a rough start, Marcie and I are now very intimate friends, and my interest is now piqued anytime I hear a style is based on the Marcie block. However, sometimes "based on Marcie" is like when a movie is "based on a true story:" it's not the same as the original. Unfortunately, Blake and Marcie are more like fraternal twins in that regard. They may share the same DNA with the same block and cup measurements, but I found the fit to be quite different.

Most notably, the Blake I received measured significantly larger in the band than my Marcies of equivalent size, about 3 ... cm larger on the flat. The band was huge and rode up badly, which definitely threw off the fit. The wing construction should be identical to Marcie as both styles seem to share the same powermesh material, but due to the larger spec, would not stay in place no matter what I did.

The cups measure identical to Marcie in width and depth, although this one was a little taller in the cups than all 4 Marcies I have owned. The cups are lined in the same nonstretch tulle as Marcie's, while the outer cups are made from a soft and stretchy geo lace. The upper panel differs from Marcie as it is a double layer cup with elastic binding. Marcie's upper cup is embroidered single layer tulle with no elastic. Both styles share the same underwire.

This upper cup difference explains why Blake fits me so differently from Marcie. I feel that the flexibility of Marcie's upper cup is what allows it to fit me so well, because it can stretch out to sit smoothly against a shallower top, or curve to fit a fuller top. Blake's upper cup is much less flexible in comparison, and acts like a more closed-off upper cup. Thus, while the elastic edge sits against my body, the panel doesn't lay flat, and there's empty space in the panel as I am not full enough on top to fill this out. The elastic top could also cause problems with tall roots.

Because of the fit of the upper cups, I won't be trying another Blake to try to get a TTS band. This style is simply not for me, but could work for a Marcie wearer who is fuller on top but doesn't have tall roots.
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Updated on Sep 20, 2019 Flag this

This is my current best fitting bra. The material can be a little itchy, but other than that, I love so much about this bra. It's light for summertime. The band is stretchy but not too stretchy. The cup shape seems to mirror my breasts better than any other bra I have.

Turquoise colorway

Updated on Jul 22, 2019 Flag this

My shape: close set, center full, full on bottom, average/narrow width roots, tall shallow roots, soft tissue.

I wish the center gore wasn't so oppressive for me on this bra. It comes up a tad too much and it sits on my close-set/center-full breasts and hurts. The cup was an almost perfect fit though. There was some slight wrinkling in the cups, but nothing that would bother me. I also loved the round, projected shape it gave me. The band is nice and snug and fit me well. The height of the cup was perfect, not too tall, not too short. I have tall, but shallow roots (two fingers below my collarbone), but this bra didn't really cut into them. In the end, I let it go since I didn't want to risk doing an alteration on the gore to a brand new bra and mess it up.

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Updated on May 01, 2019 Flag this

The band is a bit loose. May need to wear on second set of hooks, as I noticed my boobs drifted down a little after a few min. not filling out the cups after S&S, but it's not quite as bad. Mostly gapping at the top and a little wrinkling at bottom and a decent amount of wrinkling on the sides. Straps are maybe a little wide, though not sure it would be enough to stop me from keeping it everything else were right. Like the simpler non/lacy styling of this better...but that fabric around the underwires is scratchy! Like this shape

Updated on Apr 10, 2019 Flag this

My boobs: I am tall rooted, slightly narrow and projected up to my apex, shallow above the apex. Soft tissue.

This bra: fits really nicely! I sized down as I read here that this bra runs big in the cups, and that is definitely true. The depth of mine is 8.5, which I think is about a half cup size bigger than most 30DDs. As I usually do well in 30Es that run slightly small, I thought I'd give this one a try and I am so glad I did. It works very well for my shape. There is good depth at the wire and good overall projection. The ... top section works well with my tall shallow-ish roots because the black ribbon closes the cup somewhat more than Marcie. I don't find the black ribbon cuts in at all. It also makes my boobs look round, which never happens to me. Plus it is very comfortable, the fabric is soft All in all, I want to panic buy as many of these in this size as I can because I adore the look and fit of this one but it is discontinued :/

The wire on my bigger size is too narrow for me, I switched it out for a wire from a worn out Marcie in a cup up and it works like a dream now. (All measurements are from the unaltered side.)
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Updated on Sep 10, 2018 Flag this

So I just absolutely love this Bra! It is super comfy and it has pretty narrow and projected cups! It’s a nylon mesh type material so it’s got a little stretch to it but I felt from the moment I put it on the comfort and no break in time was needed! It may not be best under all shirts but if you need a go to bra for comfort this is definitely on my list. The band is TTS it feels firm but not so tight you have to take it off after wearing it a few hours or less.

Updated on Jun 12, 2018 Flag this

This was one of the 8 bras I tried in my first Amazon Prime Wardrobe Box! (Sadly, 8/8 did NOT fit)
For some reason, Amazon has this listed as a "moulded t-shirt bra" which it most certainly is not. So I guess if you are thinking of ordering from Amazon, keep in mind it's more of an unpadded balconnet!
I ordered the teal color, which was so cute with the black piping along the top of the cup!
The cups gaped at the top for me, which is typical for me with cups that don't have stretch lace on the top. I think I have to give up ever having anything other than stretchy lace on the tops; my soft tissue doesn't like tulle or a straight edge, apparently.
The band for this particular style seems stretchy to me. It's comfortable, and would be a good lounging around the house bra, but I like a nice, firm band to make me feel more supported.

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Updated on Jun 02, 2018 Flag this