This bra has a two part sewn cup made of a very light foam material covered with a soft microfiber like material. There is a strip of lace that runs along the cup that is about ¾ of an inch tall. The straps are made of stiffer material for about the first 7 inches of the strap and then the rest is made of adjustable smooth elastic. The band is rather stretchy with two hooks with three columns in the back.

I love how this bra feels. It is very comfortable and the nude color on my skin tone is undetectable under a white shirt. However where the ... vertical seam is up the front of the cup it is slightly noticeable under a tight shirt. This bra was clearly too small in the cup and I will need to reorder it in a cup size bigger. I think this has to do with the fact that I have very round breast (I have implants). This style really puts your breast out in front and up. I also found that this band was very stretchy and I had to fasten it on the tightest set of hooks right at the start, so I would have to take this bra band in since I am unable to go down a band size.

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Updated on Aug 28, 2012 Flag this

I have been meaning to try the Cleo/Cleo by Panache bras for a bit. I came across a decent quality second hand Juna Balconette Bra in size 30FF and decided to give it a try.

The bra is kind of basic looking, plain black with a vertical seam running up and down the middle of the cup that is also visable on the outside. There is that classic little black how on the top of the 3inch gore between the cups. There is a 1inch wide piece of lace sewn onto and stretching down the top of each cup. Half of it is kind of floral pattern edging, ... the rest mesh-like with some tiny circular cut outs. (Hard to describe those details, ill try to ass a picture) I measured the cups at 6 inches tall before the lace and the lace adds about another inch making the cups total to 7inches tall. The additional lace may make this balconette bra even more FOT friendly. I believe I am even between top and bottom, but functionally FOB due to my root placemeant. On my period I do gain some more topfullness, or if i gain or lose weight in my chest it seems to fluctuate in the top the most. I tend to keep my eye out for bras that can maybe compensate for that.

The 30FF cups seem to fit my left breast but I always have some empty space in the bottom of the cups on the right. The wires are not too wide, which I need. the straps are a bit farther apart than my preference but I think that is just the balconette style.
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Updated on Aug 25, 2021 Flag this

My shape is soft, narrow and short rooted, and low set.

This bra has been reviewed a thousand times and is discontinued, but I'm reviewing it and posting to the front page anyways. I once bought a used 30FF, which fit well but the lace was floppy (as I know is normal in this bra even when it fits), but the bra was in poor shape when I received it and the band was stretched out. Since my ribcage recently shrunk, I thought I'd give it a go in 28FF, and I got a good deal on this one through Amazon.ca (check out the ridiculous box/packaging picture though). This ... bra fits except I get some bubbling. When I move the lace out of the way it's more obvious. I don't mind a bit of bubbling, as I'd rather bubble than gape or have floppy lace. I marked it as fitting for that reason. There's not much room for centre fullness in this bra. I have less centre fullness now that my boobs shrunk, but even on me I can see that there's not quite enough room. The shape is nice and round, and it's actually fairly narrow for a UK bra. The straps are thin and wimpy, but the band is true to size for a 28. Finally, I feel supported! It was definitely time to try some 28" bands! Wings are too short for me. Aesthetically this bra does nothing for me. It's just a boring beige bra (sorry if you love it, but it's just one girl's opinion), but it offers a nice shape and good comfort, so it'll get well used I'm sure. Plus... beige bras are very practical. Yes... this is a very practical bra.
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Updated on Nov 22, 2019 Flag this

I really wanted to love this bra. I really, really did. But the center gore of pretty much every Cleo bra I've tried has dug painfully into my sternum, even if I bend out the wires. Plus I don't get the lift I want out of it.

This bra fit okay for a brief period of time, but it was short-lived. The straps are too thin for my tastes, they slid down my shoulders, and I never felt supported at all. While the measurements are similar to my Freya Deco, this one always felt more poorly constructed and like it was just barely holding me up.

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Updated on Jun 13, 2018 Flag this

Very nice and comfortable everyday bra. I have it in black and nude. Both have not very snug band and quite shallow cups. The gore is not perfect for close set boobs. And it shows under clothing.
I've altered the bra. I've shorten the gore ( just pushed the wires in the channels to free about 2 cm and cut the extra fabric in the gore part, then sewed it back). And also I've shorten the straps ( this is very usual for me, as the straps are almost always not short enough ). Now it is perfect!

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Updated on Nov 24, 2017 Flag this

I am moderately shallow and full on bottom, with tall, average width roots. I have some bottom projection that makes some bras that are typically recommended for shallow-breasted people too shallow in the bottom and too open on top for me. Of course, the average projection bras are often too projected and too closed on top for me. This Juna has enough bottom projection and is closed enough on top to strike a really good balance.

That said... I need a different bra. The seam in the middle is just too annoying - not only does it show under shirts, some damage or defect has caused it to ... become bumpy and warped. And the lace (ignored when determining fit) sticks up and out very badly. Furthermore the gore is a smidge too high - but I can get over it as long as I maintain a decent posture. I think this 28 band is true-to-size but as someone who needs a 26 band, I wear this on the tightest hooks.

Fixing the band and lace with sewing will be easy, but I'm not sure what to do with that warped seam!...
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Updated on Dec 30, 2016 Flag this

This is my favorite bra! It is my best fitting bra for my slightly shallow breasts with short roots. It gives a nice round shape and is very comfortable.
The gore is just narrow enough for me, most of my bras are a bit to wide for my close set breast altough that's not uncomfortable for me it is nice to have a few bras with narrower gores.
It is not completely smooth under clothes, you can see the seams under tight or thin shirts.
I own this bra in black and ivory.

Updated on Mar 24, 2016 Flag this

This bra was fitted for me at Bravissimo in London.

The fitter recommended that I wear it on the tightest setting. I actually found that after a few hours it was really uncomfortable and digging in to me which was a surprise for me as I've been wearing underwire bras for years with very few issues and wondered why women often complained about them. I finally decided to wear it on the second hook which improved things comfortwise but now only a few weeks later after very little wear it has apparently stretched because I need to wear it on the tightest setting again. Seems that maybe I ... need a smaller band to allow for stretching?

The underwires dig in under the arms but they don't seem too high or too narrow so maybe it's just my body shape that's causing it.

After a few minutes of wear the centre gore does seem to come away from my sternum a small amount.

The straps are only just long enough for me.

Update: Initially I had problems with my Cleos when I first got them - the straps seemed to want to cut my arms off and the centre gores seemed too wide. I guess I've grown into them because they're now my favourite bras and I no longer have those issues.

As with all of my Cleos, the wires are possibly a bit wide for my chest but they're comfortable and leagues ahead of anything else I've tried.

Weight gain has also resulted in me wearing my Cleos on the loosest setting. Hopefully I won't have to start looking for 32F's soon
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Updated on Jan 09, 2016 Flag this

This bra brings my breasts fully into the cup and against my chest. After breastfeeding i have stretch marks around the base and center of my breasts. In poorly fitting bras this has left me with a deflated look and spill over the tops of cups. The Juna brings all the tissue up and in to create a beautiful roundness that i haven't seen upon myself in years!
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This has been my every day bra for a few years and is holding up very well!

Updated on Dec 22, 2015 Flag this

Much better than the 28D in the same bra. Oddly, the 28D actually looks bigger on me...Not sure how that works. Wires on this are much better than the 28D and the cups don't look quite so narrow-set, but they're still too narrow for my shape. They also still expect more inner fulness than I have. So this one's getting returned too.

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Updated on Dec 15, 2014 Flag this