Typical Lily. It fits better sometimes than my 30 F but just depends on the time of month. I don't find the cups to be a while size bigger though. I'd suggest anyone who has issue with the armpit budge that Cleo often can create to try sizing up one cup. I find that to have completely gone away. I don't get quite as much lift however still plenty, being an unlined Cleo. The magenta does not readily show through most of my shirts. Sometimes the orange stripe does however. My original Lily I've had close to two years and wore multiple times a year for the first, and I've only had to adjust the band back one set of hooks. These are real work horse bras

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Runs quite a bit bigger in the cups than the other colorway. This bra honestly could probably fit a 30G. I adore this print, but have since acquired a 28FF that fits me better.

Swan print colorway

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Parrot print - this has been my best-fitting Lily. However, there is still some slight wrinkling in the tops of the cups which is noticeable under clothing. The gore is also too high for me.

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Updated on Oct 19, 2015 Flag this

Continuing my saga of the Lily colorways... The aqua colorway fits much closer to my parrot print then the swan print did (good news). The band even seems to be more comfortable. Oddly I don't fill out the tops of the cups quite enough, so there is more wrinkling than with my best fitting Lily. I'm guessing the aqua fabric has just a *tiny* bit more give, even though it seems true to size.

Aqua colorway

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Updated on Oct 13, 2015 Flag this

Oh Swan Lily, how I wanted to love you so... This colorway seems to fit me differently than the Parrot print (my best fitting bra yet). The wires seem to be just a *little* longer, the gore seems to be a tad higher. I have a harder time filling out the tops of the cups on this one, so they wrinkle more. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's just not the same. I was so excited to start building up a stockpile of Lily bras while I could still find them in my size, but this one was not meant to be.

Swan print colorway

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Updated on Oct 07, 2015 Flag this

Since the swan print was about all I could find near my size with free shipping, I gave it a shot. I'd read somewhere that the swan print runs large and to size down in the cups, so I ordered a 30FF instead of 30G.

This bra lives up to its reputation for being projected. It doesn't make the apices of my breasts feel as smooshed as most bras. However, it still felt like the cups ended abruptly with just slightly too little space. The vertical and horizontal cup seams met right on top of my nipples, which was immediately very uncomfortable. This bra also expected a ton more upper fullness than I have.

The mesh on this one also feels plasticky, like nylon tea bags if you're familiar with them (Tazo uses them). For me, that was uncomfortable against my skin.

Swan Print colorway

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OMG!!! i am in heaven.... jajajaja... i order this bra from e bay, and was really excited and scared at the same time...it is my first unlined bra in a long time, iam a 42 year old woman who has brest fed three children ( if you know what i mean) so i have been wearing padded molded bras for years being afraid that an unlined bra would not do, let me tell you how wrong i was... this cleo lily is the most beautiful and supportive bra i have right now, not even my padded and molded bras have giving me this lift and shape... ... it is just amazing, i read a lot of reviews before purchising this bra, and it has not dissapointed me, it is a wonderful, beautiful bra, i have heard that the strap separation was a problem for a lot of women, since i have narrow shoulders i thought it was not going to work for me, but i am so happy to say that it did, not a problem, another thing that had me a little nervious was the fit in the top of the cup, happy to say also that it was not a problem, it fit perfectly,the cup holds my soft breast tissue nicely , the top of the cups lay flat and gives me a perfect lifted and rounded shape. I am soooo very happy, so comfortable, soft and perfect!! will buy again for sure, i want one in every single color!!! jajajaja https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> happy happy!!!
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Magenta colourway with orange details. My first Cleo. Just arrived and is now my best-fitting bra. Very comfortable because it fits. I would describe this as a more youthful/supported version of the Envy and Jasmine: more support (because the upper is not thin stretch lace and because the side panel is bossier than the Envy), more projected, more space in the underarm (no chafing my front-of-armpit fat), narrower wires than Jasmine. Also, bra arrived firm but not heavily starched like the Jasmine did (could not wear Jasmine all-day for first several wears).

I like the fabric rather than stretch lace upper section, less bouncy, but still has room ... for my fluffy allover fullness. There is some give, so my uneven breasts do well. Projection next to the gore is the best I have - I'm not fighting the bra - and the gore is quite narrow (at least narrower than my Envy gore), but the overall wire width put together is about the same as Envy 30F (nice and narrow, even though this is a cup size larger!).

I have several little thread pulls where the straps attach, even though I've only had this for a couple weeks (hand-washing). Not equal to Panache quality, but it was half the price (Amazon). I can't bring myself to pay full price for a Cleo bra after this, since the quality is definitely inferior to Panache. Still, the fit is magical, so I'll get em on clearance.

Look forward to trying Cleo Erin & Panache Floris. I thought balconettes weren't good for me - worried about straps carrying too much weight. Here, good construction and firm upper section make it superior to a plunge for me. I'm a convert.

I have this on order in 30G in aqua: when I really swoop-and-scoop in this size and don't slouch, I do get some quadding, so I'll try the 30G and review! I'd also like to have something that accommodates my PMS size (without damaging a stretch lace bra).
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Magenta colorway

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Lovely color, very bright without being too neon or juvenile. I'm not a huge fan of orange but I think they made it work here.

I like that it gives me a nicely rounded but also projected shapes. I like my bras to lift my boobs up and out, and this does the job reasonably well.

The shape change at the very top is a little weird, but I think it works on my boobs. The one thing I don't like is that it tends to wrinkle a little right around there, even though my breast is completely filling the space, so I think it's a slight shape issue. It doesn't really show under clothes so it doesn't bother me too much.

It fits overall pretty well. I think the wires could be a little shorter and the gore is much higher than I like, but other than that I don't have many complaints. I also fit this bra in 28G in the aqua colorway.

Updated on Mar 20, 2015 Flag this

This might be my favorite bra. Wires are the right width, shape is fabulous and it's comfortable to wear all day. Offers room for center fullness, which I need. The band has stayed very firm and I haven't had to go to a smaller hook in the five months I've had it. Sometimes a little small on those big boob days, but that's why I need to find one in 30G as well!

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