note: I ordered this before my size change. This is why I didn't originally get the 30GG.

I really like this bra, but I don't think it fits. What I'm afraid of is that in 30GG the wires would be a little too wide for me. However, if I can still find it I *might* give it a try. However, my boobs really feel like they're at the point where neither of these sizes will fit just right.

The cups on this one are very sturdy, I like that. They're three part cups with a horizontal and a vertical seam. They provide very good lift and for me (weirdly) a ... pretty nice, rounded shape as well. I say weirdly, because despite Cleo bras being a success for many, they are not a success for me. I still shudder to think of bullet boob Marcie. But I quite like the side view in this bra. I get some side spillage on my larger side and obviously, the lack of stretch in the cups makes it so I get some slight in-cup quadding. Nothing too bad, though, and I think under a thicker shirt it wouldn't show. On my smaller side I get both in cup quadding, and then I can't quite fill out the top part of the cup.
Along the wire I get some wrinkling, probably because the cups are just plain too small.
I will say though, I think this bra has the perfect projection at the wire for me. Feels really good to have cups that are so wonderfully deep in all the right places. This is mainly why I'm considering getting this in 30GG.

The wires on this one are quite narrow, but I don't know why, it's as if my roots have expanded horizontally, these wires just don't feel so well. Again, perhaps it has to do with the cups just being small and my boobs feeling squished, but I feel as if the wires are just about sitting on my breast tissue and overall it's very uncomfortable feeling. The gore is narrow and tacks perfectly as usual.

The band is nice and snug, not too tight but it doesn't budge when I move and I like that a lot. It only has two hooks https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />.

I wish the straps on this were thicker https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> Thin straps + big boobs is a bad combination. There is some serious weight there, please bra companies, take note. It needs to be distributed better. The straps feel like they're long enough but after 5 minutes they start cutting in cause they're getting pulled on.

Overall, I like Lily. A lot. The print is gorgeous. There's only one in 30GG left, I might get it but we shall see. I'll decide today.
On a different note, this bra is discontinued, is there a replacement for it?
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About me: size 30FF/G or 32F/FF but most comfortable in 30G. Very projected, close set breasts with short and narrow roots. Even vertical fullness and center full. Best fitting bra is Cleo Hettie in 30G.

I think that this is the one! I'm so sad that this bra is discontinued because it is my best fit yet! The gore is low enough that it actually tacks and only digs into my breast a little (I have this happen with pretty much anything that isn't a plunge, and my tissue is too soft and center full for plunges to really work on me). I don't have any quadding, ... and the cups give me a completely round and uplifted shape that reminds me of a grapefruit.

The only thing that I dislike about this bra is the color. The blue and pink are a just too cotton candy/bubblegum for me, so I'd like to dye this to a darker color if possible. I'm pretty young, but I've never been super girly (I prefer things that are more delicate and feminine) so this is just my preference.
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dyed purple

Updated on Jun 20, 2017 Flag this

Me: narrow, projected, FoT, close-set, center-full, soft tissue.

Good feeling of support. I see more fit issues than I feel. Gore a finger-width of tacking. In-cup quadding along the cup seams (the joys of soft tissue), center-quadding. Cups seem to be open enough, and band feels nice and firm. I adore the colors. Up a cup size or 2 would probably be a better fit, but this bra is discontinued so it's impossible to find.

Aqua/Pink colorway

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Updated on Jun 13, 2017 Flag this

This bra fits true to size in the band and the cups.

I'm somewhat narrow, short rooted, mostly even, and quite projected, and this bra works very well for that.

magenta colorway

Updated on Jul 09, 2016 Flag this

This bra fits true to size in the band and a little small in the cups (compared to the other colorways), but not enough for me to size up.

I'm somewhat narrow, short rooted, mostly even, and quite projected, and this bra works very well for that.

aqua/pink colorway

Updated on Jul 09, 2016 Flag this

I was so excited to finally find a Lily in my size, as it seems to be a very popular option in my size range. This bra was slightly too large in the cup, I think my ideal size would be a 28G. However, my breasts are also a very strange shape in this bra--I've attached photos trying to show this, but the outer sides of the cup are completely flat, while my breasts are slung forward and centered--its quite a strange look, and one I can't imagine most people get in the Lily. I'm not sure why I'm having this issue, perhaps it is due to my heavy breasts or very soft tissue, but those are just guesses. I had the same issue with the 28G - Cleo » Minnie Balconnet Bra (7431) . Its rather disappointing, because I love everything else about this bra--great colors, comfortable, and great proportions on cup width and wing height.

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Updated on May 29, 2016 Flag this

This magenta is larger in band and cup than my 30G aqua. The band is perfect for me, same as my 30FF magenta, but the cups are too large (very loose on top). This is frustrating because I have a 30FF magenta, and the cups are just a wee bit too small than is proper for me in that one. Oh well!

Magenta/Orange colorway

Updated on Feb 19, 2016 Flag this

Bought at the beginning of my bra-fitting journey while still figuring out my shape before moving to Polish brands. At the time it was probably the first bra that managed to stay in my IMF, and I loved, loved, loved the profile view, which is absolutely perfectly round and super ideal; it seems to lift the bust in a way that makes your waist more visible by comparison. However, this bra no longer fits as I have lost a little weight and therefore the upper tissue needed to fill it out completely. The aqua blue and pepto-bismol pink reminds me of the 1950's... it's bright, fun, happy and very youthful looking, and though I appreciate that aesthetic I tend to stick with EM's more subdued-colored SM cuts these days.

Blue/Pink colorway

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Updated on Feb 06, 2016 Flag this

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.

Updated on Jan 09, 2016 Flag this

So obviously this bra is too big. I ordered it on a whim a good while back because it was cheap and I was figuring out my size.

Weirdly, the gore on this one feels fine, but the gore on my 30FF digs into my sternum uncomfortably. Not sure why.

It's comfy, and not absurdly too big. I think I'm going to keep it around in preparation for the next time my breasts grow (as I sadly suspect they will continue to do).

EDIT: Boobs have since grown, bra now fits excellently. Pictures now out of date.

Updated on May 23, 2015 Flag this