I loved the way this bra looked on, and the uplift it gave. It was a tiny bit too full on top for me, though, and also too narrow in the wires for me. It cut in some at the side -- I need higher sides on a bra to keep everything contained.
Get as many as possible of these type of Cleos... it fits great, the band hugs my body and it's very comfy, plus looks great under clothes...
...as long as the clothes are nothing near sheer or white because massive white and yellow dots on black tend to be rather obvious underneath clothes which you didn't think of as see through before this. Guess the idea was rather funky and original though.
This is one of my best fitting Cleo bras. I like everything about this bra : the band and the straps are tight but stretchy enough. Melissa has quite narrow underwires which is an advantage for me because the best underwires for me are those from Ewa Michalak bras. I like the cup construction - the top of the cup doesn't cut into the breast tissue and its "deep" so well that the shape it gives is very rounded. This bra brings the breast tissue from the sides to the center and gives a perky shape.
This is my first properly-sized bra (I was wearing a 32A before, which should give you some indication of just how atrocious my old ones were), so I don't have much of a comparison base, but I've been immensely pleased with this bra so far. Not only does it look adorable, but it feels wonderful.
I'm full on top and relatively wide-set, and this bra seems to work well for that shape. Material was nice, not scratchy like I had been worried it might be. Gives a great natural shape without looking like I'm not wearing any bra at all.
I was told this bra wouldn't work with shallow breasts, and it didn't. The top of the cup gaped too much. The place where the strap and the cup meet was rough and *really* irritated my skin as soon as I put it on. Too bad, it's a really cute bra.
Quadboobing a bit https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> oh well, it'll do for now until I can get some better bras. Edit: After wearing it for a day, it feels and looks alright under clothes, but it just fits weirdly. I'm quadboobing And not quite filling out the bottom. I just don't love this bra :/
I have a shallow, wide root, and 28F fits me better than the same size in Cleo Lucy, which was too closed on top. However, I still get a "George fold" at the top of the Marcie, suggesting it's still a bit too closed/too much projection for me.
The first day, the gore was so painful that not only did I have red marks still visible the next day, but also the flesh under the skin of my sternum was really tender and sore for almost 2 days. I bent the wires away at the gore, which helped a lot. I'm also wearing it with an extender for ...now.
This bra is not the ideal shape for me, but it's really cute and I got it for 20% off, so I decided to keep it so I'd have one bra in the right size, until I found something better.
EDIT: I found something better for my wide, shallow shape - the Masquerade Alice (30+ bands only) and the Betsey Johnson Eyelet Lace demi (also 30+ only), so I gave away my Lucy to a friend with a narrower root and more projection. Read more 83 more words
Band runs a little tight, so it's great if you're between sizes. As with most Cleos, the base of the cups are shallow and the wires are quite wide. I really need deep cups and narrow wires. I also think the cups run small, as I normally wear 28G.
Despite it not really being the right shape and fit for me, it still gives great uplift. And of course the bra is totally adorable! I love the neon stars so much. But I'm purging my bra collection of any that don't fit perfectly, so I have to let it go.
What a lovely summer bra! This, like the Cleo Melissa, Meg and Natasha, fits deep through the centre and provides a lot of support. I sized up in the back (the band is quite firm) and up in the cup (as is the way with Cleo, I've found) and the fit is fantastic. Front-and-centre, lifted, well-supported. I do love this bra shape. I hope that Cleo continues to make bras of this quality, with this shape, for quite a while.
I bought this bra thinking it would not show much under shirts or t-shirts but the flowers embroidered on the bottom part of the cups really do show, so as I was looking for a reasonable alternative to a seamless t-shirt bra this was obvioulsy not a good choice. I own a Cleo Ellie in 36H and I thought by going up a cup size I would avoid the slight spillage I get in the Ellie, but this 36HH actually did not enclose my breasts at the bottom properly and the wires at the bottom next to the gore would not lie flat against my ribcage. Also, the lace at the top of the cups cut into the breast tissue giving me quadraboob effect. The band felt quite stretchy and in fact I was able to fasten the tighest hook no problem so I suppose it would strecht too much after some wear.
I found this bra's band quite stretchy. The cups seemed to fit nicely at first but after less than five minutes, i got quadrabood effect plus the breast tissue was not well enclosed at the bottom of the cup next to the center gore. As I have put on some weight recently I decided to go up a cup size from my Cleo Ellie but I did not expect to get a poor fit in this size. Besides, I ordered this bra mainly to wear under summer clothing as an alternative to a plain nude t-shirt bra and although the fabric is very nice, I found that the flower embroidery on the botoms of the cups really do show under shirts and t-shirts. Sad to return it but changing sizes will not help to make it work for me.
I've lusted after this bra and found a good deal on ebay. Since I have put on a little weight I thought I would try a G cup. My Lucy in FF is giving me slight quadro-boob at the moment but unfortunately it proved too big in the cup. I probably should have known since I have a George in 30G that fits in the cups (need to use an extender though). Well, too bad. Didn't return it since they didn't have it in 32ff and now consider trying to make the cups smaller since I got it really cheap and would very much like to keep and use it. Could of course come in handy as a back up if my weight changes.
Fits really well. Started off with a 32G since I wear the Juna in 30GG and figured I would need a similar size as they are both lightly padded. It proved too big in the cups though, and I exchanged it for this 32FF. The band feels perfect on the loosest hook and the center gore lies flat. It's very comfortable and very pretty. I like the colorway a lot.
The only negative thing to say is that it pushes the boobs a little apart, not creating an east-west look but a little less projected cleavage than I'm used to with my unpadded Cleos. It's a very subtle thing ...though and can of course also be convenient. If I use a clip to make a racer back, the cleavage is like the unpadded bras. The profile is also flatter than an unpadded bra, but only slightly.
The straps are a little too far apart but not uncomfortably so, and they don't slip off. They adjust all the way. There is a small ruffle on the straps that look nice.
I bought the matching heigh waisted briefs and it's a beautiful set.
I've worn it twice when writing this. Read more 86 more words
Definitely one of the most beautiful Cleo bras. The cups run true to size, I confirm that the band is a little bit looser than in Melissa, fits ok on the 2nd hook and I wouldn't go down a size. Bella is very comfortable, the straps are longer than in Melissa, the cup construction seems improved since Zia, the edge of the cup doesn't cut into breast tissue and there's no empty space in the top section of the cups.
Can it be...? I think it is - a bra success! There are some slight imperfections for me - mainly the straps/wings want to chafe my armpits. This may be more of a concern for me than others though, since my work requires me to constantly use my arms' full range of motion. Aka I am grinding against my straps on any bra almost constantly. Surprisingly, it wasn't as painful as it could have been - after a while it seemed like the fabric loosened a little and got more cozy. Aside from that, there's some wrinkles at the base, meaning either not quite enough depth OR the ...wires are the wrong shape (a hair too wide, most likely). Still not sure which it is, but I will say this - I can finally *breathe* in a bra, I'd almost forgotten what I'd been missing. NO COMPRESSED FEELING NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT. Added bonus: the band is quite tight!
The shape is pretty freakin' awesome, I feel like superwoman in this bra, and I haven't been able to say that since I could fit into the Freya Deco.
I think this bra is a great alternative for someone who got more gaping in the Cleo Marcie than they'd like - the Zia fits similarly, but the cut of the top is very well suited to even or fuller on bottom shapes. Read more 126 more words
I received this bra from uptight on 5/23/2013. The first thing I noticed about the bra was how soft the cups are. This band has a bit of stretch to it, measuring anywhere from 36" (super break the tape measurement), to 38" (loose measurement.) However, this is wonderful for me. The band is supportive, but not tight or uncomfortable.
The fabric at the top of the cup does not lay flat, but as I've heard, it's not supposed to lay flat.
I also love that this bra does not show through my thin clothing.
I feel very lifted. This bra gives a rounded shape. Underwires are wide, but manage not to irritate my hidradenitis suppurativa, which is always going to be a plus.
If anything I would have liked closer set straps, but they do not irritate my arms.
