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

I ordered this from Bare Necessities partly for bra science and partly to see if it would win me over!

I really love the prints Freya has been putting out for their swim line, this one is really lovely. It has a black background with a pink and blue-green print on top. It has little pink detailing on the edge of the cups (the top) which is super cute.

This top is their plunge style, and it has one vertical seam on the inner third of the cup. The wires are a little ... bit flexible, but not much, maybe 1-1.5cm out (so around 0.5”). It definitely gives more of a bra-look because of the straps, but the print makes up for it. The straps are fully adjustable, which I thought was nice. It gives me a natural shape/look which is what I prefer for swim tops. I don’t usually like any padding or extra foam layers on top. This is the first time I’m actually trying on a bra sized swim top and it feels so comfy and supportive!

There is soft, flexible boning on the wings which give the top more structure, but these don’t hurt like some of the other cheaper swim tops I’ve tried.

The band has one plastic closure, so no tighter adjustments are available. The closure is smaller than the other Freya top I tried, but seems sturdy. The band is snug, but not tight, pretty much perfect! Much better than the wire-free Freya style I tried! This one is 24.8” in length unstretched (63cm) and stretches to around 30” (76cm). It probably stretches more, I don’t pull too much to get this measurement.

The bottoms... I hate them!! I got the string tie bottoms in a size M, and like the other Freya bottom I tried, they were way too loose for me. I usually buy M bottoms in everything, so this is a surprise, not sure if this brand runs large for their bottoms or not since I have only tried two styles so far. I measure 39.5” (100cm) at the fullest part of my hips. These bottoms are very full coverage as well which I hate. (I will add some measurements of the bottom to the pictures for reference!).

Compared to the Zamba Print, this print is even bigger, and looser in the butt. I have added pictures comparing the two. I think I will match this style top to some pink bottoms that I have because I really like it and I don’t really like any of the other matching bottom styles they offer.
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