This bra looks cute! But it does not fit me well. I have wrinkling at the bottom of the cups and the band is *so large* that nothing stays in place for very long. I'm currently spilling out of some 36FF Freya bras so I think I need 34GG size. This bra would work well for someone between a 36 and 38 band size as it stretches all the way to 38 inches. It is cute looking and I'm sure would fit well for the right person. I had no poking issues with it, just not the right fit for me.
Good, sturdy plunge from Freya. Cup fit well when I first bought it, now there's a little slackness and wrinkling. This is not unusual, I've found, for Freya bras. Straps and band still seem quite firm. One thing I would say is that the straps on this bra seem a little more wide set than most - they tend to slip off my shoulders a little too easily, although this may be a problem particular to my shape as I tend to get this problem more frequently with wide set straps. Having wide set breasts, I actually find these kind of straps unhelpful, as they tend to be pushed further to the side than they normally would be. The bows on the straps, whilst pretty, I do find mildly annoying under clothes.
Love, love, love this bra. Simply the most beautiful bra Freya bra I own. That, coupled with the fact that it's definitely on the impractical side of things (i.e. thin, delicate, not to be worn under the everyday t-shirt/smooth clothing), it's testament to the all-round greatness of the bra that it's on been on such heavy rotation for a while now that it's not looking so fresh and pretty as when I first bought it anymore https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />
The cups fit me (smallish for my size, wider in the middle, less on top) very, very well. No gape or wrinkle. The band and straps still fit well considering how frequently I wear it. This is one of those bras you want to save for special occasions but end up wearing all the time because it's so damn sweet and makes you feel great.
Wore this to death when I first got it. Perfect fit in the cup, also very soft, so comfy whilst being supportive and snug. It's just about thick enough for regular wear, but not thick enough to cover cold nipples..! Something about the quiet print makes it look very delicate and pretty for a simple bra.
Got the black with white floral print, which is fading gradually but perhaps I just wore it too much in the beginning. Cup is a really great fit for me; only a tiny bit of gaping right now, none in the beginning (or wrinkles), and to be honest having had it for a year and a half it's probably coming to the end of its life anyway (as with other Freya bras the straps have loosened quite a bit).
Such a good, subtle colour combination on this one. The print itself however is a bit meh. I totally do not fill the cups, despite having the bra on rotation as one I regularly wear (strictly only under clothes where severe cup wrinkle will not show...). It is very pretty, and supportive, but it seems to me that I'm just not the right shape for the cup - the top of which fits flush to my skin, very little gaping at all, and the band nice and snug. Because of the excellent overall fit (it gently lifts in a way that other Freya balconettes don't) I had actually thought the wrinkle I was getting in the cups (really quite a lot of it compared to other, similar Freya styles I own) was some kind of ruched design..!
So, so pretty & fits like a dream. I have this in bubblegum pink & the colour is gorgeous. I don't normally fit well into plunge styles (being wider, less on top), and these cups are particularly high - but the top of the cup fits flush to the skin.
The band and straps are a good fit, too. I normally find Freya 28s a little loose, but this seems fine (so far, I should say - the bra is relatively new and I do find that Freya bras get much, much looser after wear compared to other brands). Just thought I'd submit a brief rave review for this great little bra, because although I love a lot of the pretty Freya styles (the plunge, lace-y styles I mean), the cups don't tend to be quite perfect on me, sometimes wrinkling or gaping a tiny bit at the top - but the Jolie is probably the best fit I've found with the brand.
This is the bra I was fitted with when I got properly measured as a 28DD a couple of years ago. The band support was initially great (especially as I measure up as a 26/27" ) but like other Freya bras I found it became elastically and loose very quickly. Same with the thick straps on this one - they had started unravelling to the point where I couldn't wear it after 6 months or so (maybe because I was adjusting them a little too much trying to compensate for the cup mis-fit..!).
Unfortunately the Freya Deco was not a great fit for me. The push up and ...cleavage, as has been frequently noted - is excellent, but like others with smaller cup sizes, I had trouble filling out the top of the cups (which come up very high) and once the band/straps got more loose, the cups really gaped to the point where it showed quite ridiculously under clothes. This is perhaps something particular to my size - I don't tend to fill out the top of cups very well, especially in plunge styles.
Having experimented with lots of other Freya styles since, I think it is the particular Deco style which doesn't work for my shape. I tried the Deco on again in store a few months back, but realised the cups were just too gape-y, and this is a problem that unfortunately would only be exacerbated when the straps become looser. Shame as it seems so popular & I would love to find something similar that fits well, cup-wise (i.e. something that can work as a t-shirt bra but at the same time look excellent with low cut/summer tops). Read more 173 more words
I purchased this at the same time as the 30E Carys longline bra, yet this one fits bigger in both the cups and band (confirmed by measurements). Though slight, the differences are just enough to make it too big for me, so I'm returning it. I simply don't fill out the cups.
See my reviews for the Carys longline and the Just Flew In longline for more info about this cut - pretty good for shallow shapes.
I have this in Firecracker and it isn't a colour I would normally buy, except it was on sale and with all the positive reviews on the Freya Deco (4234), I couldn't resist. It's very loud, but so beautiful. I was worried that the cups will run big based on the usual Deco reviews, but they actually fit pretty well, except for some slight gaps when my posture isn't that great (probably more my fault than the bra's). The straps are thick and comfortable, and don't cut in even though I needed to shorten the straps a lot.
It does give my full on the bottom breasts ...pretty good cleavage, though not a pushed-up and pushed-together kind, so it's pretty work-friendly. The fabric is nice and smooth. I wish the moulded padding was a bit thinner though! The tops of the cups do show through T-shirts!
Another complaint is the band that runs big! If you can go down a band size, please do so. I can't, because this is already a 28 band, and I have to put it straight on the middle hook. The tightest hook actually feels comfortable too. Read more 84 more words
The top of the 28E - Freya ยป Deco (4234) cup gapes a bit after I settle into the bra a little after swooping and scooping. There is a noticeable gap between the top of the cup and my breast after about 30 minutes. It looks like the cup shape is a little too "round" for my breast shape, but other than that minor issue, the bra fits fairly well.
I would liken it closer to a 30E over a 28E, which is common among Freya bras.
As expected, this bra was to big (I ordered a 32D while I normally wear a 28DD) but I just had to try it because it's so cute! The bra was softer than I expected. The lining isn't stiff at all, it kinda feels like a T-shirt. The colours are 50's style girly, and I would loved it if it did fit.
This should be 2 bandsizes to big, but the bra felt thigh for a 32 band. It still wasn't a good fit, but a 30 band would probably be (just guessing though, haven't tried it). And despite that the cupsize should be a size to big, it looked like it was to small (if I pushed the centre gore into place, I was quadboobing). The cups were also around the same measurements as my 28DD bra's, not what I was expecting from a 32D cup.
This was my first unpadded bra so I was quite nervous, but I was surprised at how well the bra shaped me and how well it fit! Like most Freya bras, the band is stretchier than usual so I sized down from my usual 32FF to 30FF.
The only notable discomfort is that the gore poked against my bony sternum uncomfortably the first time I wore it, but since then it has been fine.
Definitely not for bottom-heavy shallow breasts. Top already gapping, yet the bottom of the cup feels so tight that it almost hurts. If you have a full-on-top shape, it might work.
Despite the fact that I marked off pretty much every fit issue possible, this bra is...actually really comfortable? One of the closest I've gotten to the Holy Grail "feels like I'm wearing nothing at all (nothing at all, nothing at all)" bra. I have no idea what pre-Bra Epiphany me would think if you told her that someday she'd forget she was wearing a bright fuchsia mesh bra with a big cyan bow in the cleavage.
The band is not very stretchy, which I like. It rides up a little on the loosest hooks, but I don't feel it sliding around my back all day, and I don't mind ...wearing it on the second set (not as much as I probably should, anyway) because it doesn't feel like it will stretch out that quickly. For reference, I measure 27.5" underbust and am pretty bony.
I can't tell if the cup size is wrong or if the shape is just not that compatible with my breasts. It's definitely quite pointy, which I don't mind, but the apex of the cup sits about 1-2 cm above my nipples, so things can get a little weird if I get cold. I fill the whole cup just fine, no wrinkling. I think that, on me, some of the pointiness also comes from the three-part construction, where the inside-center piece (the one with the embroidery) sits very flat when the cup is filled and squashes down my breast tissue in the center. I'm pretty full in the center so my ideal cup shape would be more rounded here, but this actually works well for minimizing cleavage under work tops that would be completely inappropriate if I wore, say, a Deco.
The mesh is comfortable and not at all scratchy, no complaints there. The fabric on the wire channels feels a little thinner than on some other bras, and the wires are definitely pokey if I bend over, both in the center (where it's poking breast tissue--ow) and on the sides (where it's poking ribs instead--still ow). I think this would work well if your breasts are full on the bottom with a lot of projection and a little less fullness in the center than I've got. Read more 260 more words
This bra is too small on me. Because it doesn't fit the shape is REALLY pointy. It has a reputation for being great for full on bottom boobs. Freya in general also has a rep for having slightly more narrow and deeper cups than Panache and Curvy Kate. Probably not as narrow as Ewa.
This bra is sheer in G- cupsizes. In GG+ there is an extra layer of mesh. This is still relatively see through when held up to light, but once you put the bra on you can't tell it's sheer at all.
The wires are too narrow for me. I have heard that this bra runs big, but I think that's because it has a bit more space at the top (ie good for full on top ladies). I've heard that Freya's wires in my current size often bend back from a tight band which can distort the fit... Nonetheless, I'd love to try this in my current size anyway. The straps are a little thick, but have a cute criss-cross design on them, and are stretchy and comfy! The band is tighter than a typical Freya, but it feels pretty nice.
Tried this on in a Debenhams, didn't buy it in the end as after wearing it for a few (..ahem, ok, maybe 20-30 minutes I was agonizing over whether to get it or not, plus trying to attract attention from a fitting lady to get some advice etc!) minutes the underwires in the central gore had rubbed on the middle of my chest causing red marks and pain. Such a shame as fitted PERFECTLY elsewhere...very supportive fitting underband, lovely fitting cups...part of me is wondering if I would get used to it over time or if I just needed to readjust straps etc to allow the underband of the bra to sit lower down, this pulling the gore and wires down...hmm. Shame.
