The cups on this bra feel a bit shorter than my other Freya Decos, but not by much. It's comparable to the cups on the Deco Crystal. The straps on this bra are thinner than other Decos. It's got a satin-like texture which may result in some slippage in the adjuster, though I've yet to experience it myself. Otherwise, they feel as good as any other Deco strap.
Runs small in the cups and tight in the band. My measurements are 27" tightly/29" loosely, and the 30 fits very tight - no way I could fit into a 28 band in this style.
Dear, dear Hello Dolly. This was one of the first bras I purchased after finding out my true size, and we have shared many happy days together. It's so soft and comfortable I barely know I'm wearing it, and it is cute to boot (I *love* the matryoshka doll print and the teal/red/blush colour scheme!)
It fit well, for a while, when I was between a 30FF and a G cup. I noticed quite quickly that the band was too loose to stay in place on my tapered rib cage, so I shortened it. It was after that I discovered that the embroidered trim and connecting seam both cut into my breasts; this quadboob is barely noticeable unless I wear very, very clingy tops (lucky, I never do). I would like a little more depth at the bottom, though, as my boobs usually settle ~1 cm above the wires. Like I wrote it's incredibly comfy, so I still get a lot of wear out of it, even if it's not a perfect fit.
As others have said, this runs a full size big in the band and cup. I normally wear 28F and 26F/24FF would have been ideal, but Freya only makes bands up to 28. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> I have this in the "nude" colourway, which is just skintone coloured. I would say this shade would suit light to light-medium skintones. Probably not 'nude' enough for those who are pale, tanned or dark. The band is way too large for my 26 inch underbust, of course. I have to wear this on the tightest hooks immediately, and will probably have to alter it very quickly. I'd say this ...bra probably suits those who have evenly shaped to FoT breasts. The shape is definitely not compatible with my full-on-bottom boobs. Although the depth is ridiculously small, the top of the cups sort of have a straight line instead of curving towards the body. This bra demands quite a bit of upper fullness, which I lack. I end up with gaping and the top of the cups curling because my boobs don't have a lot of upper fullness and they refuse to conform to the cups. Although this shares many similarities with the Parfait Casey since they're both bras that run big in the cups, there's a few differences. First off- the Casey bra's top actually curves toward the body, making it more easy to accomodate to the breast. The material of the cups are also not as frigid as the Deco. Overall, the Casey is the clear winner, though I still have to alter the band. I have now altered the band down to a 26 and it fits me A LOT better. Although it still isn't a perfect fit, I now have cleavage and very minimal gaping. Read more 187 more words
Due to this being a plunge bra, the cup depth measurement is a bit misleading. The deepest part of the bra actually isn't in between the two wires: this is to make room for exposed cleavage I guess https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
I really like this bra, and find it very supportive due to it being a longline, despite the fact that Freya bras run a little big in the back.
I get very very slight quad boob on my bigger side (half a cup size if that), but definitelt one of my favourites for fit and sexy factor. I don't have any issues with rolling up. The only other possible negative is that the wires are relatively low under my arm.
I took my usual size in this despite everyone saying it runs large. The band seems TTS, if a bit stretchy. There's a bit of gaping on the top edge of the cup, especially on my smaller breast. Not sure if a cup size down will help as I think it would ultimately be too small. Straps are a bit wider than I'd like, but because the material is so soft it's not irritating. Gives excellent lift and pretty killer cleavage, nice rounded shape. All in all, it's a beautiful, comfortable bra, and I'm fairly sure I'll be keeping it, though I may try it in in a 32E just to see how it fits.
I am normally a shallow 28D. The cups in the Deco Moulded Soft Cup are pretty big (as in tall/wide), though, so the 28C fit me much better than the 28D. I tried them both on.
This is a comfy bra, especially because it has no underwire! After I scoop and swoop in the morning, I do find that my breast tissue migrates a bit more back towards my sides throughout the day. Not to the detriment of the fit for me - just less pseudo-cleavage.
In general this is great for wearing under tight shirts, except for the bows that it has at the junction ...between the cup and the shoulder straps, which show through! That is probably my only real gripe with this bra, which otherwise, is great.
I know the review will say this bra doesn't fit, but it really fits me just fine - or, as well as I've been able to find so far. The lack of official fit is because there is some looseness between the top of the cups and my chest. However, this bra is great in that it doesn't look weird or awkward at all. You only really notice if you tug on the top of the cup. I think part of it has to do with how wide set the straps are; they're not so wide set that they fall off or anything, but even when you pull the straps pretty snug, they don't really pull the top of the cup tight against my chest. One of my breasts is smaller than the other, and there's a little more gapping at the top of that one. To really pull the cup tight to my chest I had to make the shoulder strap uncomfortably tight; so I just leave it loser and no one really notices the looseness at the top of the bra. Read more 213 more words
I think this bra is for people who are full on top. The gap at the top is unreal. The moulded style of the cups makes this bra very specific in shape and is not very flexible.
This bra fits me better than other Freya non-padded bras as it has wider wires, a firmer band, only vertical seams, and a more open top.
As others have said, it gives a round shape. And generally I like the look - I wasn't a big fan of it when I saw it on hangers, but its one of those times when trying something on changed my mind.
I'm not sure the side panel is necessary for me (or most breasts around my size) - it isn't taut near my armpit (but neither does it gape).
I thought that the wires were wide enough for me until I wore it through the day and realised it ended up on my breast tissue, so have since bent the wires and it's much better...
Edit - lost weight so now band and cup are too big.
I have shallow breasts with a tall root. I typically wear a 30D and prefer a snug band, so since I've heard that Freya's bands are stretchy, I sistersized down to a 28DD. The wires are slightly wider (<1/4") than my breasts, and I believe I have an average root.
The cups don't suit my tall roots perfectly: there's a bit of a shape mismatch. You can only tell if you look closely. I get slight gapping near the gore, but I lack inner fullness.
That said, those are small gripes, and it is a GREAT molded t-shirt bra. It is incredibly comfortable and doesn't poke me in any weird ways, and I don't need to adjust anything. However, for those of you who are of a warm or darker complexion, the "nude" color is more of a light pink, so for me, it doesn't work under white shirts.
I will likely also buy this in black, it's perfect for everyday purposes.
I bought this bra on eBay after reading reviews saying that it was ideal for wide and shallow chests, and I have to agree! This bra fits true to size for me and is quite tight. My only fit issue is that I have some slight gaping on the inner part of the cups near the gore because my breasts are a little more wide-set, but other than that it is a perfect fit for me.
This bra is an engineering marvel. If you had told my 15-year-old self that I would one day own a strapless bra and actually WEAR IT, successfully, with strapless tops, I would have laughed in your face. And yet! Freya went ahead and proved me wrong. While I could stand to have a band size smaller in this (there are only two rows of hooks) I have worn it out, strapless, into the real world on multiple occasions so far with my shoulders happily bare without any nip-slips or belt bras or anything. I've adjusted it about as often as I adjust my normal bras. The cup does ...turn up a bit on the bottom - I can't quite fill it out down there, but quad boob is not a concern with the high center gore and equally high, stiff cups. The longline is beautiful and elegant. The removable straps that come with the bra are eh - once I took them off to experiment with the strapless I haven't felt the need to put them back on. The shape is not as high and perky as I'm used to now (especially since I started wearing Comexim) but it's an acceptable trade-off IMO. Overall very pleased! Read more 98 more words
Love this bra, only wish it would come in a 30GG. Fits my breasts perfectly, but is slightly loose in size 32 band. I use the tightest hook and it is "okay."
This is a very comfortable bra. It's more rounded than other Freyas I've tried, which I quite like. The fabric is very soft and comfortable. The wires are relatively narrow, which fits me perfectly. The band seems to be a little large - however, I did receive this bra used so there's a very good chance it's simply stretched out from being well-loved. I fastened it on the second hook from the get-go.
I got this after trying the 30H. I sized up knowing a) the bra is not really suited to my shape, and b) I am not a 32H -- the band is too big (though in fairness the 30 was a little tight). So let's break this down.
For reference, these days I'm calling myself full on bottom, fairly narrow root, fairly close-set, LOTS of projection. The best fit I've found so far is the Cleo Marcie.
Pros--reasons I went with this bra knowing it wasn't a great fit:
-The shape is somewhat minimizing and uplifting on me, which means it's great for wearing under dresses without quite enough room in ...the bust--it minimizes and lifts enough for empire waists to fit under my breasts when normally they sit on the tissue somewhat. -I wanted a nice nude bra -It's quite comfortable. -Fabric is lovely and it looks pretty good. Gore is fairly low on me and the tops are very open, which makes it great for anything low-cut
Cons:
-Cups are way too wide for me -- unsurprising since I'm pretty narrow AND sized up. -Cups are also quite shallow. There's about an inch of empty space in the bottom. The shape reminds me of how the Panache Harmony was on me, though it's much more comfortable than the Harmony, which my projected breasts distorted like crazy. -Straps are quite wide-set. -The corollary to the low-cut pro is that I get a lot of bounce in the top of the cup because of all the exposed tissue.
These cons are shape-compatibility issues combined with the fact that I was forced to size up to 32H, since there's no 30HH. (strap-width and cup-width in particular). If you are full on bottom, narrow, and projected this is probably not the best bra for you. It is, however, the most comfortable shape-incompatible bra I've worn, and it looks really nice under clothes. Read more 204 more words
I bought this bra because the Freya Arabella is a pretty good to great fit (depending on time of month) and I'd heard this cut family allowed for slightly less upper fullness. Which I think is true - although the cups look laughably too deep initially, once I've swooped and scooped it fits the larger breast quite well, with far less upper apex emptiness than the Arabella. I do still get the tiniest Freya wrinkle, though. I might look into taking in the upper lace section, because it gapes something fierce on the smaller breast.
Band is stretchy but firm, what I've come to think of as typically Freya.
As difficult as strapless bras are, I think I've found a winner with this one. It's not perfect, but it's the best one I've ever had, and I'm not inclined to go looking for another.
My complaints: Either the cup is a tad small, or the shape isn't quite right for my breasts. I have even fullness, maybe a little full on top, and it cuts in ever so slightly on the top of my breasts. I think it's a shape issue rather than a size issue because going an entire cup size up would probably be too big. Also, I wish the wires were a little wider and ...a little taller, but I think that about all the Freya bras I own.
Good things about this bra: It doesn't flatten my breasts to the side like the other strapless bras I've owned! This was my main beef with the others I had, so I'm stoked that this one doesn't do that. I'm also a big fan of the optional strap placements. There are two strap positions on the front and the back, so there are a lot of possibilities there. Read more 84 more words
Regular Deco and I parted ways about a year ago, after I accepted that its gore would always be too damn wide. I picked up the longline with low expectations and high hopes (from a store with free shipping) and...its gore is too damn wide. It doesn't tack, either--my projected, center-full boobs push the cups out and I get quadboob. So much quadboob. But the sides of the cups are empty enough that I think this is probably the correct cup volume for me (somewhere around a 28GG/H these days), so it does seem to run big in the cup, much like the Deco plunge. It's hard to gauge when the shape is so off...much like the Deco plunge. I really don't know what I was expecting.
I have a flared ribcage, so longline bands often fit me kind of oddly. This one feels comfortably snug and very supportive. If the cup shape were even slightly compatible with my breasts I'd probably keep it just for that--more strapless longlines, please!
My right breast which is half a cup to a cup bigger than my left has a slight quad boob effect at times in this bra whereas the left breast doesn't quite fill the cup. However, the sides of the breasts feel supported, so I'm not quite concerned about the slight gap in the left cup. The underwires fit me very snugly, which makes me feel very secure. Though I wish the wings were slightly taller to really encase all the tissue beneath the arms, it's really minimal especially visually.
The shape the bras gives is not rounded, so I'll have to be careful with what I wear ...on top.
Lastly, the material sagged throughout the day so that it provided less support and needed its straps shortened. I also really felt the height and width of the center gore as the day wore on. Where the center gore ends, my breasts are barely a finger apart, but I didn't register this as a huge concern when I first put on the bra. At the end of the day though, it did get a bit irritating and then slightly painful. Read more 81 more words
It is amazing how rounded your profile is in the Faye. I didn't know Freya's unlined balcony bras could do that. Good find!