It's one of my most comfortable and best fitting bras. I am not a big fan of how this bra looks like, but it gives perfect shape for me.

black colorway

Updated on Sep 07, 2020 Flag this

It’s great but not my size, and the shop I got it from is closed so I can’t take it back. I put the comfort as “excellent” because the band and straps are perfect, the cups are just not quite right for my shape and size.

Black colorway

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Updated on Sep 05, 2020 Flag this

I keep trying moulded plunges to see if I can find one that fits. This one does seem to have some projection, but is still shaped wrong for me. I need a wider wire. I think more FOT or evenly full breasts would work better in this bra.

Chambre (blue) colorway

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Updated on Sep 03, 2020 Flag this

I'm surprised this fits even thought my sister size should be 36dd, not 36d. Will measure later.
The straps are not soft. They are scratchy on the edges. The material isn't quite lace and is rough at all seems. It does have a lace top layer covering the bottom half of the cups and the band. Leaves texture imprint on skin after 8 hours wear.
It's not long line, but does have an inch of lace below the band.
Underwire is comfortable. Shape is almost too short.
Very mustard in color. California gold is apparently a fall color.?
I wouldn't buy more, but I'll wear this over the hassle of returning to another country.

Updated on Aug 28, 2020 Flag this

This bra is perfect, I love the shape and feel. I've had it for quite a while now and it is holding strong. The only thing that is a bit annoying or disappointing, so that the cup line at the top is very noticeable under tight shirts, but it is more of an aesthetic thing than a fit thing.

Black colorway

Updated on Aug 25, 2020 Flag this

I've only worn this twice and it didn't fit me very well, so I can't really judge the comfort.The construction seems to be of good quality, but the cup sizing seems to be made for someone who is more projected than me -- I am very shallow. The cups gape a ton on me, and are pretty much empty in the upper half of the cup, even though they are well-filled on the bottom half.

Updated on Aug 21, 2020 Flag this

Beautiful bra, but the wires are too wide for my shape and make my boobs stick out to the side too much. I get gapping on the top outside of the cup, maybe because I'm not full enough on top.

White colorway

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Updated on Aug 17, 2020 Flag this

Wow, this is such a pretty bra. Ebay seller sent me a size too small, but the bra probably wouldn't have worked for my close-set breasts anyway (gore too high). Also, FYI, this size has only 1 hook!

Black (pattern) colorway

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Updated on Aug 13, 2020 Flag this

Aside from being wildly the wrong size, this seems like a good bra and I will order in another size.

Soft, basic bra with no frills or interesting detail. It'll get the job done.

The band did not have much stretch to it.

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Updated on Aug 13, 2020 Flag this

Despite the bratabase system telling me it doesn't fit, I actually rather like it. The problems are temporary or situational: if I wear this bra strapless as intended, the top of the cup cuts into my tissue a tiny bit. If I wear any version of straps with it, this goes away and is most likely caused by my back shape, i.e having the band lie a bit too low in the back.

nude colorway

Updated on Aug 12, 2020 Flag this

Gorgeous bra! The fabrics are very soft and beautiful. This gave me a strange shape. I am center-full, and this exaggerated it, pushing my breasts into a straight line from outer edge of underwire to my nipple.. However, I do need to go up a band, and possibly cup, size for a comfortable fit.

White colorway

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Updated on Aug 11, 2020 Flag this

Offers a lot of support, but the cup and gore are too wide for me, making it quite uncomfortable. The wires at the side of the gore dig into the side of my breasts, the cups gape on the outside of my breast. There is not enough projection, so my boobs push the wires down out of my IMF. The spacer foam cups are soft and comfortable and have a lot of stretch which is good for the changes in fullness while nursing, but it can also be a little annoying when you pull the cup down for nursing as it lifts my breast and causes a little pressure that makes my already fast letdown even stronger. I would rate it 6/10. A good bra, but not for me.

Nude colorway

Updated on Aug 09, 2020 Flag this

I think this bra is similar to a full cup. The plunge is not very low. And it both cuts into my breast tissue and has a large amount of empty space at the top of the cup. The gore is much higher than it looks in the stock photo. Maybe it would work better for FOT or even fullness. The cup also seems large for a 30FF.

Coral colorway

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Updated on Aug 09, 2020 Flag this

Me: Average projection. Fuller on bottom. Slightly wider left breast (I suspect this breast is also 1-2 ml taller than my other breast). Maybe tall roots? Usually wear 28DD or 30D.

Wonderful bra! This bra fits me really well. It's a great t-shirt bra because the lines don't even show through shirts, which is difficult for me to find. Very comfortable and bra doesn't dig into my chest. The only con for the bra is that the bows that connect the straps to the cups kinda show through shirts as small bumps.

Sapphire colorway

Updated on Aug 08, 2020 Flag this

So far, I think this most recent purchase is my favourite fitting bra that I've ever had.

A bit about me: I have wide, short, high roots. Higher than average projection, with soft tissue. I'm technically slightly FOT but functionally FOB, so it kind of evens out. I'm pretty close set, and have pretty balanced inner/outer fullness. I think I have pretty average shoulder width so I never have issues with straps falling down. One tricky area for me is my Tails of Spence. Without a bra, they are noticeable, but when I have a bra on and am properly supported, because my breast tissue is soft and ... my roots are high, I get quite a pronounced fold in the tissue between the top of my breasts and the ToS, and the ToS tissue sticks out a bit more. I need to be able to encapsulate it within the bra cup/apex/strap, or else I'll get terrible chafing.

This bra is the first high-apex bra I've had. I'm not sure if I even knew high apex bras existed before this - and as for plunge - I just assumed that plunge wouldn't work for me because of issues I've always had with breasts migrating out from the cups towards eachother to create vertical quad-boob (I know now that was because I'd tried the mass-produced bras without proper cup sizing).

Here's what I like about the bra and why I think it works for me:

- I love that it is non-padded, and made of lace and mesh. I sweat a lot and especially in the summer, this bra is surprisingly cool to wear, temperature-wise. It's so breathable and the cup fabric feels like there's next to nothing.

- I love the multi-part construction of the cups, and the non-stretch lace makes me feel very secure and supported - I almost feel like my breasts don't move!

- I like the nicely rounded shape this bra gives me. Because I have soft tissue, I'll take on the shape of whatever I'm wearing. The bra has slightly more projection than I'm used to, so my shape is a bit more natural than the higher/round shape I get from demi-cup balconettes I usually wear.

- I usually have to shorten the straps a lot on any bra, meaning that my bras are more likely to show when I'm wearing certain necklines. Since I wear a lot of v-necks, this bra being a plunge makes the bra a lot less obvious.

- I don't get any indentation or horizontal quad-boob at the top of the cups. Probably a combo of the edging material, and my being functionally FOB and short rooted. I fill out the cups close to perfectly.

- The cups are wide enough for my wide roots, and even though my roots also sit higher, I don't get as much chafing under my arm (where the underwire ends) as I've had with other bras that I wore when I was 30lb lighter. I still get some chafing, but I stop noticing it after a while. In comparison, when I wore 34F in Chantelle's Vendome, Merci and Opera Demi Bras, the underwires would dig in under my arms and get more uncomfortable throughout the day. I'm going to have a look at my old bras and see if the underwires are wider, longer or higher compared to this 36FF Freya. Hope to update this review with some measurements.

- The straps and the band don't have as much stretch to them as my other bras, but I prefer that. I have a lot of "padding" on my body, so a stretchier band or straps would allow for too much give, meaning I'd feel I'd have to constantly tighten them throughout the day. This bra doesn't need band or strap adjustments - the fit typically stays the same all day.

- The straps are somewhat wider than what I'm used to - good comfort-wise, but I normally prefer narrower, more decorative straps for appearances under certain clothes. Since these have a bit of embellishment with the loops, I don't mind it as much.

- The apex area is my saving grace - it contains my ToS, so it's great comfort-wise - no chafing - and much better appearance-wise when wearing clothes that are sleeveless and/or have larger arm holes. When my ToS aren't apparent and that area looks streamlined, it noticeably makes me look slimmer.

- The overall shape of the bra and the fabric means it can sort of pass for a bralette, so I don't mind it accidentally peeking out of my clothes.


If I were to change anything about this bra, I'd:

- make the straps a bit narrower and decorative
- add a J-hook
- narrow the gore a touch - it sits flat on my chest, but presses a few mm on either side into my tissue (though I don't actually feel it)
- make it in more colours - standard black, white, nude, and maybe some seasonal fun colours


I'd love to find other bras that fit similarly to this one. If anyone has any suggestions for bras to try, send them my way!
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Rose colorway

Updated on Aug 08, 2020 Flag this

Me: Average projection. Fuller on bottom. Slightly wider left breast (I suspect this breast is also 1-2 ml taller than my other breast). Maybe tall roots? Usually wear 28DD or 30D.

28DDD was one of my recommended bras from Bratabase. It's a pretty bra but it's a shape mismatch for me. There are wrinkles in the cup that I can't fill for both sides. Maybe I should've stuck to 28DD since that's my usual fit? Although, I suspect I may get quad boob if I wore 28DD on my right breast. This bra is not for me.

Denim colorway

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Updated on Aug 07, 2020 Flag this

Great Bra...Just doesn't fit me

Updated on Aug 06, 2020 Flag this

The fit is comfortable and stays that way across the day. Seems to be best for FOT. I don’t fill the top of the cup fully.

Black colorway

Updated on Aug 01, 2020 Flag this

My Freya Urban Echo Padded Plunge in 28E was the first Freya Padded style that worked for me, but I haven't been able to find this same fit in any other style yet. Therefore, when I had the opportunity to snag the same bra in a size down, in 28DD, for a ridiculously cheap price, I decided to go for it. Luckily, this bra doesn't measure that much smaller than the 28E, and thanks to the plunge construction, it is definitely very wearable on me even though technically I marked it "doesn't fit."

For some reason, the band on this one measures a bit bigger than my ... 28E, but it works out since the cups are smaller, so it feels about the same. Compared to the 28E, the cups are not much shallower, but they are narrower, so when worn, I feel that the wires are a bit short at the outer cup. The cup height is also noticeably shorter, and the shorter height combined with slightly shallower cups makes it cut into my upper tissue slightly. However, the shorter cups and wires are the most noticeable differences between 28DD on me and 28E, as the cup depth is not much of an issue.

While I felt like the 28E fit like a Comexim Standard Plunge in 60H, this feels a bit different from the Comexim Plunge in 60G because of the different proportions and the deeper plunge on the Freya. However, I can get away with the Comexim 60G despite too-short wires and a slightly too-shallow cup, so this is a similar situation--it's a bit small, but definitely not so small that the fit problems make it unwearable. Something about this type of plunge cut makes the sizing a bit more flexible for me.

The appearance of the bra also looks very much like a Comexim. The print of this bra is white-based with graphite grey and soft pink florals and swirls, similar to a coloring book page. The print and color is very similar to the Comexim Jasmine, which has dark grey botanical sketches on a pink ground, and both share similar graphite wide elastic. The cups are lined with soft batting like all of Freya's Padded (not Molded) styles. The band is made of very firm printed powermesh, so the print goes throughout the entire bra. The trim is graphite grey crochet lace at the upper cup, similar to the one on Comexim Blue Spring. The overall color scheme is similar to Jasmine, Brigitte, Princess, and Matthiola. Thus, if you like the aesthetic of these Comexim styles but aren't typically drawn to Freya's prints, you might enjoy this bra!

The only thing "Freya-esque" on this bra that I feel Comexim would never do are the pink foldover ribbon segments at the center gore and straps, instead of standard pink bows, and the odd triangular metal charm at the center gore. A bit weird, but not terribly offensive. The inclusion of additional lace detailing where the cradle connects to the wings adds some nice interest and ties the whole look together. Despite the name, Urban Echo is surprisingly feminine and pretty. I highly recommend this if you love Comexim Padded Plunge styles!
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Mist colorway

Updated on Jul 31, 2020 Flag this

Freya has a couple of slightly different padded 3HC styles, but I took a chance on Forest Song because it looked most similar to the new Patsy and Summer Haze fits, which are slightly closed on top rather than totally open. Thankfully, Forest Song turned out to be a very similar cut, though there are some slight differences. It fits me quite well and sits comfortably on my body with minimal gapping.

Compared to new Patsy, Forest Song is slightly narrower in the cup, the same depth, and slightly taller. Compared to Summer Haze, Forest Song is slightly wider in the cup, slightly deeper, and slightly ... taller. All 3 styles have similar shaping where the panels are gradually closer together at the top, compared to an open cup style like Freya Rhea or Fantasie/Fauve padded 3HCs. It fits me very similarly to Patsy and Summer Haze, giving me a nice rounded shape, and I don't notice much difference between the fits. The main difference is that the foam seems to be slightly thicker in this style, so it holds the cup shape better and gives a smoother appearance, though it is still lightweight foam batting and not a molded foam cup.

The fabric used for this bra is the same silky printed fabric used on many of Freya's other multicolored print bras, so it is not mesh like Patsy and Summer Haze. The fabric is good quality, but combined with the thicker foam padding, it feels like a thicker synthetic fabric than it actually is, even though I'm pretty sure it's the same lightweight fabric used on styles like Crush, Jewel Garden, Lime Light, Fearne, Jasmine Meadow, etc. It behaves almost like a very heavy satin. The band is made from printed powermesh and feels nice and firm. It measures a little smaller than some of my other 28E Freya bands, so it actually feels snug and secure! The back is a simple gentle leotard back and has wide black picot straps, with topped on fabric detail at the front.

The only negative about this bra is unfortunately the busy print. The name "Forest Song" is misleading--it is better described as "Graffiti Floral Explosion." The print is very confusing and I find that it lacks direction, because there's so much going on. There is a black-based abstract photorealistic base print of blue and magenta, layered with black and white handdrawn flowers, layered with magenta, white, and hot pink abstract floral outlines, layered with white handdrawn flowers, and topped off with dusty turquoise flat filled blossoms. The whole thing is incredibly busy and the different art styles don't go well together. I think this is a poor choice of print for this style, and I believe the same cut is available in other prints (Jewel Garden, Pop Art, Crush, Lime Light, Strawberry Fields), but it isn't easy to get your hands on many of these discontinued styles anymore. Adding to the confusion is a hot pink and turquoise stacked ribbon bow and a small textured metal cube as the center gore decoration. I really like the fit of this bra, but I really wish it were a different pattern!
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Black colorway

Updated on Jul 30, 2020 Flag this