Great bra if your roots are short, or if you are FOB. You must have inner side fullness for this bra to fit well. Avoid if you are tall rooted and/or have outer side fullness.

http://funsizedfashionblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/reya-deco-half-cup-review.html

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I've had this bra for over a year and I've forgotten to review it! This is the best strapless design I've ever worn. It's extremely supportive, and it DOESN'T BUDGE. It looks smooth under dresses and doesn't cause as much armpit skin flap as other strapless styles.

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Updated on Jun 28, 2015 Flag this

Simply the wrong shape for me. Cups are too high for me, I don't have breast tissue that high up. No gaping at the top though, just minor empty space in the cup.
Straps fairly wide, gore very low and is trying to stab me, only one hook in the back which might be an issue for larger busted ladies - doesn't bother me as such. Band is too wide on me even in the tightest hook, I'm a 26 band. Band is not very stretchy.
Nice lightly padded bra for every day, bottom part of the cup is slightly textured, bows on the gore and straps are very cute, band has little cut-outs in the back. Seams are definitely visible though light tops.

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I get he classic problem of gaping. Band is too big, and the straps are too wide set. Avoid this one if you have a short torso and narrow shoulders.

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http://petiteplentiful.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-freya-deco-plunge-28dd.html

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I get quadboob, and I couldn't adjust the straps short enough to not slip off.. Band is fine for a 28 though.

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I get quad boob and the band is too loose on me. It's runs smaller than the Freya Jolie Plunge Balcony (4101) by about half a cup, so you may want to size up if you're planning on getting this model.

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http://petiteplentiful.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-freya-antoinette-lucy-joli...

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I get quad boob and the band is too loose for me. It's a comfortable bra however, and the Bubblegum colour is very lovely, though I'm not much a fan of the pattern.

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I get quad boob and the band is too loose on me. The silk cups feel very nice, though I'm not a fan of the pattern.

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I get quad boob and the band is too loose on me. The red colour is very nice, and the material is very comfortable.

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Look and feel:

The material is very smooth and silky and doesn't itch. It's a very basic looking bra but at the same time a bit prettier than plain bras because of the lace. Otherwise there's not much to say about the looks.

Fit:

The band fit fine on me, but the cups were too narrow and the top of them cut into my chest. The wires also come up higher than plunge bras and the top line of the cups go straight across. The centre point ends 7cm from the bottom of the band.

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The band on this bra felt large on me even when the cups weren't involved, and I used the tightest hooks. But, I am not a true 28 band. I'm closer to a 26 band, and I know this played a role. I'd recommend for someone with a larger underbust measurement than mine at around 25 inches with my loose measurement being around 27 inches. The cups offer a fair amount of room at the top of the cup and on the side near the armpit. This was not a great match for me in this size.

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I think it's a pretty good fit! The top lace near the strap is a bit tight and could cause quadding, but it's pretty good! Slight wrinkles at the seams, but the fabric seems stiff so I assume it'll get better over time and washes. It still seems to flatten the sides of my boobs a bit, but it's much better than the other sizes I've tried.

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This bra is *very* shallow and meant to give lift. It only gave me the most awkward quadding I've ever experienced in a bra that's a DD. I'm not sure any size would fit me, this is absolutely the wrong cut on me.

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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 Flag this

The combination of sweet watermelon pink and lipstick red makes this such a cute colorway! Plus the semi-sheer cups give it a sexy touch!
The band is true to size and works reasonably well with my ~70cm underbust - reasonably firm on the loosest hook when the bra is new.
The wires are a moderate width that encapsulates my right breast well, though this is a bit too wide for my narrower left breast (I have asymmetrical roots). The center gore is slightly higher than I'd need for my close-set boobs, but it's not uncomfortable.
But the cups are without a doubt too small! With a bottom vertical seam length of about 6.8cm, the lower cup is too shallow for me, and my nipples sat fully in the stretch lace upper sections of the cups. Not to mention the silly quadboobing - maybe even six-boob, with busting out at the top edges of the cups as well as the diagonal seams!
Will be trying 28E next.

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I purchased the Freya Sansa Underwire Bralette simply because it looked pretty in the pictures on HerRoom. Unfortunately there was very little info available on this bra, so I had no idea what I was getting into. While this is a very pretty bra in person, there are several reasons it is not for me.

I didn't realize it at the time, but this style is a hybrid pull-over and hooked back construction. The stretch lace portion of the torso goes all the way around, so in order to put on the bra, you must pull it over your head. I didn't realize this at ... the time when ordering, but I absolutely despise this construction. I find this to be extremely difficult to put on at my size, and I can only imagine how much more difficult it would be if your cup size was significantly bigger than your band size, because you would still have to pull the bra all the way over your breasts to get it on. In addition, the actual hook back is not as tight as it would be in a normal bra, which you can see from the measurements on the flat. Once I have the bra hooked, it still doesn't feel as secure as a normal 28DD. Getting it on is such a hassle that even if this bra fit me perfectly, I don't think I would bother with it.

However, this bra doesn't fit me perfectly in the cups either. This style shares the same construction and block as the Freya Fearne Plunge Balcony Bra, but for some reason these cups run much larger. The cups seem to run a half size larger than the 28DD Fearne I own, and there's absolutely no way I could make these cups work. The loose band doesn't help the fit on me either! This particular bra seems to fit close to a 30D+ in Freya sizes, since the band seems to run bigger than a 28 Freya band, and the cup seems to run bigger than a 30D but not quite a 30DD. I also purchased the Plunge Balcony Bra version, and can confirm that the block is the same as Fearne. The Bralette's cups run deeper and taller than the Plunge Bra version.

The fabric is the same lightweight nonstretch tricot as Fearne, which is smooth, soft, and very comfortable to wear. The print itself is pretty in person and much nicer than most UK brands' prints IMO. The lace used for the upper cup and bodice of the bra is actually super soft and silky, totally different from all the other Freya laces I have encountered. The straps are trimmed with the same print fabric, and just like on Fearne, the fabric goes too far back on the strap. In order to adjust the strap on me, I have to adjust over the fabric, which isn't that easy. On petite people, the length of the lace may also be too long. I am 5'1" with a normal torso proportion, and the lace comes down past the bottom of my ribs, coming close to my belly button. I feel that it hits me in an odd place on the body. Sadly, this gorgeous bra is all around not for me. It may work for you if you have a longer torso, don't mind pulling the bra over your head, fit in the Fearne, and are kind of between sizes in Freya.
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Rhea is another addition to the Freya Fancies line. It is, for all intents and purposes, Fancies with an embroidered upper cup and standard band construction instead of the gate back. While sometimes styles based on other blocks will end up fitting differently due to different materials used, I feel that Rhea and Fancies fit almost identically despite some construction differences.

Since Fancies is probably my favorite bra ever (judging by the fact that I own 8+ of them), I was so pleased to find out that Rhea shares the same block. There was virtually no info available at the time I ordered it, so I ... just bit the bullet and ordered blindly thanks to Amazon's free returns policy.

Like Fancies, Rhea is a 3 piece cup made from lightweight rigid lace. The pattern is different, as Rhea has a more traditional rose pattern on an open background. The upper cup is the same rigid lace embroidered with pretty pink and green wild roses, but thankfully lined with soft tulle to eliminate scratchiness against the skin. The upper edge doesn't have stretch, but is fairly flexible. This differs from Fancies, which has an upper cup made from super lightweight stretch lace with a band of soft stretch elastic, but I find that they fit the same. I think this is because Fancies is such a good cut on me, but YMMV depending on your roots and how the upper cup fits you.

The band is a nice sturdy stretch mesh plain band, similar to Cleo Marcie, Lucy, etc. Back hook panel is on the wider side, and I feel that the band runs TTS for Freya bands. The straps on Rhea are much narrower plain elastic, and there's a small section of a twinned satin strap in the front for appearances. I wish they had used a wider elastic or textured elastic, as I worry the straps will slip easily. The other odd detail is that instead of a bow, the center gore is decorated with . . . a small piece of ribbon looped through a rose gold bra slider. Why??? There's no rose gold hardware anywhere on the bra, as all the sliders are black plastic. And why a slider as a detail??? Despite Freya's penchant for unusual center gore decorations, this one takes the cake.

Anyway, despite some minor annoyances, Rhea is a pleasant surprise and a welcome addition to my collection.
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I should probably learn my lesson by now that Freya fashion bras are extremely hit or miss, but I keep hoping that another style will come by that will surprise me by fitting as nicely as the Fancies Plunge, one of my favorite bras. The Escape Lace Plunge is not it, although it is a pretty bra and the styling is rather unique for Freya.

First the appearance of the bra: black chevron stretch lace is overlaid over pink nonstretch tulle to form the cups, and the cradle and wings are made from open black mesh layered over pink tulle (cradle) and powermesh (wings). The styling and ... color scheme remind me of Agent Provocateur circa 2011, and I liked how the chevron lace give the bra a different appearance from your standard black lace option. There's a twin strap detail, but the twinned portion is kept short, and most of the strap is thankfully adjustable. This bra also has a rose gold triangular metal charm at the center gore, which makes me seriously wonder what's up with Freya and the triangular metal charms??? (Think Daisy, Sansa, Rose Tapestry)

Now, the fit. The band measures significantly longer on the flat than most of my 28DD and 30D bras, but it actually feels OK. This is a very low-stretch band, and I think the reason is that the cradle is much wider than my other bras of the same size. I believe this is partially due to the wider gore and the super splayed wires.

The underwires on this bra are a swoosh shape that is extremely open on the side. Normally, the outer portion of the wire curves up perpendicularly to the band, but the wires here are closer to a 45 degree angle. However, the bottom of the curve is not very flat and is rather narrow. This is a rather strange underwire shape, and I would be tempted to bend it back in to make the shape more even. Because the wire is so splayed, the top of the upper cup near the wing also sticks out funny when the bra is worn, as the underwire does not go the full way through the channel.

I also found that the straps are set too forward in the cups, leaving a lot of empty space between the straps and the wire. This also contributes to a weird appearance, as the straps are pulling up the cup vertically at a point where you are fuller, while the sides are empty. Because the tension is coming from the wrong part of the cup, the outer cup is empty, the outer third under the strap is pulled too tight, and the inner cup closest to the gore is where all the fullness needs to go. However, unless your tissue is very soft, it's unlikely that the cups will successfully redistribute you to fill out the inner cup. Most likely, you'll end up with areas of empty fabric, areas of extreme pulling, and areas where your breast tissue has no idea where to go. On top of that, the lace upper cup is made of the same stretch lace as the body, but with a nonstretch edge, which also serves to severely restrict the fit of the cup.

It's a pretty style, but the fit is kind of a hot mess. Unfortunately this style makes me not really want to try any more Freya fashion fits, as so many of them have been disastrous!
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I purchased Freya Fearne as a lightweight, comfortable fabric option for a summer bra, as most of my other summer bras are mesh or lace. I read reviews saying that this fabric is soft and comfortable, and indeed it doesn't disappoint. It is a rigid poly/elastane blend that is lightweight yet supportive, with no horizontal stretch and minimal vertical stretch. The lace upper cup is a very soft mesh with simple rosettes. Honestly I was surprised to see such soft fabric from a Freya style, as my experience with the brand has been with pretty rough lace fabrications. So, the fabric gets a ... a big thumbs up.

The straps are detailed with the same printed fabric sewn on most of the strap, which makes adjusting a little difficult. I wish they had just kept the straps solid, as I don't find this detail to be necessary. There are also some small bows sewn on that are barely visible on the black print colorway.

The fit of this bra was, like many other Freya bras, not right for me off the rack. This is a standard 3 piece plunge style cup, similar to Fancies. The cup width measured at 11.5 cm, and I was getting an OK fit, but with some challenges filling out the lace upper cup because the underwire was the wrong shape for me. After some reshaping, the cup opening measures 12 cm, and the shape is much better (I changed it from a swoop shape to more of a traditional curve) Now, the cups are wide enough for me, and the lace upper cup sits much more smoothly against my body, although there are some slight wrinkles on my smaller side, which is common in many of my bras.

I felt comfortable altering the wires on this because I have done so on so many Fancies, and they share the same cup construction. This is a fairly easy style to adjust for cup width. If Fancies works for you, this style should also work.
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I don't usually mix well with plunges due to my shape but this hybrid is an alright fit. There is a fabric bubble in the top of the cup where it connects to the strap because I think I'm rather shallow up top. The band fits but i only wear tight tight tight bands, so this is more of a back-up bra..

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Updated on Apr 20, 2017 Flag this

The band is much firmer than other Freya bras. I would describe it as close to a plunge version of Cleo Lucy, between size 28D and 28DD (it was a long time ago when I tried on Lucy, so I cannot recall what the sizing felt like exactly, maybe closer to 28D; Edit: I tried on a 28DD Lucy recently and I think Retro 28DD is like Lucy 28D). So if you are full on bottom and not extremely shallow, it may work.

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