Love it! Can't go wrong with a Deco. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

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Updated on Jun 26, 2014 Flag this

This is one of my favorite bras -- it's cute, comfortable, and fits me perfectly. I want one in every color!

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Updated on Jun 25, 2014 Flag this

Great bra! My only complaint is that when the longline section lays flat on my ribs, it drags the underwire in the front down a little bit so that it doesn't rest entirely under my breasts. Also, since I have a little tummy, the longline does have a tendency to ride up under the front underwire. Cute bra though.

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Updated on Jun 24, 2014 Flag this

I don't like the shape this bra gives me -- I think it is for someone with narrower and more projected breasts. I am a little full-on-top, and I have a wide root, so this slightly cuts into my breast tissue.

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Updated on Jun 24, 2014 Flag this

Very cute! A bit big at the bottom of the cup, but the molded shape hides the problem. This fits better on me than my 30F Deco.

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Updated on Jun 23, 2014 Flag this

I was debating whether or not to purchase a 28 or a 30 in this and settled on a 30 because I have a rib flare just underneath where most bands sit and thought perhaps being a longline, the band would feel stable enough and it would be more comfortable. I should have gotten a 28; this is a super stretchy band! I can wear it on the second set of hooks and it's comfortable enough, but I'll probably have to have the band altered soon. The cups are very shallow at the bottom, so I don't fill that and get a lot of quadboob ... and have to tuck myself back in occasionally, even though the depth at the deepest part of the cup is only slightly less than my best-fitting bras. Also, the lack of boning in the band means it has a tendency to flip up. This *might* be better in a 28 band, but I'm not sure.

All that being said, this is sooo comfortable, and I do still wear it, because with my breast shape I have trouble finding anything that gives me nice-looking cleavage, and this certainly does that under clothing!
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Updated on Jun 21, 2014 Flag this

I had really high hopes for this bra because I sometimes have trouble bringing everything front-and-center and thought the "side panel" would be more of a sling, but it is really just what it says: a panel of material at the edges of the cups. I'm not entirely sure of its purpose. On me, it makes the bra pretty uncomfortable just because of the awkward combination of muscle and auxiliary tissue (stuff that doesn't migrate https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":-(" /> ) under my arms. If I had less going on in that area and didn't need lower wires to accommodate it, this would have been a keeper, despite the gore being a tiiiiny bit wide for me and the cups a smidge too wide and shallow.

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Updated on Jun 17, 2014 Flag this

So I know I probably got the wrong size bra, and this is the first bra I bought after having been "enlightened" about how bras should fit. It was pretty weird to wear it.When I scooped and swooped my breasts filled it in just fine, but it got this odd wrinkling thing on the bottom, and it kept travelling down until it was an inch from my sternum. Then after a few seconds my breasts would disappear from the top and get squished in the bottom of the cups, and the outside of the cups dug into my armpits and I had a very interesting quadboob armpit effect. Overall the band felt too tight and uncomfortable. I have concave ribs and the deepest part is right at my sternum. (It also make me look like I have a flat chest because my ribs go in so far.) I'm going to be returning it, but I really don't know what kind of bra will work for me?

Updated on Jun 10, 2014 Flag this

I love the feel of this bra! It's so supple and soft! And pretty! Longlines are something I love, but they roll up on me - it's nothing noticeable on the outside though. This one fits the exact same as a 30FF deco, which I am just too small for now https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />. I'll definitely be looking for this bra in a 30G.

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Updated on Jun 08, 2014 Flag this

This bra is gorgeous, but not quite tight enough in the band and a little too wide/shallow in the cups for my shape. It only has two rows of 6 hooks, which is odd but I think this was one of Freya's first longline shapes so that may have something to do with it.

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Updated on Jun 02, 2014 Flag this

I love the fit of the Freya longlines in the cup, but I just wish they weren't long lines. I have the piper and the cup fits very similarly and is perfect for my wide, tall, but shallow breasts.

The front part of both the Piper and Flourish flip up on me during wear. It's an easy enough fix to flip it back down, but it's just kind of annoying. The band on the Flourish is more stretchy than the Piper, and it has 3 columns of hooks, not 2. I generally wear it on the 2nd set of hooks, although the loosest set isn't too bad either.

The design is very cute! Love it.

Updated on May 29, 2014 Flag this

The Flourish is the same cut as the other Freya longlines I own. I ordered down a size for very vain reasons. This is a cup size too small, but it's achieved the desired affect for me (super shelf cleavage).

The difference with this 30 band is that it feels quite a bit looser than my other longlines. The black part of the bra is made of soft lace material. I think this is what makes it feel looser than other styles like the Piper, Patsy and Totally Tartan longlines. I still like it though, but after wearing it just 2 times, I think I may need to take it in.

Updated on May 27, 2014 Flag this

I have the 30FF Freya Patsy Padded Longline Bra (1222) in orange with white polka dots. The cups are larger than those of my 30FF Freya Piper Padded Longline Bras, which I have in Passionfruit (light pinkish floral) and Cornflower (bright blue floral).

The Patsy's straps are too long, which may be why the cups gape at the top. The vertical seamed, half cup construction is excellent for a super rounded, cakes on a plate cleavage, though. Even with the cups/straps too big, I achieve the very rounded half cup shape.

I think the reason why I haven't altered this bra by shortening the straps is the center gore, ... while a typical height for a half cup bra, is too high for me. I haven't worn anything with a gore higher than 2" in about eight months, which is how long I've had this bra. Even 2" gores are too high for me. I really only wear 1.5" gores now, so I'm going to have to take in my 2" gore bras, mainly Prima Donna Madison Plunges, so the wires overlap in the center. That operation wouldn't make the center gores of my half cup bras work, though. Half cup bra gores go higher up my petite torso, to where my boobs are pretty much touching. So I'd go to all the work of shortening straps and, perhaps, taking in the gore of a longline, to achieve a suboptimal, though improved, fit.

The super rounded, somewhat minimized profile of half cups was my obsession for a long time. I've been slow to let go of my uncomfortable bras for that reason. The shape is fantastic. It makes my clothes look sooo good. Not that I'm vain or obsessed with bras or anything. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
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Updated on May 18, 2014 Flag this

I absolutely love deco's! The shape is so flattering and the bra is comfy

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Updated on May 17, 2014 Flag this

Love, love, love this bra. I'm disappointed to have outgrown it. It was the perfect shape for me, and super comfortable. It has held up for three years now and is in the same kind of shape as when I got it. I love that it's basic black. I love bright colours but it's nice to have a go-to basic bra, and that's what this bra was for me.

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Updated on May 16, 2014 Flag this

This bra is the same cut family as my Freya Morning Meadow Plunge Balcony Bra (1411) -- yet I'm happier with the fit of the Morning Meadow than I am with this one. The Morning Meadow has a wider gore but a slightly shallower cup, so on that one I get almost no Freya pucker, but on this one I most definitely do get the pucker. I may put a tiny stitch on the upper lace sections, effectively lengthening the gore, as that would fix the pucker.

I don't like the twist motif, but I do like the colour of the blue, a rich midnight colour, and the pop of purple along the upper lace section is lovely. Gives the typical shape of the Freya plunges. Very comfy bra.

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Updated on May 13, 2014 Flag this

So pretty! When it fit, this was one of my favourites! It's super-comfy, and I loved the idea of knowing that under my clothes was a gorgeous bra! I had no issues with this bra poking me or digging in. I've had it for nearly three years (outgrew it about a year ago), and it's still in almost the same condition that it was in when I bought it brand new.

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Updated on May 09, 2014 Flag this

I accidentally ordered it a size big. It's comfortable and pretty. The lace on the bottom folds when I bend.

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Updated on May 08, 2014 Flag this

Love the teal velvet trim along the top of the cups. Top of the cups gape and aren't right for my shape, especially near the gore, where the cups just plain deform because they aren't filled out properly. Such a bummer because the bra is very pretty. It's a bit stretchy for a 30 band- stretched to 33".

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Updated on May 05, 2014 Flag this

This is my best fitting bra to date. Given I suffer some degree of the Freya wrinkle (http://www.venusianglow.com/2011/07/freya-and-curvy-kate-pucker-diagonal.html) in the previous Freyas I've tried (Arabella and Morning Meadow cut families), I fully expected the Gem to be the same. Instead, the cup fits like the proverbial glove. The only problem I have with this one is the too-wide gore. But I've yet to find a gore that actually fits between my breasts, and it's not uncomfortable in the least, so I'm counting it as a fit.

The band is quite stretchy, enough that I can't feel it at all. The cups are a little stiff, enough ... that the emptiness of the cup on my smaller breast is obvious even after shortening the straps, but it doesn't particularly show under clothing. I imagine they'll soften with wear and washing.

The straps seem quite stretchy on this one: I normally don't have to tighten my straps far at all, but on the Gem I have the slider almost up to my shoulder. Lucky for me they're fully adjustable so there's still some space to play with.
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Updated on May 03, 2014 Flag this