Love it! Gives me fantastic cleavage and is super comfortable.

Updated on Aug 11, 2013 Flag this

happy to finally find a style that totally works for me!
I have very soft tissue after nursing two babies and losing 50lbs.

Only concern is that the band is quite stretchy. My ribcage is 30", bht I think q 28band would last longer for me.

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Updated on Jul 30, 2013 Flag this

I got this bra on a secondhand webshop, so I didn't actually expect much of it. It turned out to be one of the best bras I own. The band does run a bit large, I don't know if that's because the bra is secondhand. It's not too large though, I wear it on the tightest hook and it's really comfortable like that. I imagine it would fit better if it was a new bra.

The bra fits nicely, however, I do get a bit of spilling in the front. I probably need a 30G instead of a 30FF, but I'll keep wearing the 30FF for now, because the spilling isn't that bad, and it doesn't actually show under shirts.

Updated on Jul 29, 2013 Flag this

Meh. Some people swear by Decos, but I don't really care for molded-cup bras. It's a nice basic nude, and it does a nice job of hoisting my boobs up and keeping them there, but it's not all that comfortable to be wearing padded armor. My made fit issue is the width, as it basically is with every Freya I've ever tried. Not only are the cups too wide (I think I'm between sizes here and could probably go down to an F without sacrificing fit elsewhere) BUT the straps are so wide-set. Thirtieth verse, same as the first, bras are too wide ... for my narrow shoulders and frame. If you were to cut me in half (please don't) I would have more of a round cross-section than a rectangular one i.e. my chest is as deep as it is wide, thus I have this problem with most bras (except Claudette! I will sing their praise in every damn review I will ever do!) So anyway, needless to say I chopped off the straps, shaved the foam on the outer edge of the cups down about 3/4 inch and sewed it back up in a frankenbra fix and it functions much better.
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Updated on Jul 25, 2013 Flag this

This doesn't fit me as well as the short version in the 30FF. The cups on the longline are too wide and tall and my boobs don't fill out the bottom or sides. Really cute though. Might try the 30F? Maybe?

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Updated on Jul 20, 2013 Flag this

This is a pretty good bra though I"m not used to the 30 band yet. I actually fill these cups out unlike the longline version. On sale from Nordstrom so it was definitely worth it

Updated on Jul 20, 2013 Flag this

I want to love the Freya Deco (4234) because it shapes my breasts in the way I want them presented (round, full, smooth), and can be worn under practically any outfit due to the seamless molded cup and the plunge shape. It fit well pre-tissue migration, but now the band is way too loose (I'm in a 28 now and it stretched out). Also, while the wire width is good, the lower wings create armpit bulge. The cups are too shallow at the bottom (not enough immediate projection), and the top gapes if I slouch.

Updated on Jul 20, 2013 Flag this

This is one of my favorite bras. It's much more supportive than I expected, despite having only one row of hooks in the back. It's also so comfortable that I almost forget I have it on. Definitely a bra I plan to re-purchase.

Updated on Jul 19, 2013 Flag this

The Freya Deco is well-lauded and with good reason. Solid, quality construction, gives amazing lift and cleavage, nice, smooth appearance under clothes, beautifully firm band. Unfortunately, I believe I may be between sizes on this one. I don't get quad-boob unless I draw my shoulders all the way back, but then I do ever so slightly. Bear in mind I do have rather broad shoulders so doing this may have a rather exaggerated effect on me. I'd size up, but when I go to a 30G I don't quite fill the cups.

Updated on Jul 06, 2013 Flag this

This is not the tshirt bra for you!. It gives nice cleavage, but the edge of the bra is visible under all shirts. The band stretches extremely quickly. The cups are shallow and wide. Due to the shallow shape of the cups, the underwire was pushed down my ribcage and cut in when I sat down (all while the back rode up). The straps fray quickly as well.

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 Flag this

This bra is really pretty! Even though the bra runs big, the longline shape helps to prevent too much movement of the band. This is only a 'once in a while' bra for me because there isn't very much support provided by the band, cups, or straps as they are all very stretchy. The cups were a bit wide and shallow for me. I would prefer a narrower, deeper cup with straps set closer together.

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 Flag this

It's a very pretty bra, and it definitely fits well enough to be wearable for now. Like most Freyas, the band is very stretchy, making the back too large, and the cups are probably a bit too small for me. The gore is a good inch away from my sternum.The underwires are also not shaped great for my ribcage.

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Updated on Jun 20, 2013 Flag this

I love this bra, the print is so funky and I love the thick straps. The band seems very stretchy, but that seems standard for Freya. It works for me since I have a bony ribcage and am uncomfortable in very firm bands. The cups give more of a natural-pointy shape, not rounded, and I found that it was very minimizing. I had no cleavage at all but my breasts didn't feel like they were in my armpits either. I only wish that it was a 3-hook back instead of 2, but that's just my preference in bras.

Updated on Jun 12, 2013 Flag this

I fell in love with this print and color combo and insisted on buying it in 30FF even though I'm a 28G in Freya. The band is too loose on me and the cups actually seem to run a size small as well. It breaks my heart to get rid of it, but I'm purging my bra collection of anything that doesn't fit perfectly so it's got to go.

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Updated on May 28, 2013 Flag this

Holy cream puffs, I love this thing. It's my first "pretty" bra and it's so cute and it fits So nicely ! Great support, great shape under clothes, perfect amount of padding. I love this. Plus I usually don't work well with balconette bras, so it was a great surprise that this one fit so perfectly.

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Updated on May 20, 2013 Flag this

I only recently got this bra but so far I love it. I feel like my breasts look fabulous in it. While my band size is actually between 31" and 32", I went for the 30FF because I'm finding that with some other bras that I've tried with a 32 band, I sometimes have to use the middle hook right away to get a good snug fit.
This bra (at the time) was the closest in containing the sideboob area, while at the same time, it brings my breasts closer together in the front without squishing them.
This bra is also one of the least quadboob-inducing bra that ... I've tried on! I also feel really supported, maybe because of the long-line style.
The only thing I don't like is having to hook up so many hooks! But I would definitely buy another Freya bra, because I feel really great wearing it.

[ETA]: Aaand not much later, I get tons of quadboob. Turns out this bra is too shallow for me and my breasts are not as wide and as shallow as I thought. I ended up getting a 30G which fits better, but still a tad wide. But I love the longlines too much to give them up lol.
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Updated on May 07, 2013 Flag this

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.

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Updated on Apr 28, 2013 Flag this

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.
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Updated on Apr 28, 2013 Flag this

first words: finally got my first longline. i thought i was a 30F, but it showed up on ebay in 30FF so that's what i got. i'm glad i did because big bertha seems to fill out the cup just about perfectly, though the wires are a bit too wide. i'm coming to the conclusion that i really do need to go up to a 30FF in most of my bras. i've been afraid of padded bras because i wasn't sure if the padding would alter the fit, but the padding is very minimal; seems more like a lining than anything else.

appearance: the vertical seams provide a ... nice lift and rounded side profile, which i like. the major draw of the longline imo, a smooth back profile, is something i could get used to. i infinitely prefer the pattern on the edina to the other freya longlines. though it IS a floral print, the black and white and the not-quite-traditional flowers chosen for the pattern make it look more like an old map to me. i seem to be in the minority in that regard, though. a little worried that it'll start looking dingy, since there's a lot of white.

fit: when i slouch, the bottom flips up a bit in the front, and it can get a wrinkle or two as well. i'm sure the boning in the sadie prevents that, but i'm not sure if it would affect the comfort or not. there's one small wrinkle toward the outside of the cup on the bottom on my larger side, and i'm not exactly sure how to interpret that. slight gap at the top of the cup on the smaller side. i'm not used to this much compression, but i'm sure i'll get used to it. it's certainly not uncomfortable - kinda like an all-day hug. i feel like someone else is holding me up.

impression: overall, favorable.
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Updated on Apr 24, 2013 Flag this

Great bra! Just bought the wrong size

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Updated on Apr 19, 2013 Flag this