This is my first try with the Daisy Lace Balcony bra by Freya.
As with most Freya bras, this bra has wide wires. Really wide wires. It also has that side pocket where your boobs kinda end up in your armpits. The gore is wider than other Freya bras I’ve tried in the past, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The bra is very pointed at the apex, giving that ‘vintage’ look.
I actually kinda like this bra. It’s cute. The colors of blush and gray (which is also available in the Offbeat Side Support bra) coordinate really well together. The material in this bra is not stretchy, ...so there isn’t a lot of give. I would almost compare it to the feel of Elomi Charley.
The band is comfortably snug. Straps are fully adjustable, smooth, and wide.
The 36H is a little too big for me, but I’m worried if I try the 36GG it might be too small. I think I’ll try it anyway because this bra has really caught my eye!
Yeah! I feel like Freya tends to run big in our size range so I would be curious to see it in a size down on you. It definitely seems big on you, not just in the wire, but in the cup—that will definitely exaggerate the pointy shape in my experience.
Feels oddly stiff and giving me great discomfort under armpits, it's like the cups are reaching too high, or simply I'm too fat... my fat armpits are giving me pain. My boobs r filling the cups only when I straighten my back, when I become relaxed ( hunched) there's a slight gap. Maybe due to total sagginess and empty on top boobs.I may have to size down one more cup, idk, but I think I should look for a different bra. This one was not made for me.
i could barely get this fastened until i used an extender. center gore comes up Much too high for me and center wires are too close set. the lace isn't scratchy which i really appreciate.
The material of this bra is pretty strange, but it feels good and the translucency of the upper cup is kind of sexy.
I really couldn't stand the shape that this bra gave me, though. I have soft, pendulous breasts with a pretty even shape and this bra didn't give much lift. There was pretty much a straight line from my collar bones to my nipples, which for my particular body shape just made my breasts look saggy and torpedo-like.
Someone who was a bit firmer and more self supported would probably fill out this bra really nicely without having the funny shape problems that I had.
I used to love this bra but now realise it has far too big a band for me. The cups are also too small, giving me quadraboob, but ironically too wide. I need narrow but deep cups in order to have a good fit.
The lace in the cups has a little stretch to it and is fairly soft. The embroidery on the top half of the cups is very pretty and feminine. There is a pretty green bow on each side where the strap meets the cup and a green and a white bow on the centre gore.
The fully-adjustable straps are thick and comfortable. The band has three rows of three hooks.
The underwires sometimes chafe after being worn all day.
This bra is very pretty indeed and you can obtain it in a range of colours. It has been discontinued by Freya but at the time of writing you can still obtain it on eBay and elsewhere on the internet.
The band of this bra is quite loose on me: I could easily fasten it on the 2nd set of hooks right away. The gore tacks nicely and I fill the bottom of the cups well but the top of the cups is a different story: I can fold a good 1-1/2" of extra fabric over itself on both sides. Also, the underwires are very wide, reaching all the way to my back past my underarms. I think I need to try this bra is a smaller band size and cup size since both 36GG and 36H are too big. Other than that, the fabric of this bra is quite sheer and it has an interesting silver line all the way in the center of the straps (on a black bra) that makes it look a bit different.
My breasts: projected (immediate projection), even, short roots, narrow/average roots, close set, center fullness
I like this bra. It is slightly big from the cups or maybe it is just the fact that my breasts do not fill the cup from the top properly? As that is the only place this bra doesn't fit. Otherwise it is perfect! There is just some empty space on the top, closer to the straps. Not sure but I do like how this feels and I will be using it a lot, I am sure.
The colour is neon orange. I thought it would be more subtle orange instead of this bright. It's not ...horrible colour though, just different than what I was expecting it to be.
The straps are really thick. Like seriously. They feel nice, so I am not complaining much. But as the bra itself is really sheer and light, the straps kinda don't fit the style.
There is a cute flower button in the middle with two different coloured bows. Really pretty.
I like the support the bra is giving and it has enough projection for my breasts. The band is firm and I do feel supported on this.
Might buy it on black as well.
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couldn't fasten. the cups dont have enough forward projection even when the band is unhooked. i dont think im going to try a bigger size, the shape just feels wrong for me.
As the other reviewer for my size (36H) noted, if you have soft, pendulous tissue, this bra will not provide a lot of uplift. The bra is comfortable and gives a natural shape rather than an uplifted, rounded shape, but that's okay. The mesh fabric feels nice and supportive, secure enough that I don't bounce around. I like the metal details--they add some allure to the bra, in addition to the mesh design. They can poke into your skin just a bit if you move a certain way (wore this bra while packing and moving), but I didn't find it painful at all. One of my go-to-every day bras.
Alright, so I'll admit it, I've always thought Freya bras are adorable and have always been a bit sad that most don't come in my size, as well as the fact that the quality is supposed to suffer some in larger cup sizes. But this was $20 on amazon, so I bought it not expecting it to fit perfectly, but rather to have as a comfy bra for lazy days.
Well, it doesn't fit perfectly, but it sure is comfy!
The band is definitely on the stretchier side, but not as badly as I had been expecting. I think that had I sized down to a 34 it would have ...been too small for me.
The wires are too wide for me, though I'm quickly discovering that since wearing properly-fitting bras, tissue migration has caused me to realize my breasts are far more narrow than I had thought and most bras have wires that are too wide for me. These are definitely wider than any other bra I own. They are not uncomfortable in the least, though, and the sides do not come up too high - a problem that I have with a lot of bras.
The cups are technically a bit too shallow for me, and the gore doesn't tack - it does at the bottom, but at the top there's about a finger-width of space there. When I push it down, though, it doesn't cause any quadboob, so I'm assuming that's simply due to the soft wires that are supposed to be common in Freya's of this size range.
Straps are very wide-set - more so than any of my other bras. At first I wasn't sure they'd actually stay on my shoulders, but they feel a bit better while on.
In all, the bra doesn't quite fit me. But it's pretty, it was $20, none of the fit issues are big enough that I'd want to send the bra back, and hey. Now I have a nice, comfy bra I can wear on days that I'm just lounging around the house. So, overall, I'm keeping it. Read more 239 more words
This bra is probably the wrong size for me - I think I'm more of a 34J. The fit is difficult to evaluate, though. It's too big in some places, too small in others, and overall just feels stretchy and unstructured. At times, I seem to have a little wrinkling near the top edge... but after wearing it for more than a few minutes, I get pretty noticeable quad boob. I also get the east/west effect from this bra.
I am thinking that my problem with Freya bras (other than nailing down my size) is partly that I have very center-heavy boobs, and they ...demand strong wires to keep them separated/push them into the shape intended for the cups. Of course, I am also top-heavy, so it might be that the shape simply wouldn't work for me anyway.
One of the three frontal pictures shows how stretchy/unsupportive this bra is on me - when I move even slightly, my boobs and the bra move too. The band is likely too big, which doesn't help, but I suspect that the bra would feel quite... mobile? even in the right size. That's a mixed bag, though. It is very comfortable as a result. The wires also sit in good places, so the bra doesn't cause me any pain.
Looks: oh so pretty! That's why I bought this bra (that, and a ridiculously cheap clearance price), even knowing it was probably the wrong size. I love the bright floral print, the polka dot bow, and the lace edging on the bottom. The lace/solid ratio feels a bit off to me, but it would probably look better if it fit.
Because this bra is so nice to look at AND doesn't hurt me, it's currently my go-to bra for sleeping/lounging around the house. It's not perfect, but I take what I can get. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
Freya's Ivy Balcony Bra is really pretty, but was not a good fit for me. The band was a little loose and the top of the cup was very very loose. The bra fit well at the gore, the straps, and the band (mostly). I think my full on the bottom, shallow, and wide set breasts don't have enough on the top to fill this particular bra.
i love this bra feel when i first put it on. but then i look in the mirror. i have to put it on the tightest hook even though i got a 36 band. i would need a 34 for sure. i have pointy boobs , but that becomes a little less noticeable under a shirt. i want to love and keep this bra for the simple fact that it doesn't poke me under the arms! that is unheard of!!! it is very pretty and makes me feel that way unless i actually look at the shape it is giving me.
if you were to get this, get it a band or maybe even 2 smaller and about your normal cup size.
- Comfort: Excellent. - Underwire: Excellent. - Cups: Problematic - Loose fabric/fold on top, enough room to slip my hand in the top. - Gore: Slightly problematic - did not lie flush on chest, but that is because I have boobs that are very close together. - Band: Excellent - fits well but is quite stretchy, I can see this one stretching out too much in time. - Straps: Excellent. - Style: Ehrmagerd adorable.
Best Freya straps ever! Satiny smooth, & polka dots. I really like the absence of those serrated scallops on the usual straps that can irritate after a while. These are so great.
I tried this in an H because for one week a month my otherwise perfectly fitting Pollyanna & Ellie are uncomfortably tight. Jolie adjusts to the changes easily, but I wanted another option. Daphne is great for this, but the cup is too big for the rest of the time. I only wear her for PMS week.
This is a very fun bra. It's got a bold pattern, and is see through for the entire cup. The cup underwires are very wide, and the band is very stretchy. The bra itself is very light in the material department. You feel like you have nothing on. It doesn't feel like a very supportive bra.
Yeah! I feel like Freya tends to run big in our size range so I would be curious to see it in a size down on you. It definitely seems big on you, not just in the wire, but in the cup—that will definitely exaggerate the pointy shape in my experience.