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Fits great, although I'm not sure if the band will stay OK and if I'd need it altered, and next time get a 28. I like the fabric.

Updated on Apr 04, 2013 Flag this

Oooh I love it!!

It's gorgeous. I love the mint, it's my idea of 'sweet' (pink makes me agressive...)

The 28E fits like a charm, but normally I'm somewhere between a 28E and F. (I have fairly wide, shallow, full-on-bottom boobs)

The band is really comfy on my skinny 26in ribcage. It seems to be a true 28 band, am wearing it on the loosest hook like all other 28 bands. (I wear my bands as lose as possible without them travelling) The cups are wide, but not oddly so. I have perhaps half a cm of space left in the cup, but I think it encloses more of the ... 'underarm fat' than other bras because it's a smooth fit everywhere.

I'm 5'10 tall, so I have no problem with the long straps, but I'm already adjusting them to their tightest on the right. I can imagine this might be a problem for someone who normally shops at the 'petite' department. (But then again, height isn't the ONLY determinant of where the bra sits, and they should be easy to alter)

After a day's wearing it's stil comfy and exactly where I put it this morning.

The bra is definitely a win.

The briefs are a size S, and they're made for someone who wears bigger jeans than I do, sadly. I don't know why Tutti Rouge sells 28 bands but no XS panties! They somehow stay put though.
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Updated on Sep 27, 2013 Flag this

I have two of these: white and black, and they've fitted well for almost 4 years. They're reaching the end of their lives now though. (and I'm not sure a new 32C would fit me still!)
Offers great support even during running, and this is a really comfy bra. I'll probably continue to wear them for a while as 'normal' bras under some clothes.
So: thank you Shock Absorber!

Updated on Apr 24, 2013 Flag this

This is quality stuff. Pretty and dainty, and it fits well. The band is small, and it fits comfortably.
It's pretty. Not typically my style, I'm more of a in-your-face-coloured type of girl, but I'm really enjoying the attention they paid to detail. Perfect placing of the flowers. Well finished band. Easily removable tag, so it doesn't bother you.
Grundlichkeit. And expensive: normally priced at around 100 euros. Mercedes of bras, perhaps? I was lucky, it was priced off because the matching panties were sold out, and there only were 2 of the bras left.

Update: That small band doesn't stay small; quite a disappointment. I'm going to have to alter it.

Updated on May 31, 2013 Flag this

This one looks so much better in person than on the website!!

I wore it as a '30' band for a while, but decided it wasn't working.
Before going on holiday, I altered the band down to what turned out to be a sub-28. At first I thought I overdid that, but after the first dip in the water it now fits like a dream. The straps are fairly useless, I don't even bother with them any more.

Don't attempt diving into a pool with this bikini though. The bottoms (tie-side) don't stay put very well, as is common with these types of bottoms. Neither does the top, ... if you dive.
I've swum with it fine otherwise, and I've also swum with it in the sea and exited with my bikini still on.

Also: I did not alter this because it stretched out much. I alterered it because it was too big to start with, and now it stretch to fit. So: not too much stretch.
Definitely quality stuff, unlike the Freya bikini's I've had that wouldn't even survive one measly holiday of 5 days.
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Altered band,

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 Flag this

I have the black and the blush, apart from the colour they're identical.

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Updated on Sep 06, 2013 Flag this

It's a gorgeous bra.
The top of the cups are fairly closed, so they're going to cut easily if you're not full-on-bottom.
Unfortunately the band is very stretchy, it's on it's last hook on me immediately.
I haven't decided if it's worth the return fee and the hassle though.

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Updated on Sep 05, 2013 Flag this

Lucky find! The shop lady TOLD me it was small fitting, I wouldn't believe her. The result? Impulsive bikini shopping...

This bra goes in swim wear sizes, not in bra sizes! 36 refers to European confection sizes, as this is a Dutch brand. It seems to run small-ish if this is confection, I normally wear a 34... but maybe it only runs small on ME because it has to cover my most un-Dutch body parts. (bum and boobs)
I tried on a few, Beach Life apparently makes bikinis in confection size 36-44, and this particular one had a smaller band than the others. According to the size charts, this should ... be a 32 bra size. I tried on 3 different tops in this size, and they fit like a large 28F, 30E and 32D respectively.

It can be worn in several different ways according to the label, I'm not so sure about that. The halter works, it's reasonable as a strapless for sitting around in... but putting on the full straps doesn't seem to work as well. Probably because I could do with a smaller band, which they don't stock... because I'm the only one who would need it.

This one is definitely smaller in the band than my Cleo Swimwear Hattie Twist Bandeau Bikini Top (CW0043) so I hope it stays that way. If it doesn't, it's easily altered.

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Updated on Jun 18, 2013 Flag this

I got this one in a 28F and FF to try out. In black, because that's about the only option I had. 28F bikinis are expensive and the choice isn't massive, and I tried to cut the cost by ordering a black bikini top and getting some funky bottoms to go with it, and 'pimping' out the black top; I can then sort of have a new bikini every year.

I got the FF as well because what little I could read about Miss Mandalay halter bikinis they tend to run small. On my breasts they don't. The FF was too large. The F is a perfect fit ... though. The measurements seem small, but this is swimwear material and stretchy, including the cups. It has a slightly optical minimizing effect, but that's fine. I don't need optical illusions to make my breasts look larger! The halter straps seem flimsy, but they can be tied up well enough; and they make for easy adding of beads and things. I love how long they are.

The support level is low. Not uncomfortably so, but I wouldn't go for a run in it

I tried it out in the pool at the gym. I always feel silly going there with a bikini, but water testing a bikini requires water. 80 laps, including a few tumble turns and powerful push offs and the bikini was definitely still exactly where it started out. In fact, it only seemed to fit better.
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Updated on Jun 05, 2013 Flag this

just doesn't work right!

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Updated on Aug 29, 2013 Flag this