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I also have this in 28DD, and most of that review applies here as well.

http://bra.pe/XIof/

Interestingly, 28E also fits, and I can't figure out if it's better or worse than 28DD. It's a bit more coverage than 28DD, and it does a better job of enclosing and smoothing the underarm jiggle. However, while it fits and supports, it isn't tight enough to lift and contribute to cleavage. I guess there's a tradeoff between underarm smoothing and lift?

I got close to returning this, but realized that this might be the slightly larger bra good for that time of the month.

Updated on Mar 13, 2014 Flag this

I HATE this bra. I got it for $10 from Amazon, which is why I still have it.

But decided to write about it because if it causes me (firm, shallow and bottom heavy breasts) quadboob it will cause everyone quadboob. I don't wear very tight clothing (and it's COLD here so I wear heavy fabrics), and it was evident even with clothes - I got some strange looks. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

The underwires don't even remotely lie flat on me, and the left underwire got displaced.

Updated on Feb 03, 2014 Flag this

I don't know what to say other than it's way too narrow. The band IS tighter than other Freya items in the same size, leading me to think Freya is sloooowwwlllyyy loosening it's band sizes. The color is good for a brown girl.

Updated on Mar 20, 2014 Flag this

I really don't understand the fit for this bra. It's not quite tight enough to be a compression bra, but it doesn't do encapsulation too well either. It's doable for non-running activities, but not my first choice. It's also VERY padded, FAR beyond what you need to hide the headlights.

Updated on Mar 13, 2014 Flag this

Gotta say this is comfortable with one caveat:

The side slings work only if you scoot the underwires so that they extend into the side slings, and even then they have a tendency to creep back to the center and poke me in the chest. Thankfully repairing this this is 5 min of sewing while watching Netflix.

Otherwise, it's a great unpadded option for the small busted - it lifts without drastically altering shape. Because of the lack of vertical seams it accommodates my FOT shape without quadboob or pointiness, and can even fit the pre-period XX-FOT. In the sense of fit, there's no cup wrinkling, but it arrived from ... Amazon with 50,000 wrinkles, which nothing seems to quite remove.

While the fabric is more solid than the average unpadded bra, it's definitely thin enough for headlights, and that's even with my nipples falling under the seam. Conveniently I tend to wear loose shirts AND don't really care. (All humans have nipples - got a problem with that??) The relative solidity of the fabric does mean that it's not a great candidate for icky hot summer.

The straps ARE super wide and placed FAR apart, but I have huge shoulders so all well and good. Wide straps = comfier. The band is loose-ish, but so far it works on the tightest hook. It does seem to made of solid material so it won't stretch out if I look at it the wrong way.

Like all Freya "nude" bras, this is SUPER pale, so you have to be an untanned shade of white for this to work under pale shirts.
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Updated on Mar 06, 2014 Flag this

I got this when I thought that 28D was the logical size to wear if one wore 32B in the past. Not true. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> This was far, far, too small in the cup for me. Even though I found it super cute to the point that I took out the wire hoping to make it fit.

Updated on Apr 22, 2014 Flag this

I have this in pink. I love love love the pattern (even though I'm not a crazy pink fan). It's almost certainly my favorite bra in terms of appearance. The one (very) slight peeve is that the shade of pink on the straps and the mesh doesn't quite match the mauvish tone of the rest of the bra.

This is INCREDIBLY comfortable, absolutely zero digging in or whatever. There's side boning too, which I really like, and that isn't pokey either. The pleating detail is more or less invisible under clothing, unless we're talking skintight tops.

I'm normally a 28DD (sometimes E), rather FOT, and 30D was probably not the right size for me. There's mild quadboob by itself, and fairly severe quadboob after swoop and scoop. If this was a 2-part cup, I could have probably pulled this off, but there are three parts, and the upper part sort of juts back and causes quadboob.

I've ordered one size up, 30DD, and we'll see if that fits any better.

Updated on Mar 13, 2014 Flag this

Elle Macpherson is a really bad habit I find hard to break. They don't really make my size - 32B (the smallest size I can find in most styles) is a bit small in the cup and loose in the band. I've known this for years, and still I buy them because THEY ARE SO PRETTY.

This one is by no means an exception. It's loose in the band, and the underwires stab me in the sideboob. Obviously this means little support and constant tugging at my bra. The lace shows through almost any fabric. It's great for "that special night" ONLY in the night portion - the design and color (I have the magenta one) definitely get the point across.

If anyone runs across Elle Macpherson in smaller band sizes, please let me know! I'd love for the pretty stuff to also be functional. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

Updated on Feb 06, 2014 Flag this

I honestly don't know much about the fit, because I am NOWHERE near fitting in this bra. (I'm 28E.)

It is high-quality, and with good materials.

Updated on Apr 22, 2014 Flag this

Like the other Natori finds, this fits great. I'd say the one issue is that the bottom of the cup sometimes develops an odd wrinkle if I don't tighten the straps enough, and I don't like to tighten the straps too much because they are sharp.

Updated on Feb 06, 2014 Flag this