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Appearance-wise, this bra is pretty cute. I like the pop of pink along the top of the cups and on the straps. The print is unique too, though I would kill for a Lily with the print of Meg!
The band is nice, firm and doesn't ride up. I think there might just a little less immediate projection in the cups than I need as I get slight wrinkles at the bottom of the cup from time to time. Occasionally I'll notice the cups have been pushed down slightly by my breasts, as well. It's not too bad though.
The wires are a bit too wide, but not uncomfortably ... so. Though, they're either a little too high, or a combination of wide and high, to the point that it gets a little pokey. My tail of spence can get a redish, tender marking where it rubs a bit when I wear it longer than a few hours. Luckily, I don't typically leave the house longer than a few hours for it to be much of a problem, but it's still unfortunate.
The gore tacks, though not very firmly. The cups seem to be mostly good, though my larger breast can get some puckering/quadding going on at the middle seam when I move in a number of positions or breathe too deeply. 99% of what I wear is loose fitting, so it's never visible though.
I have no real issue with having it in my collection and wearing it whenever the mood strikes. I even see myself getting it in the new colorways, sometime this year. So overall, I'd say it's a pretty good fit for me.
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So I got this bra to wear around the house. It definitely needs to stay at home because the shape it gives it probably the least flattering on me that I've seen yet. Even my old, ill-fitting 32DDDs were more flattering than this bra is. By itself, it's alright looking.
The band is incredibly tight. Like, I needed the full length of an extender and could probably use another set of hooks, tight. The fabric is pretty soft, though perhaps a tiny bit rough to the touch while not being itchy.
The cups though... where do I start?
They're like downward pointing, flattened, east-west torpedoes. The seam along ... the neckline/top of the cups is a little tight and gives me the slightest quaddage. The gore, of course, doesn't tack. If I scoop my boobs away from eachother, some separation is maintained, but there is absolutely no lift. In fact, I want to say it's flattening my boobs down towards my belly button. The straps are more centered.
The main reason I wanted a soft cup bra, was again, to wear at home. I don't want to wear out my "good" bras by wearing them at home, but I absolutely hate the feeling of my pendulous breasts touching my chest. I need something with a properly sized band (and big enough cups), to keep a barrier there. This bra does serve that purpose.
I almost don't want to keep it because I feel like S/M/L sports bras do a better job of shaping, but I've yet to find one that is tight enough around the underbust while still having room for my breasts.
It's weird. I didn't care so much about the shape when I ordered the bra, since I knew it would only be worn at home. But seeing it on and being used to the shape that Ewa and Cleo give... this is kind of depressing in comparison. It makes me feel like my grandmother.
*Photos and measurements to come soon*
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I've had this bra in numerous sizes over the last year. It's basically the only full bust sports bra I've tried, but I've never seen a reason to try any others because I'm so satisfied with the performance of this one.
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The color of this bikini top is really nice. I was afraid it would be too neon or cool toned, but it has a nice hint of orange, which I like. Not too loud, but not too soft, either. The little charm on the halter tie says Freya, which is actually kinda cute and doesn't feel cheap.
I would consider myself a 28H, but as sizes were limited, I bought the 30H.
I figured going up a cup size wouldn't hurt since I'd gain a little more projection. It seems to have been a good choice because my breasts still force the cups down a bit, leaving empty space ... at the bottom and a GG would have been worse. I can live with this.
The band is comfortable and doesn't ride up or move much at all, which is surprising, but good. Materials are soft and the mesh lining isn't scratchy. Unfortunately, the gore doesn't tack completely and the right underwire also seems to occasionally twist a little, pushing away from my sternum, while the left one sits mostly flat. I imagine these things are caused by shape incompatibility (not nearly enough immediate projection and wires are too wide) and the fact that my right breast is a little bit larger than the left.
The shape it gives from the front isn't too bad. More east/west than I'm used to getting from EM or Cleo bras, though. From the side, it's almost upside down 7ish, but meh. It is what it is.
All in all, I'm not disappointed with it as it's still cute, serves it's purpose and fits better than any S, M, L bathing suit I've owned. I won't wear it all that often or for long periods of time, so it works out in the end.
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