I think this bra must be mislabeled. It barely stretches to 27 inches, let alone 30, and the cup depth is only 10 inches. Feels like a 28G, not a 30G.
Yellow colorway.
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Updated on Aug 09, 2014 Flag this
I think this bra must be mislabeled. It barely stretches to 27 inches, let alone 30, and the cup depth is only 10 inches. Feels like a 28G, not a 30G.
Yellow colorway.
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Updated on Aug 09, 2014 Flag this
I really wish this bra had fit, but I purchased wildly the wrong size. This was my first attempt at an EM bra - the band is true to UK sizing, and rather stretchy. The cups are nicely shaped and padded.
EU cup sizes seem to run closer to US than UK sizing, so I foolishly ordered a J cup. In reality, I probably needed a GG-H, which is what I take in UK brands.
Simple but beautiful bra - it's hard to give a good review of actual support, since the cups were much too big for me, and really, a 65 (30 - my usual size) band would have been better.
I would guess that it probably runs true to size in the back, and I'm guessing either true to size in the cup, or one cup size small.
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Updated on Mar 23, 2014 Flag this
Very nice round shape. The picture of me wearing it IS altered, though - I removed the elastic under the top of the cup. Like so many Polish bras, this one has a firm piece of elastic to pull the bra closer to the chest. My breasts have too much upper fullness and are too tall for that feature, but removing that seam has made a nice balconette for me that is low enough in front to very nearly be a half cup. I like that, actually, since my breast shape doesn't get on well with half cups. This is just tall enough to make it ... a very nice alternative, though.
Wonderfully tall gore keeps my boobs from falling out the middle, which is a chronic problem in most bras.
In spite of the wires being wide, they're not strictly U-shaped (I'm reminded a bit of the shape of the wires on Bravissimo's balconette style), so the width doesn't bother my very narrow rooted breasts at all. Normally, a U-shaped wire of 5.5 inches wide feels intolerably wide to me, but with this shape wire, the width feels very comfortable.
Personally, I'm not in love with this color combo - the light pink flowers on gray base is a bit busy for my taste. The design itself is nice, but I wish the colors complimented one another better.
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Updated on Oct 15, 2014 Flag this
I normally wear a 30G (sometimes a 28GG), but knowing from prior experience that Princess runs small I decided to err on the side of a 30GG. That turned out to be the right cup volume, and the bra is cute, but overall I'm no more impressed with the brand than I was when I was a 36K.
The wires are wearable, though a teeny bit wide for me, and the cups give my narrow/projected shape a flattened look, pushing my breasts towards my armpits.
I'm center heavy, so chose a 30 over a 28 as I expected I would need to alter the gore ... to compensate for exactly this problem, and I wasn't wrong, but the shape is wrong enough for me that even a gore alteration isn't going to really make it work.
It's not a bad bra, but is just not at all flattering on me. My Freyas have more lower projection so give me a better overall shape.
I'm completely over Curvy Kate bras at this point. They just don't work for me, no matter how much I might want them to.
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Updated on Jun 12, 2014 Flag this
Nearly identical fit to Cleo Juna. I'd hoped it would work for me, but Cleo and I still don't really get along.
Absolutely adorable though! I love the flamingo print, and the yellow-green and pink color combo. A really fun, playful look.
Updated on Feb 22, 2015 Flag this
Size is about right for me in this style, so is wire width, but that's about where this bra stops working for me.
My breasts are quite soft, and I also have loose skin due to major weight loss, and this shape is not at all ideal for that.
I've been told that this is a plunge that center heavy breasts don't fall out of. No such luck.
The center gore, as always, is positioned too wide apart for my breasts, causing me to spill out the center and quadboob as my boobs fall to their natural position in the middle of my chest. There's no cup or ... gore there to stop them, so I end up with some pretty significant spill in the center.
The wires, also, while the right width, are shorter than I'm strictly happy with. I prefer a tall wire.
It's a very nice bra, but even altering the gore won't make this one a good fit for my center heavy/pendulous/soft/close set boobs.
Had such high hopes for this one, but this just isn't ideal for my shape.
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Updated on Jun 14, 2014 Flag this
I have been on the hunt for neutral bras from UK brands that my boobs don't hate, and in spite of some minor issues, that keeps leading me back to Freya.
The Lauren looked similar to my Hopscotch, so in spite of things I've read about it being shallow, I decided to chance it. I can only assume these reviews come from people confusing the balcony and half cup. It's a pretty typical Freya fit. The cup is a little shorter at the strap, the band a bit firmer, and the wires seem slightly narrower than bras like the hopscotch and sister cuts(all plusses for me), but ... overall, if you fit those bras, there is no reason Lauren won't also work for you.
The cup detailing is sort of unique, with subtle striping on the bottom of the cup, and a double layer of solid fabric on top. It's the first bra I've owned where the top of the cup is more opaque than the bottom.
I will need to remove the side boning, but this is typical for me.
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Updated on Apr 21, 2015 Flag this
Disappointing. I decided to try this as it was a "more open on top" version of Arabella. Well, yes, that's true, but the upper part of the cup seems oddly flat to me.
Not a good shape for me in the end - the flat upper cup cuts into breast tissue, the wires are a bit too wide (not surprising there, they're doable, but don't help the issues), and the overall effect is an outward pointing, droopy apex.
I could possibly fix it by narrowing the gore, but I've decided just to return it and see if I can find something that will fit better.
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Updated on Jul 31, 2014 Flag this
Purchased this in 30HH when I was a 30GG. I was a 30G by the time it arrived, but my guestimate on sizing seemed right. 30HH in this bra fits about like a 30GG. It's still wearable as a 30G, but a teeny bit big.
Half-padded cups with a slot in the fabric for inserts if you feel the need. No inserts came with it.
I kind of love it. Narrow, very forward facing cups. The one thing I don't love is that there was an elastic seam along the top of the cup, not fabric like most bras, which pulled the top of ... the cup quite tight. I'm not FoT, I'm more on the Even side of FoB, and it really cut in quite a lot, so I very carefully removed the elastic and now it's a pretty nice fit. It gapes a tiny bit, but it IS technically a size too big in the cup.
Really cute striped pattern. Big, round shape. Extremely comfortable. The wires are still a bit wide for me, but in the right size they would probably be really good for my narrow/projected boobs.
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Updated on Apr 22, 2014 Flag this
Go by waist measurement, not underbust. The band sits lower on the torso, and runs quite firm. I tried the 34G even though I'm a 30GG/32G on recommendation, and while I could fasten it, I could just barely fasten it.
This garment is not suitable for someone with a natural high waist. It's designed to end at about the waistline, which is fine if your waist happens to be at your navel. However, if your waist is higher up your torso (in my case, my natural waist is barely three inches below my underbust), it will end on top of your hip bone. At best, it will ... be uncomfortable, at worst - if you're like me and have a little pudge around the middle, it will be the kind of unflattering that is so extreme that no control garment in the world can fix it.
In terms of cup size, the 34G actually was a little too big, but sizing down wouldn't have helped because it sat too low on my torso. I was being supported almost entirely by the body of the garment, with very little support coming from the cups. I think this may be the nature of the beast, as my underbust is smaller than where the bustier ends on my torso. I would need a 32 to get the cups firmly against my breasts at the bottom, but then would be unable to fasten it at the hip.
In all- just a bad shape match. I think it would be an excellent option for someone of a more hourglassy shape, but for an inverted triangle/apple, it's a bad fit. Look for something longer that will end at the hip instead of the navel.
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Updated on Nov 06, 2014 Flag this