I *love* the look of this bra. Favorite longline bra so far. It's so beautiful, the colors are so vibrant. The green is gorgeous and the burnt orange gives it a nice touch.

The one problem I have is... Freya longlines (or padded half cups for that matter) are NOT made for me. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":-(" /> Oh the horror. I need more depth and narrower wires. The cup of this bra is more shallow and the wires are too wide for me. With the result that I am slightly quad boobing in the middle and there's empty space on the sides of the cups, near the straps. The center gore is too wide for me as well, it's not sitting flat. But then again, that could be just a result of the cups being too shallow and my boobs, which need more projection, pushing the gore outward. I've tried many sizes in these long lines, and no matter how big the cup, the center gore never sits flat.

To make matters worse, I bought this bra a cup too small. I think I'll try and see if anyone wants to exchange so I can wear a 30FF, because as it is now, I can basically only wear this bra on my smallest time during the month: the week of my period and immediately after that.

Even with all these problems, the bra gives amazing support, and it is comfortable to wear. I never feel uncomfortable during the entire day. I will keep buying the Freya longlines, because I love the look of them and they still give great support.

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Mar 17, 2013 Flag this

• I notice you say the cups are too shallow and wide for you... How do you compare the depth and width to the Cleo Lucy?
  I'm asking because I ADORE these bras, but I am limited to ordering online. I need shallow and wide cups, and I happen to have a Cleo Lucy (altho in a 30G), so I believe it'd be getting same ratio, but I'm just assuming.
  

• Hi! I think the main problem for me is that the Ivy is just not deep enough. The Lucy 30FF is definitely deeper than the Ivy, and the 30G will be even more so. I just measured the width of both cups, and the 30FF Lucy is 13.5cm while the Ivy 30F is 13cm (I am not including the thickness of the wires in the measurement, since logically your breast tissue is supposed to be encased in the wires, I think that's why some of the measurements on bratabase are off?).

  In my case, wires are almost always too wide. They always go, even if it's a bit, beyond my breast tissue. That's partly because my breasts are not that wide and partly because I am quite petite (5'2") so naturally most wires will be too wide. That on itself doesn't bother me much, but if the width is off... then my breasts will be squished and will try to escape in the middle.

  I'm not sure if 30G Lucy fits you? I think the only way to tell if a bra fits you is to try. I am also limited to ordering online and I have spent tons of time and money on trying and returning bras. It's tiring... but you end up really learning which styles and brands fit you best. But if your breasts are more shallow and you need wide wires, I'd say go for it!

  Look at these reviews of the same bra. Both have the same size. But it suits one better than the other, just because the shape of their breasts are different!

  http://fussybusty.com/2013/03/14/longlines-and-a-review-of-the-just-flew-in-28ff/

  http://windiegardie.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/freya-just-flew-in-longline-bra-reviewed/

  I get the impression that the second reviewer has more wide rooted shallower breasts than the first. And the first needs more depth.

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