My shape: slightly shallow teardrop/FOB with super wide/tall roots and very close-set tissue in the middle

This review is for the black colorway.

I received this bra in a swap. I like the color scheme a lot, actually. I am not usually a fan of prints, but the little bubbles and the purple lace edging (and bows on the center bridge and straps!) are super cute. A 30FF was definitely the right size.

Unfortunately, because it's been loved before, the band has stretched some. I do wonder if I might be better off with a 28 in new Freyas anyway and just wear an extender for the first month or two, because my 30FF - Freya » Deco Charm Moulded Plunge Bra (1471) has stretched so much I'm going to have to move the hooks to be able to keep wearing it. All my "fit info" is from wearing this bra on the tightest hook, because the other two are much too loose.

Also, the center bridge is too wide and too tall for my boobs, as is the case with my 30G - Freya » Patsy Padded Half Cup Bra (1223) . It doesn't actually poke, but the wires are definitely sitting on top of breast tissue, and the top ends leave pressure marks after about 10 minutes; there's no bruising like with some I've tried, but it's not ideal. The bridge itself lays very, very flat on my chest, though, and it certainly tacks well. Experimenting with a dart makes the cups gape at a funny angle and pushes the straps too far out on my shoulders, but I may try to take out a half cm all the way down and see if it's more comfortable.

The cup shape is pretty good. I usually have trouble with the tops of cups digging in for styles that are too projected or gaping when they are designed for someone more FOT, but these really only gape a little when I hunch my shoulders forward, and they are low enough and set at the right angle so there is no cutting in, even when I really arch my back and throw back my shoulders. Hooray!

The wires are also lovely and wide! My breast root is shaped like the Nike symbol under my arms, and these actually follow the shape of it pretty well, which is a complete first. Even my Patsy was a little too steeply curved on the outside. Most of the time I need the wires as wide as I can get them, but when they have the right angle of curve they can be a lot narrower. Hooray again!


Update: I have discovered the only real downside to this bra: there is NO nipple discretion at all. SO MUCH SHOW THROUGH. It is a shame because it's super comfy, so I wear it anyway, but mine are prominent so it can get pretty obvious.

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Jun 16, 2015 Flag this

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