The cup size runs small.

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Updated on Dec 19, 2015 Flag this

Love the design / print / look of this bra, but the fit is a bit off. Not sure what to make of it.
It's a bit small and the build of the cup, mostly the upper lace part, doesn't really agree with my boobs.

After swoop & scoop, I'm definitely bulging out of it. The floral lace part is too closed off on top for me and it cuts in. But at the same time, after only a few minutes of 'relaxed' wear there's small wrinkles in the upper cup. Like my boobs are pushing the lacey part down?

I'm considering if sizing up would help, but I guess the lace part will only be bigger and looser, = more wrinkles?
Have also thought of moving the straps a bit more inward, and maybe (partly) attaching them to the lace bit.

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Updated on Aug 12, 2015 Flag this

This fits almost exactly as the Cleo Minnie that I have.
I get minor wrinkling on top, but I suggest it's a more FoT bra than what I am. The band is quite stretchy, not as stiff as I'm used to but definitely very comfortable. I started on the second hook, and sometimes use the tightest.

Updated on Jul 28, 2015 Flag this

Having some issues with this bra, it is still a relatively good fit.
I like the girly color, cute style and felted shoulder straps. Don't wear it a lot because it's not ideal on me.

The issues:
While Marcie is quite FOT friendly, I still have a bit of bulge on top, almost quadding. Perhaps I should go up a size.
Also the center gore pokes a bit - would prefer a lower gore. Bending the wires helped somewhat.
The straps are a bit too wide set, but don't chafe too much.

However my biggest problem is the band - when I first bought this bra it was a well fitting 30 band. After wearing it a handful of times, the band has stretched a LOT and now (after +6 months and only occasionally wearing it, maybe twice a month?) I'm down to the tightest hook. Seems strange as I normally don't experience much stretch in my bra bands. Always wash them by hand (:

Pink colorway

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Updated on Jul 27, 2015 Flag this

Great bra but I would go down a cup size in the future. Runs a bit bigger in the cup than the Lily.

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Updated on Jun 16, 2015 Flag this

I wish someone had told me about Cleo Lily sooner. The good: It gives a rounded shape I feel is difficult for me to get, has nice and narrow wires, and comes in cute colors and prints. It is pretty comfortable too. However, as it has firm wires, it does rub on my rib flare under my right arm and irritate occasionally, which is nothing I can't tolerate for an otherwise good fit. So far, I have only worn it for a day, and it did not stretch out in the band.

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Updated on Jun 16, 2015 Flag this

Kinda strangely angled underwires on the side. Nice tan bra.

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Updated on May 26, 2015 Flag this

DDandBeyond

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The band is too tight, I have to wear an extender. I also get a tiny bit of quadboob.
I've tried several sizes of this bra:
32G: straps too short
32GG: sides/wings too high
32FF: cups too small
30G: band too tight, cups too small

Update May 2015: The cups are now too small so I will be selling this bra.

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Updated on May 16, 2015 Flag this

Very beautiful bra, slightly small in cup for me (gore doesn't tack right and I have little quadboob),but still wearable. More beatiful in person than in the picture. Wires are on narrow side (for english bras), lace on the top of cups is very FOT friendly.

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Updated on May 12, 2015 Flag this

I no longer own this particular bra but I own another one in the same size and color which I have reviewed.

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Updated on May 08, 2015 Flag this

Evadne

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Along with Marcie, this has been a tried and true fit for me over my bra journey. I've owned it in a number of sizes and it's currently my best fitting bra. Though it's not my favorite in terms of appearance, I do prefer it over the swan and bird print versions. I do like the idea of quirky bird prints, but the execution of those particular colorways just wasn't to my liking.

The band is pretty spot on and the cups are nearly perfect. I wish the wires were shorter under the arms and more U shaped, but it hasn't been too uncomfortable to wear it, so far. The gore tacks wonderfully, which has been so rare for me. In fact, I eventually noticed a dull pain from it pressing so hard after a while. THAT was certainly a new experience. Oddly, it made me happy to know it was so firm in it's support, heh.

Once my camera arrives in the mail, I'll take better pictures and write a more detailed review on my blog.

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Updated on May 08, 2015 Flag this

Evadne

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This is the second time I've owned the pink Marcie in this size. It has always been one of the two bras I could count on to "fit" but was never comfortable for very long. That still holds true... for the most part.

This time around, I'm coming back to it after losing some weight. Combining that with general variance in bras, it doesn't fit as well as my last one did. The cups gape a bit at the top, which hadn't been an issue before. The band is a tad tighter than I would like, but that will change with wear. One thing that hasn't changed is the discomfort the wires can cause under the arms. I wish it weren't so difficult to find bras with wires shorter than 4" while also being a narrow U shape (along with all the other requirements I need for a bra to fit, of course).

Once my camera arrives in the mail, I'll take better pictures and write a more detailed review on my blog.

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Updated on May 08, 2015 Flag this

Evadne

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I like this bra, but it is not the most comfortable (I'm used to less high wires now) and under mid-tight shirts it *looks* like I have quadboob because the thin fabric doesn't hold in all my tissue. Atm on the rag I'm a bit larger than normal and the cup is a bit too small on the left, but still too big on the right.

- Update May 2015 - The little thread dots on the cup have started pilling. I wear this bra regularly and it's the perfect color under a turquoise shirt I have with lace at the top (so the bra matches the lace). It does get uncomfortable, especially under the arms, by the end of a day. But a solid place in my closet!

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Updated on May 07, 2015 Flag this

This bra is supposedly notoriously hard to fit, but before I knew that, I found it on clearance at Nordstrom Rack. It was not only delightfully cheap, it fit me very well. I consider my normal size to be 30G, and tried this in a 32G and 30GG. Both fit, but the 32-band was more comfortable while the 30GG gore tacked better. I chose the smaller band and wore it with an extender.

I have very soft, pendulous tissue and high-set roots. The wires were always a little too wide and too tall for me, so poked my armpit once I tightened the straps up nearly all the ... way to fit in my IMF. But if I scoop and swooped in an East/West direction, the cups gave me great coverage and a smooth shape that I really liked.

Fast forward to after wearing it once or twice (edited for clarity), and some issues began. First, I learned that the very low gore, although I loved it in theory because it was so comfortable and out of the way, isn't right for my shape or soft tissue. I now know that I can't wear plunges, period. The issue in Neve became evident after wearing the bra for a while because any vigorous activity or bending over to pick something up meant my boobs would spill out over the gore in the middle and then just look all squished down. I constantly had to readjust. The more I wore the bra, the more this would happen right away.

After wearing it about 10 times (edited for clarity), I noticed that the bra was getting discolored on the cup edges. Because the wings were too high and poking my pits, it was probably sweat and deodorant causing it. But I did handwash regularly like my other bras which never have this problem except maybe some white marks from deodorant on a black bra. I have Neve in the floral print colorway which is white inside with purple straps. The cups have patches of really gross discoloration on the edges now and I really didn't wear that bra that much. I never really wear it any more.

Interestingly, I consider myself to be even, maybe slightly FoT, but never suffered from the bottom cup wrinkling so common with this bra. So I would recommend it for people with soft tissue whose shape or close-set breasts might enable them to wear plunges. I think the bottom cup wrinkling effect is not as big a problem for soft tissue.

In short, Neve is a cheap addition to your bradrobe if, like me, you are having trouble finding any sort of smooth t-shirt bra that gives a clean silhouette, even for short wears.
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Updated on Mar 27, 2015 Flag this

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I got this because my 30G Marcie is slightly on the small side during times of the month when I'm fuller. Turns out, I don't need a full cup size bigger, as this is both too wide (30G is perfect) and there's some wrinkling at the top and sides. I find the underwires very bitey, probably because of their width. Still, it's an ok fit, and I've kept it as a laundry day/the previously mentioned fuller days problem/emergency kind of bra. I thought the pink colourway would look horrible on me (I have pale skin with reddish undertones which clashes easily with pinks), but it's actually pretty cute. It does show through white shirts, though.

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Updated on Dec 05, 2014 Flag this

Bravissimo exclusive pink/aqua colourway. I noticed there won't be a Lily next season, so I'm stocking up on one of my best fitting bras.

Both the pink and the blue clashes terribly on my skin tone. The 'Candy Pink' Marcie has a warmer yellow pink, which blends in better. Still, it's decent enough as an almost invisible bra (obviously the blue contrasts show, but it doesn't look too bad)

My 30GG - Cleo » Lily Balconnet Bra (7351) fit so well I decided to skip trying my regular 30G and went straight on to the next cup size up, which turned out an okay fit, except the cups ... seem to run larger in this colourway (or maybe they were smaller in the navy colour), so there's some gapping at the top of the cup, but it works well as a PMS bra. There's also the band; I've gained some squish (likely) or this one is just a tiny bit firmer in the band than the AW13 Parrot colourway (also likely), or I'm simply imagining things (probably).

Three yays for a pretty okay fit!
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Updated on Dec 05, 2014 Flag this

Very soft materials. Seems shallower in the bottom than the Darcy (which has an additional vertical seam). Band is looser than unlined Cleos. The lace trim is pokier than Darcy's. Straps are only half adjustable and almost feel a little short. Gore is slightly too wide, will have to alter. The cups are wider than my roots. Very good warm beige colour - looks almost invisible on me when the lighting is right.

Updated on Sep 25, 2014 Flag this

I found the 30G to be too small in the cups, and the wire too short.

The 30GG still gives me quadboob on the one side. It is slight, but enough to show through shirts.

The lace is not sitting nicely. It seems too big for the cup, flares out, and does not hug the curve. Wearing a shirt did not change the issue. If the lace had a bit of stretch, it would have probably worked out better. The lace attaches to the gore so for a proper alteration I would have to cut the lace and attach it to the back of the gore at an ... angle. Because of this I am not sure who I would recommend this bra to. I didn't notice this issue in the 30FF or 30G Juna/Darcy, maybe because I had so many other issues.

My shape is full on bottom/even. Wider roots.

The straps are partly adjustable. I had them adjusted all the way. If the bra had fit a bit better I would have needed to take in the straps for a good fit.

Still not a fan of the 2 hooks.

I am done with the Juna. I am going to try the Maddie.
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Updated on Sep 24, 2014 Flag this

I really like the appearance of this bra. It is also very good quality and the fabric is great. It fits me fine, but unfortunately not great. I am not sure that Cleo's are right for me, even though I really want them to be. I love their style, but the gore on all 4 that I have tried are too high for me and cut into my sternum. I have bent the gore wire so that it doesn't dig in so much and it's at least wearable, for now. The cups on this one has great depth and overall fits great ... except the lace part on top gives me quad boob. I have some other bras on the way and may end up selling this one in the future.

I am now offering this up for sale. I bought this from another bratabase user and ended up only wearing this twice before I decided it just doesn't fit right. I did bend the gore wire back to it's original shape. It has only been hand washed and is in excellent condition.
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Updated on Sep 20, 2014 Flag this

I really wanted to like this bra, however, I just am not sure that Cleo's are right for me. The gore on this one is so high it just dug into my sternum. The cup is deep enough for me, but there was wrinkling at the top.

I bought this from another bratabase user and it is in very good shape. I would say it's in excellent condition, so I don't believe it was worn very often.

It is a very nice bra made of great material and a cute pattern. Hopefully it will work better for someone else.

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Updated on Aug 24, 2014 Flag this