This is a good, basic bra IF you aren't full on top. I don't find anything "balconette" about the shape; it's full coverage on me and comes up awfully high into the front of my underarms - but I am short.
The straps (as others have adequately noted) are pretty ugly but they are comfy. I find the 32H (red) a slightly better fit than the 34GG (black), which would indicate that it runs large in the band, but there is a little wrinkling at the bottom of the cup. I could not size down, though, because the cups would definitely cut into my upper breast ... fullness. I can just squeak by with the H as it is.
The shape is "fine" if you don't mind a little minimising. Nothing to write home about, but again, it's a basic. The seaming & lace trim along the top are nice & flat under clothing.
I would prefer it to be lined to prevent show-through, but I do appreciate the 3 hooks.
An additional note after wearing a few times: this bra has a break-in period. I've worn them a handful of times each, and they have been a little more comfy each time - particularly at the front of my armpits where they were most problematic in the beginning.
Final assessment: I'll keep it & I'll wear it regularly, but I wouldn't buy it again. It would be a great bra for someone taller or with a longer torso who had some migration to tackle.
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Extremely close in size/shape/fit to the red 32H I have but I've heard that it's normal for black bras to be smaller than other colors. The band is very firm, on the smallish side for a 34. Three hooks.
The cup is probably true to size, but it's hard for me to say because it's a wide, shallow fit and I have narrow-root, rounded boobs. The top edge cuts into my upper fullness in the center just a tiny bit, but I have empty space on the outside. The wires come up awfully high under the armpits and the front of the cup is very wide ... and cuts in under my arm. This has gotten better after wearing a few times, but it doesn't meet my admittedly unreasonable standards for long-term comfort. I think it would be GREAT for someone with a) wide, shallow boobs or b) migrated tissue to reign in. It would be BAD for someone who was very full on top.
It is NOT a balconette in this size. It is full coverage. Maybe it would be less overwhelming if I were taller.
Gawdawful ugly straps, but comfy & fully adjustable.
It is very practical. Seams, lace detail, etc. are largely invisible under clothing. Very good quality materials & stitching.
Bottom line: I wouldn't buy it again, but I will wear it out or die trying.
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I've had a good few Freya bras in my time, some good, some bad. It took a while to find my size, but it wasn't too hard to figure out. The 32GG Deco was 'good' in the cups but too ...

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I love this bra! This is the first one I bought that is in my correct size!
The only issue is that at first it was a bit painful under the breasts where my torso begins to curve, but after I bent the underwires to fit the curve of my body, it's extremely comfortable. I have had this bra for about six months now and I can still wear it on the tightest fastening. The bra doesn't show through even my thin shirts, but it does come up a bit high so sometimes I have to be careful about lower-cut shirts. Also, the straps are quite thick which is a pity because I would have liked to wear the bra with some of my tank tops. The only slightly uncomfortable thing is that the straps are set quite widely apart, and sometimes it pinches a little bit of my armpit fat. But maybe that is breast tissue that is going to migrate?

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Updated on Mar 23, 2013 Flag this

Got this from a Bratabase member, so the band has already been relaxed. Band is very snug, but not uncomfortable. Straps are far too far apart, which creates a wrinkling in the top of the cup. If I could wear the straps wider, the cup would fit perfectly. I have narrow, sloping shoulders.

My apex is not where the bra seems to want the apex to be (I am lower and more forward--the seams on this bra meet higher and slightly more east/west). It gives me the rounded look many women seem to love, but rounded means my arms brush my boobs when I lift my arms because ... the boobs are now slightly wider than my torso.

Although I fill the bottom, I have this slight feeling of orange in glass--very slight but it's there (just a little more cup left over at the bottom, maybe 1/4 inch). Since the wires form a wider, more open bottom-of-the-U, I'm not sure why this would be.

So this bra will go into my rotation because it fits better than a couple I am no longer wearing, but it's convincing me I am not a Freya type.

Update Mar 1: Just can't make it work. the band is about 1/2 inch too short, and adding an extender makes the straps fall off (well, not really fall off since they are then too wide to even sit on my shoulders). The round shape is fine from a profile view but straight on it looks (to me anyway) like I have two large balloons on my chest.
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On paper, this should fit. But the band is a tiny bit too tight, and the left cup is too small by far. With an extender, the left cup fits a tiny bit better but then the straps are much too wide. It's a basic, sturdy bra.

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Updated on Feb 05, 2013 Flag this

The nude or 'barely there' color of this bra seems to run a tiny bit smaller in the cups than the red, but about the same as the black.

As one of Freya's older bras, it has a nice firm band (unlike a lot of the newer ones).

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This is a beautiful full cup Freya bra, great for everyday use. Brand new only has been tried on. Unfortunately, found out that I need a 26 band instead of a 28. So it is too big for me

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