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Beautiful bra. It's nice to have it in another color besides black. I thought the color might not be darker enough for me, but I like it just fine.
The fit, as predicted from my other Gem, is perfect. Snug around the rib cage, no quadboobing, comfortable against my funky ribs/sternum. Some might think there is too much projection, but I don't have a problem with it.
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Updated on May 29, 2014 Flag this
I wanted to like this bra. It almost fits. It has the narrow wires and the extreme projection. It encloses most of my breast tissue But the left underwire is already digging into my armpit, and I have to put it on the tightest setting already. I paid $50 for this (it is returnable); that's not worth it for a bra that not only will not fit long but is already uncomfortable.
Edit: My mistake. I didn't check the method of measurement before buying the bra, and the interpolation scores on cup width (5.5") lied horribly. Lesson learned, and the bra is still going back.
Updated on May 16, 2014 Flag this
This is my best fitting bra to date. Given I suffer some degree of the Freya wrinkle (http://www.venusianglow.com/2011/07/freya-and-curvy-kate-pucker-diagonal.html) in the previous Freyas I've tried (Arabella and Morning Meadow cut families), I fully expected the Gem to be the same. Instead, the cup fits like the proverbial glove. The only problem I have with this one is the too-wide gore. But I've yet to find a gore that actually fits between my breasts, and it's not uncomfortable in the least, so I'm counting it as a fit.
The band is quite stretchy, enough that I can't feel it at all. The cups are a little stiff, enough ... that the emptiness of the cup on my smaller breast is obvious even after shortening the straps, but it doesn't particularly show under clothing. I imagine they'll soften with wear and washing.
The straps seem quite stretchy on this one: I normally don't have to tighten my straps far at all, but on the Gem I have the slider almost up to my shoulder. Lucky for me they're fully adjustable so there's still some space to play with.
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Updated on May 03, 2014 Flag this
I really like this bra. I started with a 28F or 28FF (those didn't work for me) and then bumped it up to a 28G and found it to be a pretty good match, but with a tiny bit of quadboobing on deep inhales. I went ahead and tried the 28GG and found it to definitely be too big. So, 28G it is! I've only been wearing it for about a week, so I haven't noticed any stretching out yet at this point. All in all, it's quite comfortable and no other complaints as far as fit is concerned.
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Updated on Mar 21, 2014 Flag this
The material on this bra was pretty much paper. It was very thin and light, so it would be good for summer, if you can get past the papery texture. If you're not used to unlined bras (like me), this would not make a good first step into unlined bras. You could see through the entire bra, and when I tried to put a shirt on over it, you could see the white lining through the shirt!
Shape-wise, it didn't work on this shallow girl. There were bad wrinkles from the tops of the cups and up, and I couldn't fill a cup that deep.
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Updated on Mar 09, 2014 Flag this
Very supportive and a very rounded shape for a non molded bra. I find myself not wearing it very much just because it's nothing special.
Updated on Jan 04, 2014 Flag this
I love this bra...except it irritates the skin along my armpits.
Updated on Nov 20, 2013 Flag this
way too small, and wire pokes under the arms. Sending it back.
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Updated on Sep 12, 2013 Flag this
Great! I might update my eval of bottom fill at another time of month
Updated on Aug 09, 2013 Flag this
This bra is not meant for my shape. More for full on top. Also, its too big. Woops.
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Updated on May 03, 2013 Flag this
