I just can't quite fill the tops of the cups on this one.

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Updated on Jun 08, 2014 Flag this

A beautiful bra, but not a good fit for me. I really wanted this to fit.

Updated on Jun 08, 2014 Flag this

In my quest for a new sports bra, this one was unfortunately a definite failure for me. There were aspects of it I really liked - the fabric is adorable and felt nice, and the band felt nice. For someone with the right shape, I'd absolutely suggest this as a good option.

However, it's definitely not the right shape for me. To start with, as I found with the Deco half-cup, it's too shallow for me. There's too much fabric under the arms, and the tops of the cups gap even with tightening up the straps a bit to compensate. Additionally, the wires wouldn't lie nicely despite plenty of swooping and scooping, usually trying to ride up a bit (again, too projected for the cups) and cutting into my sternum if I tried to get the fabric to lie nicely toward the top.

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Updated on May 10, 2014 Flag this

I was told to size up in the cup with this bra, but in doing that the bra was far too large. I will not try again with the Marvel regardless as the wires are very wide. They reach far under my arm and not suited for my narrow root at all. Otherwise, the bra is very pretty.

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Updated on May 08, 2014 Flag this

I reeeeeally want to like this bra. I like the look. I like the fabric of the cups, it's opaque, non-stretchy, fun pattern.....but the top of each cup would be better with a little bit of stretch, so that it would hug the breast better. It isn't so much that I can't fill out the top of the cup, it's more that it doesn't flex against the skin very well. There's a thin extra layer of trim around the top, and it doesn't quite lie flat like it should.

The gore comes up slightly too high, and the cups are slightly too far apart, but not nearly as bad as a lot of others do.

This would be a great bra for someone with slightly wider-spaced breasts, maybe with a little bit more fullness.

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Updated on Apr 30, 2014 Flag this

A friend gave me this bra NWT because it was in my typical Freya size, 32F. But all of my other Freya's are either padded or lined and this one isn't, so that is probably why the sizing seems so off. The band feels a bit too bit (can already hook on 3rd clasps) and while I can fill the bottom of the cups okay, I have some gaping at the top of the cups.

I have to say that I DO like that the wires stop a bit lower than normal for a Freya, they don't come anywhere near my armpits and therefore the tops of the cups and the straps don't rub the wrong way or bother me at all.

It's not a very pretty bra, its just kinda meh. Very plain and boring for a Freya. And the material feels weird to me, kind of stiff.

Updated on Apr 30, 2014 Flag this

This bra is not what I expected nor would I have guessed it would fit with my shape but I actually quite like it! I would normally consider it too shallow for my shape -- and it *is* a bit shallow -- but I'm smooshy enough that it seems to work for me. I could probably stand to go up a cup size--I'm not quadding, but I spill to the center a bit and there's quite an impressive expanse of exposed skin out the top, not what I'm used to in the balconettes I usually wear. I think that would put the wires far too wide, though.

It's super comfy! Only 2 hooks, and I could probably use 3, but I confess I like how small and dainty it looks.

Edit: After a bit of wear decided the spillover was more than I was comfortable with. Returning it.

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Updated on Apr 26, 2014 Flag this

This review is for the Glacier colourway.

So, lately I've been reading up on bra alterations (I have plans in mind for a few of my ill-fitting bras) and I got a bit caught up in reading the blog http://brasihate.blogspot.co.uk/ and I happened to notice that most of the bras I own that fit me really well, like the Marcie, Lucy and Andorra, also fit her. The Marvel was one that fitted her that I hadn't tried, so I had to give it a go, and it fits!

Marvel is very much like the Freya padded half-cups in that it's shallow at the bottom of the cups and ... very open at the top, which seems to work quite well for my shape. As far as I can tell, it's not really a new cut for Freya, but as it fits me, I can't be disappointed! The band is a relatively large 30, as I would expect from Freya, but not as loose as the Deco. The Marvel gives a very minimised look (as many reviews have described) but I think for me it's due to the amount of lift it gives rather than because it's squashing my boobs to the sides. I'm actually quite tempted to go out and try a few blouses to see if the Marvel would prevent them from gaping across the front!
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Updated on Apr 22, 2014 Flag this

Okay, this is pretty much my favorite bra. It's the first bra I bought in my *correct* size and it's really the best one I've found so far.

Pros: COMFY. This is what I'm all about when I'm looking for a good bra. Comfy with good support. Nothing itchy, scratchy, or pokey.

Cons: A lot of other reviewers say that this bra does a good job at pushing their boobs up and forward, but I have not found this to be the case. Not that it does a bad job, it just seems to be average in this department. This may be due to the fact that I have wider set breasts.

Overall, love this bra. Very comfy. Good fit and good quality. My favorite Freya so far.

Updated on Apr 11, 2014 Flag this

This fit me even more weirdly than the 28DD - Freya » Marvel Side Panel Bra (1501) . The bottom of the cups are filled, the gore tacks and feels really comfortable, the band is perfect, the straps feel comfortable on my shoulders. Even the top edge of the cups mostly works - although it still kind of seems like it's too long somehow. The side support panels seem like they push my breasts into the center more and I get great cleavage. The wings seem like they're too short or the wires there don't reach high enough, or the lack of enough room in the ... bottom of the cups pushes me out to the sides as well. Any way I put it, the outer sides of these cups don't work for me. The straps are as short as is comfortable and allows my breasts to still be properly in the cups, but the outer edges gape like the straps are too long.
Also, the wires are short in these and don't fill the entire channels, so there's a gap either in the center with the gore or on the outer edge, depending on where you push the wire. It might work better if the wire reached both edges of the channel all the way, or even more closely! It's at least a cm short, if not more.
I love the look and shape of this bra, I wish it would work on me.
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Updated on Apr 04, 2014 Flag this