First of all, The cut of this bra is quite different from the usual Cleo balcony or Freya halfcup style. I like that!
The band is firm (nice surprise in a Freya bra), and the wires are quite wide and slightly stretch with the band.
The Marvel is comfy to wear and gives my wide root shallow boobs a nice rounded and centered shape - not quite as rounded and in-your-face upfront as a "Cleo George" style balcony - but sometimes I like it better this way.
The cups are open on top, but not as open as, say, Ewa Michalak's HM style. I have balanced fulness (neither FoT nor FoB) and it suits me well.

I get slight gaping at the center gore because I don't have a lot of projection there. I don't mind as it's not noticable under clothing and doesn't compromise the shape.

I tried both the glacier (white/mint) and black (with purple sprinkles) colorway and the measurements and fit are virtually identical.

glacier colorway

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Updated on Dec 06, 2014 Flag this

My breasts: FOB, conical, wide and tall root.

This bra fits me better than other Freya non-padded bras as it has wider wires, a firmer band, only vertical seams, and a more open top.

As others have said, it gives a round shape. And generally I like the look - I wasn't a big fan of it when I saw it on hangers, but its one of those times when trying something on changed my mind.

I'm not sure the side panel is necessary for me (or most breasts around my size) - it isn't taut near my armpit (but neither does it gape).

I thought that the wires were wide enough for me until I wore it through the day and realised it ended up on my breast tissue, so have since bent the wires and it's much better...

Edit - lost weight so now band and cup are too big.

Updated on Jun 08, 2014 Flag this

I got this after trying the 30H. I sized up knowing a) the bra is not really suited to my shape, and b) I am not a 32H -- the band is too big (though in fairness the 30 was a little tight). So let's break this down.

For reference, these days I'm calling myself full on bottom, fairly narrow root, fairly close-set, LOTS of projection. The best fit I've found so far is the Cleo Marcie.

Pros--reasons I went with this bra knowing it wasn't a great fit:

-The shape is somewhat minimizing and uplifting on me, which means it's great for wearing under dresses without quite enough room in ... the bust--it minimizes and lifts enough for empire waists to fit under my breasts when normally they sit on the tissue somewhat.
-I wanted a nice nude bra
-It's quite comfortable.
-Fabric is lovely and it looks pretty good.
Gore is fairly low on me and the tops are very open, which makes it great for anything low-cut

Cons:

-Cups are way too wide for me -- unsurprising since I'm pretty narrow AND sized up.
-Cups are also quite shallow. There's about an inch of empty space in the bottom. The shape reminds me of how the Panache Harmony was on me, though it's much more comfortable than the Harmony, which my projected breasts distorted like crazy.
-Straps are quite wide-set.
-The corollary to the low-cut pro is that I get a lot of bounce in the top of the cup because of all the exposed tissue.

These cons are shape-compatibility issues combined with the fact that I was forced to size up to 32H, since there's no 30HH. (strap-width and cup-width in particular). If you are full on bottom, narrow, and projected this is probably not the best bra for you. It is, however, the most comfortable shape-incompatible bra I've worn, and it looks really nice under clothes.
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Updated on May 04, 2014 Flag this

So, the Marvel and I don't get along very well. It's a shame. The cups are way too small and shallow, there are wrinkles along the wires and I quadboob even on my smaller breast (which is barely a G cup), and if I sized up - I'm thinking I'd need two sizes up - the wires would poke me in the back.

However, there are some things I love about it. The band is a whole lot firmer than most Freyas, and it feels fantastic. I bought the 'Nude' (ugh) option because I wanted something unlined to wear under white/sheer tops. It's a lovely golden-y skintone colour with a lighter mesh band along the top of the cups (which could possibly be visible under clothes, I'm not sure.)

I'm really sad it doesn't work on me, because it's a simple but pretty bra which I would spend many happy days with if it only fit me better.

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Updated on Apr 24, 2014 Flag this

I don't really understand what's going on with the fit in this one... The tops of the cup gap, and they'd projecting my boobs forward, but instead of being really supported on the side they're sort of being made to hang towards the front. Very odd fit overall, with lots of space along the top-sides. I'm not sure what to make of it.
(note: as I wrote this while wearing it, I started to get back pain, so it's a no-go for me!)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2014 Flag this

My underarms hurt - especially the little spot right as it is going from the front of my chest to the actual armpit area. I get a bit of quad boob at the bottom and then it wrinkles some at the top. The cups are super wide. Also, the straps are wide on my shoulders, but I do have pretty narrow shoulders. I like the band stiffness (it's not too rigid or too soft). I do like the way it looks though (on me and like as a garment on a hanger).

Updated on Mar 19, 2014 Flag this

I also have this in 28DD, and most of that review applies here as well.

http://bra.pe/XIof/

Interestingly, 28E also fits, and I can't figure out if it's better or worse than 28DD. It's a bit more coverage than 28DD, and it does a better job of enclosing and smoothing the underarm jiggle. However, while it fits and supports, it isn't tight enough to lift and contribute to cleavage. I guess there's a tradeoff between underarm smoothing and lift?

I got close to returning this, but realized that this might be the slightly larger bra good for that time of the month.

Updated on Mar 13, 2014 Flag this

This bra is really comfy, and gives a nice rounded shape. It reminds me of the Deco (on me) in a lot of ways - somewhat cleavagey/plungey, great shape, some side spill, gaping at the straps but larger boob quads right at the gore. I consider both still wearable for non-work activities. A size up may fix the center and side spill, but the strap gaping would intensify.. ick. Cups are certainly a little shallow but not by much. The underwires at the sides are quite low on me, they are lower than Deco and pretty much anything else I've ever tried.

This bra is considerably softer and ... more comfortable than the Deco. The underside of the straps (touching skin) is very soft, as are the cups. I don't normally consider comfort/softness, but this one stands out to me.

In person, I like Marvel less than in the model photos - there is no sheer mesh on top, instead there is fishnet-like mesh laid directly onto the cups. The purple polka dots are less impressive in my opinion - photos made me think of space, these are fairly basic by comparison. Not bad though.
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Updated on Mar 10, 2014 Flag this

I love the look/design of the Freya Marvel, but this was one of the strangest-fitting bras I have tried. Its wires are ridiculously wide, wider than the Freya half-cups, though actually not uncomfortable. However, such wide wires means the bra didn't do much for my side-heavy shape. It's got quite a lot of depth in the top half of the cup. However, the bottom of the cup is at least as shallow as the Freya half-cups if not more so, and my FoB soft breasts caused orange-in-a-glass effect almost immediately. When I tried sizing up to a 36G, there was no gain of depth in the bottom of the cup, only in the top half! This bra sadly didn't work for me, but I bet it would probably be good for FoT girls.

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Updated on Feb 19, 2014 Flag this

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