Such a pretty bra! I love the look and fit but the cup size is too small (creating the quad-boob effect without constant adjustment). Wish I would have ordered a 2 cup sizes up/1 band size down (30FF). So feminine and perfect for a petite frame!
Such a pretty bra! Very feminine with delicate lacing on edges.. The band size was perfect but the cup size too small. Should have ordered a 30FF. The straps also seem like they would cut into my shoulders after a while. Can't say much else as I haven't worn it except to try it on (bought it off ebay). Would love to try this in the 30FF!
Cute, and fit me in the band as well as the cup. The wires just skimmed the outside of my breasts, and there wasn't any wrinkling. Hooray! I actually got a little more cleavage with this than I do the Eloise or the Clarissa, which is good. However, the value contrast on the fabric showed through my not-that-thin shirt, and the textured embroidery in the top part really was obvious through fabric. I'm not thrilled with the shape this gives me. It was basically like the St Tropez cone, only a little more rounded. This would have been fine on its own, but I decided to send it back because the bra was too textured for my clothing.
This review is for the "fashion color" Pistachio (mint green). Purchased Mid-June 2011. Measured brand new & unstretched before wearing.
Thought it would be really just a bit darker. Color is kind of a very green-tinted white. Cute blue/white cookies-&-cream bows. It's quite luminescent and shows through light-colored shirts. But I like pairing it with yellow!
I love this bra but started on 2nd hook as the band is loose on me. Around the time of this purchase I found a local store (WOW!) carrying Black 28G but found it just a bit too tight in the band and cup. Anticipate 28GG would fit even better (with an extender for the first few months) if it were made!
This review is for the "fashion color" Lupin. Purchased Late-May 2011.
Love this color and the tiny black/white zebra-esque bows. Everyone's eyes interpret colors differently. This bra looks like a deep Magenta (read: not purple but a shade of PINK).
I love this bra but started on 2nd hook as the band is loose on me. Around the time of this purchase I found a local store (WOW!) carrying Black 28G but found it just a bit too tight in the band and cup. Anticipate 28GG would fit even better (with an extender for the first few months) if it were made!
This review is for the "fashion color" Charcoal. Purchased Mid-February 2011.
Since I purchased and wore the patterned "Frida" version first, please see my full review here: http://bra.pe/SLx/.
I love this bra but started on 2nd hook as the band is loose on me. I found a local store (WOW!) carrying Black 28G but found it just a bit too tight in the band and cup. Anticipate 28GG would fit even better (with an extender for the first few months) if it were made!
Do the three bras fit exactly the same? I read in another review that different colors wore out differently.
Good question. They all seem to fit exactly the same although now I want to measure each color and add their measurements. I can see Deco charcoal measures just a bit different than "Deco" Frida. Hmm!
Reviews for each color added! Measurements vary ever so slightly.
That's great then. 4 properly measured bras will outweigh other bras. :) Thanks!
This is probably my new favorite bra. It is so pretty and has a cute ruffle detail along the bottom of the bra. The cups are deep and narrow, like usual with Freya. Nothing pokes and the material does not itch; very high quality. The band may be a little firmer than other Freya 30 bands that I have, but not to the point of being uncomfortable.
After a short time the side support wires dig in causing pain. I've learned to live with it as it was my 1st 'you've found the correct size so walk out of the store wearing it-bra'.. Freya pieced bras like this one do not shape me well enough for everyday wear. Unfortunately, it has been relegated to wear only on off days doing chores.
Feb 7, 2012 - I am happy to report that I personally fitted a friend into 3 of my bras, that went unworn by me for well over a year each! They have now found a happy home. :) She fit:
** She reports this Freya to be her best overall fit. Although the other bras tried out were Freya's Leona 30FF Balcony http://bra.pe/Mci/, Cleo's Alex 30G Plunge http://bra.pe/MhX/, they did not work for her.
The material is very light, but quite strong. Underwires are a bit low under the arms, not a huge deal though. Narrow underwires like most freyas, tight back, but fairly stretchy. My breasts were very "front and centre", out of the way of my ribcage. Recommend!
Band fits perfect, nice and snug. Hope it doesn't stretch out too much over time. The straps were a bit scratchy at first, may have had them too tight. After loosening it's not rubbing as badly. May soak them in conditioner when I get around to washing it.
This bra is very comfortable and supportive. If my breast size were to increase at all, I'd probably spill out the top. A 30F also fit well, but I like the shape and cleavage the 30E gives me better. I notice that the 30F also gives me coverage that looks more similar to what I see in the model/catalog pictures.
This is the best bra I have own so far. My breast looks smaller but higher and like I've lost weight. The shape is a bit pointed, and the material is totally unlined and my breasts are round so I had a little trouble at first filling it out, but after about a half hour of wear my boobs settle in nicely. I've had it for over 3 months and still haven't had to tighten the band from the loosest hook. One "con" the wire has left a small red bruise on the outside of each boob but I don't feel it, but it doesn't look great, but i have huge boobs for my body size, so it's a small price to pay for support!
This is the most beautiful bra I've yet encountered. The cups fit me nicely though I should have bought a 28G, the band is too big for me. It's not padded, not even lightly, though it says so in the description. There exists a padded version of this bra.
Drawback: gives vintage-y cone shape. Still to beautiful to resist, though!
(The model is the same as the newer Keisha Crystal Plunge Balcony Bra, the difference is only in the colour of the fabric.)
Pretty bra (te material is wonderful), but not for my rounded, wide-rooted shape. I can can't seem to accomodate it properly. It wrinkles a tiny bit at the cup but overspills when I inhale deeply or stretch my back. Also leaves red marks between my close breasts due to high wires, though band size is correct. So, not for my shape but definitely a good bra. I'm on my second hand-wash and have seen no ageing.
I fasten the band on the middle hook because the loosest hook is to loose. It does not give me quad boobs and has my breasts rounded and uplifted. I LOVE IT
This bra is quite a bit too big for me in the cup and slightly too big in the band. There's quite a bit of empty space and wrinkling at the top of the cup, and I could fasten the band easily at the tightest setting. If it were the right size, I think it would be comfortable.
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Meh. This was my first Freya, and it's just okay. I really don't wear it anymore. The cups used to pinch (quadraboob) and now they are too loose. I think the non-stretchy fabric of the cups is not very forgiving to shape/size changes. Also gives me a pointy shape.
great bra, I really love it! Really nice shape ob the boobs and nice cleavage! The support is also great. Unfortunately also this bra is too small for my left breast at the end of my cycle, just before the menses. I will need a 32FF Deco for this time.
Bra tends to be bigger in the cup, so take one cup size smaller than your normal size.
Do the three bras fit exactly the same? I read in another review that different colors wore out differently.