This is such a beautiful and vibrant bra! Very fun colors and fit. Fun key hole center with a blue+red leopard bows complementing it. The bra is a single layer of mesh, supports my breasts well, but not a lot of side support on the breasts. For being a single hook closure, this bra supports very well. The lace at the top of the cup has an elastic line. I am short rooted and had the typical gaping near the top of the cup where strap meets cup, but this did not show under clothing. The straps are of decent wideness. The cups and ...lace do not have stretch. The colors on this bra are so vibrant and fun. I enjoyed wearing this as an everyday bra, it’s very comfortable. As usual with freya, keep in mind the band feels like it runs big, so sister sizing down may be a better option, if you are ever in the market for this bra. Unfortunately due to weight loss I no longer fit this cup, BUT I did manage to snag one in my new size and can’t wait for it to arrive. Read more 93 more words
Love this style of bra! Lightly padded and gives a round shape, looks great under a tshirt. Perfect for my squishy, even-ish fullness boobs, definitely part of my rotation. Pattern is fine, but I prefer plain colors.
This bra reminds me of something Daisy Mae from L'il Abner would wear as a top. At first glance it looks a little like a longline, but it's not. The green floral print is attached at the top of the cups, but flows loosely below in, giving the longline-ish look to it. It's very summery and cute. Sadly the cups aren't quite tall enough for me and I don't feel very secure in it.
I love how this bra looks! The fabric is beautiful and the quality is exactly what I expect! I wish I could get it in my head that this shape is great for even shapes but not for my nike swoop splayed breasts..
Love this bra although I do get a little gapping at the top of the right cup after wearing it awhile. It feels as if it fits perfectly after scooping the girls into the cups when I first put it on so I'm not sure what exactly the issue is. Will try ordering it in a 30DD to see if that works better. The band seems to fit well, is comfortable, stays in place all day and, as an added bonus, there are no unsightly bulges across my back when I'm wearing it under a fitted t-shirt. Yay!
One month later....Finally ordered the 30DD and it fits much better but still gaps a bit in the top of the cup, especially on the right.
One year later.... I've just purchased both the Freya Spotlight moulded plunge bra and the Freya Hattie bra, both in 30DD and they fit perfectly with no gapping at the top of the cup. They also give me better cleavage.
The wires in this particular 30E are particularly short for their wire channels. My measurement for cup width went from tip to tip of the wire and I got 5". If I measure the ends of the wire channels, it's closer to 5.5". Similarly with I measured the wire length only from tip to tip of the wire and got 9.5". If I measure the whole wire channel, it is 10.5".
Not sure if all Gems have this short wire or if it is just mine.
I think my shape just doesn't agree with Freya unlined plunges. I don't have enough center or top fullness to fill this bra out, so the top bit of the cup and stretch lace won't lay right.
My Shape: Soft, slightly pendulous, low set, narrow and short rooted.
This bra is a molded strapless bra that comes with optional straps. I got the cream colour. The bra is well made, and the construction is solid. It has an elastic around the band that is sticky, and 3 hooks at the back that helps to make it feel more secure.
This bra doesn't have great immediate projection, which is what I need... so there's a gap at the bottom of the cup and my breasts were pushing the bra down. This makes it unwearable for me, as my boobs then come out of the top. I sized down in this bra as I've heard the Deco's fit big, but I have quad boob happening too. Not sure if the quad boob is because the bra is too shallow or because it's too small. Either way, this bra is getting returned.
I chose this bra because it has three vertical seams and is a half cup, all factors that are good for those who are shallow and/or have tall roots.
However, the band seems very elastic and the cups seem huge! The band may be my issue as I measure 28 snug but sister sized up due to unavailability. Not sure if it is me, but I found the cup size significantly too large. As a reference, the Freya Starlet vertical seem bra I tried on (30DD) is MUCH SMALLER and I quad in that size If I were to try this again, I'd go for 28E.
I love the look of this bra (I really, really wish they made some plainer colors, though!) I do get some gore pain after wearing it all day, but its the closest I've come bra-fitting wise.
The cups on this bra are super stiff and thick. The fabric is soft. The size might be too big for me as the top of the cups cut into my arms. Would love to try this in a cup size smaller.
I bought this in a 30F and it was love at first sight. Unfortunately I was over-tightening the straps, which masked the fact the cups were too big. I loved the bra so much that I bought it again in 30E and I'm so glad I did. I was worried I'd lose too much cup height by going down a size, but it's a perfect fit. The band is a true 30, nice and firm, and the cups fit me perfectly. They give a rounded, soft hills look. The bra is very comfortable and I feel supported.
Why do I keep buying these? They're so pretty but never work for me. This one seems a bit smaller than the Patsy and others I tried. The cups seem shorter and smaller overall
This bra is so pretty, so I'm really sad it doesn't work for me. The cups fit well on my smaller breast, but the nipple on my larger side is threatening to pop out the top of the cup. The top of the cups are very open, and I worry that going up a size will result in gapping, especially on my smaller side.
The detailing on the cups are very evident through light/thin shirts.
Pretty bra, but it doesn't fit me. I think I'd have more luck if I sized up a cup size. I tried a different Freya padded half-cup in a larger cup size, and it fit beautifully.
I thought the bra was very well constructed. The materials used seem to be high quality and the padding gives support and nipple coverage without adding a lot of bulk. The fabric feels a little stiff and scratchy at first, but I think I could get used to it. The seams in the cups aren't too evident, but the frills at the top of the cups show through most of my tops.
