Noctadea

I was having a bit of overspill in my 30F, so I sized up. But it looks like I might be between sizes because my boobs aren't quite filling the cups in the 30FF. The band is snug as ever, would be labelled a 28 in Freya.
I bought the Jade Green sight unseen, the photos of it weren't on the site yet. Well, it is most certainly not green, I would call this blue, definitely a blue. There's the teensiest hint of green to it, so 'Turquoise' or 'Aqua' would have been appropriate but I don't think most people would read this as 'Jade Green'.

The stretchiness of the cups and extra elastic at the top is proving more challenging for my soft tissue. Firmer breasts would do better with this style.

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Updated on Oct 05, 2013 Flag this

This bra didn't fit my size or shape. Which bums me out a lot because it's my favorite for aesthetics and I love that it has 3 hooks.
I have more fullness on the inner sides of my breasts and the En Dentelle Intense cups were not structured for that. They gaped on the outsides and my breast tissue spilled over in the middle.
Also, I am quite short and the straps are only partly adjustable, they would have been too long for me. If the cups fit well, I would simply take in the band and shorten the straps. But, alas it wasn't meant to be.

Updated on Mar 12, 2014 Flag this

The band is ludicrously large even on the tightest hooks, it barely touches my skin. I would recommend this for someone who takes a 30 band maybe even 32. Also, the cups are a little too separate for my breasts.

The look of the bra is delightful though and the color cheers me up just to look at it.
The foam of the cups is that good stuff that springs right back when you crush it instead of denting.

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Updated on Mar 15, 2014 Flag this

I had to have this color combo, it's so bold and unusual. Bare Necessities had it on sale for cheap and 32E was the closest thing to my size (28FF) so I bought it with the intent of altering the band if the cups fit fine and returning it if not. Well, not surprisingly the band is way too big, the cups however do fit so alter it I shall.

Updated on Sep 04, 2013 Flag this

Bought this bra when I was still figuring out my size. I need a 26 band or at least a very tight 28 but at the time I thought 30 was "close enough". It's not.

Updated on Mar 12, 2014 Flag this

Strapless bras are not for me. I don't even have a use for them. Why on earth did I buy one?

I guess it was peer pressure, "Everyone needs a strapless bra in their collection, for special occasions."

That said, the satin on Tiffany is lovely and so luxurious. And it has three hooks instead of two, which I wish all bras in this cup size and larger had.

Updated on Sep 26, 2014 Flag this

Wow the band runs small on this bra! I measure 26.5" underbust so an overly snug 30 band doesn't bother me but if you measure more than 28", I would bump up to a 32 band in this bra. The design of the bra is such that the back is higher than the front no matter what. It's not riding up because it's too snug for that but I question the level of support it provides with the back curving up higher than the front.

A review on the figleaves site had mentioned the cheap looking lace on this bra. I disagree, it's lovely and overall the quality of ... materials is very good. And this purple color is much better in person, online it looked too reddish.
The apex is very high on the cup, so this might be a better choice for full on bottom breasts like mine. The wires are pretty narrow and the cup fabric is deep and stretchy, this is not a bra for wide-rooted shallow girls but works for me.
The cups push all the breast tissue to the front and center, very forward pointing with smooth sides.
The skinny elastic band at the top of the already stretchy lace panel seems unnecessary and creates a slight quadboob on my larger side. On full on top breasts, I imagine this would be problematic.

When wearing just the bra, I thought it gave a very pointy shape. But under clothes it's a rounded natural shape.
I liked the fit and comfort of this bra until I wore it all day and my sternum was so bruised I couldn't wear an underwire bra at all the next day. I don't know if this is due to wires that are too high or low but I think I need to bend them.

ETA: I just bought 2 more of these in 30FF because my breasts seem to have inflated/grown and I am crazy quadboobing.
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Updated on Nov 13, 2013 Flag this

Very high quality materials, well made. Seems to run big compared to Shock Absorbers of the same size. So, likely the Freya is just more true to size because Shock Absorber are typically a whole cup and band size too small. 4 by 4 hooks gives you a lot of leeway for cycle related weight fluctuation and extra security.

The wires are very wide. The cup doesn't have much room in the the bottom, might be good for FOT types. The stock photos do a good job illustrating the pointy shape this bra gives.
I have a 26.5" underbust and fastened this on the second column of hooks right away, I could probably even go a column tighter. Other 30F sports bras barely let me breathe on the loosest hooks.

Apparently I have narrow roots because there was at least an inch of empty cup on the sides.

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Updated on Aug 10, 2013 Flag this

This bra was much too large for me in the cup. So I can't say much for how it wears or the shape it gives since all I did was try it on and laugh a bit. I'd say it runs big in the cups, but I'm not far enough along in my true bra size awareness journey to make that claim.
At least I got my band size right and this one fits quite snugly, not too stretchy.
I didn't make any attempt to adjust the straps because "why bother, it's not going to make the cups any smaller, right?" but they are fully adjustable which is appreciated by short girls like moi.

All in all, I think the Tango Plunge might work very well for me in the correct size.

Updated on Jul 25, 2013 Flag this