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I almost cried with joy. This is probably the best fitting bra I've tried on in the on-again-off-again years I've been looking for the right bra -- and I managed to find it on Amazon (Prime, even!) for under $20, which is a shock. Finding 34G in an affordable range was hard; I'd been having zero luck when trying to do so with 32H.

My big, heavy, pendulous breasts are up and content, and the fit is good. The band is tight, but not uncomfortable (yet; I'm gonna take it out on a test run to a writer's group meeting to see how it goes) and the gore ... tacks perfectly. The wire is even actually in my IMF, oh my god; so many bras I own are close enough, but not perfect. The only thing wrong is a little bit of room at the top of the cups. I'm okay with this. No one can have it all, lol. It's also a small amount itchy? Not a lot, but noticably.

I have a few more bras incoming -- another Panache, which I've had by-and-far the best luck with since I started measuring bras, and a few I've never tried before. Mostly 34Gs. I may have to read up on ABTF on altering bras, and try to get my current bras to fit. The unpleasant thing about the slow-and-steady weight loss (other than three years of counting calories, which is tedious, lol) is that bras slowly, slowly stop fitting and one day I'm suddenly like, "Hey. Wait. Everything hurts, what happened?"
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Updated on Feb 07, 2016 Flag this

I'm super pleased with this, frankly -- I have such mixed luck with bras that I was nervous about going into my first bra-in-a-swimsuit. Plus, I'd never actually worn a Freya bra before, so there were many new things happening here.

TL;DR: the minor fit issues I had feel like quibbles to me. I felt great in the swimsuit, which was my main goal. It was a bit snug in my mom-shaped midsection, but that's just life.

The band is too loose on me, so the halter part puts a bit more pressure on the back of my neck than I'd like, especially if I tie it too tightly. ... (I did the first time I tied it, then loosened it before actually swimming.) I'm a bit full-on-top, and I occasionally had minor cutting in at the top that varied depending on what I was doing. The gore is so close to tacking that I actually frowned when it didn't.

I did learn that I should look into more Freya bras because I loved the shape of it, and my nipples fell into a place where I prefer them. (I have very soft, pendulous breasts -- they can really end up pointing anywhere in a bra, which often bums me out.) That said, there is no padding in this swimsuit. The whole universe could see my nipples.
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Updated on Jun 10, 2015 Flag this

Oh man, this bra just does not fit me. I needed a strapless bra for a dress for a night out, and the price was right -- it was 100% worth the effort. It does that flattening thing that I'm told by female friends is normal, but it's not my favorite look. I also just end up feeling like my breasts are a bit low and noticeably sports a quadboob.

It worked for the dress I needed it for (the quadboob was masked by the thickness of the dress) but overall, it's something I only bust out when absolutely necessary.

Updated on Feb 07, 2016 Flag this

I love the look of this bra -- it's so cute! It's comfortable, well-designed (as far as I can tell), and is fun to wear.

That said, I don't think it's projected or wide enough for my breasts. I don't get as much as that "holy crap my boobs are awesome!" look that I get from other bras. The band is also a little looser than I'd prefer.

It's not my very favorite bra, but it's a solid go-to. I'd certainly recommend it to someone with a bit less projection and a tad less narrow than I.

Updated on May 07, 2015 Flag this

This is the prettiest bra I've ever bought. I impulse bought it -- the first of my, "Hey, it's time to buy new bras," revelation this month -- because the picture was gorgeous and the bra didn't disappoint. It's mostly comfortable; I wore it all day, and the only problem I had was that the gore pressed in a bit tight. Worth it, though. I cannot wait to show all of my friends.

That said, I totally ignored that it was a plunge bra when I bought it, and I shouldn't have. This one isn't as bad as the 36G plunge I bought last year in terms of breast tissue escaping, but I still get a quad boob because my breast tissue is so soft and prone to escape. It wasn't noticeable under a shirt, so I'm not super worried about it. All the same, I need to be more aware of that when I'm buying bras.

Updated on Feb 09, 2016 Flag this