#mimi holliday by damaris

LINGERIE REVIEW 
MIMI HOLLIDAY NARCISSUS BRA AND BRIEF 

I fell in love with this holy cat themed set of lingerie. If it has cats, I simply must have it. Cats are life. 

This is the first time I had brought from Mimi Holliday by Damaris and the set and quality exceeded my expectations. I must of been naive thinking that the cat-themed lingerie was going to be something that did not meet the same quality as the rest of its range, I guess I just expected this playful and enlightening  set to lack in… something. On the contrary, the set is designed and hand drawn by Damaris Evans herself and upholds all the beautiful attention to detail and craftsmanship that Mimi Holliday represents. 

I originally hoped this set would be a staple in my lingerie attire although despite the quality being very good the comfort of the set fell slightly under par. It is comfortable, I cannot say it is uncomfortable in any manner, but the fabric is a little bit harsh on the skin and a tad itchy although this could just be because it was new because has begun to go away now I’ve hand washed it a couple of times and I hope with further TLC it will soften up more. Nonetheless the actual construct of the set is really great and simple with all the tiny embellishments you’d expect to be considered with a brand like this taken into consideration.

The set itself is so quirky and well designed it does make my inner cat lover utterly ecstatic and it does nail it down to why I brought the set. The whole set is predominantly composed of a swiss-dot mesh with cheeky red embellished nosed cats along the topline of the both the bra and the brief. This is all beautifully finished with a gorgeous scalloped waistband and cups. Even the back of the pant is fashioned with some interest with some triangular mesh to frame the bum in a very cute yet enticing manner. (I always appreciate a set that aims to frame the bum, as I am personally a bum-girl). Design-wise it really is an all rounder but personally, even through I suspect it is unavoidable, the seam in the centre of the cups does bother me to an extent and take away from the utter wonder of the embroidered cats as it is a little bit of an eyesore. 

I did not purchase the set with a suspender, even though there was one available, as I did not like it - I personally wanted the cat design to follow the suspender all the way round as opposed to centre one cat face. I also chose this style of bra over the other choices (Of which there really was an amazing variety. Soft Triangle, underwire and this comfort bra) because I didn’t want this bra to be about cleavage but about the design and this style offers a mild degree of support that is just perfect. 

All in all I am very impressed with Mimi Holliday and expect I shall partake in another set when something suits my style. They did do another version of this set in white called Absinthe but both styles are now unavailable to buy on the main website but are still floating about on offer on the internet. 

http://www.mimiholliday.com/