5.0 out of 5 stars
YES, you need these!
Reviewed in the United States on 29 August 2019
If you're tall, enjoy compression, want to hide cellulite and sweat, and like your leggings to cover your belly button, these are the leggings for you!!
Length -- The inseam on these leggings is 28". For reference, the traditional 7/8 length lululemon aligns everyone wears have a 25" inseam. Lulu also sells aligns in a 28" inseam, but those aren't as popular. You can compare the photos on their website for reference. These are definitely loooooong! I'm 5'6 and I don't mind the length, but I either have to fold the bottoms or bunch them up behind my knees quite a bit to get the 7/8th length I prefer (see attached photos for reference). So if you're tall or like full length leggings, these will be perfect for you! But if you're shorter, you might end up wanting them hemmed. These are full length on me at 5'6, so I'd assume they'd be around full length for anyone 5'5-5'8, and 7/8th for those a bit taller.
Dupe or duped? -- For those saying these are a dupe for the camo lulu aligns... yes and no. Appearance wise, they're pretty dang close. But the fabric is much more compressive and performance slick feel than the buttery soft nulu fabric that aligns are made of. I would NOT call these a second skin or naked feeling like aligns. These are way too compressive and molding for that. A second skin legging wouldn't compress you or hide cellulite. The fabric is like if you crossed lululemon luxtreme and luon together. Slick like luxtreme, but thicker/more compressive like luon (not as thin and stretchy as luxtreme). Those are winder under materials. That being said, these are still thin leggings, definitely not super thick winter leggings or anything of that nature.
Rise -- these are HIGH rise, and they are even slightly higher in the back than in the front, which is really beneficial for bending, squatting, etc. I've had two kids and I have a belly button piercing so I have an extra belly button now 🤣. Most "high rise" leggings cover my real belly button but not my naval piercing. These go about an inch above my piercing. So awesome if you also have two belly buttons or just prefer your leggings high.
Cellulite/sweat -- If you're someone that likes to hide your cellulite, tattoos, underwear, whatever, and don't like looking like you peed yourself, these will be your jam. These hide cellulite and sweat better than ANY leggings I own, and I have tried seriously every brand you can think of. At the same time, they're sweat wicking and breathable.
Sizing -- if you're in between sizes like me, maybe order two to try. I'm a medium 80% of the time, especially in popular athletic brands like alphalete or P'tula. I hover between a 6 and an 8 in everything. My waist is a traditional 6 but my thighs are an 8 and my glutes are a 10+. In these, I tried the mediums first. Though they were compressive, there was just too much extra fabric and the waist was way too loose. I had to hike them up so high that they gave me a cameltoe from hell. I repurchased in a small, and they're a much better fit. They stay in place on my waist now and the cameltoe is minimal/rare. They're a teeny bit more compressive on my legs and glutes than I personally prefer, but I'm the type of girl that likes naked feeling leggings. For reference, the smallest part of my waist is 28", my glutes are 42" and my thighs are 23"-24". These will definitely suck your waist in but might cause a bit of a roll situation when seated if you're in between sizes like me! I don't mind it for cardio but these wouldn't be my pick for an airplane or long car ride like aligns would be.
Would I recommend these? 1000%! For me, they'll be my last pick for lifting days because I don't like anything compressive when I'm lifting. If I'm doing cardio, HIIT or kickboxing though, these will be my first pick. You definitely should have at least one pair in your closet. Depending on your preferences and how you like leggings to fit/feel, these very well might be your go-to leggings. But even if they don't end up being your go-to, they definitely have a place in your workout wardrobe. I'll be purchasing more! For $29 vs $98+ lulu leggings, these can't be beat. They're not my personal perfect legging, but absolutely no complaints!
Colorfulkoala, if you're listening... please make these in the "We are from space nimbus battleship" pattern from lululemon, a white/gray camouflage, a blue camouflage, a blue snakeskin, and black and white stripes like lululemon "quiet stripe".
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