Here’s a few more try-ons of some recent lulu releases for your consideration!
Reviewed in this post:
Picnic play dress – heathered slate/tranquil blue
Superb bra – heathered medium grey/grapefruit
Inner essence long sleeve tee – black
Inner essence short sleeve tee – naval blue
What the sport shorts – ziggy snake cranberry
For reference, I am 5’3″ and typically wear a lululemon size 2 in both tops and bottoms.
Picnic play dress – heathered slate/tranquil blue
I was expecting the length to fall somewhere very awkward on me, but it actually wasn’t too bad. I was really uncomfortable in the built-in bra. There weren’t any cups in the dress I tried on, but I didn’t notice whether there were slots for them or not. The bra is very low support and I felt pretty naked. The neckline was also a bit odd. There was some gaping at the top that a slight scoop might’ve fixed. The fabric in general was very comfortable, but also a bit revealing–I could see the lines from my underwear in the back. In a darker color this probably would not be as noticeable. I’ve seen some people look pretty smashing in this dress, but I didn’t love the look for myself.
Superb bra – heathered medium grey/grapefruit
The smallest size available in the superb bra is a 4, so I had to go up a size to try this one on. I usually don’t even bother with a size up in bras since I need such a small band, but curiosity got the best of me. On the hanger, it actually looked pretty comparable to a size 2, but the cotton stretched quite a lot when I put it on. The coverage was ok, though obviously pretty low cut. Something about the cups felt like they were a bit off on me, but I’m not sure how. I think it may have been because the fabric has so much give to it that my boobs basically pushed the bra out instead of vice versa. I also noticed that there was a bit of a gape at the back of the band right at my spine. I’m not sure if this would’ve been fixed by wearing my normal size. Despite the strappiness of this bra, the part that goes over your shoulder is flat, which makes it quite comfortable.
Overall, this bra nails it on comfort and style, but as I originally thought, sooo not functional for me. Sadness.
Inner essence long sleeve tee – black
The inner essence LS tee was so cute online, plus I could use some basic long sleeve tees, so I gave this one a shot. Holy scoop neck, Batman! The neckline is so wide and low that I don’t think it would stay on my shoulders well. Also, the fact that it’s both deep and wide makes me feel like this is a little more revealing than I’d like for a casual shirt.
Note from the side view that the contoured hem makes this longer in the front than in the back.
Also, I didn’t realize at first that the fabric on the inner essence tees is not your regular vitasea. As you can see in this closeup, it’s a mesh weave. It wasn’t see through in the darker colors I tried on.
Inner essence short sleeve tee – naval blue
Since I was already trying on the LS, and I wouldn’t mind some short sleeves too, this one came along for the ride. The SS is made from the same mesh-ish fabric as the LS. Also like the LS, the tee was pretty fitted in my normal size. I know it’s a little hard to see in these pics, but the bottom part of the shirt actually flared out a little compared to the rest. You can notice this same thing in some of the online pics if you’re looking for it. Overall, I thought the fit looked really odd.
What the sport shorts – ziggy snake cranberry
I’ve tried on what the sport shorts once before, but decided to give them another shot. I like that the shorts are a nice middle length that’s cute and sassy without being bootylicious. Although I don’t generally wear a lot of red, I thought that the cranberry ziggy snake was just the right amount of print and color. The pattern also helps the contrast waistband not look as out of place as it does on some other colors. These were not sheer in a deep squat.
Just like the pair I tried on before (which I talked about it in this post), these pinched my thighs uncomfortably. This is really odd to me since leg openings are usually too large on me, not too small. I asked the educator about this, and she said there’s a redesign of the what the sport shorts in the works that should address this problem. I suppose whatever new release will be too late for warm weather, but definitely good to know.
That dress looks super hot on you! And I also tried the inner essence L/S and it was a weird fit for me. I ordered my TTS 6 and my arms felt like sausages! At the same time, the scoop was so large that it kept falling off my shoulders. It looks great on you here though.
Thanks! I think the shoulders would’ve fallen off if I’d worn it for more than a couple minutes.
holy crap you didn’t buy that dress????? jesus you look amazing in it!
Thanks!! :) I wasn’t really comfortable in it myself…money saved I guess!
You said you normally wear a size 2 what size was the dress you tried on I am trying to decide what size to get but have to order online my tops are a size 6 or 8
Hi Kay! I’m wearing a size 2 in the dress. It’s pretty form-fitting, so if you’re between sizes, you might be more comfortable going with the 8. :) Good luck, I hope it works for you!!
I love your try on posts, and you look awesome in that dress! I don’t really get why people are going crazy over it though…it shows literally everything. You’d have to do like 100 crunches before wearing it out.
Agree! When I tried it on my immediate thought was wow I look good now, but after a meal I may look like I am in my second trimester…
Yeah, I felt like it was a bit revealing of the mid-section too. If I went out for a big dinner, it’d be a bit awkward, as lulumonster pointed out…
The dress did the same thing to me at the neckline – that weird gap. There are slots for bra cups but it’s big and it was a pain to get them placed correctly within the cup pocket.
I love your try-on posts and critical eye as to fit.
Yeah I think a little bit of a scoop would’ve looked a bit nicer. Might’ve also helped with how I thought it looked a little off at the boobs. Thanks for the note about the cups, too.
Hi, yes I was disappointed by the picnic play dress too (I am 5`4 size 4 (US) in Lululemon I tried it on here in London You do have to have a very slender body for that one as it shows off everything including underwear lines and I tried on the black.
That was such a disappointing lululemon visit to try that on. :(
But I agree with other comments that you look great in that dress far better than I did!!
Yeah, I really don’t love the underwear lines. Too bad they show up in black too.
Everything looks so amazing on you – better than on the website models! How do you hold back from going home with everything?! I would so kill for your body (and not to be creepy fangirl stalkery, I would kill for your nails as well! ;)
I would have to agree ^ Also in a non stalker but complementary way :)
Haha thanks! I’m very particular about my nails (never paint them, always cut them a certain way) so I’m not creeped out at all that you noticed. ;)
I actually really love the dress on you…
Well thanks! :)
I seriously wish I had your critical eye. I tend to love everything, even if it’s not quite right, nd have to really talk myself out of it. It reminds me of one of your latest Lulu problems with being upset that pants are sheer but still walking out with them. I think all of these look great on you. I could also see my panty lines in the picnic play dress, but I assumed a size up would solve that though I didn’t try it. I’m planning on wearing the Suberb Bra only for casual wear. I didn’t notice a gap in the back of mine, but again I tend to turn a blind eye when things aren’t quite right.
I suppose I’ve bought enough things I’ve ended up hating that I’ve slooowly started to notice things before they come home with me. Still a lot of trial and error though! I saw your superb bra pics and it didn’t look like it had the gap issue at the back. It may have been an issue with mine being a size up.
I wear my superb bra casually as well, maybe I’ll post some photos when I get a chance. (Crazy regular work schedule lately). I don’t love the picnic dress either, although you look great in it, I just find it too fitted to be comfortable in.
Yup, I felt really uncomfortable in the dress too. Hope your work schedule levels out a little bit soon!
I love the dress on you! I got it in black and gingham and wore black one to a wedding last weekend. My husband was like wow you look hot! Lol I told him its lulu, he was surprised, he thought lulu only makes gym clothes
Nice! :)
great try-on review once again! you look really good (no creepiness here either!). here are some of my observations:
– same thing happened to me with the Inner Essence LS. that scoop neck is just way too wide. and the arms were super tight on me. mind you it’s now on MD…wonder why!
– i have wide shoulder, and you do crossfit, so your shoulders must be a bit wide too. the Inner Essence SS did to me what it did to you: the material on the shoulders bunched up and it didn’t look too good. i left it at the store. i was bummed because the material is really soft. this one is now on MD too.
– i need to size up in my What The Sport Short because they are so tight on my legs. it’s ok because i can tighten the waistband elastic np. but still, sizing up is never psychologically fun lol. i hope lulu can improve this in the new version. i really like them for running: no leg chaffing and my phone fits easily in the side pocket.
My shoulders aren’t actually that wide generally, but sounds like we had a similar experience with both inner essence. I hadn’t seen they were on MD, but I’m not surprised! Also I feel like sizing up on the what the sports would make them fit badly on me in the hips/waist, so I’ve never bothered to try. We’ll see if this supposed new release fixes that issue in my tts.
i just realized some ppl might think wider shoulders are not a good thing. i hope you didn’t read my comment in a bad way! my mom always compliments my wider shoulders and i love them just the way they are, even if that means i have to size up for SS and LS lol
and thanks for taking the time to reply to each comment, it’s much appreciated :)
Don’t worry, I didn’t think anything of it. :)