Basically everything I had on my wishlist went up on lululemon today. Ouch. I settled on the tender violet face the frost 1/2 zip and raspberry glo energy bra. I was going to get the black grape toasty techs, but I’ll be at a store on Friday so I’ll actually get them sooner if I just buy them there–hopefully they’ll still have my size by then! I was somewhat interested in the raspberry glo cool racerback, but decided to hold off for now. That said, the runderful pants I wanted still aren’t up yet, so at least my wallet was spared that cart addition.
P.S. Don’t forget to enter my Alala giveaway if you haven’t already–it ends tomorrow!
Anyway, lulu uploaded some new &go stuff tonight, including this city pullover and take-off fleece. There was enough other nice things that I pretty much skipped right over the &go stuff.
There was also two new sweaters: the peace of mind wrap (boolux) and the passage to prana sweater (merino, only in Canada right now).
Are you ready for this name? Diamond jacquard space dye jungle forage teal hi-rise wunder under crops. Whew. Anyway, they’re new and quite pretty. No size 2 or 12, and they’re only available in the US at the moment.
These new space dye camo tender violet high times pants have been getting positive reviews already–they dropped in US stores this week. (These are also US only.)
Likewise, the coordinating vinyasa scarf has been getting lots of love too, and is now online on both sides.
Continuing the space dye theme, there were some nice new swiftly colors today, including this sapphire blue/black space dye long sleeve and a heathered jungle tank (tank is US only).
The US got 2 new speed shorts: shadow wrap multi and sombre fleur caspian blue.
Black grape/tender violet herringbone rebel runner crops are up.
New wunder under pants: new kayak blue (US only) and hi-rise cotton tender violet . Kayak blue is nice, but seems out of season.
Also in kayak blue: new cool racerback in the US. The US also got the much overdue heathered bordeaux CRB, as well as the raspberry glo mentioned earlier.
On the accessories side of things, new mind and body kit in pigment wind berry rumble and a new festival bag in shadow wrap sapphire blue. The festival bag in this color is in Canada only, but US did get some festival bag colors this week, too.
If those jacquard wunder under crops were pants I would buy them in a heartbeat. I think I like jacquard even better than herringbone or pique.
100% agree! I might’ve bought them if they were pants (maybe they will be?), especially since diamond jacquard is one of the only thicker textures left. Herringbone and pique ain’t what they used to be.
I love everything in diamond jacquard.I wish the WU crops would be pants too.
I love diamond jacquard more that the textures also. Perfect amount of stretch vs slimming and so soft. I ordered the crops, did not want to be sorry later.
Ack, I know. I have FOMO so bad when it comes to Lulu. I ordered the black grape rebel runners and black sapphire LS swiftly last night. Now I want the Face the Frost in black grape (because I’m obsessed with my toasty tech tights and I really want a top that’s just as comfortable and functional) and now the crop jacquard wunder unders because of FOMO.
The jeweled magenta all the right places crop is awfully bright and tempting, and Im a black bottom lover! But Im a bit skeptical because I don’t trust lighter colors not being sheer…
Also, I cant decide between grape and black for toasties UGH!
I think you can’t go wrong with either one (black/black grape). :) I kind of want the black, but I can’t justify *3* colors of those tights, lol.
Expensive week for me starting with the Carbon38 F&F sale, then a pair of Sam Edelman booties, and now Lulu. I ordered the black sapphire LS swiftly, raspberry glow CRB and energy bra, and jewel magenta biniki. I have noticed that Lulu is usually behind with underwear colors.
Speaking of undies, does anyone have recs for activewear suitable undies?
totally unhelpful for your specific question but I started going commando last year in all my work out pants (yoga/running tights, run shorts, gym wear, things that are meant to not wear undies) and I have to say it is freeing. if you haven’t already, try it. it’s so much cooler and way less sweaty. or swampy…?
Under armor panties!!! They are the best and really are seamless! They come in thong or hipster styles .
Funny you should mention it, I’ve had this same thought. I’ve been trying a few different pairs recently and was going to write a post with some thoughts. Still looking for the perfect pair, but I’ve found a couple pretty good ones (Zobha, VS mainly).
Under armour and Patagonia have really good ones. I also use Calvin Klein Invisibles. Although not sports underwear, I like it because it is seamless and really stretchy for my yoga. I also find it dries pretty fast like sports underwear and is more affordable. On a side note, under armour is having a 3 for 30 sale on its UA pure stretch underwear. Make sure you get the seamless ones, some have front seams that show.
late to this party, but the hanky panky seamless thongs with the thicker waistband – i think they’re called bare godiva? – have been grand thus far; i do mostly barbell stuff but imagine they’d work for anything.
Target Champion brand. 3-pack for $14.99. Work amazing. Come in several styles. In the activewear section.
I ordered the black grape face the frost half zip and black grape soft shell ear warmer. I haven’t ordered anything in forever but I love black grape and needed some winter gear.
Oooh, I didn’t see that soft shell ear warmer at first. It’s pretty! I’m not sure if I can pull off an ear warmer, so maybe I’ll see if I can try it in stores.
i actually like a lot of the stuff this week too. it’s been awhile! yay! although the alala upload this morning is helping me to keep my CC put away. i wonder if they will have that awesomeness that they had last black friday?? i feel like i need to save all my money for next week!!! especially since lulu doesn’t put things on sale and instead just makes random snake print reflective gear that could *maybe* be cute if it were about $150 less per item.
alala or lulu awesomeness last black Friday??
alala! according to AA’s blog (alala was not on my radar last year), they did some crazy super percentages off the more you ordered.
sorry i was unclear… lulu=not awesome on black friday (IMHO) since they don’t do sales and just make “special edition” stuff. and by “special edition” they mean “special inflated prices just for you!”
just looked it up… it was 40% off of orders over $250.
and let’s face it… $250 at alala is not hard to spend :-/
Yup that was it! It was awesome. I’m not counting on as good of a deal this year, though. Since they’ve grown a lot in the past year, they might not need to do crazy promos anymore to get orders, ya know. Still, I imagine they’ll do SOMEthing. I’m guessing more like 20-30%, and/or only some styles on discount.
Can you please tell me if they make discounts to the European-UK site as well?
I haven’t cared from lulu’s Black Friday in a while, so I can at least save my pennies there. You called it below, though: the SE BF stuff is all reflective so I’m sure it’s going to be mad $$$$$$. http://www.shape.com/fitness/workout-clothes/lululemon-black-friday-collection-will-make-you-rethink-phrase-basic-black Pass, pass, pass.
I did some damage tonight! But I’ve only bought like 5 things in the last 4 months. Got the base runners and face the frost in black grape, giant herringbone rebel runners, and raspberry glo CRB. I do intend to return something though! We’ll see!
Nice haul! The percentage of stuff I like has been way higher this fall/winter than the rest of the year for me, too.
My brain can’t handle all of this, nor can my wallet.
Stopped myself by ordering just 2 items right off the bat, but who’s to say I won’t be sprinting to my local store by Thursday to get my hands on MOAR?
Those rain pants… lots of people have no use for them, but I do. I just need to spend a few more days with those $118 before I kiss them goodbye.
Haha I do the same thing. I know I’m going to spend the money, and yet somehow I feel better if I delay it by a day or two.
Only thing I’m committed to is the jungle swiftly racerback. That is my favorite color, period. So it’s an easy buy. A few other things are tempting but I can probably pass without too much regret. :)
The jungle is sooo pretty! I don’t wear swiftlies much but if I did, I would be all over it. It’s a pretty unusual color for women’s workout stuff, so that’s a plus too.
Black grape Toasty Techs for me! I also ordered the full-on luon, high rise WUP in black. This item got a string of bad reviews recently, but the WUCs I purchased in the same material last summer have worked out well, and I could use a full-length version for winter. Wish me luck!
Fingers are crossed! Hopefully you get a winning pair. :)
I ordered a bunch and hopefully will not love it all! The sapphire blue swiftlys, black grape face the frost 1/2 zip (but I like all the colors!) and toasty tech tights, and the purply space dye high times. They remind me of a more wearable (for me) version of an ivivva space dye that I really liked… grapeseed and white I think it was. Waiting impatiently for Wind Runner and Runderful pants ;)
It was hard for me to pick between the BG and TV face the frost, but I opted for TV since I’ve been buying a lot of other BG lately. We’ll see if I actually like it. If you already got yours I’m curious what you think!
I love it! Just got it minutes ago! I prefer simpler designs, and this has just the right balance of simplicity/detailing for me. Flattering, same fabric as the toasties, the cuffins are soft and fuzzy… Plus, style-wise, I’d be comfortable wearing it out and about for the warmth in addition to on my runs and hikes. Sizing is perfect for me in my TTS 6. I’m sure I’ll get lots of use out of it. Of course, everyone is different and I’m curious how you end up liking yours as well. I imagine the TV color will look stunning on you!
I also feel like I found my swiftly soulmate in the sapphire swiftly and will keep both short and long sleeves. Which means I’ll return the high times, and… maybe I should return the black grape toastie techs since I already have black. I do not want to. But there’s still runderfuls and wind runners and who knows what else coming… I’m hoping for a wonderful, cozy, sherpa fleecy pullover.
I got my face the frost, but I don’t think I’m keeping it. The seams on the arms are uncomfortable and it doesn’t seem as warm as I was hoping. Such a pretty color, but probably don’t like it enough to justify $108. :
i ordered the base runners III in black grape! i missed out on the black ones and all my local stores are now sold out, so it was a no brainer lol.
as for you skipping on the rapsberry glo CRB, i think that was the right thing to do. i returned mine, main reason being that it’s made of polyester! how the hell can a CRB made of polyester be called luon? there’s a popular post on hey lululemon about this (not my post!).
The actual percentage of fibers doesn’t seem to be what makes luon actually luon. Printed luon is always poly/spandex, but the solids are usually nylon. Maybe that’s why it’s so thin and scratchy. : I’m guessing that the important part of “luon-ness” comes from how the fabric is treated and processed moreso than the actual fibers themselves.
ahh thanks for clearing that up for me AA! i never liked printed luon, so now i know why: it’s polyester’s fault lol
Yup, I never buy polyester luon. I hate it!
I also got the TV Face the Frost half-zip and the black grape toasty techs…though I will likely keep the tags on to hold out for the forage green color. I’ll be returning 2 pairs of speed tights, so spending evens out for this week.
Since you liked the toasties and didn’t like the FTF, maybe you could even get both?! That is, assuming the green ever turns up. I would’ve guessed it’d be here by now.
I ordered the take off fleece, intrinsic tank and kanto catch me tank (both in ultra violet), we’ll see which one I like better. Returning the forage teal dance studio pants I bought the other week, the color just doesn’t go with the rest of my collection, so sad Canada never got the fuel green DSP.
Digging the look of the base runner pants but think I’ll make a store trip to try them on. Also crossing my fingers for your Alala giveaway, that jacket is just so gorgeous!
Yeah, that really sucks on the fuel DSP. :( Maybe they will surprise you later. DSP colors seem to be all over the place sometimes.