I returned 2 tanks from my last Titika order. Well, I "exchanged" one. They don't really do exchanges. So what you have to do is just return and then order another one. Of course though, as I was "exchanging", I ended up adding a couple more items... haha. I figured if they were shipping all the way to me from Canada, I might as well make it a bigger order. =P
I ordered the March Bra which was on sale for only about $25 USD. This is kind of a sexy style! I wasn't too sure that it would work, but I thought the price was low enough to give it a shot. I got it in black (it also comes in a floral type of print that I'm not crazy about), and also in size 4 which is the same as the Inferno bra I got in the last order. I feel that both bras are made for ladies with bigger cup sizes (I'm a full B cup). And the straps are not as tight as other sports bras I have. So I have to wear the bra with the band sitting lower than where my normal bras hit. That's a style also, I guess. But I don't think it's meant to be that style. Perhaps if I sized down to a 2, it would work better in the cups for me. But I'm afraid of the band being too tight in a size down - I cannot stand tight fitting bras as they make me feel suffocated. So maybe Titika bras don't work that well for me.
That said, I do like the design of this March bra, and I can definitely get use out of it since I just do weights most days now. I would not run in this bra. Here I am wearing it with my work skirt from the other day. If you have a higher waisted skirt, you can totally wear this bra on its own and it would be a cute outfit! I'm not brave enough to do that though lol.
I ordered the March Bra which was on sale for only about $25 USD. This is kind of a sexy style! I wasn't too sure that it would work, but I thought the price was low enough to give it a shot. I got it in black (it also comes in a floral type of print that I'm not crazy about), and also in size 4 which is the same as the Inferno bra I got in the last order. I feel that both bras are made for ladies with bigger cup sizes (I'm a full B cup). And the straps are not as tight as other sports bras I have. So I have to wear the bra with the band sitting lower than where my normal bras hit. That's a style also, I guess. But I don't think it's meant to be that style. Perhaps if I sized down to a 2, it would work better in the cups for me. But I'm afraid of the band being too tight in a size down - I cannot stand tight fitting bras as they make me feel suffocated. So maybe Titika bras don't work that well for me.
That said, I do like the design of this March bra, and I can definitely get use out of it since I just do weights most days now. I would not run in this bra. Here I am wearing it with my work skirt from the other day. If you have a higher waisted skirt, you can totally wear this bra on its own and it would be a cute outfit! I'm not brave enough to do that though lol.
Here's a close up of the bra:
It's actually pretty cute to wear under a tank - here I am wearing it with my Lululemon currant cool racerback over. It definitely gives the outfit some edge and sexiness!
So I ordered the Monarch Tank last time in black, size S. It turned out to be way tighter and shorter than I wanted it to be. So I returned it and ordered size M instead. I really wanted to order size L, for a looser fit. But it was already sold out in size L. So then I just decided to order the heather watermelon color in size L, to ensure that I'd have one that worked out.
Here's the black in size M - already a lot better than size S.
Though I really like it better in size L! I'm glad I got it. It's just looser everywhere, but as you can see - still not that loose! This tank runs seriously too small.
I'll wear both, but I do wish the black one was L too!
Lastly, I got the Tulip Tank which is on sale for only $14! It comes in white as well but that one is sold out in most sizes. So I got the purple one in size 2. The material of this tank is called polyamide, and it is very thin and kind of a burnout material. This tank is very long, and it is a muscle tank style, with low armpit cut outs so it shows the color of your bra.
Here are some close ups of the material:
This is how long it is if I pull it all the way down - it's like a tunic!
I wore this tank for a weight session already, and I must say the material is very fragile (same as the Born tank I got last time). The velcro on my Versa Gripps pulled on the tank a few times and it got super fuzzy in those areas. I cut off the pulled threads and it looks better. But I'd be very careful with it. That's pretty lame, since I hate worrying about my clothes when I should be focusing on my workouts. But at least it was on sale for only $15 so I can't complain too much about it.
Anyway, I'll definitely continue following Titika, but I think so far nothing I've ordered has given me that perfect, "to die for" kind of fit. It's like the designs are cute, but something is always a little off here and there with the fit. Though the price is low enough to overlook them. I am curious about their tanks with built in bra, and tights. So I'll likely give those a shot in the future. But I'm definitely not declaring that this is the next Lululemon, because when Lulu gets it right, they really are the best. =)
