Great Items from Titika!

I recently received 6 items from Titika and I couldn't be more excited!  The first item is actually something I've had my eye on for a quite a while - the Heart Legging!  I first saw these months ago, and thought they looked soooo cute.  When I received them last week, I was even happier with them because the material and fit are both perfect!  I think out of all the legging brands I've tried, these are the closest to Lululemon's luon which I always thought was the gold standard.  The material of the Heart Legging feels the same to me.  On top of that, the fit of the Heart Legging is pretty much identical to Lulu's wunder under pant.  I'm very happy about this discovery, because Titika has lots of cute legging/crop styles, and at much more reasonable prices.  The Heart Legging is pretty much the most expensive ones though, but they are worth it lol.

In size 2, these leggings fit perfectly (one size down from my normal Lulu bottom size).  They are very very comfortable.  I'd say if you like a very compressive fit, you could even size down.  But I like them just like this.  Similar to Lululemon's leggings, these are a few inches too long on me too.  I just do what the model does above, which is scrunch them on the ankles a bit and it looks good.  But here I am wearing them like stir-ups, which I sometimes do in yoga/pilates classes:

Since my shirt is covering the top portion of the leggings above, you can't actually see that there's another triangular cutout area right below the waist band on the sides.  Also, wide waistbands are always a welcome sight:

Here are close ups of the other mesh cutout areas from different angles:

I really like that from the front, these leggings look totally different than from the side or back!  I really couldn't say a single negative thing about these.  They are perfect.

I also received 2 bras.  They are similar in style but different colors.  First is the Cut Out Bra in coral pattern:

Similar to the legging, this bra is size 4, which is one size down from my preferred Lululemon bra size.  Titika bras come with cup inserts too, which I think is a MUST in sports bras.  They are supportive too, without being constrictive.  I also really like the coral space dye color with the little mesh peekaboo:  

 

The next bra is the Bond Bra in black.  It's a pretty similar style, but lower cut in the front.  It also has a real peep-hole instead of mesh.  I can no longer find the black one online, but the 3 other colors on the link are on sale for $31 right now - great deal!  This is one of them:

 

And here's the solid black one I got, in size 4 as well:

I can never have enough black bras.  I wear my black ones quite often.

Ok next, I got the Topaz Tank in bright blue, which is super cute and exactly the type of open-back tank that I like:

These tanks are similar in style to my Splits59 Devon tanks.  But the material is different.  It's Viscose/wool blend, but it's very light weight.  Feels like cotton.  I got this one in size M, which is loose fitting.  But I do love loose fitting tanks.  I'm always afraid of the length being too short on smaller sizes.  I think this tank would have been ok in size S though.  But I'm pretty happy with the way the M fits.

And some close up shots:

There's a metallic logo on the lower left side, which is sewn on:

The next item I got is the Luna Cardi.  It's this loose bat-wing style cardigan:

It's quite long, especially in the back.  And it definitely fits on the loose side.  Here's the size S on me:

Perfect thing to lounge around in!  It's hard to get the details to show on photos since it's black, but here are some close up ones so you can see the material:

Batwing style sleeves:

Lastly, I got the Lucky Shorty.  I actually have a pair of very similar shorts from Beyond Yoga that I love.  I don't wear this style to the gym, since I generally find it a bit too revealing for me to do squats and things like that in, which is like 95% of what I do at the gym.  But I love wearing them around the house.  I've also worn them to run or play tennis outside during a hot day.  I've even worn them to sleep in!

These are also size 2, like the Heart Legging.  Love them.

Cute logo on lower left:

And that's everything I got!  I can pretty much wear all of this stuff on a regular basis, so I'm pretty stoked.  As I said, I'm especially excited about the leggings, because it opens up a whole new world of options to me!  Now I'm having itchy fingers and may just order a couple more pairs!  =P

Lululemon Ready & Go Tank & One More Free To Be Wild Bra

I made 2 orders from Lululemon item last week.  The first one was a full priced item which was the Ready & Go Tank in inkwell/blurry belle multi.  I thought it looked pretty cute and the colors are great.  So even though $68 is a lot for a top, I wanted to get it anyways especially since it's been a long while since I've bought a tank/bra combo from Lulu.

I read some of the reviews for this tank saying the bra ran small, and especially after how tight my size 6 Make A Move bra was, I thought I'd be safe and order a size 8.   Turns out, it was the right call!  At least for the bra.  I can't imagine having to wear a size smaller bra.  But the body of the tank is pretty loose, and looks unflattering.  I'm pretty unhappy with the fit, so much so that I walked over to Lululemon (I live like half a block away from the store but always buy online lol) and returned it immediately.  Oh yeah, and it didn't even come with bra cup inserts!  How rude.

I actually like baggy fitting tanks.  But I feel like my other baggy tanks are more flattering than this one.  In addition, the oversized tank look isn't my only issue with it.  The mesh material used in the tank felt pretty stiff to me.  It looks just like the circle mesh used in the older No Limit tank.  But it sure isn't the same.

Anyway, here's the tank up close.  The color combo is nice though.  It's too bad, but it was an easy decision to get my $72 back.

I've been buying regularly from Lululemon since 2009, and I've never bought anything other than size 4 and 6.  All my bottoms are size 4 exclusively.  Most of my tank/bra combos are size 4, tanks without bras are mostly size 4 as well.  But when it's a standalone bra, I normally get size 6.  Maybe it's just a coincidence, but my previous 2 experiences of recent Lululemon items have both shown to be running small. 

In my second order, I got another Free To Be Wild bra, in capoeira multi/minty pink/white.  It was on sale for $34, I thought the color combo was super cute!

I got it in size 6.  I have like 5 other Free To Be Wild bras and they are all size 6.  When I took this one out, I thought it looked smaller.  So I laid it on top of another one I had - the cyber stripe/sea mist.  I wasn't crazy!  The new one is a good half an inch smaller laying flat, which means it's about an inch smaller in circumference.  This is what it looks like when the 2 bras are completely lined up on one side.  As you can see on the right side of the picture below, the one on top is much smaller.  It's also shorter overall:

Anyway, luckily this bra is quite stretchy so I can still wear it without feeling uber constricted.  But I really don't appreciate the inconsistent sizing!