I’m pretty ‘Meh!’ about these new products out now which we’ve caught a glimpse of on the Australia side of the website. I’m looking forward to seeing Burning Yellow items and those darn elusive Ebb and Flow II Crops, and the Shell Pink Classic Stripe Devotion Tee LS….but as far as all the rest of the technical items coming out I’m not excited about the colors, prints or designs. Ah well, I just ordered myself a RX Jump Rope (coral and purple in case you where wondering) finally and its about the price of a Cool Racerback Tank with the shipping added in so better that I haven’t seen anything for Monday nights upload that I’m lusting to have. 

Work It Out Tank in Polar Haze/Black

Pump It Up Tank, Polar Haze/Black

This is actually a bra and tank that snaps together and can be worn together or separately. 

Some new items have hit a few US stores today, The Run: Right Round Pants and Not So Basic Short Sleeve Tee. Unfortunately, not very informative pictures out so far. I suspect this is what we can expect for Monday nights upload so hopefully more pictures will start to pop up soon. 

Shell Pink Run: Back On Track Tank

Forme Jacket and Classic Stripe Shell Pink Free To Be Tank

 Cool Racerback Sea Stripe Shell Pink 

I’m feeling more and more drawn to this CRB. 

Power Y Classic Stripe Shell Pink

I also really like this Classic Stripe White/Shell Pink print. 

Solid Shell Pink CRB

As promised, the picture I saw last week of the Pink Shell Classic Striped Devotion Tee LS. This was from one US product alert but I haven’t seen it in PA’s since then.  I know a lot of people didn’t care for this one when they saw the picture but I love it and definitely want to snatch it up when I see it. 

Well, I didn’t find too much for myself in store today, and none of the new items really appealed to me, but I found the Classic Stripe Under Crops *Organic Cotton on for $29. These pants where never on my radar even though I love the Classic Stripe, but at this price I was going to give them a shot and if they looked bad I’d wear them as PJ’s. Once I got home I tried them on and fell in love. They are soft organic cotton, and thick so its not as sheer as past cotton ‘Under’ Crops have been. You can pretty much see the tag right thru them but nothing else so it’s opaque enough that I’m comfortable wearing them casually with a long butt covering top (Devotion Tees!), but I would under no circumstances wear these to crossfit or anywhere else I’d have to contort or sweat. $29 was a great price for them and worth a chance. I also got a pair of the grey Savasana Socks for $29 (online they are $34!!). I really like them too and wish I’d gotten a black pair as well but I’m not going to pay $34 for them online. I saw the Seaside Stripe/Shell Pink CRB and really liked it but I opted to pass on it. There were tons of running jackets marked down and all the winter run tops where marked down, but those where items I passed on when they were first out and wasn’t interested so the minimal markdowns didn’t sway me. I need dramatic markdowns to tempt me on items I initially passed on or that where off radar. 

My friend got a huge haul today. She was in the market for running pants and gear  and she found Runder Unders in black marked down to $69 (best score!), some Herringbone pants (split set pants  Frome Pants maybe?), Limitless Blue Under Pants for $29, Extra Long CRB for $19, Black St. Moritz Jersey for $69. She’s pretty much all set for running gear. 

What did you guys get today? Did you fight the crowds for better in store deals or did you just order online? 

Lots of items product dropped to stores today but they are all Pink Shell. I’m interested in a Pink Shell Devotion Tee LS I saw in a picture briefly but thats about all. I’m heading out shortly to check out the markdowns in store and I’ll be sure to report back what I find. I’m hoping to snatch some Savasana Socks in store for a cheaper mark down price than what’s online. I seem to remember that was the case last year with a lot of the accessories. 

The Lululemon Boxing Day Upload finally popped up and we have a few of the Pink Shell items uploaded as well as about 70 recent items moved to the We Made Too Much section. Virtually everything from the past few uploads which where being heavily promoted for Christmas have been marked down. Nothing is really tempting me tonight but I do recommend the Run: Turn Around Jacket if you were considering it before the sale. I got that one in Alberta Lake when it was first out and I really love it. Or, the Pleasing Pants have had good reviews. Also, the Bundle Up Jacket in Limitless Blue is really pretty, although I never did try that one on so am not sure about fit or function. I’m hitting up the store tomorrow with one of my buds and I’m thinking I may pick up some Savasana Socks. Did you score anything tonight? And where you rewarded for patiently waiting items out for mark downs? 

Merry Christmas to my observing readers, and Happy Holidays to everybody! Today we get a glimpse at some of the new items that will be in store and uploaded on Boxing Day. Sadly I don’t have a markdown list this year (unless someone wants to throw one my way) but we do get to see some of the new items that are being released on Wednesday. It’s pretty much all the Pink Shell Items that have been held back, or released earlier then pulled off the shelves. I was really hoping to see some Burning Yellow items or those Ebb and Flow II Crops in Raspberry Glow or Black Swan, or, the Laceoflage CRB. 

Astro Wunder Under Crops

Power Y Pink Shell Stripe

Pink Shell Swiftly LS

Sea Stripe Pink Shell Free To Be Bra

Organic Wunder Under Pants (Under Pants) in Classic Stripe

Pink Shell CRB

Pink Shell Scuba Stretch

Pink Shell All Sport Bra *Heart Rate Monitor

Shell Pink Forme Jacket

Shell Pink Swiftly SS and LS

Ta Ta Tamer II Wee Are From Space Black/Boal/White

Pink Shell/White

Vinyasa II Flash/Inkwell

Speed Shorts Pink Shell

Sea Stripe Pink Shell Cool Racerback

Classic Stripe Pink Shell/White Free To Be Tank

Run: For Your Life Crops

First of all, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my lovely readers! And thank you so much for checking in daily and keeping the conversation exciting in the comments section. I hope you all get some great coveted lululemon under your Christmas tree this year, and if not, then I hope the Boxing Day sales are awesome and that you have plenty of gift cards!

This year, as you know, I’ve been overall pretty disappointed in Lululemon’s product lineup, particularily for Fall/Winter. There where still some highlights though even when the quality fell short on some things and I think overall Lululemon used some really excellent colors this year and fun patterns and prints. The running items this entire year has really not appealed to me at all. Mostly due to scalloped hemlines, colorblocking and deconstructed seam designs and shorter lengths. I loved Limitless Blue and would have eagerly gotten a run pullover in that color had it been designed more like pullovers from past years. I think it’s safe to say though that the color bleed issue has really died down since mid summer when Bordeaux Drama was introduced. Bordeaux Drama was a great color and I really loved the Angel Blue/Split Pea/Bordeaux palette and then later the Raspberry Glow/Alberta Lake/Limitless Blue palette. This is a roundup of items I really liked this year, and a few items on the naughty list that where pretty bad designs.

Solid Colored Cool Racerbacks

Last year it seemed like everything was heathered, and the year before was static. I really hate anything with too much polyester and I was happy to notice that lululemon listened to that feedback and have been offering so many colors in solids with no polyester added. I wish the prints would come like this as well but at least I’m getting my color fix. I grab any color that comes up in a solid that I like without even thinking about it because I know I gravitate to those ones the most for my workouts. I do like some heathereds but for longevity and versatility I like my solids best. My most used CRB right now is this Pigment Blue one. I think I’m alternating for Crossfit between Pigment, Limitless, Black Swan and Tender Violet. 

Devotion Tee Long Sleeves

I LOVE the Devotion Tee. I know a lot of you miss the Cabin LS but for me they were way to warm for daily use. When I realized how ideal the Devotion Tee was for me in temperature and in design and length I sold off all my Cabin LS’s. I initially was thrown off by the thinness of them and gave my first one a bad review but other colorways have been much better for me than that first one I tried. Plus, you can layer them together for warmth or wear a single. Options!!

 Define Jackets

At one time I really disliked the Define Jacket for some reason, but this year I gave it a chance when my favorite color made a comeback in just the Define (instead of also the Stride/In Stride) and I was inexplicably attracted to it. Once I tried it on I realized how flattering it was and how perfect it is for Crossfit. I ended up getting 3 more (Heathered Angel Blue, Bordeaux Drama, Rose Herringbone) and I think they are the prettiest Define colors/prints I have ever seen. I’m glad I got those because right after I got the Rose Herringbone Define we were informed that the Define Jacket which once came out in 6+ colors each month and sold out immediately was now to be discontinued in favor of the Forme Jacket. They brought back Scoop Neck Tanks this month so I have hope these will come back someday. Again, this is my crossfit uniform. CRB under a Define Jacket, a puffy vest over top and my Ebb and Flows. 

Run: Catch Me Tank

Tanks with built in bras, and luxtreme tanks aren’t usually what I buy but I was really attracted to the Catch Me Tank. When it came out in Bordeaux Drama I decided to give it a chance and I really ended up loving it for Crossfit. I especially love that it’s a luxtreme tank that doesn’t cling to my mid section .  The color is really the highlight though here. I think this year Lululemon really answered the call for more sombre colors instead of the usual brights and pastels. Bordeaux Drama and Alberta Lake are both really unusual colors for Lululemon which have popped up in items here and there in really retro Lulu items. Alberta Lake really reminds me of the color Stitch.  When these two colors came out people could not get enough of them. I was really sad that I only found one item in Alberta Lake that worked for me, but I’m glad I did get one item in it and that I got a few Bordeaux Drama items. Although I did pass on the CRB. 

Free To Be Bra Laceoflage Print

Again, bra tanks and luxtreme tanks are not usually what I gravitate too but I just love this print so much and really dislike the polyestery luon version of the print so I opted to go with the Free to Be Tank. It’s super pretty on and it will be great for Crossfit. This is another print that reminds me of retro Lululemon. It looks so similar to Billy Floral from 2008. 

Ebb and Flow Crops

I LOVE these crops for Crossfit. The material is amazing and really hasn’t pilled on me at all with frequent wearing. It’s all I wear to Crossfit ever. I wash them after each workout and quickly hang them to dry so they are ready for the next morning. They hide Mommy tummy, they are great butt pants, they are really breathable and feel like you have nothing on. I NEED more of these for Crossfit so I don’t have to keep alternating the same two pairs of pants. 

Herringbone Pocket Runder Unders

I really wanted Herringbone pants this year since I missed out on last years, and this was the first item that came out in Herringbone. Once I saw them in store they were so unbelievably soft that I could not put them down. I love that it has the typical running pant waist and that it sits higher up on me than Wunder Unders. I finally got to take them out for a winter run yesterday evening in -2* and they were perfection. 

Dune Studio Pants

all of the swift pants this year have had major problems with the waistband. Rolling waistbands, unravelling waistbands and fishing wire sticking out all around the inside. Stores have honored returns on these issues. The high light for me is again the color. I loved Dune once I tried it on and never expected it to be a color I would like. Its a really nice warm neutral and it looks just awesome in the Studio Pants. 

Run: Turn Around Jacket in Alberta Lake

I splurged with this jacket because I was somewhat interested in it last year and this year it came in a color I love, Alberta Lake. Lululemon gave a lot of mixed messages wether or not this jacket is 600 Fill or 800 Fill so that is a mystery to me still. It’s ultra lightweight and really great as a daily winter jacket. I’m not using it as a running jacket right now (hate the idea of having to wash down repeatedly) but It’s perfect for how I’m using it. 

Transformation Wrap

This wrap is not exactly totally perfect, but I really love it anyways. I think this design tweaked just slightly next year will make it awesome. I love the length, I love the style. I don’t really reverse it since it’s the same color on both sides but I really like how it looks with jeans. I wish the lapels on this was slightly different and that the knit pattern on it wasn’t so wide. maybe if it was more of a pointelle knit or a lighter thinner knit on the lapel area it would fold over nicer and be lighter. I also wish the pockets where placed more forward rather than being so far back on the hips. It sort of adds bulk to that area with the pocket placement and the scalloped hem. I wear this wrap a lot though and its a great transition piece from Athletic wear to street wear. I think if they hadn’t focused on making this a reversible convertible piece I think they would have nailed the design. Again, Dune is the perfect color in this and it makes whatever color shirt I have on underneath just pop. 

Carry and Go Hoodie

This was this years version of the light cotton french terry. In retrospect I’m so glad I snatched the red one instead of waiting for a Sing Floss Travel Jacket which never panned out. I only wish this one was slightly longer on the torso, but I otherwise love how this hoodie looks with all the pockets and pattern. The Red Commuter Denim is so pretty!

Scuba Hoodie Stretch Laceoflage

I love this scuba! I love the look of it but am really hung up on the design changes of the Scuba Hoodie to the Scuba Hoodie Stretch. Most of all I really hate that they’ve cropped the length because the band at the bottom really hits me at a bad spot. The other thing I hate is that they’ve not doubled up the lining in the hood like they used to with the Scuba, and they’ve left the inner lining sort of ‘raw’. They’ve really cut the quality features of the most popular hoodie ever to reduce production cost and increase margins which is so sad. Relying on cropped designs is a way to reduce material costs to them but for those of us with long torsos, we aren’t shrinking, so they are sizing us out in terms of length. This one and the Alberta Lake Herringbone Rose I would have easily snatched both up. I think those have been the only two that sold out. 

Porta Potty Scuba Hoodie

This was a momentary glimmer of hope that Lululemon was coming out with a true green. Sadly, it was a single item that came out in this color and one of the last scubas that where out right before the introduction of the Scuba Stretch. I wasn’t really interested in getting a Scuba in this color (although I do love it) but I would have absolutely loved a Cool Racerback and Swiftly Tank or LS in this. I know Lululemon is finally coming out with a great true yellow (Burning Yellow) so hopefully they are going to come out with a true Kelly or Emerald Green. 

Best Of The Worst List

Presence of Mind Jacket

Covers It All Dress

A Muse Me Pant

Hot Spell One Piece

Swim Line 2012

Did I miss anything on the naughty list? Anything I should add to the Favorite things list? I’d love to know what your top favorites this year where and what made you cringe. 

Polar Cream Special Edition Uba Hoodie Lux

Thats another thing thats been missing from the holiday lineup of products. More Special Edition items and more hoodies. Last year there were cuddle ups, sparkle scuba and cuddle ups, various special edition scubas and cuddle ups (vest scuba, removable hood liner and cuff Scuba, herringbone scuba, limited edition lace cuddle up). What the heck!!! I’ve not been enticed by anything to go into a lulu store for the past 3 weeks and that is a really long time for me. 

Classic Stripe Devotion Tee LS

Are you tired of seeing pictures of this shirt? I’m sorry. I really like it though and there has been so few items to post.