I saw this SE Scuba Hoodie today in Plum and liked the color and the fuzzy lined hood. I wish the regular Scubas came in this fuzzy fur lined hood. The buttons are the same buttons you see on old jean jackets. I’m kind of ho-hum about this hoodie and have decided I don’t like the look of it as a vest. Maybe that’s just because I don’t like vests worn with bare arms.
A bit disappointing! I just tried on my new Black Roses Print Cool Racerback and I’m a bit torn about it. I love the print. LOVE IT! The sizing is right, kinda loose around the middle but doesn’t scoop too low in the neck. I got the size 8 and it’s plenty roomy throughout and long. BUT, this tank is not Luon as we knew it. It is a whooping 94% polyester, 6% spandex/lycra (regular luon is 92% so Whooping may have been an overstatement) and you can feel it. I suspected when I purchased it and left the store without trying it on that it had polyester in it as it felt different from standard Cool Racerbacks. I know that the Static Cool Racerback have some added polyester blended in it to make it look and feel silky. When I tried this one on I had to actually take a look at the blend because for one, this tank is quite sheer and secondly, it feels like a polyester shirt. Polyester is not necessarily a bad thing if it’s blended in such a way to make if feel like some of the statics which felt silky and luxurious. But at 94% polyester, I think we all remember what old polyester shirts feel like. If you have any Cool Racerbacks kicking around with the tear out tags intact I’d love to know what the blend is. In the end, I think I’m keeping this tank. It’s such a lovely print and it’s a basic tank. but I’m disappointed with the feel of it. I much prefer plain old cottony feeling basic luon light.
*So far, The Haze/Coal CRB is 92% Polyester which really surprised me.
**More updates to come, make sure to check back**
Sorry for the delayed post for today, I was out for the entire afternoon getting all of us updated with our flu shots. I was able to hit 3 Lululemons today on an exchange mission but sadly I was only in each store about 5 minutes tops. I saw all of the new items had a quick look at them but no fit reports for today except for the new Sparkle Cuddle Up and the Black Roses Print Cool Racerback Tank I exchanged my Alpine Pullover for a Wish Blue Scuba (almost all sold out, hence the 3 lulu stops) and love it on me. I also considered the Plum as it’s a gorgeous color on brunettes but…I love Wish, it’s my happy color and the decision came down to which one sang the loudest to me. I also picked up the Black Roses Cool Racerback
Black Roses Print: Scoop Neck Tank, Power Y and Wunder Unders. This print is so gorgeous but it’s different from item to item. I find the Power Y version of this print looks more like a small portion of the print mirror imaged on itself like a kaleidoscope. The other versions of this print look like larger swatches of Black Roses print.
Yogi Dance Tank Sailor Stripe Black. I saw this today as well and loved it. So adorable. I would love this tank in the summer but I don’t see myself wearing this at all during the winter months.
New Coal Alpine Pullover. I returned my Haze Alpine Pullover today even though I love it because I already have a few running pullovers and don’t really need this one. I got a Wish Scuba instead. I had planned on picking up the new Cuddle Up (posted about below) but just didn’t fall in love with it on me. They were flying off the shelves today though.
Hustle Jacket. It’s a great price for a running jacket at $148 and is really gorgeous in person. The reflective detailing on this is absolutely perfect. The Plum version with the subtle print on it was by far my favourite.
The White jacket’s print has a grey stripe in it which is way more prominent in person. That paired with the plastic metal looking zipper (bling zipper) it looks pretty and festive. My favourite one though by far is the Plum one which has a way more subtle print. There was also a third jacket which had the same print as the Plum except the jacket was Coal with lighter grey plaid lines on it.
Newest Cuddle Up Jacket (sparkle version). I tried this one on in Casis, Size 8 at Coquitlam Centre and although I thought it was cute, the color wasn’t flattering on me and I found the sparkle in it although subtle, a little young and festive. It was plenty soft, I think the weave in the cotton is slightly looser then say, a Scuba Hoodie, but it didn’t feel scratchy at all because of the sparkle threads woven in it.
Black Roses Print Cool Racerback I snagged one of these today as part of my return and there were very few left in the one store that had them (Robson). I love the tank and the print that I got but there was one that had a lulu logo with a cluster of black roses right over the nipple area. quite unfortunate. I notice this Cool Racerback has more of a polyester blend to it which is the only ‘demeret’ I give it. I think the polyester blended luon (statics etc.) may be cheaper to produce which is why were seeing more and more if it. Just a guess though. Non the less, I’m very happy with my new Cool Racerback and the flower distribution on it so I’ll photograph it later for you.
Power Y Black Roses Print, Power Purple Mini Stripe Cool Racerback and Power Purple Wunder Unders. The Power Purple Mini Stripe Cool Racerback felt much softer then the other Cool Racerbacks. It felt like a very thin running luon, very soft and cottony. This made it very tempting but I chose not to be greedy today.
This is the Casis Cuddle Up with Sparkle thread woven througout. The Sparkle is not just contained to the logo as I originally thought. This is something I would need to try on as too much sparkle may make this too young for me. I do like it a lot though at first glance and am feeling tempted by the Casis one.
Sparkled Heathered Casis, Sparkle Dark Classic Sports Grey, Sparkled Heathered Clarity Gray
Doesn’t look like too much sparkle
The Lulu Lab has posted pictures of new winter bags that are available to all stores. It’s the Mini Backpack and comes in Black or Pow Purple for $58.
The SE Scuba Hoodie vest picture showing both of the arms removed and both arms on. It looks cuter then I expected as a vest.
Oooh I really like this version of the Cuddle Up.
Apparently these are sparkly in the logo. I can’t really see it in this picture. Priced at $108.
Sparkled Heathered Clarity Grey and Sparkled Heathered Casis Cuddle Up
This is a really bad picture because I found the tank in the background of a picture and zoomed in on it. I’ve seen a few product notifications mentioning the Run: Personal Best Singlet coming (Oz) in Wish and also Very Violet but with an older color shown. Another interesting thing I noticed is that the Personal Best Singlet was uploaded just the other day to the website and now when I do a search of it I get a 404 error message. I wonder what’s going on with the Personal Best on the Lululemon website and if it will come to Canada/US at all.
*I have a Personal Best Short Sleeve in Senorita Pink for sale if anyone is interested
Wish blue looks really great in the Silverescent Circle Mesh.
SE Scuba Hoodie I posted about a few days ago. The inner hood is fleece and a reader mentioned there are quite a lot of buttons to undo in order to make it into a vest.
New Stride Colors. In the background you can see a few different tanks with Black Roses Print. Looks like there may be a Scoop Neck with the print as well as the Power Y.
The Black Roses Print Power Y looks quite different from other black rose print items I’ve seen so far.
