IS ALPHALETE REALLY THAT GOOD- - Unsponsored Revival R6 Review
Honest Alphalete Review: Revival R6 leggings and Vault bra
Guys, is alphalete worth the money! Today we are reviewing both the new Alphalete revival leggings and the vault bra and giving my full honest opinions! Is it good quality? Is it worth the money!? watch and find out!
✮ MY MEASUREMENTS ✮
➡ Chest 30 in
➡ Bust 36 in
➡ Waist 27 in
➡ Hip 38.5
➡ Height 5’9”
Guys, is alphalete worth the money! Today we are reviewing both the new Alphalete revival leggings and the vault bra and giving my full honest opinions! Is it good quality? Is it worth the money!? watch and find out!
✮ MY MEASUREMENTS ✮
➡ Chest 30 in
➡ Bust 36 in
➡ Waist 27 in
➡ Hip 38.5
➡ Height 5’9”
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00:02 Hey guys, and welcome back to my channel.
00:12 Today I am finally trying Alphalete's Revival collection.
00:16 So I have never tried anything from Alphalete.
00:18 I don't know what took me so long to get on the bandwagon
00:20 because I've been getting Gymshark
00:22 for like over two years at this point, I think.
00:25 Seems right.
00:26 But I got their sports bra and their Revival R6 leggings.
00:30 So I haven't tried any of their previous Revival leggings
00:33 and I know that they've made some improvements.
00:35 So unfortunately I won't really be able to speak on
00:37 like how I feel they've improved
00:40 or how they feel different from the other ones.
00:42 But I do have notes on what exactly they changed
00:43 and how they made it better.
00:45 So just jumping right in, these leggings are $58.
00:48 So they're definitely up there in price
00:50 around Gymshark prices,
00:51 maybe like a little more than most of their leggings.
00:55 So being that they are kind of up there in price,
00:57 I'm definitely expecting some quality leggings.
00:59 So some of the changes they've made
01:01 to the previous Revival leggings,
01:02 according to their website.
01:04 So the fabric is 30% thicker,
01:06 which it does feel like a pretty thick fabric,
01:08 but it still has a lot of stretch to it.
01:10 So they said that they've doubled the thickness
01:11 of the fabric without adding any weight.
01:13 And I definitely agree with this.
01:15 They do feel very dense and very thick,
01:17 but I didn't feel like they restricted my movement at all.
01:19 I felt like they were super stretchy,
01:21 didn't feel any tightness.
01:23 And yeah, they definitely look pretty small.
01:25 I was kind of worried they wouldn't fit me,
01:26 but they actually fit me pretty well
01:28 because of how much stretch they have.
01:30 They also said they updated the gusset crotch
01:32 to be more natural.
01:33 And this probably is to help with camel toe
01:35 because I heard in the past
01:36 they had some major camel toe issues,
01:38 which I can deal with a lot of things with leggings.
01:40 I can deal with a little bit of sheerness.
01:42 I can deal with like a little bit of like waistband gaping,
01:45 but I cannot deal with camel toe.
01:46 I feel so embarrassed, cannot do it.
01:48 But I can happily say these did not give me any.
01:51 So obviously fixing the crotch gusset worked
01:53 because I had no issues
01:55 and I definitely am not immune to camel toe.
01:57 I don't know if anyone is.
01:58 The fabric composition is a polyester elastane blend.
02:01 So how it feels,
02:02 it definitely feels like one of those cottony knit textures.
02:05 Definitely doesn't have that slick feeling,
02:07 but it's also not brush.
02:09 So it doesn't feel like it's going to pill at all.
02:11 It just feels like a nice woven, thick, stretchy fabric,
02:15 but definitely more on the matte cottony side
02:18 and the slick kind of like compression feeling.
02:21 The fabric honestly feels super luxurious.
02:23 I was really impressed with this.
02:25 So I just also reviewed the Navigation leggings,
02:27 if you've heard of that brand
02:28 and their fabric actually felt pretty cheap to me,
02:30 but these definitely have a luxurious feeling,
02:33 but they don't even feel restrictive
02:34 in like the lowest depth of my squat,
02:36 which is super amazing
02:37 because I've definitely had some leggings
02:39 where you squat really low,
02:41 you can feel the tightness in the seams and in the butt.
02:44 Sometimes you can even get like a little run.
02:46 That's definitely not happening with these leggings.
02:48 Some details are the waistband is a thick waistband.
02:52 They don't have any seam at the top
02:53 and it hits about above my belly button.
02:55 I definitely love that it doesn't have a seam at the top
02:58 because it's not going to cut in
02:59 to your muffin top region or anything,
03:01 which is really nice.
03:02 The waistband had a teeny bit of room on me though.
03:05 So I would have liked if it was like just tucked in
03:07 a little bit more at the waist,
03:09 just to give kind of a more tapered look.
03:10 Also the logo, I'm super impressed with this.
03:13 They actually embroidered the logo
03:15 into the fabric of the leggings,
03:16 which makes it look super high quality.
03:19 So there's no risk of the logo peeling off.
03:21 I've had some other leggings, mostly Gymshark,
03:24 that they just kind of stick a little vinyl
03:25 onto the leggings.
03:27 And it just, over time, after you wash it so many times,
03:30 it just peels off, which you don't want.
03:32 So you're definitely not going to lose this logo or anything.
03:35 I definitely feel like these leggings are built to last.
03:38 They just feel like they're going to last a long time.
03:40 I haven't had any issues with any seams.
03:42 The logo isn't going to come off
03:43 and they just feel like they have a ton
03:45 of elasticity to them.
03:46 So they're not a seamless legging.
03:48 They do have a seam to connect the waistband
03:50 to the body of the legging.
03:51 And they also have a front seam,
03:53 which is why there's probably some camel toe issues
03:55 in the past.
03:56 And they also have a seam down the butt,
03:58 which I kind of like that because I feel like
03:59 it kind of separates your butt
04:00 and gives you less of like a unibutt look.
04:03 They also have their signature,
04:05 I'm just calling them revival lines,
04:07 but that's just something I entirely made up.
04:09 They have one that starts at the front
04:10 and then comes around to underneath the butt,
04:13 which gives you a little bit
04:13 of an under booty contour effect.
04:15 And they have one right above the knee as well.
04:18 And their last one is right along the calf
04:20 at the bottom of the legging.
04:22 They also have this thick, like ribbed paneling effect,
04:25 which I think actually does you a lot of favors
04:27 in terms of cellulite and stuff,
04:28 but we'll get into that later.
04:30 But it's not down the whole legging,
04:32 it's only at certain parts.
04:33 It's between the little revival line
04:36 that goes below the booty
04:37 and then the one above the knee.
04:39 So it's kind of in this region.
04:40 And then it has a little break below the knee
04:43 to the calf and then it goes back again
04:46 below the calf little marker, if that makes sense.
04:48 So it's only a certain few points of the leggings,
04:51 but I think that it is very flattering
04:53 and adds a nice little contrast
04:55 to just the plain fabric of the rest of the legging.
04:57 And for the length,
04:58 these hit a little bit above the ankle on me.
05:01 I don't know if you know,
05:01 the person who models the leggings is,
05:03 I believe, Christian Guzman's, Guzman, Guzman?
05:07 Girlfriend, Heidi Summers, buff bunny.
05:10 She also has her own clothing line and she's very small.
05:12 And they looked like a full length on her and I'm 5'9".
05:15 So they're gonna be a little bit short.
05:18 And again, like I said, no loose seams or anything.
05:21 The quality really seems top-notch.
05:23 In terms of sizing, they come in extra small to extra large,
05:25 which is a great size range.
05:27 I got a size small and I have my measurements down below.
05:30 I'm almost always a size small
05:31 and I didn't have any extra material
05:33 that made it look uncomfortable anywhere.
05:35 I did have a little extra material
05:37 at the top of the waistband,
05:39 just a little bit of waistband gaping,
05:41 but I didn't feel like that was because
05:42 the leggings stretched out.
05:43 I just felt like that was a little fit issue.
05:46 But it really didn't bother me too much
05:47 and I'm gonna continue wearing the leggings.
05:49 As for size recommendations,
05:51 I would say get your normal size.
05:53 But if you're in between sizes,
05:54 I would size down because these leggings
05:56 have so much stretch and give to them.
05:58 I think you could accommodate a tiny bit smaller
06:00 than your normal size if you're in between.
06:02 As for cellulite,
06:03 I wouldn't say they're entirely cellulite-proof,
06:05 but like I said, the paneling right below the butt,
06:07 that's the front side,
06:08 the paneling right below the butt,
06:10 this is where most people get their cellulite.
06:12 I personally don't have a lot of cellulite,
06:13 so I know I'm not the best person to talk about this,
06:16 but I do my best to speculate
06:18 'cause I do have a little bit of unevenness.
06:20 But this is where most people get their cellulite,
06:22 kind of in the back thigh region.
06:24 And because of the paneling,
06:26 it kind of makes your legs,
06:27 okay, this is gonna be descriptive,
06:29 it kind of makes your leg fat go into each
06:31 of the little panels in a way,
06:32 but not in a sausage leg kind of way.
06:35 But it just kind of disguises it a little bit
06:37 and adds some texture.
06:39 And whenever you have texture on a legging,
06:40 it always is gonna help with cellulite.
06:42 So I think that this texture really helps,
06:44 and I would definitely consider these cellulite-friendly,
06:46 but not cellulite-proof.
06:48 So like I said in a previous video,
06:49 I added a new metric to my legging reviews,
06:52 which is the booty scale.
06:53 I would give these about a medium on the booty scale,
06:55 meaning they're kind of booty flattering,
06:57 but it's not the best my butt has ever looked.
06:59 They do have that detailing underneath the booty,
07:01 which definitely does help and kind of draws attention,
07:04 but the leggings did feel a teeny bit compressive
07:07 in the butt region.
07:08 I just felt like a little bit squished down.
07:11 So I didn't feel like my butt was the best
07:13 it could have looked.
07:14 It's definitely not going to give your butt
07:15 all the room to be free on a line legging.
07:20 So I would definitely say medium.
07:21 And as for squat-proofness,
07:23 obviously I only have this red color.
07:24 I wouldn't say this is entirely squat-proof,
07:26 but I really couldn't see much.
07:28 When you have that seam down the middle,
07:29 it definitely kind of helps to hide a little bit
07:32 and make it a little more squat-proof.
07:33 I'm giving them a seven to eight out of 10.
07:36 And I really love how transparent Alphalete is about this.
07:38 They actually have a disclaimer on their website
07:40 before you even order the leggings
07:42 that the lighter colors are not entirely squat-proof
07:45 at their full stretch capacity,
07:48 which I think is very accurate.
07:49 I mean, these aren't entirely squat-proof.
07:51 They're not super opaque,
07:52 but you can totally wear them to the gym.
07:54 I would say I would definitely do a leg day in these.
07:57 I didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
07:58 You saw the squat test.
07:59 It's really not that bad,
08:00 but I just think that this is something
08:02 that more companies should be doing
08:04 if your leggings aren't entirely squat-proof.
08:06 If you don't tell people and they're completely sheer,
08:08 people are just gonna be more upset
08:10 and wanna return your leggings.
08:11 So, and some people are really okay
08:13 with their leggings not being entirely squat-proof,
08:15 so you're still gonna get people buying your leggings.
08:17 So overall, since this was my first time trying Alphalete,
08:19 I was very impressed by their quality,
08:22 their transparency of the company,
08:23 and I think the brand is very innovative with their designs.
08:26 I have not been able to find any dupes of these leggings.
08:29 If you've been on my channel before,
08:30 you know that you can literally find Gymshark stuff
08:33 all over like all AliExpress websites, Amazon, everywhere,
08:37 which just makes me feel like some of their designs
08:39 aren't exactly original,
08:41 but I have not been able to find any of these anywhere
08:44 on any Chinese websites,
08:45 so that means to tell me that they're using
08:47 their own factories with their own designs
08:49 and they're really doing a good job.
08:51 I do have some mixed opinions on the bra, though.
08:54 This is the Revival Vault Bra, and it's $40,
08:57 which is kind of up there for a bra, in my opinion.
08:59 Some details of this bra is that
09:01 it does have a very open back,
09:03 so it's perfect if you're trying to show off
09:05 those back gains, you know what I'm saying?
09:07 This bra also has really good coverage in the front,
09:09 which I really appreciate,
09:10 'cause you don't want a ton of boobage in the front
09:13 and a ton of open back, you know what I'm saying?
09:14 It's just a lot.
09:15 I didn't really have any cleavage in this bra,
09:17 which is really nice for those tough gym days.
09:20 And they also have, so there's actually no logo
09:22 anywhere to be seen on the bra,
09:24 except for they do have it embroidered
09:26 in the inside of the bra, which I think is a nice touch.
09:29 So they have some of the same paneling/ribbed material
09:33 that the leggings have.
09:34 It starts at the top of the bra
09:36 and kind of gradients out, is how they described it.
09:40 So it really goes from about the top of the bra
09:43 to mid-boob, which I do feel like
09:45 it kind of just abruptly stops.
09:47 I don't really know why it just stops like that,
09:49 but it's also on the straps.
09:51 And yeah, overall, I think that I do like the paneling.
09:55 I kind of wish it went on the whole boob,
09:57 'cause I just feel like it's like,
09:58 hello, mid-boob, let's just stop the paneling.
10:01 The bra is also double thickness and ribbed at the bottom
10:05 to kind of really suck you in at the bottom
10:07 to give you extra support.
10:08 In terms of fit and sizing, I got my normal size small,
10:12 but honestly, I don't know,
10:13 I could have probably sized down in this.
10:15 I felt like I had a little bit of room.
10:17 The straps felt like they moved a little bit on me
10:20 and I felt like it was a little bit roomy
10:21 at the top of the chest.
10:23 It was kind of gaping a little bit.
10:24 I'm a 32 triple D, so if I am an extra small in this bra,
10:29 that's the smallest size.
10:32 I don't know, but the sizing on the sports bra
10:34 is definitely a little off.
10:35 I'd say if you're in between sizes to size down.
10:38 As for support, I kind of expected it
10:40 to be a little more supportive.
10:41 I didn't feel super supported in this.
10:44 I felt like because it had so much coverage,
10:45 I was gonna really be secured,
10:47 but I just felt like with the back,
10:49 it kind of like just, I don't know,
10:51 detracted some of the, is that a word, detracted?
10:54 Retracted?
10:54 I don't know, it took away some of the support
10:58 from the front, so it was kind of like
11:00 a medium support sports bra.
11:02 Definitely, I wouldn't go jogging in this.
11:04 Also, one of my biggest pet peeves about sports bras,
11:08 the pads.
11:09 So I was very disappointed in these pads.
11:12 They're like really cheap looking and feeling.
11:15 They just feel like a really cheap foam,
11:17 and I had these on, and if you follow me on Instagram,
11:19 I put this on my Instagram story,
11:21 but it just looked like a solid two little circles
11:25 on my boob.
11:25 I had to take these pads out.
11:27 I don't know who could even wear these pads
11:29 because you could seriously just see some large circles
11:33 just right on the boob.
11:34 It wasn't flattering.
11:35 Let me know in the comments below if you have this bra
11:37 and you can wear these pads,
11:39 but they just looked like two little circles,
11:41 and it looked very cheap.
11:43 And for a $40 sports bra, I just wish that they would
11:46 invest a little more in some pads,
11:48 or maybe even put some padding into the sports bra.
11:52 I don't know what it is with everyone in removal pads.
11:54 Why don't you just make some padding
11:56 built into the sports bra to make it more supportive
11:59 and not show any nips?
12:00 I don't get it, but these, a little flimsy for me,
12:04 a little flimsy.
12:04 So that is my overall review.
12:06 Definitely really liked the leggings.
12:08 Thought they were very high quality.
12:10 Little mixed feelings on the sports bra,
12:12 but definitely impressed with Alphalete overall,
12:14 and I'm definitely gonna keep ordering from them,
12:15 and I'm interested to see what they come out in next.
12:18 I definitely wanna try their joggers
12:19 'cause I've heard really good things about those.
12:22 So thank you guys so much for watching,
12:23 and I will see you next time.
12:25 Bye.
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