Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am currently on a weight loss / fitness journey and have become a pretty regular gym rat typically working out 4-5x or more every week performing a mix of bodyweight, dumbbell, and cardio exercises with deep yoga stretching on "rest" days. Finding my old black leggings simply weren't cutting it anymore, I decided to hunt around for a new pair and that's where I came across 90 Degree by Reflex and Yogalicious leggings on Amazon. I order a pair from each brand to compare. For reference I am 5'2, about 140 lbs, and I typically wear a large in athletic leggings. I ordered the 90 Degree leggings in a size LARGE in the "Cobalt Blue" color and the Yogalicious in a LARGE in the "Everglade color". While I can not attest to the Yogalicious leggings begin Lululemon dupes as I have never owned a pair of Lulu's, these leggings are a beautiful color and are insanely buttery soft. The 90 Degree leggings are a courser more athletic material feel in comparison. I am very impressed with the quality as both leggings are very well stitched and packaged as well. Both pairs of leggings are an accurate fit, and while I love how smooth and soft the Yogalicious leggings are, in terms of athletic wear, I think I prefer the 90 Degree leggings. As you can probably see in the side-by-side comparison photos (slides 4 + 5), the 90 Degree leggings offer a bit more compression, are more forgiving on panty lines and cellulite, and are overall more flattering than the Yogalicious leggings which are too "loose" to tuck in problem spots. I found my cellulite and panty lines to be too prominent in the Yogalicious leggings to be comfortable. I also found the fabric of the Yogalicious leggings to be too warm and I fear the fabric would be susceptible to dreaded sweat stains in comparison to the 90 Degree leggings which were cooler and seem as though they would hold up better to a sweaty workout. Overall, while the Yogalicious leggings are beautiful, smooth, and buttery soft, I found them to be less flattering, and too warm to wear to the gym in comparison to the 90 Degree leggings. If you are someone who does more gentle forms of exercise such as yoga or walking, these just might be the leggings for you as they are undoubtedly comfortable and high quality. I would absolutely recommend the Yogalicious leggings, but they were simply not what I needed for the gym and I think I will be returning them to get another pair of 90 Degree leggings.