BRUTALLY HONEST Balance Athletica Review - Kingdom Collection - video Dailymotion

Kendra Carter

Is Balance Athletica worth the hype? Balance Athletica kingdom collection review! This honest review is completely unsponsored and totally brutal!  We're testing if they're sheer, if there is camel toe, cellulite, compression, muffin top, squat test -- you name it!   MY MEASUREMENTS    - Chest: 29 in, 73 cm - Bust: 35 in, 89 cm - Bra size: 32 DDD (70F EU sizing) - Waist: 25.5 in, 65 cm - Hip: 38 in, 96 cm(widest part) - Thigh: 22.5 in, 57 cm - Calf: 15.5 in, 39 cm - Inseam: 30.5 in, 77.5 cm - Torso: 65 in, 165 cm (measured in a loop) - Height: 5’9”, 175cm - Weight: approx. 150 lbs / 68 kg (changes all the time tbh)

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00:02 Hey guys, and welcome back to my channel.

00:14 So I waited like so many months for these leggings

00:17 because I missed them in their original sale

00:19 and then I got them at the presale.

00:21 But these are the Balance Athletica Ascend Pants.

00:24 So these pants are from their Kingdom Collection

00:26 and I have them in the color Snow Leopard.

00:28 And this Wednesday they are coming out

00:30 with a bunch of new colors.

00:31 They're coming out with like a darker version

00:32 of the Snow Leopard, like a King Cheetah Dusk,

00:36 like the cheetah color in like a darker shade

00:38 and a green color and another snake print.

00:41 So definitely coming out with a lot.

00:42 So I wanted to get this video up before Wednesday

00:44 so you guys can see what I thought of it

00:46 before you make any purchases.

00:48 This review is going to be completely honest.

00:50 I paid for these leggings myself

00:52 and let me tell you, they were pricey.

00:54 I'm not going to hold back if I have any issues

00:56 with these leggings because I am not affiliated

00:58 with them in any way.

00:59 So for the price, these were $75.

01:04 These have to be the most expensive leggings

01:06 I've purchased that aren't Lululemon.

01:08 The most expensive Gymshark leggings I've ever bought

01:10 are around 60 and I believe Alphalete is also around 60,

01:14 maybe a little bit less.

01:15 So these are definitely up there in price,

01:17 almost reaching $80, which I think you can get,

01:20 you can definitely get some Lululemon leggings

01:22 at this price.

01:23 So definitely very expensive.

01:25 The fabric of the Ascend pants for the printed ones

01:28 are a poly spandex blend.

01:30 Fabric, I believe, is the same for all colors

01:31 of the Ascend pants, which are all of the printed leggings,

01:34 but the solid leggings, I believe, are the OG pant

01:37 and those are a different material.

01:39 And someone messaged me that they had the OG pant

01:42 and since they are more like a Lululemon Align,

01:45 they're a little softer, but they also pick up

01:46 a lot of lint.

01:47 So be mindful of that, but I really didn't have

01:50 a lint problem with these leggings.

01:52 They haven't picked up really anything.

01:53 So I think that the most comparable thing

01:55 that these are is potentially a Lululemon Luon.

01:58 They feel slightly cool to the touch

02:00 and they're definitely not brushed.

02:01 And they also don't have that really athletic

02:04 compression slick material.

02:06 So they're kind of in between, but I also don't expect

02:08 to get any pilling out of these leggings.

02:10 I would say that these are about a medium compression,

02:13 but they're still very flattering around the booty.

02:15 They do compress your thighs a little bit, which is nice,

02:17 and the calves, and definitely around the waist

02:19 because the waist is a double thickness

02:21 and it has a little taper to it.

02:22 Continuing with some details, first of all,

02:25 the waistband.

02:26 So I am really loving the waistband of these leggings.

02:28 I think it is so flattering.

02:30 First of all, and most importantly,

02:32 the seam lines in the back.

02:34 So the curve detailing is very obvious

02:36 that that would enhance your booty a lot.

02:38 But what people don't always think about is that oftentimes

02:41 in like a cheaper, like Lululemon Align dupe,

02:44 this seam will kind of be in the middle of your butt

02:46 and it'll really just cut off the whole line of your butt.

02:49 But this seam goes above your butt.

02:52 So it makes your butt look very full.

02:53 And then the waistband lies above that.

02:56 And I just really appreciate the attention to detail

02:58 because that's one of my pet peeves

03:00 when the seam line is in the middle of my butt

03:02 and I'm just like, you're not helping me.

03:05 Like I don't have the biggest butt in the world

03:07 and I would like some help sometimes.

03:09 So already the waistband is doing great things for our butt

03:11 because it's not cutting it off.

03:13 But also the waistband is very tapered.

03:15 As you can see, the top of the waistband

03:17 isn't as wide as the seam line.

03:19 So it's really going to suck you in

03:20 and there will be no gaping at this waistband,

03:23 which for someone with a smaller waist,

03:25 I definitely look for that in a pair of leggings

03:27 because I hate when leggings fall down

03:29 or when they're gaping.

03:30 And I just worked out in these

03:31 and I did not have any issue

03:33 with these leggings falling down or anything.

03:35 But this little waistband taper

03:36 can be kind of a double-edged sword.

03:38 I had someone message me on Instagram

03:40 saying that because the waistband was so tapered

03:42 that it was giving them a lot of muffin top.

03:44 If you do have a little bigger tummy region,

03:46 I would size up in the leggings

03:48 just so you don't have that issue.

03:49 And even me personally,

03:50 when I was sitting down, driving home from the gym,

03:53 I noticed when I sit down all the time,

03:55 I'm not always sitting up straight.

03:56 I was slouching a little bit

03:58 and I felt like the leggings were kind of pulling

04:00 and they made me have a little muffin top too.

04:03 And they were just getting a little bit tight.

04:04 So this waistband taper,

04:06 it can be good when you're working out,

04:07 but it also can cause some issues.

04:10 The waistband is also double thickness,

04:12 so it gives you a little bit of added compression.

04:14 These leggings are a 7/8 length.

04:16 I believe that they are advertised as a 7/8 length.

04:19 So they hit me just about above the ankle.

04:21 As for the seams, I'm mostly good with the seams.

04:24 I'll show you a few on camera.

04:26 These seams are darker.

04:28 This is the extended gusset crotch region.

04:31 So you can see the seams, they look pretty good.

04:33 My only complaint is that on the back,

04:37 I have a few little loose seams coming out at this point.

04:42 This kind of looks a little bit cheap

04:44 and I just feel like the seams weren't quite done right.

04:47 And you could see some of the fuzziness

04:49 of some of the seams right here.

04:51 So that's really the only issue I had with the seams,

04:55 but for $80 leggings, they're just like,

04:58 I would like if that didn't happen.

05:00 And a note about this being a patterned legging.

05:02 So because this is patterned,

05:03 sometimes the pattern can warp a little bit.

05:06 I would especially be mindful

05:07 if you are bigger in some regions.

05:10 When you squat, these definitely warp a little bit.

05:13 Also, when you're looking at the fabric, just holding it,

05:15 the black is very black,

05:17 but when you actually wear the leggings,

05:19 the black kind of shears out a little bit

05:21 because they're stretched out.

05:22 This especially was an issue for me on my butt

05:25 and on my calves because my calves are thick

05:27 with three Cs at least.

05:29 But I think that's just kind of the nature

05:31 of patterned leggings.

05:32 So I don't think that's a balance athletic issue.

05:34 As for sizing, I didn't have any extra material on these

05:37 and the smalls fit me very well.

05:39 And they have an incredible size range.

05:41 They have extra small to extra, extra large.

05:43 So yes.

05:44 Are they true to size?

05:45 I would say that they're mostly true to size.

05:47 If you're in between sizes, I would size up

05:49 because I think they run on the slightly smaller

05:52 end of things.

05:53 These definitely felt like they were hugging me a lot

05:55 and I didn't feel like I have any room

05:57 if I gained any weight,

05:58 which I have been a little bit heavier

06:01 and I still wore smalls.

06:02 So I'd say these run a tiny bit on the smaller end.

06:05 They were just a little bit tight

06:06 on some of my larger areas,

06:08 but I didn't feel like they didn't fit me.

06:09 I also just worked out in these this morning

06:11 and they held up really well in my workout.

06:13 I didn't feel like they were snagging on things.

06:16 I didn't feel like I couldn't squat in them.

06:18 We'll get into the squat test later,

06:19 but overall really good performance leggings.

06:22 They stay up super well too.

06:24 I'm just getting comfortable on my chair here.

06:26 So now we're going to talk about cellulite.

06:28 So as for cellulite,

06:29 this print will honestly hide any cellulite.

06:32 If you're looking to hide cellulite on your legs,

06:35 the best way to do it is with a pattern or a print

06:38 because how are you going to see the cellulite

06:39 if you're busy focusing on the print?

06:41 You're not.

06:42 These also offer a decent amount of compression on the legs

06:44 so that also helps with that.

06:46 I can't really speak to the solid colors.

06:48 I feel like if this was a solid color,

06:50 you would still see a little bit of cellulite in them,

06:52 but I can't really speak to that

06:53 because I just have the patterns.

06:55 Also, I did just want to mention,

06:56 because this waistband pattern is so unique,

06:59 if you are wearing even a thong

07:02 or seamless underwear with these,

07:03 you probably will see the lines.

07:04 So be careful with wearing underwear with these

07:07 and make sure it's very seamless

07:08 because it's not going to fall right underneath

07:10 the waistband line like most underwear will

07:12 because this is so high up.

07:14 And as for sweat proofness,

07:15 at least for these white leggings,

07:17 I didn't have any issue.

07:18 I don't think that you would see any sweat in these.

07:20 First of all, white doesn't show sweat very much,

07:23 neither does black,

07:24 and the print also hides a decent amount of sweat.

07:26 I also had no camel toe in these,

07:28 which is great for a legging with front seams.

07:30 And for my new metric, the booty scale,

07:32 which you've all been loving,

07:33 thank you for the feedback.

07:34 I would give these a high on the booty scale.

07:36 I know, this is our first high.

07:38 I really think that these made my butt look so good.

07:41 Like I was checking myself out in the mirror today

07:43 at the gym, like after some hip thrusts, a little pump.

07:46 I was like, okay, look at her.

07:48 I know, sometimes you just gotta have some self love.

07:50 With these little booty seams

07:52 and with the waistband that I talked about,

07:54 you just, they're doing all the favors for your butt.

07:57 It makes it look so nice.

07:58 I just felt like it wasn't compressing my butt at all.

08:01 These seams are so nice.

08:02 They also kind of like make sure you don't have any unibutt

08:05 because that line down the middle,

08:07 your butt will thank you if you have these leggings.

08:10 And for the squat test.

08:11 So I was a little bit skeptical of these leggings

08:13 because when you like, when you squat down

08:16 and like I was just looking at my knees,

08:18 it looks like you can kind of see some things through.

08:20 These leggings are white on the inside.

08:22 So when you stretch it out, it looks white,

08:25 but I haven't seen a lot of my skin color through it.

08:28 So I'd actually say they're pretty squat proof.

08:30 I did a squat test in bright pink, like cheeky underwear.

08:33 So you could see, because a lot of you requested

08:35 that sometimes like when you do a squat test on a thong,

08:37 you can't really like see it enough.

08:39 And I'm always trying to make my squat tests go to the max.

08:42 We want to see any bit of sheerness.

08:43 And even with the bright pink underwear,

08:45 there were points in the squat test

08:47 where you could see the pink, but just a little spit.

08:50 Like honestly, like you could probably wear those leggings

08:52 to the gym with the bright pink underwear.

08:54 And I don't think that anyone would notice.

08:56 So these honestly did a great job.

08:57 I'm going to give them a nine out of 10 on squat proof

09:00 because just because of that little bit of sheerness

09:02 with the pink, but overall I wore them to the gym

09:04 on a leg day today.

09:05 Didn't have any problems.

09:07 Didn't feel like I was flashing anybody.

09:08 And that is really a lot to say

09:10 about a white pair of leggings.

09:12 So overall, I really love these leggings.

09:14 I think they're super flattering on me,

09:16 especially for the booty.

09:17 It just looks so good.

09:19 Did have a few issues with some seams

09:21 and sometimes I don't love how like the fabric

09:24 can sheer out a little bit and distort,

09:26 but that's just the deal with patterned leggings.

09:29 I would love to have these in more colors, but yeah,

09:32 let me know down below if you're planning on getting

09:33 anything from the new collection.

09:35 I would love to, but I think my wallet needs

09:38 to take a little break because I am a student.

09:40 So we can't always just buy all the leggings, okay?

09:43 Thank you guys so much for watching

09:44 and I'll see you next time.

09:46 Bye.

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