Here's my HONEST review of Gymshark's new swimwear. I'm reviewing and trying on the essence bikini, horizon bikini, horizon sports bikini, and the horizon one-piece swimsuit! I was a little unsure how this would turn out, and I have to say I think #Gymshark should stick to activewear.
ITEMS MENTIONED
Gymshark Horizon bikini
Gymshark Horizon sport bikini
Gymshark Horizon swimsuit
Gymshark Essence bikini
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)
ITEMS MENTIONED
Gymshark Horizon bikini
Gymshark Horizon sport bikini
Gymshark Horizon swimsuit
Gymshark Essence bikini
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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LifestyleTranscript
00:00 Hey guys, and welcome back to my channel.
00:02 So today we're straying a little bit from the active wear,
00:04 but not quite.
00:05 I'm reviewing a bunch of Gymshark swimwear items.
00:07 They just launched their Horizon collection,
00:10 which has the Horizon regular bikini,
00:12 the sport bikini, and the one piece.
00:15 So I got all of those, along with the Essence bikini
00:17 they launched last summer.
00:19 If you're familiar with my channel,
00:20 I have mixed feelings on Gymshark.
00:22 I love a lot of their stuff,
00:23 and I hate a lot of their stuff.
00:24 So I'm interested to see how they're gonna do
00:26 with swimwear, because I feel like that's a little
00:28 out of their comfort zone.
00:29 Also, go ahead and subscribe
00:31 and turn on the notification bell,
00:33 so you don't miss a video, because it's summertime,
00:35 I have more time, and I'm making a lot of videos.
00:37 So first I have the Horizon bikini top.
00:40 The top is $25, so it's actually a decent price.
00:43 It's kind of a bralette shape.
00:45 I'm a little worried about this not being
00:47 very full coverage on me,
00:48 'cause I do have a medium to large chest.
00:51 I love the logoing on their swimsuits.
00:52 They just kind of have this little metal Gymshark thing,
00:55 so it's not like the classic vinyl
00:57 that they put on a lot of their activewear.
01:00 They have adjustable straps,
01:01 which I think is really great for a swimsuit,
01:03 and the back ties.
01:04 So I should be able to make this fit me.
01:06 Maybe I should have sized up to a medium,
01:07 just because then I could have adjusted
01:09 the straps and everything.
01:11 Yeah, I really liked this red color.
01:13 I thought it was really cute.
01:14 This swimsuit also has removable cup pads,
01:16 and it's fully lined.
01:17 I'm probably gonna keep the cup pads in,
01:19 unless it doesn't really fit.
01:20 The removable cup pads are nice,
01:21 'cause when you go in the water and it's a little cold,
01:23 it hides the nips.
01:24 So next I have the Horizon bikini bottoms.
01:27 These are only $20, so that's also a pretty good price.
01:30 They have the same little metal logo in the back there.
01:32 They say that they're a mid-rise fit,
01:34 and they have ties on the side,
01:36 so you can kind of customize them
01:37 to fit you the way you want.
01:39 I got a medium in the bottoms,
01:40 just because I thought if I could adjust the straps,
01:42 then maybe I wanna get a medium,
01:44 instead of it being too small.
01:45 So yeah, the back doesn't look actually too cheeky.
01:47 It looks like a medium coverage back.
01:49 So let's see.
01:50 I tried to fake tan last night,
01:51 and it obviously didn't work.
01:53 Don't get Juergens.
01:54 Light bronze.
01:55 It does nothing.
01:55 The top.
01:56 You know, I have mixed feelings.
01:59 I feel like I tied it,
02:00 and I couldn't really have tied it much more,
02:01 or else it runs into the straps.
02:03 So definitely true to size,
02:05 if not size down in the top.
02:08 I feel like the top is decently flattering.
02:10 Definitely more of a bralette fit.
02:12 Not any, not really a lot of support.
02:14 It's not my favorite bikini top I've ever owned.
02:17 I probably wouldn't get it again, but it's not bad.
02:20 And the bottoms, I definitely could have gone
02:22 with a size small.
02:24 Even tying the straps,
02:25 I honestly couldn't have tied them much more,
02:27 because I'm running out of space.
02:28 So definitely true to size on the bottoms.
02:30 I wear a small and juvenile leggings,
02:32 and I should have gotten a small in these.
02:33 It's about a medium coverage.
02:34 So you get a decent amount of coverage.
02:36 It's also a decently high leg,
02:38 so that's pretty flattering.
02:39 I don't think it's the most flattering swimsuit
02:40 I've ever had.
02:41 I just like, I don't have like a lot of problems with it.
02:44 But I think definitely I could have gotten
02:45 a different size on the bottoms,
02:46 and the top is really just okay for me.
02:49 (upbeat music)
02:51 (upbeat music)
02:54 They also have the Horizon Sports Bikini Top.
02:58 I got it in the cute black and white design,
03:00 but they also have some solid colors.
03:01 This top is $30, so a little more expensive
03:04 than the actual bralette style top.
03:06 This one feels a little bit cheaply made, to be honest.
03:09 I just feel like this fabric is a little thin.
03:10 It has kind of a racerback fit,
03:12 and definitely a lot more coverage than the bralette.
03:15 And it has this little fully lace-up back,
03:17 which probably allows for a little bit of adjustableness,
03:20 but it doesn't lace up all the way to the bottom,
03:22 so it's not gonna be that adjustable.
03:24 These are the Horizon Bikini Bottoms.
03:25 These are a high rise,
03:26 which I tend to like a high rise here and then.
03:28 I think it can be cute.
03:30 Definitely a sportier style swimsuit.
03:33 It's a pretty thick elastic on the top,
03:35 so I'm not sure I love that.
03:36 I feel like that might not be the most flattering.
03:38 And these, again, are $30, so a little bit more expensive
03:41 than the other Horizon Bottoms.
03:42 Okay, here is the Sport Bikini Set.
03:45 I actually like this a lot more than the last one.
03:48 The top definitely has a lot more coverage,
03:49 and actually feels decently supportive.
03:52 If you are actually doing water sports or something,
03:55 I think that this is actually a really good option.
03:57 I think the little criss-crossy details
03:59 in the back is really cute.
04:00 And yeah, I really don't have very many complaints
04:03 for the top.
04:03 Definitely feels better than the last one.
04:05 I know I said it didn't feel like the best quality
04:07 when I was putting it on, but I changed my mind.
04:09 It actually feels pretty good.
04:10 The bottoms, I got in the size medium,
04:12 and I should've gotten a small.
04:13 So definitely everything is your normal size.
04:16 Sometimes I'm confused if I'm a small or medium
04:18 in the bottoms, but I guess I'm a small.
04:20 There's just a little bit of extra space
04:21 some places for me.
04:22 So it's kind of hard for me to tell if I like it overall,
04:25 because it's not a great fit on me.
04:27 I think it would definitely be better in my normal size.
04:29 But I think it's much more flattering on the butt,
04:31 because it does have a higher cut detail,
04:34 and this makes your legs look longer
04:36 to have this high cut look on the side.
04:39 Yeah, this one's definitely better
04:40 than the first one for me.
04:41 I'm not sure I love this black and white detail.
04:44 I think it's a little weird in this region.
04:47 So I think maybe the solid color would be better.
04:51 I just thought the black and white was a little interesting.
04:54 Better than the first one, still not my fave.
04:55 Then I got the Horizon One Piece Swimsuit.
04:58 This is $35, so honestly pretty affordable for a swimsuit.
05:01 Has these cute little cutout panel type details.
05:04 The fabric feels pretty good on this one.
05:06 They have adjustable straps, which is nice.
05:08 I got a small, so I hope it fits my torso,
05:10 'cause I do have a longer torso.
05:11 The pads look like a little cheap in there,
05:14 just feels like a little flimsy to me.
05:16 But they do have them kind of sewn in,
05:18 so they're not gonna move around like the whole swimsuit,
05:21 which I definitely think is nice,
05:22 because when you have a one piece,
05:23 you don't want your pad to be down there.
05:25 You want it to be on your boob,
05:27 where they're supposed to go.
05:28 And the Gymshark logo is just along the hip there.
05:32 And I'll be interested to see if this is a high cut.
05:34 Looks decently high cut, maybe mid to high cut.
05:37 I definitely think a high cut one piece is very flattering.
05:40 When you have a one piece that is just
05:42 kind of like boy short style length,
05:44 it just does no favors to your legs.
05:46 It makes them look short, especially for me,
05:48 which I have more athletic legs, little shorter legs.
05:51 I need some length.
05:52 Okay, a few things about this one piece.
05:54 First of all, I got it in a size small,
05:56 so this does fit me a lot better
05:58 than some of the other bottoms.
05:59 The pads, you actually can't see them,
06:01 so that doesn't bother me too much.
06:02 I like that the straps are adjustable,
06:04 even though I personally didn't have to adjust them.
06:06 I think this little ladder cutout detail is really cute.
06:09 They also made it high cut,
06:11 so it definitely elongates the legs,
06:13 and it's very flattering in that sense.
06:14 It's about a medium coverage on the butt.
06:16 It's not quite like thong level,
06:18 but it's still a decent amount of coverage,
06:20 and definitely good, again,
06:22 for a sportier type of swim event.
06:25 My only thing is that this is my pet peeve with one pieces.
06:27 This fits me, but then we have all this space
06:31 in the back here, and I don't know what I'm supposed to do,
06:33 because my butt obviously protrudes out more
06:35 than my lower back, and I just think they should've
06:38 taken in that waist area a little bit,
06:41 so you would've had a little more form fitting,
06:43 because it is very, I don't know,
06:46 I just don't think it's very flattering.
06:47 It makes your butt look kinda small,
06:49 makes it look kinda saggy.
06:51 Didn't love that.
06:51 Not like, overall, I'm not a huge fan of the one piece.
06:54 I think they have some cute features,
06:56 but I think that just because of this reason,
06:58 it's not for me.
06:59 And now for the Essence top.
07:01 I got it in this cute peach color,
07:02 and I believe I got it in a small.
07:04 The Essence bikini is made of this ribbed material.
07:07 It's definitely a more athletic kind of shape.
07:10 I don't think this kind of shape is really flattering
07:13 on a lot of chests.
07:14 I'll be interested to see,
07:16 but I just think it's kind of like,
07:17 makes like a little uniboob-ish kind of thing.
07:20 Has a little Gymshark logo in the back,
07:23 and yeah, no adjustable straps or anything.
07:25 The pads are removable,
07:26 but the pads feel a little bit thin to me,
07:28 and I hope they cover my whole boob,
07:29 because it looks like kind of a small pad.
07:31 Here are the Essence bikini bottoms.
07:33 I believe they changed these to make them more
07:35 of like a mid to low rise.
07:36 They're called the Essence low rise bikini bottoms,
07:39 and then you look in the description,
07:40 and it says mid-rise fit.
07:43 So Gymshark, which one is it?
07:45 Is it mid-rise, is it high rise?
07:46 I guess that we will see.
07:47 It looks like the leg line
07:48 is actually going to curve a bit.
07:50 I like when the hip part comes like above your hips,
07:53 and not like just flat across.
07:54 Usually a little bit more flattering.
07:56 Looks like a medium coverage in the back.
07:58 Definitely gonna be decently cheeky,
08:00 and have a little Gymshark logo right here.
08:03 I guess all their swimsuits have this little metal decal,
08:05 which I think definitely adds a little quality.
08:07 Makes me feel a little more fancy.
08:09 I seriously don't know what my deal is
08:10 getting medium bottoms.
08:11 I'm obviously not a medium.
08:13 So these bottoms are a little big again,
08:15 'cause I got a medium.
08:17 So I think the top is actually really cute.
08:19 Definitely super compressive,
08:21 and actually has a decent amount of support.
08:23 So I would also say this is more of a sporty top.
08:25 Is it my personal favorite?
08:27 No, I prefer tops with a little more shape to them
08:30 that just make, like, flatter the boobs
08:32 a little more nicely.
08:33 So it's not my favorite top,
08:35 but I think if you like a little bralette style top,
08:38 this is good.
08:39 I also feel like this top is good for larger chests,
08:42 because it has a decent amount of support, as you can see.
08:45 And it's just pretty compressive and good coverage.
08:48 There's not gonna be any, like, nip slips happening.
08:50 This could have been some nip slips
08:51 happening in the red bikini.
08:53 And for the bottoms, I'm just, like, not sure.
08:56 Even if these are the right size,
08:57 that they would be the most flattering.
08:59 I think that there's just, like,
09:00 a lot of material in the front.
09:02 Yeah, they're still pretty cheeky.
09:03 I do like how the, like, hem detail is very curved.
09:07 Comes up on the hip.
09:08 Even though these are a size too big,
09:10 I think there's a little too much, like,
09:11 coverage in the front.
09:13 I prefer a more high-cut bikini.
09:15 I just think it's a little more flattering.
09:17 So, yeah, I'm not in love with the bottoms.
09:20 I think the top's pretty cute.
09:22 But yeah, even if I got the right size,
09:24 I think the bottoms I would still have some issues with.
09:27 [upbeat music]
09:30 All right, so my honest review is that
09:38 I really didn't love any of the items
09:40 in the Swim collection.
09:42 I just didn't feel like they all fit me very well.
09:44 I didn't feel like any of them were, like,
09:45 perfectly flattering.
09:47 And when you're wearing a swimsuit,
09:48 you wanna feel your best.
09:49 And I just didn't really feel my best in these.
09:51 Honestly, you can get better swimsuits from Zaful
09:54 for way cheaper, like, less than half the price.
09:56 So I would recommend that.
09:58 Gymshark should just stick to doing their active wear.
10:01 I guess, not a huge fan of the swim.
10:03 I do like how they make some of the swimsuits
10:04 a little more functional
10:05 for if you are doing more sporty activities,
10:07 which definitely works with the fact
10:09 that they're an active wear brand.
10:10 But yeah, I wouldn't really recommend any of this.
10:12 Save your money.
10:13 Get another swimsuit somewhere else, honestly.
10:15 Okay, thank you guys so much for watching.
10:16 I hope you enjoyed this video
10:18 and I will see you next time.
10:19 Bye.