Forever 21 Gym Bra Review

Forever 21 active wear has been a very new discovery for me. I didn't realise until recently that it existed and was so surprised when i saw how cheap it was. This blue gym bra was bought from the Oxford Circus store was bought at the amazing price of £8. I would say that i don't like it as much as my Marie Meili bra, however this is merely because of it being a low support bra. This has spaghetti straps and for a small and simple bra; offers a
very good amount of support. I didn't find any problems when running and felt that the
padding in the front of the bra kept everything very much in place. The fabrics used are really soft against the skin and i haven't yet found any uncomfort with the thin straps, which i expected that i might. Forever 21 also offer a range of really nice gym tights and simple jersey sportswear thats definitely worth investing in.

New Additions for the Gym Scene.

  I'm so excited to be back in Leicester and start going to the gym again! But before i do that, i think the purchasing of some new gym wear is necessary. Ive been looking around and found some absolute gems.

  I was looking at the Marie Meili bras (as from my previous post i was very satisfied with their gym bras). I came across this £16 gym bra in a hot pink colour. It has the same style back as the bra that i own which proved very supportive, however i thought that the shapes and mesh detail on the front of this bra made it quite a bit more interesting. Although this definitely has a higher neckline than my previous bra, i thought that the v neck shape of the bra made it a little more fashionable and a bit prettier.

 Another bra that found was from Nike. I have never bought a sports bra from there before, however i have heard really positive things. I loved the print of this bra because it was so simple in colour, yet a statement. There really is nothing worse than boring and frumpy gym wear. I also liked the cut of it because even though the neckline is quite high, the binding on the neckline, arms and bottom make it look more like a crop top than a bra. I would definitely consider wearing this alone with some leggings in the gym as it looks merely like a supported gym top.

 Then i was absolutely blown away by Forever 21. I wasn't actually aware that they has an active wear range until a few days ago and this is the first time that i have had a chance to look at it. There is so much choice, but i would say that the highlight for me was definitely the sports leggings. I have been looking for a decent pair for a while now, and as expensive as they are, they still seem to be very plain. However Forever 21's leggings were quite the opposite. These are just a few of the pairs i found on the forever 21 website, ranging from £13-£18. They really are a steal.

H&M Sportswear

I was really surprised with how much choice H&M have on sportswear if I'm honest. Ive never seen all that much of it when i have visited their stores so i am assuming that there is much more choice online. They provide everything you could ever look for in fitness gear including jackets, yoga tights, leggings and sports bras. However the best thing about the H&M sportswear (apart from the very reasonable pricing) is that the gym bras are graded in how much support they give you when exercising, therefore if you were to do a intense workout where a medium or high support bra is best to have, you know you are buying the appropriate sports bra.

Marie Meili Gym Bra Review

I've recently had a bit of a health kick (okay, it's on and off) but i thought after having joined the gym for over a month i might have to start investing in some proper gym kit. After scrolling through ASOS looking for some affordable gym tights (which by the way are very expensive for what they are) i started looking at gym bras. This was definitely something that i needed to invest in and surprisingly i have never actually owned one. I then remembered why...gym bra's are generally quite ugly. Surely a bra doesn't need to be that high up on your chest to keep your breasts in place? However, when i saw this Marie Meili bra for the small price of £18 I really couldn't resist.

STYLE:

As mentioned i love the scoop neckline on this bright pink sports bra, it makes it much more appealing for a younger customer. The back has to be my favourite characteristic though. It crosses over at the back, giving a great design detail, rather than the high back that most of the gym bras featured. I even felt that this was more supportive, keeping everything in place during exercise.

COMFORT:

I bought a size 12 in this bra, as even though i would normally wear a dress size 10, bras in size 12 normally fit my chest size better. I found this bra was perfect fit, therefore i would say that it is a fairly accurate fit to sizing. The fabric used is super soft and smooth and the bra has padded cups, which gives that extra support, the only downside being that the extra thickness of the bra makes it slightly warmer to wear. 

PURPOSE:

I know i have never had a sports bra before, but all i have to say is that everything stayed in place. I'm very happy with it. 

I also noticed when scrolling through ASOS looking for the pictures, that this has actually been reduced to £10 along with some other Marie Meili bra's...so i bought the same gym bra in a different colour for £12 (featured on the right)...you would be silly not to really.

Both can be bought on ASOS through the following links:

http://www.asos.com/marie-meili/marie-meilli-micro-padded-gym-bra/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3437806&clr=Neonpinkmidnight&searchterm=gym+bra

http://www.asos.com/marie-meili/marie-meili-micro-quick-dry-padded-gym-bra/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3749208&clr=Midnightneonorange&SearchQuery=gym+bra#