Thursday, October 8, 2020

[Aliexpress/Shopee Leggings Review] Wmuncc Shopee and Aliexpress Leggings Review

Price: RM34.99 | $11.94
Brand: Wmuncc
Review: 9/10


My leggings adventure continues! I bought these leggings from Shopee Malaysia, but they are also available on Aliexpress, which ships worldwide for free. It is cheaper for me to have it shipped from the Shopee Site and because they have their own free shipping program that promises a shorter shipping period (~2 weeks or less), I went with Shopee instead of Aliexpress. However, if you're not in Malaysia, Aliexpress is a perfectly fine alternative. 

Wmuncc appears to be a sports apparel shop that is based in China and I chose this particular pair of pants because I rather like the design and I am obsessed with pink. It's such a soft, fun color and I wanted to own it. I bought the pink leggings in Size M and on hindsight, I should have went with my normal size S. 

Wmuncc on shopee offers a lot of sportswears, all of which I want to own. I find that they're cheaper on shopee than on their international Aliexpress site and the administrator for the shopee site says that it is because they're new on the shopee platform and are offering promotional prized items to draw in more new customers, which I take as 'buy everything before the price increases'!

I purchased this early September and it took 2 weeks for the leggings to arrive at my doorstep, which is faster than Aliexpress, which normally takes 4 weeks to arrive. It is made of 72% Polyester, 18$ Nylon and 10% Spandex and has such a fascinating and different texture from any other leggings that I own. The material is almost like knitted cloth inside, with little bumps that leaves a kind of mark on my skin, but it's surprisingly comfortable to wear. I find that whenever I wear polyester-heavy leggings for long periods of time, my skin will get itchy and uncomfortable, but thankfully I have not experienced that with this pair of leggings. I've been wearing this for yoga, cardio, weight-training and just everyday leisurewear.
Size M is pretty loose on me, though I like that the extra length allows me to cover all the way to my heels. My normal pants size is 'S' and size M is kind of loose on me. The waistband is pretty compressive, but because I had gotten the wrong size, the band rests way way up instead of where it's supposed to, and I'm left with a tiny waist, and a huge pouch of a stomach. This is fixable by folding the material down and it's a comfortable enough for me to keep wearing it, but I do wonder if it's a problem with size S as well since the length only varies by 2cm for the S and M. 

My current details: 

Height: 157cm
Weight: 47kg
Waist: 64cm
Hip: 87cm 

I say go with your normal size for this one for the best fit. M was too big for me, but that's really on me for ordering a size up. I keep doing it too cause I like the extra ankle length, which is really perplexing because I am rather... vertically challenged. 157cm is shorter than average and if I'm finding size S leggings too short, I can only imagine how all of you guys feel. >< 

There is no front seam and the cutting is a bit off, but only because I got the wrong size. Everything just sits a little bit wrong. Due to the light-colored material, these leggings are definitely not squatproof. I say go with the darker color if you care about that, but personally, I don't really care. 

Despite the wrong size, I find myself really liking these pair of leggings. For this price, the quality is really perfect for what I'm looking for. I'll purchase others from Wmuncc for sure and actually do have a few other leggings and other assorted sportswears from them that I will be reviewing soon! 

Price: RM34.99 | $11.94
Brand: Wmuncc
Link to purchase: Shopee Link | Aliexpress Link
Review: 9/10

Monday, August 17, 2020

[Aliexpress Leggings Review] Shinbene Classical 3.0 Buttery-soft Leggings Review

Price: RM95.43 (Discounted to RM87 with vouchers)
Brand: Shinebene Colorvalue
Link to purchase: Aliexpress Link
Review: 10/10

I bought these leggings from Aliexpress way way back in July 13th and it was shipped out in July 16th. It was delivered a few days ago on August 14th, so about a full month of delivery time, which is rather long, but quite expected. Even pre-Covid, it would take Aliexpress an average of 4 weeks to arrive to Malaysia. As usual, the waiting time is probably a few days shorter if you're in West Malaysia. 

Here is what the tracking looks like as it gets closer to delivery. Don't be too worried about 'import clearance failure' since that generally just means it's taking a while longer than usual to clear customs. I seem to get this notification when I'm just buying jewelry from Aliexpress too. 
Shinbene on Aliexpress is really highly recommended by youtubers and Facebook groups. Shinbene specializes in sports apparel and is based in China. These are the priciest pair of leggings I have ever gotten, but I am also really curious about the quality of the Aliexpress pants vs Shopee pants, which uses similar pictures and claim to be made from similar composition, 80% nylon, 20% elastane. 

After a lot of indecision regarding the color and sizing, I decided to get it in my normal size xs, which is a size 4. My normal pants size is 's', but size 4 appears to match better according to the size chart. 

After a lot of indecision regarding the color and sizing, I decided to get the Shallow Lotus Ash color in size xs, which is a size 4. My normal pants size is 's', but size 4 appears to match better according to the size chart. Reviewers mostly say to size down when in between sizes because the material is very stretchy. I kind of wish I had sized up, to be honest. Maybe gone with my normal size S, which might have given me more length. I like my leggings to be below the ankle and size XS left it a little bit above my ankle even though it fit pretty perfect everywhere else. 

They have sizes XXS-2, XS-4, S-6, M-8, and L-10 and so, so many colors to choose from. 

My current details:
Height: 157cm
Weight: 47kg
Waist: 64cm
Hip: 87cm 

Most of my fat goes straight to my hips and thighs, so size S would have fit better for me. There's very little compression in these pants even though I had sized down to XS and I honestly think if I got it in size S, I could actually wear these to sleep. That's how comfortable these pants are. I would get this in a size bigger if I were to get another pair, which I am so, so tempted to do. 

The material of these pants are amazing af omg. They're really buttery soft and like the Uniqlo Leggings that I tried before, but better. I did cardio and kettleweight workout in these and they stretch well with maybe a tensy bit of cameltoe. 

There is no front seam and the cutting is absolutely perfect. I love everything about it. Snug around the waist without being suffocating and comfortable at the hips and it isn't suffocating my ankles, like the uniqlo. 

So far, this is the favorite pair of leggings that I have gotten. 

Would I repurchase? Yes, but when it's discounted. At full price, RM95.43 is quite a steep price and the long delivery time of ~1 month generally gets me really impatient. 

Price: RM95.43 (Discounted to RM87 with vouchers)
Brand: Shinebene Colorvalue
Link to purchase: Aliexpress Link
Review: 10/10