1000th Post Giveaway & Guest Review- Beyond The Studio Jacket, Align Crop 23 in Diamond Dye Graphite Gray Pink Pastel

I hope everyone is having a nice relaxing weekend and enjoying the extra day off if you're in the States. I've reached my 1000th blog post and I'm giving away a $100 Lululemon gift card to one lucky reader.  I wish I could give away $1000 but I'm not made of that kind of money. 😂 At least not yet! All I ask is for you to follow me on Instagram and comment on my 1000th blog post. You can unfollow me after the winner is announced. This is so I can send a direct message to the winner. That's all you have to do! I'm going to close it out on Monday the 14th and will contact the winner on Tuesday. Good luck! Thank you for sticking around and visiting my blog. 😊

Now onto a Guest Review from Andrea! 

"The Align Crop 23” in Diamond Dye Graphite Grey Pink Pastel fits big overall, and the hem is loose on me.  Looks like I need to go down at least one size, which I never did for my Align Crops 21” or my only pair of Align Pant 25”.

I’m placing my Align Crop 21” Pitch Grey Graphite Grey over the Align Crop 23” Diamond Dye Graphite Grey Pink Pastel, both in size 2,  and you can see the size difference.

The Diamond Dye Graphite Grey Pink Pastel is nice, but it doesn’t give me the wow feeling.  I was expecting it to be a it more vibrant.  It’s not easy to capture the true colors in a picture but this is pretty close.

And here’s a picture of the print next to the Pitch Grey Graphite Grey Print.

(Turns out, the pair Andrea originally purchased in the size 2 was a one-off. She re-purchased another pair in size 2.)

Luckily I ordered another pair of size 2 cos the new one received fits like a regular size 2.  Don’t think I can squeeze onto a size 0 at all! 🤣 Here’s a picture showing the two pairs of size 2.  There’s an one inch difference in the waist overall.

Update from Andrea - I’m not liking the new labels that came with my Align 23” Crop.  Instead of simply sniping the long label off, I’ll need to remove both labels with a thread cutter carefully.  Hopefully I won’t damage the delicate material accidentally! 

(Why Lulu?!!!! Why mess with a good thing. 😑)

Beyond the Studio Jacket Graphite Grey Size 2

Coming next is a fit review on the Beyond the Studio Jacket in Graphite Grey.  I wanted to love it but it just doesn’t work for me cos I’m between sizes.  The jacket is really cute and I’m sure it will look amazing on somebody else. I was only wearing a tank and size 2 fitted tight overall.  You can see the creases along the mid/lower back.  The shoulders were tight too.

I didn’t know the jacket was reversible, and It actually looked pretty cool on the reversed side.

Reverse Side

Beyond the Studio Jacket Graphite Gray Size 4

Size 4 was more comfortable but it was a tad big for me especially around the shoulders and chest.  It just wasn’t flattering on me. 

Hood Stowed Away

The reversed size fit better in my opinion.

Sleeves are not overly long like most Lulu jackets, and even if it’s a bit long for you it wouldn’t tell because of the ruchings along the sleeves.  I wish the hood was more generous though cos I had to untie my ponytail to fit into the hood.

Overall speaking, the Beyond the Studio Jacket is well made and cute.  I would say order TTS and a size up if you’re Interested."

Thank you Andrea! Much appreciated for all the photos and detailed review.