If you’ve been on Instagram lately, I’m sure you’ve seen influencers hyping up the latest Gymshark collection: Mercury. Mary & I thought we’d try it out to see if it’s worth the hype. We bought the leggings, crop tops, and shorts, to do a try-on haul and share our honest thoughts. Keep on scrolling for our full Gymshark Mercury Collection review!
Gymshark Mercury Collection Review
In this review, we cover the fit (on different body types), compression, color, texture, compare it to the Gymshark Adapt collection, and more. If you have any questions that we missed, be sure to drop them in the comments and we’ll do our best to answer!
The video review gives a full try-on, our unfiltered thoughts, and shows the fit of each piece on different body types. If you want more of a deep dive into this collection, I’d recommend watching the video review.
If you’d rather read the review, keep scrolling for the blog version!
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Color, Compression & Texture
1. Color
The colors are gorgeous. However, I wouldn’t say they really match the colors’ names on the website. The leggings Mary had on in the video are “purple” on the website but are really more of a pinkish color. The set I had on is “blue” on the website but I’d say is more of a periwinkle blue. The only one that fully matched the color was the black.
2. Compression
These had a little too much compression for my taste. They’re verrrryyyyy tight in the thighs and really squeeze you in (in all the wrong places, in my opinion.) However, if you like a legging/short with a lot of compression and a tighter thigh area, these are ideal for you.
3. Texture
The texture is a little bumpy. Everywhere there’s a pattern, it protrudes out a bit. The shorts & leggings are definitely not buttery soft, so if you’re looking for a buttery soft feel, look elsewhere. (I’d recommend the AYBL core collection, which I reviewed here.)
They’re fairly thick and squat proof (even the lighter colors.) Great for leg day or heavy lifting.
Gymshark Mercury Shorts & Leggings
The leggings fit Mary really well and she liked them more than the shorts. Our main issue with the shorts was the tight fit in the thigh area. They’re incredibly tight.
The waistline was a little loose on me, which is an issue I run into often with activewear. I have bigger thighs in comparison to my waist, so it’s hard to find bottoms that fit my waist while still leaving enough breathing room for my thighs/butt.
Gymshark has done really well with making shorts & leggings that fit my body type in the past (see our Adapt review.) But these missed the mark for me.
When wearing the shorts, I’ll typically roll down the fabric in the waist by about a half-inch. This brings the waist fabric in slightly and makes the fit better. But I typically try to avoid that if I can, because it makes the shorts too low rise in the back, for my taste.
Overall, the shorts & leggings are really cute. Not the most comfortable in Gymshark history, but they have a ton of compression. If you have thinner thighs, they will probably fit you better.
Gymshark Mercury Crop Top
I thought the crop top was really cute, besides a weird gap at the top (you can see it really well in the video.) It’s probably because I have small boobs and wasn’t filling out the medium crop top enough. But unfortunately, it’s been hard to find my size in Gymshark tops & sports bras.
I typically buy smalls in tops and sports bras, but Gymshark’s bras are really tight on my shoulders/back area, so I’ve been sizing up to mediums lately. Apparently, that wasn’t the right move for me when it comes to crop tops.
The crop tops fit Mary really well, so I ended up giving her mine. It all comes down to different body types. I can’t say that there’s anything wrong with the fit of these, they just weren’t for me.
Overall, they’re really cute crop tops and pretty supportive, even without having a built-in sports bra. You can go with or without a sports bra, in my opinion. But obviously, opt for the sports bra underneath if you want a little more support.
Mercury vs. Adapt
Personally, I would choose the Adapt collection 100% of the time over Mercury. It’s more comfortable with a stretchier material (but still good compression.)
The fit is also much better on my body type. As you can see in the video, the Mercury collection had a bit of a waist gap that is not present in the Adapt shorts.
The fit of the Mercury collection in the thigh region is much tighter. If you have slimmer legs, you may like the fit of the Mercury collection better. But for my thicker thighs, the Adapt bottoms are the better choice.
Gymshark Mercury Collection Review: Final Thoughts
Overall, I wouldn’t personally choose to buy anything from this collection again. I kept the shorts (only because I already cut off the tags before doing the review, so I couldn’t return them…) But I gave the top to Mary because the fit (on me) was not great.
Mary returned her pair of shorts because she didn’t like the fit. But the crop top and leggings fit her really well.
Overall, this is not my favorite collection from Gymshark by any means. I would buy their Adapt pieces any day over these. If you want to see our reviews on a few adapt collections, check out the camo, ombre, and animal reviews below. 👇
Let us know if you have any questions or if there’s anything we missed in this review. 🙂
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