Supersculpt™ Seamless Leggings - Garnet

I purchased my usual Popflex small/smallflex instead of sizing down and like the fit. These leggings made it through a plyometric workout without sagging. Unfortunately, the garnet isn't true to the color shown in Popflex's pictures. It is much more muted and cooler. These leggings also arrived with significant fraying around the butt on the inside, with the left side being noticeably worse with 1/4" long threads running along where a seam would typically be.

I got the extra small, prob should have gotten the small, but went again with the suggestion to make it more firm.
It came with a defect where the seam inside is different in each side and one is coming undone. The side with extra thread can be felt because I went with the tighter option.
Sent photos to the support team and received the answer "As mentioned, the stitching in the Supersculpt™ Seamless Leggings is intentional. This is not a defect." They added a photo of one pair that looked like mine - which only proves that indeed there are other badly produced pants, not that this is by design.
I responded: "I completely get that the design is supposed to have the support and I love it for it - but again, both sides are not equal. One is clearly coming apart and the other seems to be badly finished. Whichever is supposed to be the right one - the other doesn't match. "
I doubt Cassie would design a seam that feels and looks different in each side.
I've been again offered store credit for this (after many many emails) but I'd once again have to pay australian shipping for this.
It is a nice design, but maybe quick growth has made quality lacking. Sad for Cassie.

It was so compressive it was restrictive and left marks when I took it off after trying it on. It's shown next to a medium that had a loose fit on me. My waist is 27, hips 35. Also, the other leggings are buttery soft and these just feel average. There's a slight sheen to the material that I didn't love either, but the deal breaker was that I just couldn't move as comfortably.

These leggings are amazing. Fitting and comfy. I love how they sculpt my silhouette and I can definitively see myself lounging, working out, and even dressing up in these.

Only down side is no pockets of course, and the garnet color is more burgundy in person, but it workouts for me because it is indeed my favorite shade of red!

I really like these leggings. They look smaller than they are, like when you open a pack of panty hose, and then they stretch when you put them on. They are thin but a very dense material, if that makes sense. They look kinda like acid wash jeans. Very compressive, they really suck everything in. The thick gusset is very nice, and honestly I prefer to go Comando in these. I don't have a problem with these slipping down, but I really only wear them for pilates, not sure how they would hold up if I went for a run. They are comfy and make my booty really pop. I might buy these in another color, haven't decided yet.
Based on the measurements, I went with a small flex size. The extra small flex would have just been too tight, so I'm glad I went with the small. My waist is 25in when I'm not bloated, and my hips are 34in. I am bloated in these pics but they are still comfy!

The material of these leggings feel a bit thinner than their other leggings. It's stretchy yet stiff (if that makes sense) and for someone who's 5'9 145lbs I did wish it was tad bit longer.

I tried on both the Smallflex and Midflex and while I can fit them both, the Midflex felt more comfortable for me so I kept that size. You can't tell as much visually between the two sizes. I do wonder if the material will stretch out overtime and I guess I will find out :)

I understand the goal of these leggings is to feel more seamless but I'm SO sad there are no pockets! Where will I put my phone now haha :P