Hey Hailey,
Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback on the Core Compression Shorts, and for giving us 5 stars!
We appreciate you sharing your honest experience with the compression level - your feedback about the fit not feeling as tight as anticipated and considering sizing down is really valuable and something we'll definitely pass along to our product team for future considerations.
It's great that these are your first pair of compression shorts with us! We hope they're still serving you well for your workouts, and thanks for the helpful sizing tip for other customers who might be considering their first pair too.
Thanks for choosing 2XU!
Warm regards,
Cem
2XU Customer Support