Can You Bare It?
Choosing the best swimsuit that flatters your shape is never easy. Here’s a guide to finding the right suit for your body - and feel great all summer.

If you are flat chested and or boy shaped

• Add curves by opting for a ruffled skirtini to make a rounder bottom.
• Turn to suits that enhance a small bust line with padding, gathers or a tie front top that pulls you together to create subtle cleavage.
• A cut away suit gives the illusion of curves.
• A mix of horizontal and diagonal stripes fills you out, or an asymmetrical pattern creates a most feminine silhouette.

To shrink an ample booty

• One piece suits with full coverage in the back can reduce an ample rear.
• Look for two piece swimwear sold as separates to get the perfect fit or
• Opt for a skirted bikini that looks sexy while concealing hips and rear.
• Sporty boy shorts provide more coverage than bikini briefs.
• Strategic lacing draws eyes up and away from your bottom half.

Soften plentiful hips

• Choosing flirty skirted bottoms camouflage fuller hips and thighs
• An A-line swim skirt makes hips and thighs look narrower.

To create curves

• Try striped boy shorts that visually enhance your upper and lower body.
• Play with patterns to add shape in all the right places.

Stretch your centre

• To elongate a short torso; opt for swimwear with strategically placed colour blocking or vertical diagonal stripes.
• A plunging neckline slims and visually lengthens torso and high cut sides lengthen legs.

Minimize your middle section/sculpt waist

• To shrink a wider waistline, choose styles with tummy-control panels, draped fronts or side gathers that reduce the middle.
• Also a dark control top one-piece cinches your middle.

Slim that pouchy tummy

• A well cut one-piece will whittle your middle making smoother leaner lines.
• A bold print camouflages bumps and bulges.
• Get the look of a two-piece with more coverage by going for a tankini style suit.
• Vertical stripes are the most slimming patterns of all.

Tame your twins - An ample bosom needs adequate support

• Try suits with a built in bra, wider straps and firm support along the sides and back. Underwires, halter and racerback straps ensure that your cups won’t runneth over.
• A full cup halter with a wide band under the bust will hold you in.
• Racerbacks and high neckline support and minimize.
• Underwire provides maximum lift and support.

And finally elongate legs

• A high cut one-piece creates the illusion of longer legs.

If all these suggestion still leaves you stumped for choice, go for the best suit for everybody; a plunging neckline slims torso while supplying tummy-control panels, its high cut sides lengthen legs and elongate the middle. With all these tips in mind you are definitely ready to be the ultimate beach babe. Just keep these tips in mind and as always be mindful of your body type, whether short or tall, petite or plus sized, you can find the suit that suits you!

HAPPY SWIMMING!

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