When it comes to bikini season, I'm pretty fussy, I lack enough body confidence, let alone when there's a super model tanned twig parading around with her bum cheeks out. When I go away I don't spend all day by the pool, I find it a waste, I go on my little adventures, plenty of shopping and come back late afternoon to chill out before dinner. I've picked out my five favourite bikini's that I feel fairly comfortable in whether I'm wearing them under sheer items in the day or by the pool. I don't need a lot of support because I generally lack in the chest area. I'm only a B, so I'm lucky to not have to splash out on them.
Topshop:
I love Topshop for bikinis and underwear, I usually have to go up a size but the quality is brilliant and the prices aren't that bad. Bikini tops retail at £12, while the bottoms retail at £8. They come in various colours and other designs, but I love the gold metal detailing. The tops come with detachable straps too. I picked up a plain black pair of bikini bottoms to mix and match with my following items.
Newlook:
When it comes to Newlook I'm not a fan of their bikini's and underwear, especially bra's. However I've had this plain black bikini top for a couple summers now and it looks brand new still. I guess we just don't get the weather here that often. The top came in a two pack, but I threw the other away, I didn't like the shade of pink. I'm sure they still do them, if you want a simple, cheap, padded bikini top.
Dorothy Perkins:
I had this bikini last summer, it was my most loved and still is, down to the leopard print and coral inside. It has a little padding, just the right amount and fits me perfectly. I wish I still had a DP's in my town. I mixed and matched with the black bottoms or wore both together, I was staying in the most amazing African hotel, so I fitted in very well. Prices were a little more than Topshop.
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Now out of all the items this one will be the one that you're most likely sat there thinking is she crazy!? No, I think it's pretty cute. I love my sparkles and I think this will look amazing away on holiday. Topshop had a few sparkle infested bikini's last year. I wouldn't wear the two pieces together, that's where my black bottoms and top come in. I'd mix and match and make it look a lot more classy. I have a size small and it fits great, if not a little big! I love it.
Where do you buy your bikini's from?
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This year I picked up most of my bikinis in New Look and Asda...actually this is the first year I've had a holiday to buy them for and I'm not really comfortable in them so I wanted cheap and cheerful. I struggle finding tops that suit a 32A bust!
ReplyDeleteYou should try the topshop ones, they'd be perfect for you. I had to go up a size but then they fitted perfectly :)
DeleteI love the colour of that greeny topshop one! So lovely!
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It's gorgeous isn't it! :)
DeleteI lack a little bit in the chest department so I like seeing the styles of bikinis other people like that wear because sometimes I find some bikinis just don't look right with small chests :) Lovely post!
ReplyDeleteThanks lovely, Bikini's are just a trouble! :P Topshop are brilliant for those who lack, because I had to up a size to fit ;) I felt like I had a chest!
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I have too much in the chest department so I have to buy my bikinis in a special breast store and they still don't fit.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I am on the beach I look like a out of work porn star.
Not many places have bikinis that fit 32HH :(
Aw, I don't think anywhere truly caters for everyone, if your small there's nowhere and if you have a bigger chest it costs a fortune :( I'm sure you look fab!
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H&M are brilliant for on trend and reasonable bikinis. I also adore the caprice bikinis but they are a little pricey!
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H&M always have amaazing designs, but the sizing is always different :( I range from 6's to 10's and sometimes the 6's are too big!?! I'm with you on the Caprice, too pricey for me!
DeleteIs it bad that i'm 25 and never even worn a bikini yet along brought one? That's my lack of the old body confidence for you.
ReplyDeletePsh, Rachael go buy one! You'll look fab! :D
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I tend to go to New Look or River Island for mine - Im like you and can pretty much get away with any sort of style due to me lacking in the boobage area :) I like the moulded ones by New Look - theyre so afforable too. I picked up some really pretty ones from La Senza in past years too xx
ReplyDeleteI used to have a La Senza outlet near me, they'd have them all discounted, for £5 a time, sadly it's gone because of the trouble :(
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I really love the leopard one! I also have the Pacha style from contagious. I haven't thought about mixing it with my plain balck bikini, but it's a good idea!
ReplyDeleteWhen I left the UK in May, I thought I would be back by now, so I didn't bring my bikinis (M&S, H&M and contagious). So I bought one here, in a departement store. It's lack and white, striped!
Yay!! Someone has the same sparkles as me, I didn't think anyone would, I love it! :D
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the leopard print one is to die for.x
ReplyDeleteIT's just amazing isn't it!
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I picked a few up at Primark, the only problem with that is a lot of girls were wearing the same bikinis while I was away on holiday! x
ReplyDeleteHaha, when I went away last year, the hotel was shoddy and only gave you half an hour in a courtsey room coming home, there was a pile of primark bikinis and shoes all by the bin, I guess it's good to buy and chuck! :D I get too attached.
DeleteI've learnt that cheap bikini's are the best for me. Bought one in Topshop last year for £26 and after a weeks holiday it went all baggy and the white turned a minging colour from the sun lotion and chlorine (even though I travel washed it every time I wore it). For that reason I tend to opt for cheaper ones now - I'd rather throw away an £8 bikini than one which cost me £26. Matalan and Primark are usually where I get them although I found a really nice one in Select this year for only £8 altogether. Like you I don't have massive boobs so I can get away with cheap ones with hardly any support. If I was blessed I'd probably have to spend quite a lot more on one. Suppose that's one plus point to having a small chest lol xx
ReplyDeleteTopshop had these gorgeous crochet one last year, may have been RI and it was a joke how much! Cheaper and seperates are the way to go, at least you save a little and mix and match easier. That's awful! I always stray from white, for those reasons.
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The pink with the rose gold/gold detailing in the middle and clasp is my favourite, as is the greeny version of it :-) Both gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love my rose gold! :D Thanks Sam!
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love the collages you do for your posts! Love DP for bikinis, I tried some on in H and M and they fitted so weird on me, I must be an odd shape! hehe xx
ReplyDeletethank you, I wonder if people actually like them or not, nobody ever answers when I ask in a post, I guess most look at the photos! :D DP's are brilliant for bikini's, i think they're over looked, H&M are deff weird on sizing,
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these are great bathing suits. :)
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