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5 Ways To Choose The Right Bathing Suit

By Deborah Bennett, Senior Editor May 20, 2009 5:31 pm

There’s nothing worse than stepping into a dressing room and trying on a bathing suit.  I’d rather have a root canal.  Here’s out guide on how to choose the right bathing suit for every shape:

1. Visualize your figure with a new outlook and learn to start respecting it.

2. Now stand in front of the mirror and decide what body shape you have. Be brave and honest; whatever shape you are, there is a swimsuit designed for you.

3. Once you have established your shape, it’s time to go shopping. Keep a good picture in your mind’s eye of your shape and shop for it. There’s a few things you should keep in mind in relation to your body shape:

*Short torso: If your upper body is smaller than your legs, then all you need is to look lithe. For that you must place the emphasis more on your bust and shoulders by wearing a halter-top, pairing it with low cut bikini bottoms. Long torso: to create the illusion of having longer legs, select a one-piece bikini or swimsuit with high-cut legs.

*Pear shape: in case you have to flatten your shape, wear a tank top with bottoms in dark or subdued colours.

*Large bust: bikini suits now come in all sizes, some with a hidden underwire which will provide good support. You should opt for a top cut straight across that has wide set straps. Small bust: to add a subtle cleavage wear a bikini top that has triangle-shaped cups with a tie-front.

*Plus size: not only black but deep blues and reds have a minimizing effect on the figure. Swimsuits with good fitting and high lycra/spandex percentage will be better. Flabby Stomach: go for a loose tankini.

4. Swimsuits look better under natural light than fluorescent lights which can sometimes be found in change rooms..

5. Buy whatever is comfortable and fits well.

Kim Kardashian plays on the beach.

Check out the video below that shows you how to pick the right bathing suit.


TAGS: Bandeau, Bathing suit, beach, Coverage, Shirring, summer, Ties
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  • kmdenver
    kmdenver
    5-23-2009 1:19 pm

    Too bad not enough women look good in a bikini in the first place. GET THE BODY before you GET THE BIKINI!!!!

  • IMASUPAKATCH
    IMASUPAKATCH
    5-23-2009 11:04 am

    was this a BootLeg Version and ya’ll bout to come with a ReaL demonstration as well as Illustration, cuz this was NO help at all!

  • comen2myluv
    comen2myluv
    5-22-2009 11:46 pm

    Hello Beautiful……where did you guys get the mamacita from? You can hire me and I will give a better demostration than Rosie Perez……….

  • lil_mizz_Lena
    lil_mizz_Lena
    5-22-2009 9:41 pm

    exotic_star i agree, that video didnt help at all without models

  • exotic_star
    exotic_star
    5-22-2009 9:05 pm

    I UNDERSTOOD WHAT SHE SAID BUT THE VISUALS WERE NOT VERY GOOD SHE SHOULD HAVE HAD DIFFERANT SIZE LADYS IN THE SUITES SO THAT WE COULD SEE THE BODY TYPES AND THE SUITES THAT FIT.

  • _mz_k_
    _mz_k_
    5-22-2009 9:00 pm

    i dont see what was so hard to understand about her…i understood everything she said.

  • PHILLYSIS
    PHILLYSIS
    5-22-2009 8:45 pm

    I can barely understand wth she is saying, they couldnt find someone who spoke English!

  • Jezuzluvzme
    Jezuzluvzme
    5-22-2009 8:25 pm

    k dat didnt help at all..but oki…

  • blackdiamond184
    blackdiamond184
    5-22-2009 6:16 pm

    Ofcourse im not looking for the right bathing suit, I am looking for the right woman in the bathing suit

  • __ash___
    __ash___
    5-22-2009 5:43 pm

    now my life all makes sense… lmao.

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