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How to Feel Confident in a Swimsuit

Dress up to feel good! The only true way to be beach-body-ready and feel good in swimwear is to love your body and be confident of how you look. Accept your body and enhance the parts you should be proud of! Easier said than done, but finding the most flattering swimwear for your figure can really boost your confidence, so love yourself and invest in a flattering style. Our style guide below will help you to find the perfect swimwear to buy online.

Bonus tips! Moisturising your skin for that extra glow. Add some dazzling jewellery and oversized sunglasses. Level up your holiday outfit with a pair of trendy sandals, a must-have straw bag and a dreamy kaftan! And most of all – have fun on the beach! (Don’t forget to apply and re-apply sunscreen!).

Swimwear Style Guide:

The Most Flattering Bikinis for a Small Bust

A simple triangle bikini is perfect to flatter a smaller bust. If going for a bandeau choose a moulded bustier or twist style. Ruffles can give the illusion of a fuller bust if that is desired. 

The Golden Pineapple bikini is a perfect choice for a smaller bust! The Tie-side bottoms are also great to adjust to any size or shape providing a versatile style of bikini bottom. Tips! If you have a small bum and what it to appear bigger, a skimpy bottom can make your bum appear larger. 

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The reversible Low Tide Bikini comes with a moulded bandeau bikini top, flattering ruffles and adjustable straps.

 

The Most Flattering Bikinis for Large Bust

Go with specific cup sized swimwear and look for under-wiring. Avoid ruffles or too much details if aiming to minimise the focus on your chest.

Rip Curl Swimsuit is made from an Italian fabric, engineered to give support and shape your figure. Pro tips! Look for thicker, adjustable straps to provide better support.

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Princess Margaret Bandeau Bikini in tropical print. Don’t be afraid to try out a bandeau, due to the supportive V-shape our bandeau bikini will still look flattering on a bigger bust. This bikini will also give minimum tan lines.

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The High Tide Bikini offers great support for bigger boobs with under-wired, moulded cups. Comes with reversible bottoms to alternate you poolside style.

The Most Flattering Bikinis for an athletic or squared figure

If you are aiming to add curves, choose cut-away details and moulded tops. Frills and side-tied bottoms could also add more curves and length to your legs.

The Lobster Bisque Bikini comes with feminine ruffles which can add curves to an athletic figure.

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For a squared figure, we would recommend our bestselling Frangi Pani Bikini with flattering cut outs and wrap design.

 

The Most Flattering Bikinis for a Pear Shaped Figure

Aim to balance your proportions by drawing the attention upwards. Mixing a printed top and solids bottom gives the illusion of slimming the hips. 

 The High Tide Bikini comes with reversible bottoms to alternate your poolside style. The bikini top has underwire why it’s also suitable for bigger boobs.

 

The Most Flattering Bikinis for an Apple Shaped Figure

For an apple shaped figure, look for wrap details which can move the focus from the belly and slim the middle of the body. 

The perfect poolside chic swimsuit, Rip Curl has a flattering design with ruffles and wrap design. Offering more coverage and the high-leg cut is a very glamorous and stylish way to emphasise a curvy figure.

 

The Most Flattering Bikinis for an Hourglass Figure

With this very classic body type, you’re free to play with prints, silhouettes, and textures - just be sure to keep them the same on top and bottom to avoid throwing off your perfect proportions.

Any type of bikini really!

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Our figure-hugging Blue Bay Swimsuit to show off any hourglass figure.

 

 

The Most Flattering Maternity Bikinis

While some mamas-to-be love the coverage that a maternity one-piece swimsuit provides, others are ready to show off that bump! Go for a bikini with great support for the bust and a bottom that can be adjusted. To protect you extra sensitive skin, all our swimwear have at least SPF30 protection. Unsure what’s your perfect size? View our swimwear size guide here.

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