Bathing suit season is right around the corner!! It is a season anticipated months in advance, often with dread, by women everywhere inspired to decline dessert or that next glass of wine. In preparation, we march to the malls, bear down, and infiltrate the dressing rooms with an armful of hopeful suits, only to shudder under the incandescent lights and in front of unforgiving three-way mirrors. It can be a debilitating experience—and that’s before stepping out of the dressing room.
Let’s face it, for most of us, stripping down to a bikini or bathing suit is an act of courage. Exposing skin and caloric reserves, we chase after toddlers, serve umbrella drinks, and eat pool food while baring it all in front of strangers, and worse, loved ones. Notably, our own image of ourselves is ten times worse than reality. But, why do we continue to do this every year? And, what can we do to improve it?
Lynnina was inspired by a desire to look feminine and sporty while feeling completely comfortable and attractive in a swimsuit. The boardshort line was designed to liberate you from the confines of the bikini and one-piece, giving you freedom and confidence when you swim, walk around, play with the kids, paddleboard, boogie-board, surf, and more.
We want to hear from you! What are some stories and tips you can share with readers on how to overcome the drudgery of bathing suit season and boost our confidence and comfort around the water? Do you have any fashion or beauty advice to achieve maximum swimwear nirvana?
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Having almost drowned when I was a kid, I have never been a huge fan of
being in the water and generally stay out of it. Yet when my 13 year old son was asking me to go boogie boarding with him
in Maui, I couldn’t say no. Lets face it, everything I did at the time was embarrassing, so the opportunity to enjoy some time together was
too good to pass up.
Boogie board in hand, I started to head down to the water when I realized I was wearing a bikini with a bandeau top. Now I am no genius, but even I could see the flaw in that plan. so I grabbed my tank top, slipped it over my head and headed on down to the beach.
The water was warmer than expected and the waves weren’t as scary as I
thought. (Well at least not as scary as the occasional piece of seaweed brushing against my leg causing me to scream like the girl I am). My attempts to “catch a wave” were pretty much futile. My son stuck with me for a few minutes (and by a few I mean exactly three), but he was a boogie boarding master, and my lame self had officially crossed back into the “too embarrassing to be seen with” category, so he drifted far enough away for plausible deniability.
I am both stubborn and competitive, and I was going to figure this boogie boarding thing out. Finally, after about twenty minutes of floundering around like an idiot, I actually caught a wave!!! It was
working, and I was being whooshed toward the shore yelling to my son at
the top of my lungs “RYAN, WATCH ME! WATCH ME!”.
Now to this day I am not entirely sure how this happened, but somehow as I got close to the beach, the front end of my board dipped down and caught the sand bar, catapulting me forward with an impressive force. I tumbled over and over, then rolled through the surf, covering myself in the sandy ocean water and getting sand in places that sand should never go. As I was flailing, my over-sized cotton tank top managed to stretch completely out as my bandeau top became a waistband. I landed on my back, face up with my tank top perfectly stretched down and completely exposing my right boob. As I was lying there dazed, I heard my son yell at the top of his lungs from about 50 yards down the beach:
“MOM!!! EVERYONE CAN SEE YOUR BOOB!!!”
At which point anyone on the “peak of summer tourism” crowded beach, who
had not witnessed my impressive display of athletic prowess, whipped their heads around to see. Darn good thing I have a sense of humor, because I don’t think I have ever laughed so hard in my life.
Though my days of boogie boarding are over, I now own a Lynnina tankini. A girl can’t be too prepared ;-)
Posted by Hilary Young, CEO AstrologyDating.com on April 25, 2011
Ladies, happy Summer to you. Here are a couple hints to live by #1. posture – shoulders back, tummy in and always put your hands on your hips when taking a photo, it makes your arms look lean. #2. Buy the flip flops with a little height to them, a small lift makes you look slimmer #3. use tanning lotion before stripping down in public, a little tan makes you feel more confident. #4 don’t forget your sunblock, you’ll be 10 years older in no time. Have Fun!!
Posted by Cecili on April 18, 2011
Love Suzanne’s advice—by all means, take your wine into the dressing room! I’ve long been a fan of the swimdress, and although I’m not a plus-size, I have some lovely scars from abdominal surgeries and I’m not a kid anymore! So the swimdress has been a nice alternative, if not quite perfect. I’ve given up trying on swimsuits in a dressing room that’s flooded with that greenish-grey light. Instead, I’ll buy online, so I can try stuff on at home, at least. I also use self-tanner on my legs, which otherwise are frighteningly pasty. But what I always, always wanted was what the boys had—boardshorts. I live in a surfing community, and there are boardshorts everywhere—just not for women. Lynninas are the single best beauty treatment I do when swimming or sailing or water is involved; the improvement in my confidence and comfort is huge. Go ahead, have the glass of wine—life’s short!!
Posted by Nancy K Austin on April 17, 2011
My best suggestion for bathing suit season is LASER HAIR REMOVAL! I did this several years ago and, as a brunette with aggressive hair growth, laser hair removal has changed my life. I focused efforts on my underarms and bikini line and while I have to run a razor from time to time over these areas, the hair is a minute fraction of what it once was in thickness and number of follicles. I think this is the best beauty treatment I’ve ever gotten. I can’t tell you the number of embarrassing times at the pool or beach when I realized too late that I had forgotten to shave
Posted by Amy on April 05, 2011
as far as passing up that last glass of wine, i say take it into the swimsuit dressing room with you…. the forgiveness level is soooo much greater!!!! this from the woman who took chocolate chip cookies to the dressing room when she tried on maternity swimsuits with the 4th child…. cheers!
Posted by Suzanne Batmale on April 03, 2011