Bathing Suit Tips for Body Flattering Swimwear for Women and Teen Girls

What womens swimsuit fashion is best and most flattering for your body type Apple shaped body frames have a middle area that is larger than the hips and/or shoulders. Tankinis with a solid color top and a patterned bottom will give you a more balance appearance. One-piece bathing suits with tummy control or other design feature like ruching that create the illusion of a waist line will be the most flattering.

Pear shaped body types have larger hips/butt and smaller shoulders and waist. Try suits with a solid colored bottom and patterned top. Another style for camoflauging a larger bottom half would be skirted or boyshort style suit.

Small Bust - To enhance a smaller bust try a halter bikini top that has a seam just under the bust line or a lightly padded or lined top. Triangle bikini tops with a thin foam liner can also be very bust/cleavage enhancing. Swim wear with texture (ruffles, seaming, etc.) can also help add volume to your bust line if you feel self-conscious.

Fuller Bottom - Skirted swim suits are back in style and can be found in many different patterns and styles. The skirt flatters a fuller bottomed body type and will give you a more balance look. You may also want to try on a few boy short styles as well. Both of these options offer a little more coverage on the bottom. Solid color on the bottom and pattern on the top will also help balance this body type.

Slender, athletic bodies have shoulders, waist and hips that are the similar in width. One-piece or two-piece suits with detailing around the waist will help create a more hourglass shape. Try a wrap style top or a belted bathing suit bottom to create more waist definition.

Hourglass figures have balance shoulders and hips with a smaller waist. If this is you, you're lucky because just about any classic styled bathing suit should flatter your figure.

Buying a swimsuit is about perception

Buying a swimsuit has a lot to do with beauty because it’s more about perceptions than it is actual good looks. The fact is, with the right attitude, nearly any woman’s swim suit will look good to men, provided there’s a woman in it. Other women are much pickier about what suit looks good on what body, and the worst critic of all is that chick in the mirror. I have a few beauty tips about bathing suits and bikinis, which I will pass on to you in the hopes that they will inspire confidence. Some of them are just theoretical for me, and others I use whenever I shop for a suit. Use what works for you.