{"id":8859,"date":"2013-08-16T12:53:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T11:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/?p=8859"},"modified":"2016-03-05T13:14:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T13:14:26","slug":"bikini-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/2013\/08\/bikini-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimwear Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"\"FAIIINT<\/a>\n

Seafolly<\/a> ‘Goddess’ Bikini \/ London Rebel<\/a> Sandals \/ ASOS<\/a> Cateye Sunglasses \/ ASOS<\/a> Passport & Travelcard Covers \/ Gorjana<\/a> Leather Wrap Bracelet<\/p>\n\"FAIIINT<\/a>\n

Thapelo<\/a> ‘Marie’ Swimsuit \/ eBay<\/a> Chiffon Headscarf \/ ASOS<\/a> Kitten Eye Sunglasses \/ GAP<\/a> Sandals<\/p>\n\"FAIIINT<\/a>\n

L\u2605Space<\/a> ‘Flutter Bye’ Bikini \/ ASOS<\/a> Sandals \/ ASOS<\/a> Cateye Sunglasses \/ Daniel Wellington<\/a> Watch \/ Whistles<\/a> & Links of London<\/a> Bracelets<\/p>\n

I’m sure I’m not the only girl to find bikini shopping the biggest nightmare, like finding the perfect pair of jeans, it can take weeks of searching & endless disappointments all to find the one<\/em>. Beach Cafe<\/a> kindly sent me a little package of black swimwear last week to try out & hopefully finally find that elusive perfect one.<\/p>\n

I’m usually a bikini kinda girl, but the Thapelo<\/a> one piece caught my eye as soon as I saw it. The sash across the top can be worn tied around the bust as a bandeau or across the shoulder as an asymmetric strap (like here<\/a>). It’s a nice twist on a classic shape & I felt I’d have to style it a little bit 50s to play up it’s modern\/retro look – with kitten eye sunglasses & a black chiffon headscarf. This would have been my pick if it wasn’t for my annoyingly long torso making it just a bit too short in the body for me. I loved that such a simple detail, tying the sash differently, can give it completely different look. <\/p>\n

L\u2605Space’s<\/a> frilly, laser cut bikini was another one I really loved, it’s just so fun & the triangle ruffle gives it an optical slimming effect to the waist too. This one proves that black swimwear doesn’t have to mean plain & boring, and it’s the type of bikini I’d pack for a girls holiday to Ibiza or somewhere similar, paired with huge cat eyes & an armful of bracelets. <\/p>\n

Those who follow me on Instagram<\/a> will know already that fell in love with & ended up choosing the Seafolly<\/a> Grecian style bikini, calling it my ‘bikini soul mate’. The twisted, wrapped strips of fabric are such a beautiful detail & it’s the only bikini that has ever made me look like I actually have boobs, thanks to it’s ingenious structure, padding & boning. Despite all of this going on underneath, it is super comfortable & the boning helps it to stay up & avoid embarrassing slips too. Always a good thing if you ask me, I’ve had enough unfortunate incidents with bikinis to last a lifetime! It’s simple, but with a twist & is a far cry from my usual plain, boring black triangle bikinis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seafolly ‘Goddess’ Bikini \/ London Rebel Sandals \/ ASOS Cateye Sunglasses \/ ASOS Passport & Travelcard Covers \/ Gorjana Leather Wrap Bracelet Thapelo ‘Marie’ Swimsuit \/ eBay Chiffon Headscarf \/ ASOS Kitten Eye Sunglasses \/ GAP Sandals L\u2605Space ‘Flutter Bye’ Bikini \/ ASOS Sandals \/ ASOS Cateye Sunglasses \/ Daniel Wellington Watch \/ Whistles & […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26],"tags":[38,133,458,1078,626],"class_list":{"0":"post-8859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-covet","8":"tag-black-outfit","9":"tag-dark-style","10":"tag-gothic","11":"tag-outfit","12":"tag-wishlist","13":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/faiiint\/images\/2013\/08\/DCS_9008_123.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1XYXG-2iT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8859"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16741,"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8859\/revisions\/16741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.faiiint.com\/faiiint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}