Bikini trauma here - i am 36 and totally out of touch.....

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so back in 2000 i went abroad , in them days i was a mere 25, tittys and belly in good order and no silvery lines on my legs - a nice size 12/14. Well now i am still a nice 12/14 but i have silvery marks at sides of legs at top, a wibbly belly and my tittys arent as pert as usual. In my defence i have had 2 children, anyway the pointis DH is booking us to go to portugal arghhh and i am having a bikin panic. What do you wear when your 36 and also is there anything nice to wear which will keep my hairyness hidden because i really have an out of control bush . i have trimmed back but you know i just know the sun will make them grow and want to come out for a peek when im sat round the pool. Advice sort and thankyou. Am 36c, size 14 probably and 5ft 5. Link me to some cheapish bikinis which wil make me look and feel 25 again . Oooo today i tried on my old size 14 black next jobby andi t looked like it fit if that helps but i looked so white!!

Watching with interest... Would also love advice. Similar problems with a good dose of cellulite on the thighs thrown in!

i wear those short pants and am wondering if you can get away with a bikni in such a style or if they are just for victorian times

I've had nice ones from M&S the last couple of times we've been away - bikini tops with cup sizes and big 1950s style pants. But they only seem to be doing tiny pants this year.

Sorry but no bikini is going to make a wobbly belly look any different and even if it isn't actually that wobbly, if you feel it is then you won't feel or look comfortable so bikini still probably not a good plan IMO.

Get a flattering, sophisticated one piece swimsuit and a spray tan and a bikini wax before you go - doesn't have to be a Brazilian . You should feel much more confident about strutting your stuff round the pool then.

i think on the wobbleometer its probably get awayable in a bikini and i really dont want to sweat it out in a one piece.

Ok - still highly recommend spray and wax though . Wax about 2 days before the tan so skin settles down.

Freya have some lovely ones here
the bikini tops come in cup sizes so theyre a much better fit than 10, 12s etc off the peg

Bandeau tankini tops and then any matching bottoms that you like. You can always roll up the tankini top when lying down and swiftly pull it down again when you have to sit up have just seen some nice ones in M&S (20% off at mo) also Boots and good old Sainsburys. If you want to splash out a bit the White Company have a lovely beige and white diagonal stripe one at the mo

If you measure around your chest directly under your boobs does it actually measure 36 inches?

I think you might be a different size and that will make an enormous difference to how you look in a bikini.