Bikini or one piece swimsuit?

[Rosewine72]

I'm not as confident as I was, I'm not as slim and toned as I was now at 43, going on holiday in a week. I definitely look better in a one piece and you can get some sexy nice ones, does anyone else wear a one piece on the beach , my bum and legs are good it's just my horrible tummy??!!!

[SortItAhhht]

Oh....x post. Congrats

[SortItAhhht]

I wear both.

This year I took swimsuits, bikinis and a tankini on hols with me.

I'm a fairly slim but a bit wobbly 39 yr old who has had two c-sections and with ghostly Irish skin .

I wear the swimsuits and tankinis for the first few days until I get over the shock of wearing barely any clothes around strangers and then wack out the bikini when I stop giving a shite (usually week two of a holiday).

There are some lovely one pieces now about if you really can't face a bikini. Some of the cutaway styles are very flattering but still give belly coverage.

[Rosewine72]

It turned out to be a fab holiday and my dp must of approved of my swimwear as he proposed last night on the beach 😊

[Rosewine72]

For anyone wondering there is quite a few tankinis here and one pieces so don't be worrying about wearing them, I may wear one of mine I certainly wouldn't feel out of place. I'm in Lanzarote btw

[PacificDogwod]

Lovely to hear you are feeling good
Happy holidays!

[MitzyLeFrouf]

Bikini. Definitely.

Those slashed to the waist numbers are a bit wannabee WAG.

[Statelychangers]

I don't want to look sexy in a bikini or a swimsuit...I don't wear clothes to look sexy, it's really not how I like to dress, which make beachwear a tricky affair. I'm more at home in androgynous clothing....much prefer Seafolly's 50's style all in one but dislike halter neck from a comfort perspective. Bikini top with swim shorts leaves me feeling more myself and therefore more confident. I never wear what everyone else wears anyway.
Hope you have a lovely holiday OP!

[Trills]

Glad you are feeling good :)

[Rosewine72]

Well I'm here now and it is mainly bikinis but a mixture but I have to say I actually don't feel that bad in my bikini and realise I'm actually quite slim compared to some 😳

[Huldra]

At a beach today and it was a real mixture. Long wetsuits, short wetsuits, rash vests, rash shorts, full costumes, bikini, bikini and t shirt, bikini and board shorts.

[FrustratedFrugal]

I was in an Italian beach resort earlier this week and pretty much everyone, including grandmas, wore bikinis. But the beach is about fun and relaxation so wear anything that makes you comfortable.

[LockedOutOfMN]

Bikini unless proper swimming in an indoor pool. I can't wee properly in a swimming costume and am too lazy to take it off completely. Bikinis are so much easier.

[BagelGoesWalking]

You'll get interesting tan lines in those slashed front swimsuits, that's for sure!

PacificDogwood seeing as I'm going to Mallorca on holiday because of you, I just found you a sporty looking tankini! What do you think of this ?

[BagelGoesWalking]

I think this could be really good if you decide to go for a swimsuit (so cheap you could get it anyway!) The black side panels do look like it would slimming.

However, I think you should go for a bikini. I agree that high waisted ones look like adult nappies. Get a bit of a tan on your stomach and you'll look great! We all are so critical of our own bodies but we really shouldn't be. Honestly, go on hols and enjoy yourself in your bikini!

[ZaZathecat]

I'm a recent convert to bikinis (in my 50s) because I no longer care if I'm too white or wobbly. What I've discovered I love about it is that you're dry so quickly after swimming. No more cold soggy fabric clinging to my middle.

[neveradullmoment99]

Nobody actually cares when you are away. I was on a busy beach in Italy and noone gave a backward glance. It is more about what you feel comfortable in. I wore a one piece that is skirted like a slip and it was fine. I felt fine in it and noone stared at me. The vast majority of people did wear bikinis but there were also people wearing one pieces. I think they are definetly making a comeback and there are lovely ones.

[Rosewine72]

Well I have one one piece, a couple of bikinis I like and a tankini so will see how I go 😄 X

[shaggedthruahedgebackwards]

Personally I much prefer bikinis for myself and think I look better in a bikini than a one piece but it's horses for courses really

If you think you look better in one piece then I would trust your instinct but please don't choose a one piece because of some old fashioned belief that you are 'too old' to wear a bikini!

[GuyMartinsSideburns]

Well done op

I'd like to wear a bikini, I'm size 10 and 5'3" but my whilst my stomach is relatively flat the skin is terribly loose and stretch marked and it really puts me off I bought a couple a while back but I've never felt confident enough to wear them. I'm on hol this weekend, maybe I should just go for it.

[Rosewine72]

Yey I've found a bikini that suits me at last thank god for that 😄 X

[Rosewine72]

Also towie girl wore one to an Ibiza party she looked good but would look good in anything

[darreldixonishot]

I think a bikini is better!
The eye is actually drawn to the fabric not your body so the smaller the bikini the better!
IE small bikini bottoms look like a small bottom!
I don't think that quite works if someone is on the sun lounger next to you but as I always say if they don 't like what they see they don't have to look do they!
Wear what you want & have a lovely holiday!

[Rosewine72]

Well I know no one else will be wearing them but time to start a new trend then lol 😆