Comments on: The things that freak me out when I think about myself in a bikini

By: Eat the Damn Cake » beautiful sandals giveaway (because it’s spring!!) and a quick babymoon update

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:51:31 +0000

[...] thinking about wearing a bikini on this trip, as I go right ahead and wear one. I have in the past thought about it kind of a lot. [...]

By: Eat the Damn Cake » electrolysis

Eat the Damn Cake » electrolysis — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:07:29 +0000

[...] are tiny hairs above your upper lip. That you should feel ashamed if a few hairs poke out from around your bikini bottom, or if you miss a patch on your leg. I know that I should care about the fact that my knees are [...]

By: tirzahrene

tirzahrene — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:14:59 +0000

Very late to the party here, but I got a bikini at definitely-my-heaviest-weight-ever-and-my-ex-wouldn’t-be-seen-with-me-if-we-were-still-together this year in the name of every woman out there who feels like she can’t wear a bikini because she doesn’t have the figure for it.

It’s easier to be brave for someone else than for myself. And so I’m wearing it for all the other women who feel like hiding too.

By: Eat the Damn Cake » bald and exposed

Eat the Damn Cake » bald and exposed — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:49:19 +0000

[...] I am leaving for the Virgin Islands with my family, because my parents won a week-long trip. I wrote a post about being scared to wear a bikini during this trip. Then I went to H&M and bought a gold one. It doesn’t have a terrifying face on it, [...]

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:50:01 +0000

Late to the party and totally new, but I just wanted to share: I’m wiggly and jiggly in lots of places (5’11″ and wear a size 18ish) and WILL NOT wax. I also wear two piece swimsuits. Check out lands end’s beach living collection. Their bottoms have good coverage and will cover your fuzz (shave your bikini line if you want a panty bottom or just pick a cute skirt-y one) and they make tops (with our without tummy coverage) in lots of bra sizes for those of us that need support. It’s not technically a bikini, but it’s two pieces and your tummy showing (if you want)

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:47:55 +0000

Late to the party, but I just want to throw out some encouragement to those who would like to try professional bikini waxing … yeah, it does hurt. But for me, it has been worth it every time! I always feel sleeker, sexier, fancier afterward.
Don’t be embarrassed – you think those aestheticians haven’t seen it all? It’s nothing new for them, and most will do all they can to keep up a good conversation to distract you. You’re done in fifteen minutes, and you get to treat yourself to a glass of wine or ice cream cone afterward. Why not?
I don’t get my wax done as often as I would like, but this is due to not having the time (working seven days a week). During the summer, I still work seven days a week, and thus do not ever see the sun, much less have time to go to the beach, or have sex with the boyfriend … BUT I still like to get it done, just for myself.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:44:38 +0000

I totally second the commenters who suggested modcloth! They are a little pricey (to me, at least) but vintage inspired and a little more modest than string bikinis, to be sure:

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/twopiece-swimwear/beach-blanket-bingo-two-piece-in-black

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/twopiece-swimwear/lake-me-with-you-two-piece

By: J

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:46:58 +0000

I find that shaving is super itchy etc. at first but if I do it consistently, that goes away…that means you have to shave during the winter, too, which sucks. But I guess if all else fails you could try just shaving, gritting your teeth and bearing with it for a couple of weeks.

By: Marylou

Marylou — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:48:00 +0000

Advice about the pubic hair…

I just started out a comment with that phrase…

So I wax. I was super opposed to the idea until a friend convinced me. And I’m not going to sugar coat it. It’s painful. Also you will want to do it more than once before the beach. Mine grew back pretty quickly after the first time. Also you have to wait at least 6 weeks between waxings.

And soooooo what I did for the time between the waxings was I bought a skirted bottom for my bikini.
http://www.victoriassecret.com/swimwear/extra-coverage-bottoms-and-one-pieces/skirted-bottom-forever-sexy?ProductID=32517&CatalogueType=OLS

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:40:06 +0000

I have only ever owned one bikini and it was a gift from a girlfriend when I was about 13 or 14. It was *never* seen on by any other living person. It was pink with spots all over it and came in a matching bag and instructions showing how many different ways you could wear it. The bits covering my nonexistent breasts were square. As I said earlier *no-one* ever saw it on and I have never worn a bikini.