This can be minimized by choosing a swimsuit that has a darker bottom than top. There are some gorgeous suits where the colors seem to flow from light on the top, to dark on the bottom. No one would ever suspect.
My problem is finding a suit that will give me one… period! I wonder if the reverse would work?? Must check this out.

Most readers of this blog probably owned more than one bikini so this might be of as much interest to you as it was to me.
The bikini technically turns sixty years old this year! Can you believe it??
Kelly Killoren Bensimon, a model-turned-magazine editor, wrote The Bikini Book (Assouline, $29.95), which aims to document the substantial significance the tiny two-piece has had on the world since Jacques Heim and Louis Reard introduced competing versions of the small suit.”
What sets the bikini apart from other two-piece bathing suits is its miniature size. (Killoren Bensimon defines a bikini as anything that dips …read more

Yes, I’m in the mood for a little retail therapy. There was a time when I owned a handful of bathing suits and for some reason I am down to just one. And it’s boring. So, I’m leaning towards something like this. My bikini years are behind me and I’m not minding that a bit. And this one is just as sexy and sophisticated!!
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Gottex
Venus Halter Swimsuit
$178.00
“Having regular snacks of fruit, nuts or seeds will give you slow-release energy throughout the day and serve to avoid the peaks and slumps in your blood sugar levels that can cause cravings for sugary foods.”
I have been following this routine for the past year or so and it certainly beats dieting. But I have another reason for doing so… maintaining my blood sugar levels. And if anything, I find that I’m rarely hungry, but I have to eat anyway. Who would have thought?? And combine that with exercise everyday and …read more

“Varicose veins refer to the dilated tortuous, sacculated, superficial veins commonly found on the back of the legs and occasionally on the back or front of the thighs. They are often quite prominent and raised above the surface of the skin. They usually have a bluish cast or color.”
We don’t give all that much thought to them until bathing suit or short skirt weather arrives and then our legs are on display. So, I’m getting a jump on everyone by checking out what I shouldn’t be doing.
*Hate this one… No you aren’t supposed to cross your legs.
*Hate this one… It …read more