Splurge: Lolli Swimwear

Left: front

Middle: Alternative bottom for $59

Right: Back

Lolli swimwear

Top: $81

Bottom: $69

I saw this in one of RAEview's favorites and looked into this brand. The company is based in California, not sold in any national chains but I would say the quality is pretty good.

For a swimsuit, it is very expensive, not sold in any national chain stores as far as I know

After debating for 2 days, I cracked and got the neon green one with the tye-dye bow and bandeau top. I absolutely love it. To me it's worth the price (plus I've been working more). If you fancy having a different swimsuit that you probably won't see too many people with, this is definitely a novelty.

I would've gotten the bikini bottom instead of the booty shorts if they had my size. Karmaloop.com only had a S and a L while Swell.com didn't even have that style. The booty shorts seem a little too revealing since it shows half your butt cheek, but the bow was too cute!

FYI: If you are intrigued, don't forget to look for coupons before you buy anything online. I purchased mine off Swell.com, and Karmaloop has some if they have your size. They also have other cute colors which are worth considering but since it's so expensive, I would make sure that you go swim or tan or whatever a LOT before spending sooo much on a swimsuit.

I thought this was cute too but I like green more than blue

Bikini Tops! (for small chests)

Ironically, it poured for 4 hours today in NorCal, what happened to summer?

Supposedly we're going back to 80 degrees on Saturday, we'll see how that goes.

Anyway

Target Xhilaration brand

$17.99

I thought this was freaking adorable, and for $18 it's a lot less expensive than most bikini tops out there. I honestly don't understand why some bikini tops cost more than a one piece or tankini, since they clearly use more fabric on the latter.

This one's especially cute and great for small chests b/c of all the ruffly bows

Victoria's Secret Forever Sexy push-up bandeau, linked here and here (different colors/patterns for some bottoms)

$38 retail

$25.99 and $28 on sale right now (you'll see why for the different prices if you click the links. I'm NOT sponsored by VS by the way, as if they'd ever sponsor anybody)

I loved how this looked on the VS model, and I thought since it's a push up... It shouldn't look too bad on my  flat chest. Apparently the model has a relatively short torso, so the top itself is a lot shorter than I expected. At least it doesn't make me look super flat, I think

If you have a small chest as well... Be sure to get this in a bright color, because the eggplant plum color below made me look really uneven (pear-shaped), considering I have a skinnier torso to begin with compared to my lower body

Not sure if they have this in stores, but I ordered it online and let me tell you,

don't order from VS online unless you're 100% sure you'll keep it (which, for clothes and anything really... aren't always the case) because you have to pay at least $6 shipping, so you basically waste $12+ on shipping if you end up not liking something.