Street Smart Charm: Picking the best swimwear design and color

Monday, June 6, 2011

If you read our Knowing Your Body article, you'd know which skin tone you fall under. So for the majority if the Filipinas out there, we (yes, I'm one of you haha) fall under the Brown Skin tone. This is the color that celebs try hard to get. We can virtually get away with any bikini color.

However, there are colors that will make your skin look all the more stunning. For morenas, best colors would be maroon, aquamarine, black, navy blue and purple.

Here's a black and white striped bikini with a unique accent of sunny yellow strings. Pefect for the summer.

The classic black bikini. Wearing black is sexy and brings out the best in everybody (not to mention that it makes us look thinner!). So black would be a safe choice for bikini color.

At the same time, solid colors will always work.

Question. Is there really a color or pattern that makes a person look thin or fat? Ahhmmnn, yeah. This is what we call optical illusion.

Bright colors and patterns (checks and florals) make the body look bigger than they look, and of course, dark colors and vertical lines make the body look smaller and thinner.

So if you want bigger boobs and smaller hips, go for a bright top and dark bottom. And vice versa.

Important tip: Always try it on. It may look good on the rack but not on you.