Look sexy in the summer
Posted on June 26, 2009 - Filed Under Women's Look | Leave a Comment
Summer is right around the corner so if you plan on looking sexy this summer now is the time to start taking action. Right now is a great time to get a head start on the things that will help you look sexy and feel sexy this summer.
New Clothes
Everyone loves new clothes and it’s an easy way to get a boost of self confidence and sex appeal. Right now is a good time to replace your clothes that are out of style, damaged or that don’t fit properly. Buy clothes that can easily be mixed and matched or worn on several types of occasions. Try not to spend the bulk of your budget on clothes you won’t wear regularly. An expensive shirt hanging in the closet isn’t doing you much good.
Going to the beach used to be free. Until Hollywood made it expensive.
I blame Paris Hilton. If she hadn’t traipsed along Bondi Beach in her itty-bitty Louis Vuitton bikini posing for paparazzi, the rest of us could still be grabbing the sunscreen and our boardies and hitting the sand. Now a trip to the beach requires a week’s planning and possibly a stylist.
Going to the beach used to be free. Well, not any more. By the time you buy a designer bikini, glamorous cover-up, blinged-up sunnies, cute flats, spray tan, bottled water, hydrating spritzer, etc, etc you can kiss a couple of pay packets goodbye.
“I’d like to say we’re not influenced by the likes of Paris but I think we are,” kaftan queen Camilla Franks says. “It’s about bringing a touch of luxury. You may not be able to afford a super yacht but with a $400 kaftan you can buy into that lifestyle.”
So this summer, expect sparkly girls in sparkly beach ensembles blinding boys when their tops catch the light.
Bling at the beach looks gorgeous, says swimsuit designer Tali Jatali. “Most girls don’t even go for a swim these days, they just sit by the water and pose,” Jatali says. Oh, and then there’s the social suicide of being spotted in the same outfit two weeks in a row.
“Bikinis are expensive and you need quite a few because you can’t be seen in the same one twice.”
But as vacuous as that may seem, the one thing everyone’s getting right is sun safety.
Victoria Farrelly from Tan in Style says: “We all know to be safe in the sun. Women get a fake tan for the healthy, slimming look but then cover themselves in sunscreen.” Meanwhile, product designers are recognising the step up in the glamour stakes but are still keeping things kitsch and cute with accoutrements including inflatable ducks that will look great in Facebook photos and specially designed holders for cupcakes and water bottles.
“Life is too short without bling … even for a cupcake,” says KiddyCakes owner Symantha Manauzzi.
“Each one I make is a perfect little creation, sometimes too pretty to eat but every cupcake knows their fate … and it’s not pretty.”
So, you’ve chosen the right outfit, laid out the right towel and are invitingly licking the icing off a cupcake while striking a camera-ready pose but when it comes down to it, it’s all about attracting the opposite sex.
You heard it here first: the beach is the new bar when it comes to picking up. In Jatali’s view: “The beach is so much better than a bar because you can see everything. Lots of skin. Nothing’s hidden.
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