A flattering swimsuit is a summertime essential {giveaway}
March 4th, 2010It’s also a great pick-me-up if you’re sick of the cold, gloomy, wintry weather March often brings. Though summer is still a few months away (unless you live in sunny Arizona), swimsuits have been in the stores for a few weeks, and with racks of swimwear comes the dreaded adventure of swimsuit shopping.
But perhaps this review will make it a little easier for you. Essential Swimwear is a new line of modest tankini-style swimsuits with designs to flatter every figure. Designed by a woman who was all too familiar with the stress that is swimsuit shopping, Essential Swimwear was created with every woman in mind:
After becoming thoroughly discouraged every season as I searched for the perfect swimsuit, I decided that it didn’t exist. I was frustrated with expensive prices, wrong fits and the hassle of searching online for hours. Having some sewing experience, the thought came to mind, “Why don’t I make my own swimsuit?”
After a lot of trial and error, I was finally able to sew swimsuits that were comfortable, stylish and flattering. I began making swimsuits for friends and family and soon the word started spreading.
I sold hand-sewn women’s swimsuits in 2008 and 2009 and received an overwhelmingly positive response. I gained priceless knowledge as I personally fit hundreds of women. I was able to discover their needs, wants and insecurities. With this knowledge I was able to design a line of swimsuits for the 2010 season.
I like clothing designed with non-stick-thin women in mind! Essential Swimwear sent me their Ocean Waves halter top with matching basic bottom, one of their more popular styles. And I can see why. In fact, I loved the style of this suit so much I would have modeled it for you if only I’d been on a white sand beach in the Caribbean, but since all I have is a sleet-filled backyard, you’ll have to settle for stock photos instead and simply use your imagination.
I love the dainty ruffle around the neckline and along the bottom. The color is super yummy and the tankini top has a very generous length, so you long torso women will be just fine. (Short torso women like myself will still look cute with it sort of gathered around the middle—does a great job hiding any belly rolls.) The bottoms fit snugly in all the right places without riding up (or down). And the triangular-style halter is a really great cut for both the well and not-so-well endowed.
One thing I thought was really cute about this suit is you could pull it straight down like it shows in the picture for a sort of retro look. I do wish the tankini fabric were a titch thicker and hugged a little tighter around the middle, but that’s because I’m not a big fan of suits sort of floating around me when in the water. But I would have to say that’s my only “sort of but not really” hangup about Essential Swimwear’s Ocean Waves suit!
My other favorite styles are the Broadway Halter top with black basic bottoms and the Coral Paradise Sweetheart top with coordinating bottoms. Essential Swimwear also offers hipster-style bikini bottoms and a couple styles of skirted bottoms.
Essential Swimwear does home parties (Utah only, I believe) so you could even earn a free swimsuit if you host one! It’s never to early to swimsuit shop, especially if it lifts your “crap here comes more snow” winter spirits! –Emily
* Promotion! Essential Swimwear offers a 20% discount on one of their swimsuit pieces every Tuesday on the company’s blog. Subscribe or you’ll miss out on some great deals!*
*** Giveaway! Essential Swimwear is giving away one swimsuit, winner’s choice!***
Here’s how to enter. You can do as many of these as you’d like. Each one is worth one entry into our giveaway; please leave a separate comment for each one you do:
• Visit EssentialSwimwear.com and tell us your favorite style of swimsuit.
• Sign up for Essential Swimwear’s newsletter and leave a comment telling us you’re on the email list
Become a fan of Essential Swimwear on Facebook and leave a comment telling us you joined.
• Follow Essential Swimwear on Twitter and leave a comment telling is you’re their newest follower.
• Become a follower of Essential Swimwear’s blog and leave a comment telling us you’re a new follower. (You’ll want to do this one so you know when they have the 20% discount!)
• Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with the URL of your tweet.
• Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with the URL to your blog post.
Include a valid email address for our drawing. We’ll draw the winner from the comments and contact her via email. Deadline: March 12, 2010 (midnight). The winner will have 24 hours to claim her prize or a new winner will be chosen.
* Congratulations to Jill K., the winner of the Essential Swimwear giveaway! Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the review and add a comment. Keep reading the Daily Dish for your chance to participate in more giveaways!
March 4th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
I love the chocolate stripe tankini with the basic brown bottoms!
March 4th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
I became a fan of the essential swimwear blog!
March 4th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
I’m their newest Twitter follower.
@jillkaufusi
March 4th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/jillkaufusi/status/10007964489
March 4th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
And I just became a facebook fan:)
March 4th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Thanks for the review Emily! Always very excited to see more modest – cute swimsuits to choose from. I just became a follower.
March 4th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Alright – I also signed up to recieve their newsletter! WHoot Whoot!
March 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Just checked out the swimsuits and the Corral Paradise Suit is my favorite! Don’t think it would look real good on me but – I do love it!
March 5th, 2010 at 1:12 am
My favourite is the Broadway Ruffles Halter Top especially when matched with a swim skirt for extra poolside modesty.
March 5th, 2010 at 1:27 am
I signed up for Essential Swimwear’s newsletter
March 5th, 2010 at 1:28 am
I follow Essential Swimwear on Twitter
EVA_n_essence
March 5th, 2010 at 1:42 am
I’m a follower of Essential Swimwear’s blog
March 5th, 2010 at 1:45 am
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/EVA_n_essence/status/10015969785
March 5th, 2010 at 6:24 am
i love the Black Skirted Bottoms
March 5th, 2010 at 8:15 am
Great giveaway, Emily! I’m loving the jungle safari tankini, super cute! I’ll have to post this giveaway for CCC FB fans
March 5th, 2010 at 8:58 am
I like the ebony halter top a lot!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:57 am
My favorite is the blue speedway gathered top.
March 5th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
I love the swim skirts and the ebony halter top.
March 5th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
i just became a follower of the blog!
March 5th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
i am already a fan of essential swimwear on facebook!
love her suits!!
March 5th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
I like the Broadway Ruffles Halter Top.
March 5th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
i like the gathered halter in starry night pattern!
March 5th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
I am a fan on facebook!
March 5th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
!I am on the email list
March 5th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
I am a blog follower!
March 5th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
I am the newest twitter follower- I signed up for twitter cause I LOVE these suits so much that I REALLY want a fourth one!
March 5th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
tweeted http://twitter.com/lbruschke
March 5th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
wanting a jungle safari or white out halter top with matching bottoms!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I would love to have the Broadway Ruffles Halter Top and the Black Hipster Bottoms!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
I follow Essential Swimwear on Twitter – @PieceOfMeBlog
March 5th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
My favorite swimsuit is the Ebony Ruffles Halter Top and Black Basic Bottoms!
March 5th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
I follow Essential Swimwear on Twitter as @ampaetka!
March 5th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
I’m a follower of Essential Swimwear’s blog!
March 5th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
I tweeted! http://twitter.com/ampaetka/status/10060412176
March 6th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I love the white out halter top and the city lights tankini top!
March 6th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I’m a fan of Essential Swimwear on Facebook!
March 6th, 2010 at 10:26 am
I signed up for Essential Swimwear’s Newsletter!
March 6th, 2010 at 11:34 am
I love the black garden sweetheart top.
March 6th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I love the Starry Night swim top (and the red vixen). They’re really cute.
March 6th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
I like the Blue striped halter with the navy blue hipster bottoms
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March 6th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
I subscribe to the newsletter
kowandamcbride at yahoo dot com
March 6th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
I’m follower
kowandamcbride at yahoo dot com
March 6th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
I’m a facebook fan
kowandamcbride at yahoo dot com
March 6th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
I love the starry night gathered halter top with a black skirt. It is so darling!
March 6th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
I am a facebook fan
March 6th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
I like the Navy Jungle Sweetheart Top with the navy hipster bottoms.
March 6th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
I’m a facebook fan!
March 6th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
I’m following the blog
March 6th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
I like the Broadway ruffles halter top and the Black dots front seam bottoms
March 7th, 2010 at 2:35 am
I like the Blue Speedway Gathered Halter Top
March 7th, 2010 at 2:46 am
I like the Jungle Safari Gathered Halter Top
March 7th, 2010 at 2:47 am
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/bunnyb/status/10114392955
March 7th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Ebony Ruffles Halter Top and swim skirt are my favorite!
March 8th, 2010 at 8:48 am
love the tankini style!!
March 8th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
I like the Coral Paradise Sweetheart Top with matching bottoms.
March 8th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
I signed up for their newsletter.
March 8th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I’m a facebook fan of Essential Swimwear. April brooks
March 8th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I follow on twitter. notaprilbrooks
March 8th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
I follow their blog.
March 8th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Tweet. http://twitter.com/notaprilbrooks/status/10185527344
March 8th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Blogged. http://concreteandnailpolish.blogspot.com/2010/03/weekly-giveaway-roundup_08.html
March 8th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Ebony Ruffles Halter Top paired with one of the skirts is my favorite.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
I like the Coral Paradise Sweetheart Top with matching bottoms.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I signed up for the e-mail newsletter.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I’m a fan on facebook.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
I follow their blog.
March 9th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
My favorite is the City Lights Tankini Top with the Black Dots Front Seam Bottoms.
March 12th, 2010 at 9:23 am
I love the Ebony Halter Top and black swim skirt!
March 12th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Follow them on Twitter!
March 12th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Fb fan of them!
March 12th, 2010 at 9:31 am
I like the Starry Night gathered halter with the Black Hipster Bottoms.
March 12th, 2010 at 9:32 am
I’m following their blog now.
March 12th, 2010 at 10:26 am
The Starry Night Gathered Halter Top with Black Swim Skirt is my fave!
March 12th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Signed up for Essential Swimwear’s newsletter!
March 12th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Following the Essential Swimwear’s blog!
March 12th, 2010 at 11:19 am
My favorite style is the Vixen Gathered Halter Top.
March 12th, 2010 at 11:20 am
following essential swimwear on twitter @dmetd42
March 12th, 2010 at 11:21 am
tweeted your giveaway at http://twitter.com/dmetd42/status/10383735919
March 12th, 2010 at 11:22 am
following Essential Swimwear’s blog- DuMei
March 12th, 2010 at 11:24 am
signed up for essential swimwear’s newsletter
March 12th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Love the classic look of the Starry Night gathered halter top with the black hipster bottoms!
March 12th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
I signed up for Essential Swimwear newsletter
March 12th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
I follow the Essential Swimwear’s blog
March 12th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
I like the Ebony Ruffles Halter Top!
March 12th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
I like the Broadway Halter Top and the Black Skirted Bottoms thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
March 12th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
I Signed up for Essential Swimwear’s newsletter eaglesforjack@gmail.com
March 12th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
I am a fan of of Essential Swimwear on Facebook (tina reynolds)
March 12th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
i follow the essential swimwear blog
March 12th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
I like the White Skirted Bottoms with the Black Garden Sweetheart top.
March 26th, 2010 at 4:54 am
The Black Skirted Bottoms is my favorite.