Whether you're a bikini or swimsuit kinda girl, finding THE perfect swimwear can feel like searching for the holy grail of clothing! The key is in choosing a style which best flatters your natural shape. Swimwear is not about following trends but about finding something that will show off your figure, flattering your assets and detracting from those parts we all feel self conscious about! Also the colour and pattern can be important too, as a pattern can for instance detract from a smaller bust, or clever use of panelling can slim down a figure, or even create curves on a boyish figure depending on the design!

As someone who loves pinks, purples and blues, I instantly fell in love with this cut out swimsuit as soon as I laid eyes on it! The cut outs perfectly flatter my slim petite figure and with it's abstract snake print pattern, clever use of use of colour and silver feathers dangling seductively from the bust I knew I had found my perfect swimsuit!

Of course we all need the perfect beach bag too and thanks to those lovely people at CastleCourt I now have it! A few months ago I attended a special bloggers evening hosted by CastleCourt and part of my quite frankly AMAZING goodie bag was this oversized white tote from Dolce & Gabbana! It's the perfect size to hold everything you could ever need on the beach and I really loved it's grey leather detailing, from it's handles (which can be thrown over the shoulder or carried in the crook of your arm) and it's oversized "Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue" tag to it's leather corners all these details come together give the tote an effortlessly chic & stylish look!

To match it, CastleCourt also very kindly gave us a matching Dolce & Gabanna Light Blue fluffy white towel!! Sooo soft and thick you just want to wrap yourself up in it, it's THE perfect beach towel to lay back on and soak up the sun's rays! But the best part is in the design of this towel as it has a cleverly placed zip at the top creating a pocket where you can store your mobile phone, etc! Seriously how clever is that!

I hope you've enjoyed today's mini "Getting Ready For Summer" Post and watch out for more Summer posts in the coming days!