When warm weather strikes, or a last minute holiday is booked, you have very little time to get into perfect beach shape. To be honest, even when you’ve had a summer holiday booked for 4 months, you rarely find the motivation or time to burn off those last few pounds before you make your big bikini debut. Therefore, we here at the College Times have decided that like a hook up with a virgin, sometimes it’s just best to FAKE IT! The following is a quick, surface fix to some of our biggest bikini fears!
20-Minute Weight Loss
Again, these aren’t long-term solutions, but if you are looking to loose a couple inches, you’re best friends are a sauna and a steam. Saunas and steam room work to help your body sweat out access water weight. The length of time you spend in a sauna and a steam is optimally up to you! See what temperature and duration is right for you and watch that access weight drip away!
6 Minute Six Pack
Getting a six pack is a nearly impossible feat if you don’t regularly work out. However, doing 20 reps of 10 sit ups, 15 minutes before you go out naturally tenses and tightens your core muscles giving the faint outline of abs. To further enhance these lines, uses a light brushing of bronzer down the sides of your core and along your ‘dick lines’, the lines from the tops of your hips down towards your bikini line.
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Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Tan
The point isn’t to go oompa -loompa orange, but a sun kissed glow does wonders to cover up imperfections such as stretch marks or cellulite. It’s important to make sure you exfoliate before a spray tan session or before applying fake tan yourself. This ensures that the results are flawless and even. Most spray tans use the active ingredient dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which temporarily darkens the skin's outermost layer and gradually fades as dead skin cells shed. This is more effective than fake tan for longer holidays as it will fade more naturally and blend with your own tanning skin.
Add 1 Cup Size
Many bathing suit companies have begun to make the ‘Add 2 Cup Sizes’ push up bra styled bathing suits that claim to make your knockers look two sizes bigger. The problem with some of these bra styled bathing suits is that they seem to stick away from the actual breast giving a big glimpse at the empty space filled with padding between you and the suit. A easy trick to naturally fill out your breasts is to use the cotton inserts that are inside your own bras and add them on the inside of your triangle bikini. For bandeau tops, try wearing a thin fastened strapless bra underneath and putting a little bronzer along your cleavage.
Of course the best solution is to cut out all the kebabs in your life and start doing two-a-days, but for the ladies like me that panic right before the big reveal, these quick easy steps are a life saver!
