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dolce & gabbana

bianca balti and monica bellucci by giampaolo sgura

sunshine day with marysia and her beautiful family

what was in the box??...i'm wearin one of the sweet marysia swim bikinis! i had a wonderful day with marysia, her husband nathaniel, her daughter elle and of course my merman behind the lens (maybe you'll get to see him one o these days...), here in costa rica while the reeves family got away for some rays. first of all...the baby "bumby" is just the cutest magical little mermaid water creature collection. the womens line is high quality, amazing fit, detail for the girly girl, clean natural colors and hints of bright bold color with "effortless sophistication"...i'm just in love with the line and it topped it off when i noticed the tags are gold sparkle on the back with mint and pink logo (my fave colors). beautiful pieces coming for the new season too. nathanial's trunks are by sundek with a signature rainbow back. tons of colors to choose from. they are in my top three mens swim trunk lines i will only allow my merman to wear ;) ;). perfect length i'd say. well a day full of laughs, sunshine, iguanas, collecting shells and a charming family...this is what i love most about bathing news :). follow maryisa swim on fb and twitter to stay tuned on the latest! lots of love.

under the sea

under the sea with the dolphins, starfish, and eels (i was a lil scared they would notice my super cute sorbet colored tavik bikini!) turtle island was beautiful, locals selling pineapple and watermellon, with the sound of steel drums. ok, tavik news update...not only can u get your tavik at free people and shopbop...you can check it out at neiman marcus too! xoxo tvk!

the lengths i will go

i had a great time meeting up with designer marysia dobranska reeves of marysia swimwear here in costa rica! i caught her while she was vacay-ing, although not easy to get to her remote locashe, as you can see, through the jungle across the river a couple times, i do what i have to to bring you bathing news news! my cherry red natural rubber planet flops did a great job gettin through the rough terrain and just right for the river crossings. it was sooo hot out, so of course sported white on white with a crystal jin one piece, the perfect casual glam body suit look even if you're not planning on dunking in any water...love adventures in style...obvi. well, stay tuned to see what bikinis are in this box (super good ;) for now check out marysia swim here and more from crystal jin here!

new year, clear water and new suit by noelle!

 

unique shapes flattering all types of bodies, noelle offers a wide varitey of mix and match seperates and one pieces from strong italian fabric, using o.g. prints from the 60's, 70's and 80's. to stay in the loop for noelles collection, like their fb page here! "a swimsuit is a small canvas, but a very important painting"...i totes agree! and why not! wearin my canvas for an eaaarly morn swim/shell hunt...the goggles make a world of difference. xoxo to noelle for kickin off the new year with bathing news!!

peace from the lodge

it aint too warm out in the mountains. it's raining at the peace lodge, but its beauutiful! no surf here, just one basta surf bikini, jungle and a l0t of rain! the new basta surf collection is amazing as usual, a combo of bright and neutral colors, reversable, fold over (gaaaaw wish i showed you this), twist and tie as you like! if you haven't tried a basta yet, they are like buutttterrr. check out the collection here and stay tuned for some of my other fave basta pieces. colors are like, you just want to eat them, and i wish i had ten bodies because i have a hard time deciding which one i want to wear...

the peace lodge

sister hotel of the springs (amazo) is the peace lodge. lOve it!!! treat yourself...a must see/stay. fave features are the waterfall showers and sinks, personal imitation hotspring your bathroom and balcony, gigantic butterfly gardern, monkeys, jaguars (okay they have a zoo basically)...lee banks knows how to do hotels! perfect for a westerny fringe boho chic "haute" from the tyler rose bikini cave kini! views from the external soon!

travel times style

nytimes mag

rosie huntington whiteley

harpers bazaar jan 2012

volcomunity and me in costa riii!

am havin an amazing time and so honored to continue my adventures with VOLCOMUNITY! stay tuned for more of my winter coastal travel advetures by clicking here at volcomunity! ...and some super cute suits of course! :) xoxo love to volcom girls!

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