Swimwear Challenge - Eveden Fantasie Valetta Tankini and Briefs

For our final challenge the amazing team at Eveden offered us the chance to select swimwear from their ranges, if you are unfamiliar with the name Eveden, they encompass Freya, Fantasie, Fauve, Elomie, Huit and Goddess.

Now with our ample assets we are out of luck in the Huit and Fauve ranges but I can shop in the Freya, Fantasie, Goddess and Elomi Ranges with ease and I love all three, but as Elomi is well known in plus sizes and freya is a popular brand I decided to give something from the Fantasie side a whirl and I wasn't disappointed!

A Fantasie bra was the very first bra I was fitted correctly in about 9 years ago, I have always made sure I am in a correctly fitting bra as it means less back ache, better shape!

With bikinis and swimsuits I prefer one with an inbuilt bra as it helps keep my rather large assets under control, and it just gives me more comfort and support in general.

So onto the review the set I went for was the Valetta - Persian Blue Tankini £59 and the Fold down Briefs - £26.50

The colours are amazing, so vivid and cheerful! 

The cups fit well, but think I could have gotten away with a cup size down in this 38H as it is fairly generous!

Bra hook and eye fastening, which I find so much more secure than plastic bikini clasps!

 Fully adjustable straps, which are a must for my tiny short shoulders!

Fold down brief detail!

My thoughts

Appearance - The pattern of this tankini is bold and vibrant not really for some but for me I really loved it and I am not normally a flowery sort of girl (just realised I am typing this in a floral dress!) but it is so pretty and sunny it can't help but give it a good score here. 4/5

Fit - The overall fit is excellent, although I could go down a cup size it isn't obvious and it is not gaping all over, its just a feeling I have but the briefs and the body of the tankini have excellent space and I can fault them on that! 4/5

Comfort - superbly comfortable, for someone who isn't at the 100% body confidence stage I feel I would be happy to wear this at the beach or swimming pool. 5/5

Performance - I haven't been swimming in this one yet due to major crazy decoration sprees but it has been for a test in the shower and had the full giggle and bounce tests, and I have to say it held up beautifully! 5/5

Value - With the tankini coming in at £59 and the bottoms £26.50 this is at the top end of the majority of people budgets but in comparison to the other suits I have tried during this challenge, the material thickness and the bra shape and support have been outstanding in this suit so I feel you are getting what you pay for, though the high, high cost is going to mean a lower score in this.  2.5/5

Coverage -  The coverage was excellent, the cups encompassed my breasts with no spillage and the tankini was a good length on me. 5/5

This has been my favourite from the whole challenge with the Evans swimsuit coming in second and the Panache from Tesco last, I am hoping to visit a lovely spa with my best friend soon so will be taking this little beauty with me for the day!

We hope this series has helped some of you ladies to find something suitable for your holidays and swim sessions.

If you want to look back at the other swimwear challenges you can click the links below

TESCO - EVANS 

Also go check out the other fabulous ladies in there swimwear Becky - Gina - Sara

Thank you Becky for inviting me to take part in this, it has been fabulous and challenging! 

Mhairi

xxx

Out of curiosity, do my Lingerie and Swimwear type post appeal to you, I am hoping to add a couple of new fantasie sets to my collection in september/october and if they are of interest I will happily post about them here for you.
the two I am looking at are 

Susanna - this antique gold set makes me so happy, its just so pretty, I have been obsessing about it since the press day.

Nicola - this lovely seal set is just so pretty!

So would you like to see them reviewed if I ever get my hands on them, finances permitting!

Plus size Swimwear Challenge: Evans

Well it is time for another swimwear challenge and this time I have two fabulous choices for you to look at.


The lovely people at Evans offered to take part in our challenge and were kind enough to send us each two swimsuits to review. I was sent the Black Tummy Control Wrap Swimsuit and the Blue Palm Print Swimsuit.


I will review each in turn starting with:-


Black Tummy Control Wrap Swimsuit £32.00

This suit was sent to me in a size 20 but unfortunately only in a DD/E cup and I am definitely more of a F/G cup kind of girl, but it didn't do too badly, so here I go, this is me in the swimsuit!

I paired it with some red shoes as I can just see this as a chic option at the beach bar with a gorgeous sarong and some statement wedges! (Couldn't find mine)

Appearance - Well I actually like how this looked as soon as I saw it I had high hopes of the gathering effect working well to hide some sins, and to be honest it worked pretty well for me, I like the gathered panes that cross over it made me feel quite chic and movie star like.
4/5


Fit - The fit of the body was fantastic, but as I said earlier, it is the bust I struggled with a little I really need this in a F/G cup but the gathering across the bust helped hide the fact it was a little small in that area, I would love to try it in the right size as I think this would be a brilliant option for me to wear for swimming at home and on holiday.
3/5


Comfort - Honestly if it wasnt for the slightly two small bust this would have a 5 for comfort, I honestly could wear this easily from beach to bar and at home swimming with my stepson. but the bust lets it down a little.
4/5


Coverage - The coverage is excellent with only a little bit too much boob on show, but like I said the gathered areas help keep it in.
4/5


Performance - I gave this suit a real work out, lots of jumping about and stretching to make sure it wasn't going to embarrass me at the worst possible moment, and it didn't do badly at all, and it did brilliantly in the water too, no riding up in awkward places and it looked good after washing.
4/5


Value - The swimsuit comes in at £32 and to me this is pretty reasonable as I usually need to buy expensive brands with cup sizes to make sure the ladies don't try to swim away, and I am glad this works for me, but it is still not what I call a budget swimsuit.
4/5


This is a really good option for me if the larger cup size works, I can recommend it, MrsBeBe reviewed this in teal and had a totally different experience so check her out for another point of view and a different body shape.


Swimsuit two the Blue Palm Print Swimsuit £29.50

This was also sent to me in a 20DD/E cup and as you will see is a totally different story to the first option.

This is not a great look for me!

Appearance - The swimsuit is a beautiful vibrant purple and blue print and I do like it, but I am not so keen on the shape of the swimsuit itself.

3/5

Fit - The fit of this is completely off for me, the bust is far too small I had boob hanging out all over the place and it accentuated all the places I don't particularly want accentuated, and it is much smaller on the body than the black one.

1/5

Comfort - I found this very uncomfortable not just in fit, but in a confidence way too, It just did not make me feel good, which is a shame as it is a pretty print!

1/5

Coverage - It would be great in the body but the bust lets it down a lot!

2/5

Performance - Well as you can see from the amount of bust on show the performance of this suit really wasn't very good, if I attempted to swim in this my boobs would be off exploring in a matter of seconds, it didn't pass the jiggle test thats for sure!

1/5

Value - At £29.50 again it is in the mid ranges and I think that it is pretty reasonable.

4/5

Overall I am pretty sad that this suit didn't work for me, and I think that if you have a smaller bust than me you will get on well with it, as I don't think this would even work for me in a F/G cup as the coverage is just too little for my ladies! It does mean it just isn't for me.

So there you go two swimsuits reviewed for you to hopefully help you in your mission for the perfect swimsuit this summer.

Go take a peek at the other lovely ladies and see how the got on with their swimsuits.

Becky - The Ramblings of Mrsbebe

Gina - Fat Fit Fine

Sara - Confusedbrit 

Mhairi

xxx