Hide beauty flaws on the beach with cover-ups

Bathing beauty (public domain photo)

Sunscreen? Check. Towel? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Toned and firmed bikini ready body? No? Me neither. I'm naturally healthy, not perfect. Never fear, these beach cover ups have you covered ladies. Whether your bikini ready body is a few weeks away or a few years behind schedule, beach cover ups are the solution. When I soak up just a bit of sun at the beach for Vitamin D, I try not to let it all hang out because I have a lot flaws. I'm not insulting myself. I'm just getting older, that's all.

Sarong/Sari

Cellulite and varicose veins are no match for these beach cover ups. You can buy it or make it. To make it yourself, buy a piece of dark colored chiffon at the fabric store . Hem it on all 4 sides. To wrap it more than once around yourself, buy at least 4 yards.

Painted toe nails

If your body is nearly beach ready, draw attention away with pretty bare feet and red painted toe nails. The focus will be on shapely feet walking through the sand, rather than that last ten pounds. You'll feel better about yourself with a pampering pedicure too.

Boyfriend shorts

Baggy rolled up shorts will act as beach cover ups without making you look like you are trying to cover up. Wear them at the waist to cover tummy bulge. Pair them with a bikini top. No one will be looking at your legs.

More pairings

A waist high sarong will set off that bikini top as well. All people will see is the top, those painted toenails and a bit of leg. Sarongs even look sexy wet so go ahead and take the plunge. If you cant pull off the bikini top, wear it under a white tied up t-shirt

Extra long T-shirt

If your legs are decent from the knees down, long t-shirts are the perfect solution to cover up the rest.
Wear t-shirt cover ups over any kind of swim suit. Once again, go right in the water with this. The wet t-shirt covers up while suggestively hugging curves.

Cut offs

Daisy Duke rocked these cover ups. So can you. Just add a couple inches and wear them a bit baggy. Add a cute little button down short sleeve or sleeveless top. Tie the shirt at the waist for sex appeal if you dare or leave it loose and playful.

Capris

Capris look great on everyone. These cover ups cover it all up and still look beach ready. Roll them up loosely to play in the surf. Pair them up with a loose button up blouse. Like all the other beach cover ups, these can be worn in or out of the water. Now, get out there and live a little in the summer sun.

This article was previously published on Yahoo! by this author.