Bottoms up! Let’s go it’s time to hit the beach…

Finding the perfect stay-put bikini bottom can be a real challenge, even if you’ve found your perfect bikini top, getting your hands on a reliable and trustworthy bikini bottom can be a hard task especially if you want some that are going to support you through your seaside endeavours. 

Why should I look for a pair of stay-put bikini bottoms?

A pair of stay-put bikini bottoms are an essential piece of every water person’s wardrobe. Bikinis are great in general because you can mix and match tops and bottoms to suit your style, mood and sport. Super helpful if you’re packing for a trip and need a different set of styles and sports options. 

There is nothing more frustrating than having to get out of the water during a watersports session due to low-performance, and slip-hazard-risk swimwear, that’s why we recommend narrowing down your bikini bottom search to bikini bottoms that are really going to do the job.

What is the job you may ask?

The “job” being:

• Not falling down when you’ve just popped up on your best wave

• Staying put in big sets of swell, large winds, or moving bottoms around boats

• Maximising your movement as well as protection

• Protecting you from board wax rash, and sunburn

• It features flexible materials that don’t dig in or cause skin irritation

What other things should I look for in the perfect stay-put bikini bottom?

Style & Design

Design and style play a big part in why we choose and wear the swimwear we do. It’s got to feel good to look good, and feeling good and looking good are essential to a good time on the water. 

Things your bikini bottoms should not do:

• Dig in at the hips, glute and groin area and leave rashes and cause irritation

• Fall off or slip to the side during activity due to flimsy seams or poor design 

• Reduce mobility or restrict movement patterns due to poor design 

• Feel wet for a long time after sessions, leading to soggy bottoms! Not pleasant!

• Be costing the earth - GO SUSTAINBLE!
  
  

Performance Materials 

High-performance materials produce high-performance results. If you waste your money on cheap products, you’ll end up having to pay to fix or replace them. The higher quality the materials that were used to make your bikini bottoms, the longer they will last, the less they will stretch and fade, the harder they will work to support your watersport and they will be a better investment to your surf capsule wardrobe. 

You should look for the following elements in the materials of your chosen bikini bottom:

• 4 way stretch & shape retention technology 

• UPF 50+ for sun protection factor to cover delicate skin areas.

• Double-lined material 

• Recycled fabric for high-quality fibres

UV Protection 

As mentioned above, finding a bikini bottom with added layers of UV protection is a totally massive benefit that is often overlooked when it comes to buying swimwear. We use swimwear normally when our bodies are exposed to the sun, so let’s add to the layers of protection!

Sustainability 

Swimwear shouldn’t be deteriorating the beautiful oceans and mountains that allow us to enjoy our sports, so sustainability should be paramount. If your bikini bottoms meet the following criteria, it’s a winner, put it in your basket:

• Made from recycled materials

• Are recyclable or have a lifetime guarantee 

• Are packaged sustainably 

• Aren’t made from harmful yarns or dyes

• Meet the Global Recycling Standard Certification

Where can I find the perfect stay-put bikini bottom?

Vivida believes that good bikinis should stay in place, stay in style and slay your surf sessions. That’s why they’ve dedicated years to crafting the perfect high-performance swimwear range. The bikini bottoms that Vivida created are utterly game-changing. 

All of Vivida’s sustainable swimwear is created from post-consumer plastic bottles, and all packaging is home-compostable and plant-based - so pop it in your compost bin instead of regular recycling to get the best sustainable benefit. Vivida’s sustainable swimwear also only ever uses non-harmful dyes and yarns.  Every single one of Vivida’s swimwear pieces is consciously and sustainably designed and produced. 

All bikini bottoms and tops can be mixed and matched within the swimwear range.

Let’s take a look at their bikini bottoms:

Hermosa Reversible Bikini Bottom

The Hermosa is a top ranker in the bikini-bottom world, how can something so cheeky be so dependable? This pair of bikini bottoms hugs the figure for a sexy flare, stays in place, and is a low-waisted surf bikini. 

Keep an eye on the stunning patterns available and the compliments you’ll get wearing these.

The Hermosa can be mixed and matched with any Vivida swimwear item.

• Cheeky cut, mid-hip rise 

• Stays put, despite being cheeky in design 

• Reversible design over 5 colour and stunning pattern options 

• 5 colour way options with reversible design (so 4 colour options)

• Quick drying, UPF 50+

• Made from recycled polyester 

• 4 way stretch and shape retention materials 

Women of the Sea High-Waisted Bikini Bottom

The Women of the Sea High rise style and tummy tucking fit with macrame detailing on the side panels are an innovative bikini bottom option.The macrame design is perfect for going from big surf to beach BBQ, you don’t even need to change out of them thanks to the quick-drying performance materials. 

• Plaited pleating detailing on side panels 

• High-waisted 

• Semi-cheeky/ brief cut, super flattering and stylish

• Peek-a-boo macrame detailing on the side

• UPF 50+ material

• Quick drying

• Made from recycled bottle 

• 4 way stretch and shape retention 

• Six individual colour options, all blend into the natural hues of nature and the ocean

• Quick drying
  
  
  

Nefeli Reversible Bikini Bottom 

Named after the Greek word for cloud, the“Nefeli high-leg cut bikini bottom is super soft on the skin and really stays put. You feel totally locked in and safe in this pair of high-leg cut bikini bottoms. 

The Nefeli has an amazing set of features:

• High leg cut

• Reversible

• Brief style coverage

• Double lined

• Quick drying

• Shape retention spandex to make you feel soft and secure 

• Reinforced waistband sits delicately but securely on the hips to minimise slippage

• Comes in 2 reversible colourways, so 4 colour options

• UPF 50+ sun protection 
  
  
  

All Day Reversible High-Waisted Bikini Bottom

Wow - a real game changer in the bikini bottom business. Bikini bottoms do not get more versatile than the “All Day” from Vivida. Designed to wear on every body type, with four stunning varied wearability options; very low-waisted and ultra high-waisted, all in one garment. 

Due to its reversibility, you can roll it down to low-waisted to reveal the contrasting colour or keep it mega-high-waisted.

• Maximum support with an ultra-high-waisted roll-up styling option

• A foldable waistband gives the option to roll down, for a low-waisted style 

• Maximum confidence

• Stay put-ability to the maximum

• Full coverage cut

• UPF 50+ sun protection

• Reversible 

• Double lined

• Quick drying

• Shape retention spandex to make you feel soft and secure 

• Comes in two different reversible colourways 

Vivida also has full-coverage one-piece swimsuits and shorty wetsuits for ultimate support and confidence. Shop here. 

So there you have it, a step-by-step guide to finding your perfect bikini bottoms. 

Invest well, trust us.

You won’t regret it next time you’re shredding hard and your mind is on the shred and not, “Is my bum hanging out of these bikini bottoms?”...