So I have a lot of swim suits and buy a few every year. We spend a lot of time in the water and I look at swim suits like outfits. If I'm going to be on a beach for a week I don't want to wear the same suit every day. I think most girls think this way, guys I'm not to sure about.
Not to long ago I had a girlfriend mention to me she likes my suits but doesn't buy stuff like that because they get ruined in the wash (even though she washed them on gental cycle). This surprised me, I always hand wash my suits so I figured every girl did. Then I told her how I do it and she said, "I never thought about that! You should blog about it" Ok why not!...
Here's my secret to keeping my suits from losing their shape! I take them in the shower with me and hand wash them with baby soap or femine wash. Baby soap can be expensive so most of the time I use femine wash because I know it's a gentle wash and it's cheap...
Occaionally I will put a suit in the washer but only after a beach swim. It drives me crazy when I get sand in between the two lining layers. I also try to only swim in my more casual suits on the beach, I've ruin a few with sand. We all spend a lot of money on our swim wear and they should last a few seasons. I'm sad to say I have a few that are starting to lose their shape but I've had them for over 5 years so I think I've got my wear out of them!