San Lorenzo Swimwear at CSULB

Have you heard of San Lorenzo bikinis? Make sure to check them out if you haven't. San Lorenzo is Hawaii's premium bikini company...I have a male coworker who went to college in Hawaii and even he knows about San Lorenzo (and he loves them of course). California babes are pretty lucky because we have the only store outside of their locations in Hawaii, the California location is in Newport Beach. San Lorenzo's bathing suits are made out of premium fabrics in the most gorgeous exclusive prints, not to mention their cheeky but flattering styles. You can probably tell I am a {huge} fan.

Well bikini lovers at Cal State Long Beach were privileged to have the opportunity to check out SL's pop up shop on campus on Tuesday, September 9th, 2014. The pop up shop may have been small, but it did not disappoint. I made sure to grab a few bottoms from retired collections, and a top in the Rio Beach print. They also threw in the cutest little pineapple temporary tattoo. My only quable with the brand is that both of the bottoms I bought are a size XL. I'm not a stick thin girl, I admittedly am pretty curvy {love yourself!} but I really don't understand their sizing. Acacia bikinis sizing also puzzles me, but more on them later. The teeny red bottoms looked like a semi retro cut but once on they are modern and flirty. The ruffle bum bottoms (also a size XL) are a tad too big since there isn't any elastic on the cheeks, but the adjustable tie sides help. I am pretty obsessed with the 'Rio' print triangle top, considering it can be reversed to black. I am a gurfer (girl-surfer) and would not recommend these bikinis for surfing. But I would highly recommend these bikinis for tanning, beach lounging, and even catching the eyes of cute surfers (I got hit on TWICE wearing my new top and the red bottoms!).

Don't shed any tears if you missed out on this pop up shop, because San Lorenzo at Fashion Island in Newport Beach is having a HUGE blowout sale this weekend! They will have bikinis up to 80% off, 80% OFF LADIES!!!!! They will also be giving gifts to the first five shoppers in line. Make sure you get there early, the earlier the better if you want to be one of the first five shoppers (girls get there HOURS early, seriously). I also recommend planning this with a few girlfriends; designate someone as the driver, designate someone as the bringer of coffee/juice, and maybe even shoot for a celebratory brunch afterwards! The sale will be running Saturday September 13th and 14th from 9am-8pm.

ALOHA! *Also note this is not a paid advertisement. **I spoke with the two women running the pop-up shop and they informed me that there will be two registers open for this sale to hopefully cut down on the wait in the lines. I have shopped one of their sales before and left empty handed after waiting over an hour in line just to get into the store. Mak sure to follow me, San Lorenzo, and their gorgeous model on Instagram!