The Facekini Is the Must-Have Swimwear Item of the Season
LatestIf you were on the internet 9 years ago, you may have heard about the Facekini, a revolutionary product that protected one’s face from tanning while swimming. Almost a decade later, the Facekini is even more popular, exploding onto the beaches of Qingdao, China and protecting from more than just the sun.
The original Facekini, which retails for $2-4, according to Business Insider, is still going strong, but more and more women are making their own Facekinis out of used underwear and lingerie. They use the facewear not just to protect from tanning (which is a sign of being of a lower socioeconomic status), but also to protect from jellyfish and insect bites, which can be common when swimming in the ocean. And there’s one more reason that the Facekini is becoming more and more popular: It protects the identity of the women swimming.