Bikini Dress Up

The first thing on screen is a model standing against a beach backdrop, wearing a plain base outfit and waiting on you. Your opening choice is usually the swimsuit itself, since everything else is built around it. Tap a bikini top or bottom in the swimwear panel and it appears on her right away. If the color clashes with her skin tone or the background, tap another one and the old piece swaps out instantly.

The wardrobe is split into clear tabs. Swimwear comes in triangle, bandeau and halter shapes, with prints ranging from stripes to tropical florals. Around it you get hair styles like a high ponytail or loose waves, a nail salon tab where you pick polish colors and little nail decals, and a spa section for a fresh facial glow before the outfit goes on. There are also accessories such as sunglasses, a sun hat, a wrap skirt and simple jewelry. Most pieces layer, so a sarong sits over the bikini bottom and a necklace reads on top of the swimsuit neckline.

The part that separates this one from a standard swimwear character creator is that the spa, hair and nail steps come before the styling, so the model actually changes between stages instead of only swapping clothes. A round ends when you hit the finish button and the completed look is presented as a finished portrait you can keep or redo.

To get a strong result, do the spa and hair first so you know what colors you are styling against. Match one accent across the look, like coral nails with a coral bikini trim. And try the wrap skirt with a plain top, since a solid piece under a patterned bottom keeps the whole outfit from fighting itself.