Summer is nearly here and with that comes the showing of a lot of skin!

Sadly, many a cocktails and afternoon treats have left me completely unprepared, and I am a little apprehensive about baring all in a bikini.

So, like any good Beauty Editor I took to the internet to see what lotions and potions might be able to help me out in my quest for the perfect beach body.

Granted, I will not be bikini ready overnight, but I’m getting started with the Bliss Fat Girl Slim body products.

Fat Girl Slim is said to energise the skin, stimulate the skin surface to firm and contour with caffeine and visibly reduce the appearance of excess fluid retention in skin layers. I used this slightly runny white cream morning and evening. It takes some time to massage which I presume also stimulates the skin and helps drain toxins from spots where the dreaded dimples accumulate.

Fat Girl Sleep is thicker and a more potent version of the original formula. Not only does it contain vaguely termed 'dimple diminishers' it smells strongly of lavender to help you get a good night’s sleep, in turn regulating the hormone that can make you over eat. I certainly found that I slept incredibly well when I slathered this on just before leaping in to bed, but it's a rich cream and takes a long time to sink in meaning that my bed sheets kept sticking to me which wasn't too pleasant.

Fat Girl Scrub is possibly the best body scrub I've come across. It's zingy and helps promote circulation as well as draining those toxins, but it does a particularly amazing job of sloughing away dead skin cells so the skin feels incredibly soft and smooth and the creams can sink in better.

It should be noted that there are a few things you need to do to improve your chances of success with Fat Girl Slim. For starters, most cellulite creams need to be applied twice a day. For most women that will mean once after a shower in the morning and once before going to bed at night. It is also important with cellulite creams that you take the time to massage them into your skin. This not only helps your body absorb the cream, but it also helps break down toxins within the cells.

So armed with my Fat Girl Slim, dry body brushing, healthy diet, fake tan and of course regular exercise I will be ready for summer in no time - god it's hard being a woman!