BMJL sells the swim and summer clothes you buy for a specific week: a beach trip with the kids, a cruise, a school field trip to a water park, a weekend of pickleball. Four of its pieces sit side by side here. There is a sporty high-waisted bikini at $29.79, a long crochet cover-up at $22.99, a racerback tennis dress with shorts underneath at $19.99 and a pair of V-waist swim board shorts at $14.99. Together they make a vacation wardrobe that costs less than one designer swimsuit.
The bikini is the anchor. It carries 4,550 Amazon ratings, which is more than the other three combined, and the listing says 50+ people bought it in the past month. If you are here, you are probably shopping for coverage that still looks like a bikini: a crop-top style top that holds you in place and a bottom that reaches your navel. The other three pieces are what you might wear over it, instead of it, or with half of it.
One thing decides most of these purchases, and it is not color. It is your bust size relative to your hips. BMJL cuts its swim tops and its dress bodice on its own size scale, and buyers with a D cup or larger keep telling each other to size up. Keep that in mind as you read each section.
BMJL sporty high-waisted bikini
BMJL Sporty High-Waisted Two-Piece Bikini
$29.79at our last price check
Design and construction
The listing describes a "sporty crop top" with a scoop neck, adjustable straps and removable padding, paired with a "high cut bikini bottom" that is also high-waisted. That pairing sounds contradictory until you look at the photos. The bottom rises to the navel at the front, then cuts up at the sides so the leg opening sits high on the hip. That high leg is what keeps a high-rise bottom from reading like a pair of briefs. The top is a short tank shape, cropped just under the bust, with color blocks along the neckline and the underband.
Amazon's detail table calls the top form "Tank Top" and the bottom form "Cheeky", and the strap type "Adjustable". Hold the word "cheeky" loosely. Several buyers describe the opposite: one says the bottoms "are not cheeky", another that they "aren't too cheeky but aren't like granny panties." The back view in the photos shows moderate rear coverage, more than a cheeky cut and less than a full brief.
The fabric is 82% nylon and 18% spandex, according to the first bullet and the detail table. That is a typical swim blend, and the spandex share is on the high side, which is why the listing calls it "ultra-stretch". A high spandex share is what lets a bottom with this much rise hold its shape around the tummy instead of sagging when wet. The whole set weighs 0.22 kg, a little under half a pound, so it is not a thick compression suit. Buyers split on thickness: one calls the material "thick", another says "It's not thick but it is a nice feel." Several confirm it is not see-through in the pool.
Three colorways appear in the photos we have: a bright blue color-block set, black with white trim, and solid black. The contrast trim sits at the neckline, the underband and the waistband, which draws a line across your ribs and another at your navel. On a long torso that breaks up the length nicely. On a short torso, two contrast lines close together make the gap between them look smaller still, so the solid black is the calmer choice. Because the padding is removable, it can fold or shift when the top is wet, so take the pads out before you wash the suit and dry them flat.
Fit and sizing
BMJL says the suit is cut "according to our brand size" and asks you to check the last listing photo or the Amazon size chart. That chart is not in our data, so we can't print the bust and hip ranges for you. What we can do is line up the bodies buyers describe against the sizes they bought.
| Buyer | Size bought | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 5'0", 100 lb | XS | "fits perfectly" |
| 5'3", 140 lb | Medium | "true to size for me" |
| 5'3", 130 lb | Medium | "way too small" |
| 5'6", 180 lb, 36D | Large | "Good coverage of tummy and booty" |
| 32F, 140 lb | Medium | "fit great and the top really lifted" |
| D cup, usually Medium | Medium | "would not fit over my chest at all" |
Two buyers at 5'3" bought the same medium, a 10-pound difference between them, and had opposite results. The likeliest explanation is the bust. The top is a pull-on crop with no clasp mentioned anywhere on the listing, so the underband cannot be let out, and a fuller chest pushes it up and out. If you wear a D cup or larger, size up and expect the bottom to be roomier. If you are small-busted and straight through the hips, your usual size should work. The fit theme on the listing has 785 mentions, and 177 of them are negative, a little under one in four.
A two-piece sold as a set has one size for both halves, and that is the root of the problem. You can't buy a large top with a medium bottom here. If your bust and hips sit two sizes apart, this bikini will be a compromise in one direction. Buy the size your bust needs, then use the high rise to your advantage: a slightly loose high-waisted bottom reads as relaxed, while a slightly tight crop top reads as a top that doesn't fit. The separate size theme is closer to two in five negative. That is a real sizing split, not a rumor.
The rise is worth thinking about for your torso. A high-rise bottom that reaches the navel on the listing model will sit a little lower on a long torso and closer to the ribs on a short one. One buyer, who is in her sixties, calls the high waist flattering and modest. Another says it is "a little more high waisted than what I prefer." A third complains that the top "roll in at the rib cage" and folds the bottom trim under. That rolling is a common problem with crop-style swim tops on a short torso, where the band has nowhere to sit.
There is also a small conflict about straps. The bullet promises adjustable straps, and one buyer likes "that the straps are adjustable", but another writes that "the straps weren't adjustable." Color variants on a listing like this can differ in hardware, so check the photo of the color you are ordering for slides on the straps.
Care and how it holds up
The detail table says hand wash only. Nylon and spandex suits last longer when you rinse them in cool water after chlorine or salt water and dry them flat away from the sun, and that is the routine a hand-wash label implies. Most of the quality theme is positive, 561 of 642 mentions. The complaints are blunt, though. One buyer says the suit "already looks ruined after a single wear", another calls it "Cheap material", and one reports stitching that came loose in the bottoms before the brand replaced it. On a 4,550-rating listing those are a minority, but they exist.
What buyers say
Good quality and stayed in place whether I was in the pool or the ocean. Jumped off cliffs with it and did not have any issues.Amazon buyer
This star distribution is healthy: 65% five stars and 15% four. Nine percent sit at one or two stars, just under the threshold where we would call it a problem listing. The low ratings, when you read the excerpts, are mostly about size and a few about fabric wear. The praise is about coverage. Buyers buying for teenagers and buyers in their sixties both use the word "modest", which is a rare overlap for a two-piece.
Topic counts as Amazon groups them on the product page, read November 14, 2026.
BMJL's page for this suit is on the brand's own site, if you want to see the full color list in one place.
BMJL crochet long beach cover-up dress
BMJL Crochet Long Beach Cover-Up Dress
$22.99at our last price check
Design and construction
This is a sleeveless, crew-neck crochet dress with an open hollow-out pattern and a slit up each side. It is long, and the photos show it falling well below the knee on the model. The bullets call the fabric a "crochet knit stretch fabric". Amazon's detail table lists the material as cotton and the fabric type as crochet, with medium stretch and a lightweight class. No fiber percentage is given, so we can't tell you whether that cotton is blended with anything.
You are buying an open knit, and the photos make that obvious: your swimsuit shows through the holes. One buyer calls it "a heavy fabric mesh that is see through but prefect as a cover up." Another found it "just the right amount without being too sheer." Treat this as a layer for walking from the pool to lunch, not as a dress to wear over underwear.
Buyers mention a drawstring or tie that the bullets never describe. One loves "the drawstring feature", another says it is flattering "on my postpartum stomach with the tie", and a third ties "the strings together" before washing. The listing photos in the listing don't show the tie up close, so check the main images on the page if a cinched waist matters to you.
Fit and sizing
This listing does give a size conversion, in the last bullet, and the detail table rates fit-to-size sentiment as "Positive".
| BMJL size | US size per the listing | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| S | 2 to 4 | Most women who buy straight sizes S or XS |
| M | 6 to 8 | Medium in most mall brands |
| L | 10 | The scale narrows to one US size per letter here |
| XL | 12 | The top of the range; there is no 2XL |
The range stops at a US 12. That matters if you are shopping for a group trip. A crochet knit with medium stretch gives a little, and one buyer says it stretches "a little if need to for that extra loose fit", but a size range that ends at 12 leaves many women out. Within the range, buyers report true-to-size fits at 5'1" and 115 lb, and a 4'11" buyer says she could wear it "without tripping over the length." That second detail is useful: a maxi-length cover-up that a 4'11" person can walk in should not drag on anyone taller.
Care and how it holds up
Hand wash only, says the detail table, and buyers agree with feeling. One says it "needs to be washed delicately and line dry." The durability theme is the one weak spot on this listing: 15 mentions, 8 of them negative. An open crochet catches on things. One buyer snagged it on a bracelet "once or twice" without much pulling. Another washed it once and says it was "completely ruined". A third reports a strap that "immediately broke after opening." If you buy it, wash it in a mesh bag by hand, tie the strings first, and keep it away from rings and watch clasps.
What buyers say
Coverup is as pictured. It is soft and slightly fitted, but not clingy. Its lightweight sweater knit, not heavy.Amazon buyer
Seventy-five percent of 609 ratings are five stars, and appearance has 80 positive mentions against one negative. That is close to unanimous on looks. The 6% one-star share is the durability story above. Cruise passengers show up again and again in the excerpts, which tells you who the cover-up is really for: someone who needs to look dressed in a buffet line ten minutes after leaving the pool.
Topic counts as Amazon groups them on the product page, read November 14, 2026.
The brand lists this cover-up on its own site as well. If you want sun cover rather than a crochet layer, our review of the Soothfeel hooded cover-up and swim skirt covers a long hooded style, and the Halife V-neck cover-up is a closed-knit alternative.
BMJL racerback tennis dress with shorts
BMJL Racerback Tennis Dress with Shorts
$19.99at our last price check
Design and construction
BMJL's tennis dress is the outlier in this group. It is not swimwear at all but an athletic dress for tennis, golf, pickleball and squash, and it ends up here because BMJL lists it alongside its beachwear and because many buyers wear it on summer trips. It is sleeveless with a scoop neck and crossed straps across the back. Color-block panels run down each side of the waist. The bullets say those side panels create "a slimming effect", which is a claim about optics, and one buyer agrees that it "gives the illusion of a small waist".
Two built-in features make it a dress you can play in. There is padding in the bodice, which the listing calls a "Built-in Bra", and there are shorts underneath. The photos show a phone sitting in a pocket on those inner shorts, at the outer thigh. Neither bullet mentions that pocket, so the photo is the only evidence for it. The fabric is 85% polyester and 15% spandex, a stretchy, quick-drying knit. Amazon's detail table also says "Strap Type: One Shoulder", which the photos contradict. It is a two-strap racerback.
Fit and sizing
The size conversion runs one size wider than the cover-up's, from XS to 2XL.
| BMJL size | US size per the listing |
|---|---|
| XS | 0 to 2 |
| S | 2 to 4 |
| M | 6 to 8 |
| L | 10 |
| XL | 12 |
| 2XL | 14 |
Amazon's detail table says "Above the Knee" and "Bodycon". In practice that means a close fit through the bodice and waist, then a flared skirt that stops at mid-thigh in the photos. Buyers mostly say true to size: one is 5'7" and 165 lb in a large. The exception is the bust again. "Cute dress but size up if you have big breasts," writes one buyer, and another is "glad I ordered a medium it does run a little small." If your bust measurement puts you a size above your waist measurement, go with the bust, because the padded bodice has no adjustment.
Care and how it holds up
Hand wash only. The last bullet warns that the dress may arrive wrinkled from packing and says the wrinkles come out after washing. Buyers who mention durability are positive, and one says it "has held up really well." Hand washing an athletic dress you sweat in is a chore, and that is worth weighing if you plan to play three times a week.
What buyers say
The sides are sewn funny, making it bunch and stick out. It's a cute dress but will be returning because of the way it looks on.Amazon buyer
This is the weakest record of the four: 4.2 stars from 100 ratings, with 9% at one star and 6% at two. That 15% low share is above our line. The reason the excerpts give is specific. The side panels that create the waist-shaping effect are joined with seams, and on some bodies those seams pucker and stand away from the hip. The same complaint appears twice in the excerpts, under appearance and under fit. Everyone else loves the look. One buyer bought it "in all colors" and wears it on the pickleball court.
Topic counts as Amazon groups them on the product page, read November 14, 2026.
BMJL lists the dress on its own site under its swim pages.
BMJL V-waist swim board shorts
BMJL V-Waist Swim Board Shorts
$14.99at our last price check
Design and construction
These are swim bottoms cut as boy shorts, sold on their own so you can pair them with any top. The waistband crosses over at the front in a V, and there are adjustable drawstrings at each side that gather the fabric into a little ruching at the hip. The listing calls the cut "boy-short" with "full thigh coverage". The photos show a short leg that ends at the top of the thigh, more coverage than a bikini brief and much less than a board short you would see on a surfer.
The fabric is the same blend as the bikini, 82% nylon and 18% spandex. The detail table adds "fully opaque" and "quick dry" in its highlight line, and buyers give no reason to doubt the opacity. The side ties are the one design detail that draws a complaint: one buyer says "the strings are soooo long". You can knot them or trim them, but trimming a drawstring on a swimsuit is permanent, so tie first and decide later.
Fit and sizing
BMJL's size bullet gives the best advice on any of these four listings: don't pick by your everyday clothing size, and check the waist, hip and length figures in the chart. Our data includes that chart as an image but not its numbers.
Those drawstrings are what make the fit forgiving. A pull-on waist in a high-stretch fabric, with ties at both sides, can be tightened by an inch or so without changing size. The listing says the cut prevents riding up, and the buyer evidence, though thin, agrees. A 5'6" buyer at about 123 lb says they fit "perfectly", and another bought them for a daughter. With only six fit mentions, five of them positive, this is not a large sample.
Care and how it holds up
Here is a small surprise. These shorts share their fabric with the bikini, yet the detail table says machine wash for the shorts and hand wash only for the bikini. We can't tell you which label is the cautious one. If you machine wash them, use a cold gentle cycle and a mesh bag, and keep the long ties from wrapping around other clothes. There are no durability complaints in the excerpts.
What buyers say
Absolutely love the way these swim bottoms fit. For some who is self conscious about how you look in swim bottoms these are the perfect solutionAmazon buyer
The record is short and clean: 4.5 stars from 64 ratings, no one-star ratings at all and 6% at two. Appearance has 8 mentions, all positive. One buyer calls them "Good coverage without looking frumpy," which is the whole pitch in five words. Sixty-four ratings is enough to trust the direction, not the precision.
Topic counts as Amazon groups them on the product page, read November 14, 2026.
BMJL gives the shorts their own page on its site. For a skirted alternative, see our review of Pinup Fashion's swim skort and swim skirt.
Packing them for one trip
You don't need all four, but they do work as a small system. The bikini and the swim shorts share a fabric, so the shorts can stand in for the bikini bottom on days when you want more thigh coverage, say for a water park slide or a kayak seat. One buyer paired the shorts with a hot pink top she already owned, and that is the intended use: the listing sells them as bottoms only. Over either, the crochet cover-up handles the walk to lunch. The tennis dress covers a different part of the day, a morning game or a city walk, and its inner shorts mean you are not relying on the skirt for modesty.
Think about drying time if you are living out of a suitcase. Every piece here is synthetic except the cover-up, and synthetic swim fabric dries far faster than cotton crochet. Three of the four want hand washing, which in a hotel room means a sink, a little detergent and a towel to roll out the water. That is a five-minute job for a bikini and a longer one for a long knit dress that holds water in every loop. If you only pack one cover-up, hang it the night before you need it.
The four BMJL pieces side by side
A few patterns stand out once you put the listings together. Three of the four are hand wash only, and only the swim shorts can go in the machine. Two share the same nylon and spandex blend, the bikini and the shorts, so if you buy the shorts to replace the bikini bottom you will get a matching feel. The cover-up is the only one with a stated natural fiber, and also the only one with a durability problem in its buyer record.
| Piece | Fabric per the listing | Care label | Low ratings (1 and 2 stars) | Main buyer complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporty bikini | 82% nylon, 18% spandex | Hand wash only | 9% | Top too small for D cups and up |
| Crochet cover-up | Cotton crochet, no percentage | Hand wash only | 8% | Snags and wash damage |
| Tennis dress | 85% polyester, 15% spandex | Hand wash only | 15% | Side seams that bunch |
| V-waist swim shorts | 82% nylon, 18% spandex | Machine wash | 6% | Very long side ties |
How the bikini compares
Prices, ratings and monthly purchase counts as shown on Amazon search results on November 14, 2026. Highlighted rows are the products reviewed here.
These rows come from an Amazon search for sporty high-waisted bikini sets, so they line up against the bikini, not the cover-up or dress. BMJL's 4.3 stars from 4,550 ratings is level with most of the field on stars. Tempt Me shows 4.2 from 5,811, the only row with a bigger crowd behind it. A color-block bikini set titled much like BMJL's shows 4.4 from 669, and Charmo shows 4.4 from 340. At the cheap end, a color-block V-neck set shows 4.3 from 87, and a cross-back scoop-neck set shows 4.3 from 160. Herseas sits at 4.2 from 1,300, and one high-waisted sporty set trails the field at 3.7 from 61. An Aqua Eve set shows a perfect 5 stars, from 9 ratings, which tells you nothing yet.
What that means for you: BMJL is not the top-rated bikini in this search, and it is not the cheapest. It is one of the two most reviewed, and that matters more for a swimsuit than a tenth of a star. A suit with 4,550 ratings has a sizing record you can read. A suit with 87 does not. We can't say anything about these competitors beyond their titles and numbers. If you want the most buyer evidence for a sporty high-waisted two-piece, BMJL and Tempt Me are the two to look at.
Which BMJL piece for whom
| If you want | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A two-piece that stays put in the ocean | Sporty bikini | 4,550 ratings, buyers jump off cliffs in it |
| Something to wear from the pool to a cruise buffet | Crochet cover-up | 75% five stars, long enough for a 4'11" buyer |
| Swim bottoms with more thigh coverage | V-waist swim shorts | Boy-short cut, side ties, machine wash |
| One dress for tennis, golf and a summer city trip | Tennis dress, with care | Built-in padding and inner shorts, but 15% low ratings |
| A swimsuit for a teenager | Sporty bikini or swim shorts | Parents call both modest |
| Sizes above a US 14 | Look elsewhere | The cover-up stops at 12, the dress at 14 |
If you need men's swimwear for the same trip, our BOJIN swim trunks and rash guard review covers four pieces at similar prices. The rest of our swimwear reviews live in the swim section.
Who should buy, who should skip
Buy the bikini if you want coverage at the tummy and seat and a top that holds you through active swimming, and you are willing to measure your bust before you choose a size. Buy the cover-up if you need a light layer for a vacation week and can hand wash it carefully. Buy the swim shorts if you want to mix and match bottoms with tops you already own, or if you want more coverage than any bikini bottom gives.
Skip the bikini if you have a short torso and have had crop-top swim bands roll on you before, because one buyer reports exactly that. Skip the cover-up if you wear a US size above 12, or if you want something you can throw in the wash with towels. Think hard about the tennis dress if you are curvy through the hip, because the side seams are where it goes wrong for the buyers who return it.
Verdict
We recommend the BMJL sporty high-waisted bikini for anyone who wants a modest two-piece that buyers trust through cliff jumps and family vacations. Size up if you are a D cup or larger. We recommend the crochet cover-up as a cheap and well-liked layer, as long as you treat it gently and fall inside its S to XL range. We recommend the V-waist swim shorts for extra coverage and the convenience of a machine-wash label, with the caveat that 64 ratings is a small record. We don't recommend the tennis dress if you have a fuller hip or bust, because the side seams and the fixed padded bodice are where its 15% of low ratings come from. For everyone else it is a pleasant, inexpensive dress to play in.
Buy the bikini, the cover-up and the swim shorts, think twice about the dress
The sporty bikini has the deepest buyer record here and a cut that gives real coverage without looking matronly, as long as you size for your bust. The crochet cover-up and the V-waist shorts are inexpensive, well rated companions. The tennis dress has 15% one- and two-star ratings and a side seam that some buyers return it for.
- Bikini has 4,550 ratings and 65% five stars
- High-rise bottoms that buyers of many ages call modest but not frumpy
- Cover-up length works even for a 4'11" buyer
- V-waist swim shorts are the one piece here you can machine wash
- Bikini top runs small for D cups and up
- Bikini listing says adjustable straps, one buyer says hers were not
- Cover-up is hand wash only and one buyer says a single wash ruined it
- Tennis dress has a side seam that bunches on some bodies
Best for: Women who want a two-piece that stays put through cliff jumps and family vacations, and a cheap cover-up and swim short to pair with it.
Skip it if: You have a large bust and dislike exchanging sizes, or you need swimwear that goes straight into the washing machine.
Where the numbers come from. Prices, star ratings, rating counts and monthly purchase badges were read from the product pages on November 14, 2026; they move daily. Fabric, sizing and dimensions come from the product specifications. Buyer quotes are Amazon reviews as the product page shows them, linked to the full review where Amazon gives one. See how we review.
