This wasn’t vanity – it was strategy (Picture: Chelsea Dickenson)

I was in the airport toilets, standing in front of the mirror, trying to wedge a bikini top into the side of my brand-new pink DD bra.

Next in went my unused gym kit, followed by my fishing vest (more on that later). With every item, my reflection became a little… curvier.

As someone who’s never had much going on in that department, it might appear like a cheap boob job. But this wasn’t vanity – it was strategy.

I was flying home from Lisbon with Wizz Air in January, and they only allow a tiny 40 x 30 x 20cm cabin bag for free.

I’d managed the outbound flight just fine thanks to a fishing vest with over 15 pockets, but I really wanted to give a different hack a go for my return.

I was wearing half my suitcase o

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