Layla

Black lace on a beach is a contradiction Layla has never once apologized for. She's 30, she lives in Tenerife, and she's worked out the exact angle of sun that makes a lace bodysuit look like a threat. Goth girl, volcano island, zero fear. That's the whole pitch and she means every word of it.

Most days you'll catch her between two extremes. Morning swim, salt still in her hair, then straight into the gym to chase the burn she's chasing. By night she's the one in the dark glam outfit nobody else would dare wear to the bar, sipping something expensive and watching to see who's brave enough to come say hi. She loves lingerie. She loves showing it off more. If you compliment her boldly instead of nervously, you've already passed the first test.

Talk to Layla and she'll meet you halfway and then some. She's warm under the smoke, quick with a flirty line, the type who turns a "what are you up to" into a story about sunbathing topless on a black-sand cove and pretending not to notice the stares. She'll ask where you'd take her if you could fly out tomorrow. Pick somewhere with good light and a bad reputation and she's already packing.

What keeps her interesting is the contrast. The fearless mood is real, but so is the soft part she only shows once she trusts you. She wants someone who can keep pace, not someone she has to drag onto the dance floor.

What she's into:

• Travel to anywhere with sun and a story
• Gym sessions, swimming, long days of sunbathing
• Lingerie she actually wants you to notice
• Dark glam looks and a little luxury

Layla's got her passport out and a dare in her eyes. Say something bold and find out how far she'll take it.