Mermaids without makeup?

[Merrow Erie]

Is there anyone who doesn't wear a lot of makeup in the water? I'm a big fan of natural looks, and mermaids wouldn't really have access to makeup anyway ... :/

[Mermaid Varshana]

I just wear waterproof eyeliner and mascara. Also brow liner. Otherwise I have no eyebrows ;)

[WavyMermaidy]

I usually just wear some shiny green/gold eyeshadow (just a little if I'm swimming, but more if it's a dry public gig), a little brow pencil that I always wear, and my usual lipstain...basically I like the natural look enhanced just a smidge b/c I think mermaids would have a little bit more of a sheen or glow to them naturally. I usually don't wear eyeshadow, so the shiny green/gold is to me part of getting into my mer-self like putting on my tail :)

I bet a lot of mers use little to no makeup, especially in the water, but I guess it depends on what they are doing as far as performing or taking photos vs a casual swim in public.

[Mermaid Oshun]

I usually only use waterproof mascara, but lately not even that. I love lip colors but haven't worn them lately. So lately zero makeup here.

[Spindrift]

Makeup is really just there for enhancing features people are confident about, or instilling a sense of that confidence. It's not a big deal if you wear any or not, and if you do - the more natural you keep it (in my opinion), the more realistic it is that a mermaid looks like that naturally (since you're probably right that real mermaids would not have access to makeup).

[Mermaid Kassandra]

I wear no make up because as you said a real mermaid don't have any mascara, gloss, eyeliner etc.... (i'm not saying that who wears make up is a bad mermaid!) moreover I'm more interested in what children think about mermaid and what I can do to make this mith stay alive in their mind. I totally agree with what you said Spindrift!

[MerEmma]

I don't mer yet but I have a weird thing about makeup for myself. I don't mind it on others but as a child I always found the idea of altering your appearance to be really weird...like, really weird, lol! I found facepaint scary and makeup just strange. I don't mind it as much but I'm very happy with my appearance. I love how Raina & Naida & Ama do their makeup for gigs but I don't think it'd personally be for me.

[Merrow Erie]

I don't mer yet either, and I don't think I could ever do it professionally. But if I did, I'm not sure which way I would go. I have one of those plain, average faces that people forget the moment they walk away. But maybe that's good for mermaiding. It's about the concept, not the individual right?

[Ariel-Starfish]

I just wear waterproof eyeliner and mascara. Also brow liner. Otherwise I have no eyebrows ;)

Brow LINER? Where can i get that? I amways use a pencil and some brow gel, but it gets washed off in the water. Without i have realy short eyebrows -_-

[Mermaid Fenicia]

When I go face-painting, I only wear eyeliner and mascara, when I'm swimming of just being a mermaid I usually do some more make-up.

[Aziara]

I've never really bothered with makeup in the water. I rarely wear makeup normally, so I've never seen much point in spending mucho moneies for waterproof versions of things I don't wear anyway.

[Little_Orca]

I don't tend to wear any make-up in the water. I have worn stage make up for dance performances and I know there are waterproof varieties, but I just never really had the desire to wear it. I may for the 13th though since it will be more like a real photo shoot.

[SeaGlass Siren]

It better not to wear makeup (personally). It just gets everywhere.

[Echidna]

This thread is for me! :)

I've never worn make-up. Not even when performing professionally.
Now, for photos or camera shoots, some tiny bit of mascara and eyeshadow probably doesn't hurt,
but I wouldn't wear that when swimming, water + make-up doesn't go well together :D

(Yea I know synchro swimmers wear heavy stuff, but they are a long distance from the judges and audience.
As a performing mermaid, you'd look a bit silly wearing so much paste and colour imo)

[Mermaid Oshun]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fraDU9-iDP0

[AniaR]

I wear waterproof makeup, but a lot of times if I do spontaneous swims on vacation etc I've got nothing on :)

[SeaGlass Siren]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fraDU9-iDP0
EeeeP! Michelle Phan!! I've followed her since 2009

[Echidna]

^^
Yea, and this girl belongs to the category "super pretty, and would even look better without make-up" :p

[Aziara]

^^
Yea, and this girl belongs to the category "super pretty, and would even look better without make-up" :p

Yeah, I agree... too much going on with all that blue around her eyes. I want people's first impression of my face to be 'pretty eyes/nice skin/pretty lips/etc etc'. If their first thought is 'omg makeup', I figure I did something wrong. Of course for some, it's an artistic expression to put on a lot of color. I just like my face to look like I'm wearing nothing, even if it is one of the very rare times I'm actually wearing some.

[SeaGlass Siren]

A lot of people forget its just a tutorial. You don't have to wear blue, she just demonstrates with blue so she can match her tail

[Azurin Luna]

I'm not really a make-up fan at all. It just gets ugly on my face no matter how many times I try. So I go natural 99% of the time and no makeup in the water at all

[Patches]

I almost never wear makeup in or out of the water. most of my mermaid photoshoots have been completely makeup free.

[Sea Pearl]

I never usually wear a lot of make up in the water. Sometimes I'll put on a little bit of eyeliner, blue eye shadow and mascara. But I like to stick with the more natural mermaid look :) Although I do tend to think I look very plain without any make-up on.

[MerMarla]

Hi all!

When I do wear makeup, and that's really seldom now (I have severe dry eye, which my Ophthalmologist told me was from swimming in chlorinated pools most of my life...). Because I don't want makeup to flake into my eyes, I do use waterproof eye colors and liners... Problem is, I ran out of my special makeup remover, and went back to buy more and its no longer made. Using it so seldom, I maybe bought it every few years. This stuff was awesome, because if you did get it in your eyes it didn't burn.

What is available now for removing waterproof eye makeup?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

(((HUGz))) & Bubble https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/e/B0C'z
Mermaid Marla

[MermaidBrittany]

Yeah, make-up for mermaids, I feel like, should just enhance natural beauty (like its original intent)
I feel like it shouldn't be so dramatised, it just makes the whole effect more unrealistic :/ Granted, some are performers, but i still feel like the whole effect should be about the tail really :P

[SeaGlass Siren]

Hi all!

When I do wear makeup, and that's really seldom now (I have severe dry eye, which my Ophthalmologist told me was from swimming in chlorinated pools most of my life...). Because I don't want makeup to flake into my eyes, I do use waterproof eye colors and liners... Problem is, I ran out of my special makeup remover, and went back to buy more and its no longer made. Using it so seldom, I maybe bought it every few years. This stuff was awesome, because if you did get it in your eyes it didn't burn.

What is available now for removing waterproof eye makeup?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

(((HUGz))) & Bubble https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/e/B0C'z
Mermaid Marla
Actually you can just use olive oil. You don't have to worry about it clogging your pores. There's a YouTube vid of how u can remove makeup with just olive oil.

[Mermaid Jewel]

I think it depends, because some people are more inclined to wear makeup than others. I wear not a lot but a significant amount of makeup day to day, but with water...

I don't wear much makeup when I swim (I'm not professional) but I do wear a ton more when I do photoshoots (in and out of water)

[halesloveswhales]

I don't wear makeup in the pool because I am not skilled enough to find good make-up. And I also don't like paying money. And I don't want it to run into my eyes.
I do wear make-up for land events though. I can't resist that sparkly liquid eyeliner!

[Mermaid Kalliope]

I prefer to wear make up to even out my skin tone and make my eyes stand out, but it's usually not super heavy:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/meow-woof/IMG_20130621_231207_zpsa61e3917.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/meow-woof/20130621_223958_zpsdcc8099b.jpg

Here you can see the lid:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/meow-woof/IMG_20130624_182858_zpsd4e2e80d.jpg

As for mermaid stuff.... haven't found something yet. I love doing crazy make up for costumes as if they are "markings" for events or photo shoots, but for a party, I'd probably do something simple. I don't want little girls to think they should wear a ton of make up because the mermaid did. :-/

I also see face painting more of another type of art I do rather than changing my look, or another's, but then again, I do zombie make up and masquerade masks out of make up for myself and friends. Haha Whole 'nother field.

Though, doing all natural can be best for your health, especially if you're just n swimming for fun. Some make up is good for photos so you don't get washed out.

Wah.... I've blabbed. Haha

[Mermaid Oshun]

Oh yes I had my eyeliner tattooed on like that about 20 years ago. (called permanent makeup) It is still there just a lot fainter now. I like that look on you Kailani

[Mermaid Jewel]

Btw this has nothing to do with this post but primer is your best friend with water and makeup! :D

I agree with Kailani though, so evening out skin tone and natural makeup to make your eyes stand out.

Looking good Kailani <3

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Thank you, girls!!

I have done shots totally bare. (Literally, I did nudes) I find that while they are great photos, I don't like how small my eyes look or what not. I like some kind of definition

[MerMarla]

Actually you can just use olive oil. You don't have to worry about it clogging your pores. There's a YouTube vid of how u can remove makeup with just olive oil.

Thanks SeaGlass Siren! I will give olive oil to remove waterproof makeup a try! At least I have it around the house and don't have to go buy it to try it. Appreciate the idea!

Bubble <3's
me, Mermaid Marla

[SeaGlass Siren]

No problem marla :)

[Mermaid Clara]

i hardly wear any makeup unless going out to a party or with friends and holidays. For mermaid gigs I plan on just wearing light eyeliner, mascara and a bit of lip tint to make my lips rosy.

[Mizuko]

I wear makeup to events/bookings; usually photographs are taken, and from a professional perspective no makeup can make your face kinda 'sink' in photos, if that makes sense? Especially if they are using flash on their cameras! Kids always ask how I put my makeup on underwater, though! lol! I just say "mermaid magic", haha! For regular swims I go without, because its too much effort for just having fun! haha! If I think a photograph underwater might be taken, I just put on mascara as it helps frame my eyes :)

[Shaylee Moon]

I actually wear a lot of makeup on a daily basis but I never even bother for swimming because it never even lasts.I do imagine mermaids would naturally look different to humans though like I can see a mermaid naturally having colors on her face that match her tail.

[thevirginiamermaid]

Here's my tips and two cents! My mother is a college professor and she NEVER wears makeup but she has had one tube of lipstick for 20 years that she uses on her cheeks and lips when she lectures. WHY? because In public speaking, mermaiding, or any other type of performing makeup gives a woman's face more definition and contrast. Women typically have smaller features than men and its harder to see facial features from far away or underwater and especially in pictures. I like the way I look much better with makeup because my features are clearer and don't get lost in the water.
If you have the confidence to go without makeup, give yourself a round of applause because you rock!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I just wear clear chapstick on my lips cos my lips get dry and crack easily.

I've never worn makeup, though the one time I did try it, i went out to my interview... After interview, shopping, walking around, i came back looked in the mirror and I had PANDA EYES!!!

No wonder I didn't get the job... Yesterday, I tried looking for shiny waterproof lipstick but didn't find any.

[MermaidStormy]

I don't know the first thing about makeup I only wear my waterproof mascara haha lol
I'm not a makeup girl girl in general