My Discovery of a GREAT Way to Use AquaTails.com Tails... (CHEAP TAIL OPTION)!
Okay, stick with me here as this will sound funny at first, but I discovered that using the Adult Play Tail skin, which doesn't have a sewn bottom is actually totally fantastic! And this is how... Firstly, you can actually pull it up, put on your fin and pull the fabric back down over it. There's no need to sew it in... It WILL NOT show your fin AT ALL. This created such a form fitting and beautiful tail that while using it at our local Rec pool, people were awe-struck - I got so many compliments. I eventually got asked if I could be hired to do birthdays. And get this!: An oceanographer happened to be there one day who takes stills of sea life and he asked if I would accompany him to the Philippines in order to have a mermaid in the background shots of a photoset of images in which he'll be photographing sea life - things like manta rays and stuff! And he offered to pay for my trip entirely... The cost of food, hotel, flight costs - EVERYTHING! (And yes, I have confirmed his identity and he's actually a real world-renowned oceanographer - I researched all that jazz CAREFULLY before agreeing to jet across the world next summer with a man I just met this past summer at the pool - he was there testing out a new camera to be specific as to why he was at a Rec pool.
THAT is how amazing this tail creation looks! And it's relatively cheap and amazing for a fabric tail! I chose the, "Blue Light & Shadow," fabric which is the blue the model is wearing in this photo. It has reflective scales and all kinds of shifting shades of blues throughout it. There are other colors available but I don't know if they look as fantastic as this particular fabric color does. So anyway, I ended up with a FANTASTIC fabric tail that allows me to use a plethora of different monofins depending on my mood, however, I recommend starting with the Wave Finis Cut Monofin from AquaTails because it's cheap, it's powerful and a great design, and it fits under the fabric beautifully. (I use this one the one most, actually). There is also no body shapes that show through at all with this concoction... Particularly I loved how you can't see the heels coming up through the back at all.. It is form fitting to the body but then just flows like magic!
I highly recommend this! It only costed me about $150 to start with, and then after that you have the option of buying more Play Tails in different colors and also differently cut monofins which make this whole setup extremely adaptable to changing it up to suit your mood. I think it's very cool and am totally satisfied! I used to want a silicone tail but now I'm hooked on this... So I just thought I'd share it with you all... Also, if you're into sewing, you could definitely create your own skins to make this design your very own. And if you're into making or cutting your own fins, this is also another way that you could easily implement this. And then if you decide you're absolutely sure you want a specific monofin in a specific fabric forever, you could easily stitch the bottom shut. Keeping it open though makes for VERY easy to put on and remove your monofin, as well as very easy to put on your skin... I give this an A+ - who woulda thunk it?!
http://www.aquatails.com/play-tail-2
(This will run you $80 for a medium or large, not including shipping - an adult small is $70)
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachme...id=34846&stc=1
http://www.aquatails.com/cut-monofin
(This will run you $65 not including shipping, unless you have feet bigger than a size 8, you'll have to pay $104 - I have to add here that I don't know if the larger fin will fit entirely under the skin - but since you'd probably be buying a larger skin... Most likely so)
http://i.imgur.com/5bVzH5H.jpg
