WOW Mizuko!!! I absolutely adore Raven's tails, and the colours you chose are absolutely to die for!! I love light pastel colours on tails <3 <3 in fact I think I just love pastels in general.
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WOW Mizuko!!! I absolutely adore Raven's tails, and the colours you chose are absolutely to die for!! I love light pastel colours on tails <3 <3 in fact I think I just love pastels in general.
I feel the jealousy monster coming, grrr. lol jk I think it's beautiful and looks good on you. :)
WOW this tail looks amazing and it fits you perfect... so jealous :D
Wow you look beautiful and radiant in your tail. Like it was made just for you! Can't wait to hear how it swims!
Omg! that picture! <3 <3 It's been a few days since I checked this place and now I see new costumer pictures! aaargh! <3 Thanks so much for posting! Now I'm even looking MOOORRRREEE forward to my tail! Also neoprene/silicone ^^Quote:
Originally Posted by Mizuko
If u have time, could u post more pictures of the details on the tail? :p I'm just curious!
Thank you everyone!! XD I'm a pastel girl- LOVE my pinks and blues, so I had to have a girly princessy tail! XD Raven painted it SO beautifully, the fading of colours is so pretty <3
I'll probably post a review once I've had a swim in it :D I've got a photoshoot next week to do the tail justice instead of me lying in my lounge room! haha!!
I wanted to post this again real quick (thank you again to Ayla for linking me to the video again xD) but does anyone know if it's a Foil or Competitor or Wave in this tail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmNGf...ature=youtu.be
I really like the way it flows and I can't really tell. Not sure if anyone else can, but maybe someone with a Merbella knows how theirs look and could narrow it down?
looks like a competitor
I believe it is a Competitor. You can tell because it is very stiff and holds it's shape in the water, instead of flopping around :)
I third the competitor. If you watch the other videos tails with foils in them (like this Merbellas video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekmKSZ4s_nU) with the foil they flop around a LOT. The competitor holds he shape, but it flows when you swim more than you'd think considering it's fiberglass :)
Yeah, I see it now. Thanks so much. The Competitor does look really nice in the water. =P
Just a thought I've had that I thought I'd share. I know the floppy foil option is all the rave right now, but from what I can tell you have much more functionality with the competitor. For example, I haven't seen anyone with the performance foil fin be able to hold it over their head or lift it out of the water. The one I saw in person, she could barely lift the tail to the surface of the water, but then again she's a lot smaller than most (under 5ft I think). There's just too much weight and not enough support for that kind of functionality. Everyone who has gotten the competitor has been able to lift it fine. I could be wrong, but this was just an observation that I though I would share for consideration by anyone thinking of ordering a tail.
On the plus side, I've been told that the floppyness doesn't effect the propulsion- since the silicone and monofin are one solid hunk of fluke, the silicone acts as an extension of the monofin instead of just "being there" and in the way like it is in other tails.
Also, Raven is adding an super cool order option!
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Mermaid Raven's Etsy
I like to add a new option to the ordering process, "Raven's choice" I would design your tail almost completely. If I felt the design needed any extra fins I would add them with no charge. and it would be a surprise till your tail was completed. Who would be willing to do this? ;) ♥
I think this is an awesome option. I always tell people whatever artistic liberties you are comfortable giving an artist, do it, because that is when you see their best work! I gave Raven artistic liberty with my coloring, and I can't wait to see how it turns out!Quote:
Mermaid Raven's Etsy
Yeah I would be fine with you choosing a color or complete artistic liberty:)
You got to order a Raven tail? :jawdrop: Congratulations! I cannot WAIT to see it, either.
And I totally wanted to get the full competitor because there's so much more power there (not anytime soon though haha, I just love to dream about future tails xD) but I was really, really unsure about it being just *too* stiff. Now I'm totally sold on the competitor.
I would completely trust Raven with designing my tail. And she says "almost completely" so I'm positive you could give her ideas to what you like and don't like. She'd probably would ask if you have a certain color scheme in mind. But that's just my theory. Doesn't make it true xD I think some of her best tails are the ones she colored herself.
With mine she said that she'd sketch out some color designs and get my input before laying down the paint. So perhaps she would do the same to make sure the customer is okay with it.
I can't wait to see how it turns out, Iona! I think the new option is pretty cool. And I REALLY want a competitor in mine, too. I like stiffer flukes that you can move around, without it just flopping over. Just my preference though, a lot of tails with smaller monofins look awesome ;)
The new option is awesome!! XD If I had enough money for another 100% silicone one (...I'm saving up again >_>) I'd totally let Raven do the design!! :D
Omg look what Raven just posted on FB
Now you can just draw your favourit designe <3
This is soo amazing and it makes ordering your tail design so easy :cool:
Fluke: Merbella
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater
Fluke: Angler
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater
Fluke: Merfin
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater
Fluke: Basic
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater
Woah!!! That is crazy awesome!! I so can't wait to order my MerBella tail :D
I agree, that's totally cool! But so difficult to choose. The Merbella and the Angler are so nice looking. D=