Venessa your tail is delightful. Love those streamers!
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Venessa your tail is delightful. Love those streamers!
Ahh it's stunning!
Nice job on the patch up, Raina!
BTW I'm thinking of starting a US-Canada mermaid smuggling ring. I'm hoping to visit Canada this fall, and I can fit out my station wagon with a few inch high false bottom- juuuuuuust enough space for a tail laid flat.
I can stash the silicone in the spare tire compartment.
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Originally Posted by AniaR
So How actually do you put on your tail if I may ask? :)
My new tail will come much higher above my bellybutton + blended waistline. And having a small waist + huge hips is a no go for putting on tails easy
^^^my precise worry also. Tiny waist, very full hips. Eeep.
Lol thank God for my toothpick like figure :lol: :lol:
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Enjoy every scond of your toothpickhood, Kishiko. :) I remember being a toothpick for ages and it made a lot of clothing fitting stuff very annoying but yeah I imagine it would've made for quite the advantage in slipping into a tail.
I'm in the outlandish waist to hip ratio club. I just use a lot of lube and pull it up very gently (tail comes to my belly button.) The silicone stretches juuuuust enough to get over my hips. Sometimes I'll stick my hands in the top and kind of guide the tail upwards, if that makes any sense? I don't roll it at all.
Eeeek! I have a 13 inch hip-waist difference...I hope it will stretch enough. :/
If you come up this way, let me know. We have merfolk stay with us all the time. Love to put yah up :)Quote:
BTW I'm thinking of starting a US-Canada mermaid smuggling ring. I'm hoping to visit Canada this fall, and I can fit out my station wagon with a few inch high false bottom- juuuuuuust enough space for a tail laid flat.
I lube up and slide in. Like you'd wiggle into a tight dress or pair of tight jeans. I dont suggest rolling it down too easy to rip/stretch it and it's really hard to unroll. I use a towel to grip the silicone so I dont rip or poke it.Quote:
So How actually do you put on your tail if I may ask?
That is excellent advice; my angel dragon-mode is going to be so wing-fin heavy that I have serious misgivings about rolling it up!
As for the smuggling, I must admit that in this dark time even mermaid royalty (as you are poised to become as I've mentioned before) must at times resort to such things, and I applaud you for it! :clap::mermaid kiss:
:clap: Brava!
When you do'nt roll it down, how do you pull up the monofin straps? Or doesn't it have straps?Quote:
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Mermaid Theta, by appointment to Her Majesty Queen Raina, Smuggler of Goods. I like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MermaidMichelle
(I hereby dub my station wagon the Millennium Falcon)
Yes, how do you deal with the monofin straps if you can no longer easily reach down inside the rolled down waist?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vicky Mermaid
Don't some people loop a cord and use it to sort of pop the strap up once your foot is in without having to put your entire arm down in it?
I just reach down and pull them up?
I hadn't read that anywhere before but it's kind of genius. I worry about excessive stress on the strap but I guess that's not much different than the stress of pulling on it that hard with your fingers.
Foil straps break easily they make them softer now. I wouldn't use anything but your hands honestly
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So lubing up, wiggle in the tail without Rolling/folding down and pulling the heel straps afterwards or? URGH - The struggle is real! :(
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Just slide it on one leg at a time and reach down for the straps. Y'all are making it way more difficult than it actually is and over thinking. I do this at least 5 times a week...
Probably :p
Huge thanks Raina! :D
It's not rocket science. I turn mine inside out, halfway - the fold is at the knees, the waist by my ankles - lube up the bottom half of my legs, slip one foot in and secure the strap, then the other. I pull the tail up like pantyhose to my unlubed knees where the tail will stick to my skin and adjust the lower part of the tail. Then I lube my thighs and butt, wipe my hands, and unfurl the tail the rest of the way. No rolling necessary, and I have two large, thin, fins on my hips.
(Then, with my tail, I have to pull the halter neckline over my head and adjust my boobs. I do all this under a loose cotton dress. Once I'm in-suit, I just pull off the dress! )
I thank you for the advice also; I wasn't looking forward to trying to roll-up/unroll my soon-to-be tail with all its fins....
My Thom Shouse Wettail had no straps. And to be honest i didn't miss them. Guess i'll just have to wait and see then. Thanks for the advice though.
Are you sure being a mer is not the new parenthood? Its like watching a birthing video and freaking out wondering what the experience is going to be like for yourself or your significant other :sweat drop:
I'm going to have fun going to an adult store and request for lube and the clerk giving a smile and I would reply 'its for a tail', probably even leading to more kinkiness lol.
The joys of merhood.
My seaweed top is done and being shipped out tomorrow. Raven did such a beautiful job on it I can't wait to try it on!!!! :dance::dance:
I know for me conditioner works better than lube or oil because it stays slicker longer and doesn't get sticky, some lubes are definitely better than others, but with conditioner (yes, it's safe for water/world etc) then my tail and I smell really good after too. I do what pearlie does, your tail will stretch enough to get a hand in there to pull your straps up. It's not hard once you get used to it, it takes me about 3 minutes to get my tail on, and half of that is just putting on the conditioner and getting situated.
I have a very strange body shape and that makes putting my tail on very difficult! my ankles are only 8 inches around but my feet together are 16 so I have to fit both feet and my hand down this very small shaft not to mention my hips and waist have a 16 inch difference so my tail is quite a challenge but I honestly think practice, practice, practice is the best way to learn. +lots of lube!
Check out MerBellas new instagram pic! This is my top she made for me!!!! Another wonderful piece of art!!!
Thanks girls for all the tips and Chrissy your top is really stunning!
Where can I find that instagram? Can't find it anywhere, except for some fanpage :(
It's merbellastudios
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Ah, found it. Thank you!
Oh WOW Chrissy, Oh I am literally drooling on this side. Her artwork is amazing *dream land*.
Thank you for sharing <3
I also lube my tail up with conditioner. Cheap stuff like VO5 or Suave seems to work best because it's pretty slippery. I do all of my legs, part of my butt and put a ton on my feet. Then I squirt a good sized blob on the inside and rub it in. I've only used my tail for ocean swimming so I'll sit by the shoreline stick one lubed up foot in and it's fairly easy to find the straps. Half the time my feet are so slippery I can just pop on the straps without even reaching in to do it. Just wiggle your foot and you'll be able to pop the strap on. I even get them off the same way in water once I'm finished swimming. No need to really reach in. As for rolling my tail down, I have huge double dorsals at my sides so I just fold the top a little, slide one leg in, pop on the strap (it's easier to do it one at a time instead of doing both at the same time after both legs are in; more space.), put my other leg in, smooth out wrinkles then put both hands inside at the top, palmside to tail, then gently tug over waist. Done. Its much easier then it sounds. If I can find someone to film I'll make a video for you guys. Mind you I do this at least 3x a week by myself. It only takes a few minutes. :)
For lube, I work in a sex shoppe so I can access to all sorts of them.
I'm thinking a water based lube would be best if I were to use it to slip in my tail if I'm correct?
Since it comes off with water its use I would say would work excellent since it won't harm the pool/ocean and there is no residue etc when taking it off as well.
Has anybody used a water based lube and if so which kind?
J-Lube seems to be the best, it's a powder you mix with water.
DEFINITELY use water-based lube. Silicone-based lubes will actually stick to a silicone tail and mess it up! J-lube as Yulia said is a pretty good one because the powder is comparatively cheap for the amount of lube it makes, but any water-based lube will work - lots of mers just use KY or whatever from the drug store. Just make absolutely sure it's water-based!
conditioner can be hit or miss. I'm not usually picky about lube if I'm getting wet because it washes away. Sitting in the lube for a dry gig for hours though??? not so great. I find conditioner causes rashes on my skin and is often harsh. I just use an aveeno lotion mixed with water and it seems to do the tricks and wash out well enough. Oatmeal based. There's really no right or wrong thing. So long as it doesnt hurt you, your tail, or creatures... then go for it.Quote:
I also lube my tail up with conditioner.