I almost cried at that video. also Barbeque sauce!
EDIT: NO, NOT barbeque sauce. Maple syrup. On your couch. next to your dalek. 0.o
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I almost cried at that video. also Barbeque sauce!
EDIT: NO, NOT barbeque sauce. Maple syrup. On your couch. next to your dalek. 0.o
Hyli! That fluke! My gosh! It just looks like an extension of you! I'm in awe!
Iona that tail is SO BEAUTIFUL <3 <3
And so is yours Hyli!!! XD XD ARGH SO MANY BEAUTIFUL TAILS!! <3
I never posted my un-boxing video to YouTube because I was/am embarrassed about all the stupid noises I make >__<
Looks like such a nice pool, Hyli, and the tail is just so gorgeous omg I CAN'T STAND THE PRETTINESS. Normally I'm not much a fan of the long tendrils on flukes but GOSH IT LOOKS SO GOOD ON THE ANGLER FLUKE.
Someone needs to keep a running tally of how many times everyone says "oh my god!" in these unboxing videos xD
Video was great! I can't wait til my little mermaid opens her box!
Oh my gosh that was wonderful ahhhh!!! I am like... 75% convinced I want to buy a basic tail once I have the money in November. The angler fluke is just so PERFECTLY what I want. I can't bear it!!
Haha I actually made a note in the description about the syrup cause looking at the video it's so random haha XD I just grabbed the first unopened bottle I saw in my panty cause I couldn't find my weights lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Elle
Actually it IS a little short. It's alright when I'm swimming normally, but when I'm sitting, or when I turn or do certain movements it shows my crack O_o I'm running out to JoAnns today to get extra wide elastic (3-4 inches) so I can make a belt that will cover things. I'll be in a tank at the end of the month with a lot of photographers so that's the last thing I need!Quote:
Originally Posted by MerEmma
Also the monofin is too big :( It was made for size 7.5-9 and I'm a 6 1/2. There's big lack of control issues while swimming as well as pain involved because of that. I'm ordering some 5mm neoprene socks today, I just pray it helps enough.
Nooo! I thought I saw that in one of your pics, but I was hoping I was wrong. :( I really wanted your tail to be perfect for you after all the waiting and how hard you work for our community. Boo!Quote:
Originally Posted by Winged Mermaid
IONA YOUR TAIL IS A WORK OF ART. THOSE COLOURS JESUS GOOD LORD MANECHEVITZ
I may be wrong but I think the angler is only a performance fluke?Quote:
Originally Posted by MerEmma
And Iona I'm sorry about the little hiccups with the tail but they shouldbe a quick fix! I too will have to get socks, whoch I'm gettin the kind I use for my dry suit should help since I dont have a band on the back of the fluke? Also a little tear on the seams at the opening of the tail :( but luckily I have some dragonskin lying around I can fix it with.
Iona, your unboxing vid was sooooo exciting! I absolutely love your colors, blue is mine too! Can't wait to see your next vids! The tail is so beautiful! Congratulations!
Mermaid Marla
Hyli, you have the Merbella scales too right?
I think the Merbella scales are a lot weaker than the rounded ones! My beavers were SO fragile I about went crazy with how the scales tore so easily and it sounds like your tail was kinda fragile as well, I wonder if I'm right or not? I haven't felt the rounded ones. But the Merbella scales get so thin in some places and so thick in others.
Iona awwwww. Your tail is gorgeous. I think the one thing I love most about it is the violet hinting in the color. It almost looks blue but when the sun hits it, it's that pretty violet. I don't know xD I just adore that. Plus I REALLY love that dorsal and I'm not really a dorsal person. I'm sorry about the little hiccups in it :\ Hopefully they can be solved. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Hyli!!! DAMN GIRL! That fluke is BEAUTIFUL on you!
Hyli, OMG so awesome! Your colors are to die for !!! I love the slope to your pool, we don't have that at my pool! What a wonderful way to have kids come to see your tail, and have easy depth to deal with the demonstration! You are so lucky! Congratulations!
Mermaid Marla!
Emma- yes they are a bit weaker. Ive never felt Ravens round scales but Ive made some out of dragonskin very similar and there are much stronger.
Thank you everyone for the compliments!! Fun story, thats not my pool..just a random one in my old town that allowed mermaid tails :) I havent found a pool here in Richmond yet but I will be sure to scope out some asap
Also unboxing video finally uploaded!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE63...e_gdata_player
Hyli, you and your husband are ADORABLE! And your tail is gorgeous!
Your hubby is so cute! "It looks like there's a real dead fish back here!" And your puppy!!! <3
That was my favourite unboxing video so far. :D
All these new Merbella's tails! I'm so green jello! I can't tell if I want to scream or cry of happiness for everyone lol. I need to start saving... like now.
GAH. IT'S SO GORGEOUS. o_o
OMG!!! (Is anyone counting? XD) Loving all these unboxing videos!!!! Aaargh i want meh tail 0_o
lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Dottie
When Iona tries her new tail despite the monofin being too big :
before trying :
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95fdlegEx1r4fuk0.gif
the first try :
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95f27fIaR1r4fuk0.gif
the second try :
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95f2vivsi1r4fuk0.gif
the day after :
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95f45RMjM1r4fuk0.gif
Yeah competitors are tricky, I know for a fact Raven got the smallest one she could (and had to pay more for it). It's a real bummer though :( especially to wait all that time. I am thinking if the smallest one doesn't fit Iona's 6 1/2 then it wont fit Ama's 4.... lol (she has tiny feet) so we probably wont be able to get Ama a competitor after all. I'm hoping the neoprene booties help Iona get her feet in!
Speaking of foo blisters though, I wore my tail for 7 hours yesterday. 5 of them were straight. By the time I was done my feet were sooooo blistered and I still have 4 gigs ahead of me this weekend! XD
I need to go back and read posts, but before I go to sleep I thought I'd post this! The video of my first time putting on the tail, and my first swim in it!
http://youtu.be/g698povG0T8
Omg, it's so gorgeous and it looks so nice on you, too! <3 Not too bad for putting it on a first time, only took about five minutes, which really isn't so bad. You were lucky to have water too though :P
EEEE, that's just so exciting! I'm so happy for you~ it's just so prettyyyyyy. Sucks about the monofin though, Finis really needs to make competitors in smaller sizes.
There are apparently similar monofins overseas that have sizing options. Maybe try them?
I don't know it for a fact but I don't think they're precisely the same size in width, but I dunno. There definitely are other options, maybe Raven (or anyone wanting a tail) will look into it sometime!
hahaha Iona I love how you've got the tail just floating in the water at first. I can't believe you went for both legs at once. I still can't do that. I just do 1 at a time. It's sooo hard to get them past the swim bottoms. When I do dry events I wear a thong so I can get it on faster. The little fins looks so prettttttty. It seriously looks beautiful. You did a much better job than I do getting the ankle wrinkles out. I do see the little bit in th eback but thankfully it looks like it's not TOO low. I think a belt would work, even a netting belt should hide it. But seriously, I only saw it because I was looking for it with my face against the screen lol!
*Looks to her hips* Come on, 50 more pounds and we can have that! Let them go already!
It looks so lovely on you Iona. <33
All theses tails are so gorgeous I'm jealous and wish I could have one at this very moment. But a quick question for those with dorsals, how do you like them? I've been trying to decide if I want a dorsal and I think they look so gorgeous on the tails but I'm still slightly undecided an having one
I always thought that competitors were one size fits all. I should be fine, though. I'm a 7 1/2 to an 8, more recently gravitating towards an 8.
My dorsal is taking some getting used to. I'd say it's harder to get a tail on with a dorsal because it makes it tricky to roll down and pull up. But swimming it doesn't affect anything. And the big reason I love it, is that wet or dry if you couldnt get your tail up all the way (which happens to me a lot dry) there are so much dorsal going on you don't see any wrinklesQuote:
All theses tails are so gorgeous I'm jealous and wish I could have one at this very moment. But a quick question for those with dorsals, how do you like them? I've been trying to decide if I want a dorsal and I think they look so gorgeous on the tails but I'm still slightly undecided an having one
Well, it's foot pockets, not straps that you can adjust. It looks like there was a smaller size but it was possibly discontinued. :/ I'm not sure if Raven noticed that it happened. I know when she got Iona's monofin we discussed it together and she got the smallest foot pocket one she could find. But now I am thinking it's just the smallest they offer now, and previously they offered smaller? I don't know. I wish companies would give some kind of notice if they discontinue a size or product.Quote:
I always thought that competitors were one size fits all. I should be fine, though. I'm a 7 1/2 to an 8, more recently gravitating towards an 8.
Yeah! Earlier when you guys were discussing the sizing I actually googled it to see if I would actually fit a competitor and I couldn't find anything under an eight, I don't think. Not so great! I only found the eight at one place.
Well, at least I'm close to the size. ><
Iona! You are adorable!
Woah! Missed all these posts! Why do you merfolk always post when i'm sleeping? Damn u time zone! x'D haha
Wow Iona! Putting on a tail in only five minutes ? Congrats! :D You are such a sweet and beautyful mermaid ^^ <3
Ugh, now that I'm not on my "I don't want you to post" phone... haha
Awww! Great time with getting it on the first time! (whoa, out of context that sounds... haha) It was so entertaining and adorable to watch you wiggle in! :-P It looks absolutely fintastic on you! <3 The colours! And your little fins! Er mah! Rock it girl!
Haha and the girls... "Get out, there's a big fish!" Haha
Raina - Grrr Now I gotta go back and check. ><
Y'all got me paranoid about my tail length, cause I got a bootah. *flails*
So I have been nearly silent thanks to being extra busy, but I have to chime in on this today. I think I was one of the few who managed to get an order in with Raven around the same time Iona and Hyli did. It has been a long, long wait, full of plenty of surprises that no one expected (silicone shortages, paint shortages, bad molds, miscommunications, etc, etc)...but, guess what arrived yesterday:
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Raven's first merman tail. I had to go along with everyone else and shoot the unboxing video, but I haven't had a chance to do any editing or uploading yet. It may also never see the light of day: I don't like watching myself on video.
There might be some slight size measurement issues around the waist. Everything sits in the proper place, but the hips and waist are a bit too big as I can gather up probably a half an inch of extra silicone to pull it tight.
And seriously, this thing is heavy and fantastic. Raven sent me pictures of the finished tail and I was: "Yeah, that looks good." then I open it up and it is simply amazing in person. The pictures do not do it justice at all. Now to get a proper swim in it in...