Part of Our World ~ Tail Contest

 My friends have jokingly called me the fairy godmother of the mermaid community, I have big dreams and goals and none of them are about me! One of my biggest dreams is to help new merfolk get their first tail. Unfortunately, I am not a tail maker nor am I made of money to be buying and gifting fabric tails, but when Magic Tail began their design a tail contest, I saw a chance to be able to give at least two tails away! 

The design I submitted was one I was thinking of using on my personal tail created by Thom Shouse of Mermaid Rentals, after much thought I ended up using another of my designs.  I love the Nautilus Tail design and I hoped many others would too and I felt that male or female this design would work.   Over the course of a month and with the help of Talderoy, an amazing pirate who wrote Pirate Santa and hosts charity events from his tattoo shop Studio City Tattoo and who always been good to the mermaids, I won the contest!

A few months later the tails arrived and I got to film my first “unboxing” video of the tails. Nervous about the camera and excited about the tails I dove in…

Now for the fun part….finding homes for the new tails!

Requirements

You live in the USA

~This contest is open to USA citizens only, if you live outside the continental US, I am sorry, you are not eligible. This due the high cost of international shipping.

You have never OWNED a tail of your own

                ~If you have a tail already and it’s broken or damaged or torn, I feel for you, but this contest is for new people who have yet to realize their merfolk potential.

You are a male or female who fits the size description

                ~VERY IMPORTANT. The sizing info can be found below, if your body type does not fit into either size, please do not enter.  I was limited to what sizes where available from Magic Tail and they do run small being European sizes. Please measure yourself carefully before moving on to the final step.

Tail 1 ~ Size MEDIUM 

    Monofin/Shoe Size: Women's 6-8

US/American Size: Women's 4-8

Tail 2 ~ Size LARGE

    Monofin/Shoe Size: Men's 6-9.5

US/American Size: Men's 10-16

You have submitted your story

~Please submit a brief story about yourself and why you should be the one to receive a nautilus tail. At least one paragraph and no longer than a page, it MUST be in English and emailed directly to me at MermadeforyouEvents@gmail.com

The Contest Begins today May 1^st 2015 all entries MUST BE emailed to me by June 1^st 2015 by Noon PST. After I have read ALL the entries and discussed your stories with an outside opinion, I will announce the winner in mid-June on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/meridian.mergyver  and the tails will be sent off to their new home. 

Could it be a Mer-Fairy Godmother? 

5 Beauty Secrets from Mermaid Meridian’s Boudoir

NO MAKE UP.

I have been using Mermaid Minerals exclusively for over a year. I get complements on my skin, how I do my make up, and I am always being asked what products I use.  Now, I am giving you my insider tips and tricks for staying beautiful through the harsh chlorine, heavy stage make-up, and rough sands of mermaid life and beyond!

Save Your Skin

• My favorite way to unwind and get all bubbly clean after a long days swim in a chlorine pool is a long hot shower with Shea Butter Body Gel by Mermaid Minerals.  The light scent brings me back to a calming place while the bubbles incase my body with their rich moisturizing lather that leaves you feeling clean with no residue only your naturally moisturized skin! The Shea Butter Body Gel is made with red marine allege that improves your skin’s hydration and natural peptide to help repair and condition the skin! Finish off with Coconut Oil or any of Mermaid Minerals fine lotions for touchably soft skin! (My favorite everyday all over body lotion the Shea Butter Body Lotion!)Sun, Sand and Saltwater we love them, but our skin doesn’t necessarily love them!  A day on the beach the wind whipping your hair, the salt water dripping from your tail and the sun to warm your body, what a lovely image but to our delicate skin it is a nightmare! The salt dries out your skin and hair, the sun wicks moisture away and our skin is left dry, itchy, and ashy. This makes me feel scaly, as if I need to shed my skin like my snake, but alas that is not an option. Instead I use an exfoliating body wash, a yummy new favorite is the Chocolate & Coffee Mint Body Polish! Do not be turned off by the Saccharin sweet scents of Chocolate or Coffee or Mint, because there are none!  Nothing but foodie scent found naturally! Love the smell of fresh ground coffee or fresh picked mint? How about the rich scent of raw chocolate? Then I highly recommend this to you!  The exfoliating part comes from the bits apricot seed and vanilla bean found wrapped up with this sumptuous body polish. Use this after a hard day on your skin to wash off the dirt and the dry and dead skin cells that make your skin look dull and dry. Follow up with your favorite lotion or oil to keep your skin soft and hydrated throughout your day or night.

Sleeping Beauty

• Having trouble sleeping or unwinding after a stressful day? Lavender is a natural calming scent that will put your mind at ease and help you drift off to sleep.  I have been fighting with insomnia since I was in highschool, so I have tried just about every natural remedy you can think of and I have found that lavender is always a key factor in products that work for me. Then one day a package arrived on my doorstep with Mermaid Mineral goodies, inside I found several lavender products and decided to formulate a new bedtime routine. Here for you is a little bedtime pampering that you can indulge in whenever you feel the need! Just before bed or after a hot shower or even in the middle of the day, you can do this. The La La Lavender scent is available in both body butter and roll-on essential oil and of course I use both!  After a shower and exfoliating my hands and feet I lather up with the La La Lavender Body Butter. The extra thick rich cream hydrates and penetrates the tough skin on your feet and hands. Remember to exfoliate your hands/feet first, that way you have removed any dirt, dead skin, or ick that you do not want on your hands or feet. The fresh exfoliated skin will thank you and love the soothing lotion that will repair and soften your delicate toes. Just because we are mermaids does not mean we can ignore our feet, even the water Gods of old are said to have been known by their beautifully manicured and well-kept feet.  Dab on a little La La Lavender essential oil on your wrists, neck and between your breasts so the scent will be with you throughout the night and will carry you off to sleep.  You can also add a dab or two to your pillow or blankets or dilute several drops of oil with water and put in a spray bottle to use as a room, linen or garment spray! Now for an extra added bonus to my Sleeping Beauty routine I use the Super Firming Cream, especially around my eyes, to help to tighten and firm the skin.

Even Tones and Flawless Finish

• Every girl has her secrets; every girl has a make-up trick that is not seen but necessary to her look.  My two secrets, Eye Fix and HD Setting powder, neither one is noticeable but both are essential! First off, I don’t sleep often and don’t sleep well, so the Eye Fix by Mermaid Minerals is a dream come true! It blends in perfectly; it covers the dark circles, and evens out my skin tone. As an added bonus the Eye Fix also acts as a base for your eye shadows helping to ensure you will have beautiful eyes all day! The Eye Fix is a perfect base for all of the iRAVE colors (My favorite: Tinkerbelle) and loose mineral powders.  And secondly, I have never really understood the use of setting powders, but apparently I had not found the right one.  After I have done my make-up, but before I put on lipstick, the HD Setting Powder comes out!  Swirl and tap a large powder brush into the container and brush over your face to give you a finished glow and an even toned flawless look.  The powder is made from Chamomile Flower Powder, which very light and airy, and is invisible once on, but will it reduce the appearance of fine lines giving you a visibly smooth look! I have worn the setting powder with heavy make-up and light make-up, every time I get complaints on how smooth my skin looks! One of the most important things about makeup is getting a compliment on your skin, if you use makeup that is healthy and natural people will notice you before they notice your make-up.

A Good Face Forward

• My sister is the reigning Inland Empire Zombie Beauty Queen and when she asked me to tag along to play the role of a zombie mermaid at a comic book store grand opening, I jumped at the chance!

  

  INLAND EMPIRE ZOMBIE BEAUTY QUEEN MYRA MAINS AND HER ZOMBIE MERMAID!

  The day started with both of us firmly planted in the make-up chairs, latex, fake blood, heavy stage make-up,  glue, food coloring, you name it, it went on my face!! My sister and I had talked about how the grease paint and stage make-up was taking a toll on her skin, but I was not prepared for all it all at once. That evening, when it was time for the make-up to come off I grabbed my Mermaid Mineral Face Wash Kit! This is a kit I put together, you cannot buy all the products together, but you can buy all the products individually and build your own face wash kit that works exclusively for you!   I start with a makeup remover cloth, then splash on some warm water to rinse off the now loose and smeared make-up. Then the fun part begins, I start with Limu Facial Cleanser to get rid of the rest of the dirt, oil and makeup, rise with warm water then I move to the Papaya Crème Enzyme Polish. The enzyme polish will remove any dead skin, scabs and even dried-on fake blood, who knew!? Wash it all off with warm water and pat dry your shiny new face, now that you scraped off the zombie blood and latex scars, spritz your face with  ZEN Hydrating Mist & Toner (this is my Husbands favorite part, he absolutely loves the scent.)
• This will help firm and tone your buffed and polished skin and finally finish off with face lotion. My favorite is the Herbal Silk Moisturizer, perfect to soothe my skin! I also highly recommend using the Restorative Marine Moisturizer to help repair tired, dried out skin or to maintain your healthy skin, like I do! By the end of the night, my sister was raving about how her face felt smooth and clean and soft ….Mermaid Minerals is NOT just for Mermaids!

The Perfect Pout

• The perfect pout starts with hydrated lips that look and feel kissable soft! To get this begin by using lip protectant with sunscreen every day, every time you go outside, instead of licking your dry lips use a lip protectant.  Mermaid Minerals carries a line of lip balm with SPF 10; the Key Lime is to die for! You can also pick up any generic SPF Lip protectant like SoftLips to carry with you at all times. When finishing your look, you need the perfect lip, but there are so many options! I will admit I am lazy with lipsticks, stains, and pencils.
  I do not own very many shades because I like to keep it simple.  My typical everyday perfect pout consist of lip balm and lip gloss, I like to use Mermaid Minerals Hint of Mint lip gloss or the NEW Diamond Gloss lip gloss! (I love the extra sparkle)
  However for photo shoots or performances, I use the Go Brazilian Lipstick. It is a great long lasting lipstick with Cupuacu butter which contains vitamins A, B & C. which also help hydrate your lips, so you don’t get crease lines and lipstick smear! Go Brazilian Lipstick comes in 11
  shades from evening wear to everyday.
  To spice things up I will go the extra mile and fill in my lips with one the Soft Fill Lip Liners, to complement my lipstick and pat on a little Puttin’ on the Glitz glitter for that extra mermaid shine. Always remember to finish your lips with Mermaid Minerals Lip Seal to water proof and lock in the color, your mermaid lips will always be the perfect kissable pout!

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My beauty routine is now yours to try! You can purchase Mermaid Minerals from our website http://www.mermaidminerals.com/ or from our Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/MermaidMinerals.

Not wanting to commit to a new product line? Join in on our monthly Mermaid of the Month Contest on Facebook for your chance to win a free goodie bag with samples from some our favorite products.

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Love, Peace, & Mermaids,

Meridian Mer-Gyver

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