Planet Mermaid Blog
The New “The Little Mermaid” Film is coming to our screens!
There has been massive excitement recently with news that filming has now finished for the new “The Little Mermaid” Disney film, although the release date is set for May 26 2023 fans are already super excited and are counting down the days..months..years until it comes out in the cinema. All the team at Planet Mermaid cannot wait and have been debating as to which Planet Mermaid inspired tail would look the best on the gorgeously talented Halle Bailey who has been cast as Ariel little mermaid. Past castings has seen Ariel little mermaid in green and purple, similar to our very own Sea Star or Purple Surf collection Or will they completely change and maybe go for a Sunset Splash style? This tone would look amazing on Halle Bailey really showing off her amazing colour! What do you think Halle should wear; we would love to hear from you on our socials! Next let’s talk material; will it be an inexpensive silicone mermaid tail to go with a silicone monofin? Or will it be a custom silicone mermaid tail or something completely different such as a neoprene mermaid tail?! Planet Mermaid would also love to see Halle in its very own Magic Fin Monofin with three colours available to choose from. Halle would have no problem in choosing which one to go with her mermaid tail! The choices are just endless and we cannot wait to see what the end result will look like. It has not been plain sailing for Halle Bailey, who at only 19 was hit with criticism soon after she was announced by Disney that she would be Ariel in the live action production of the animated classic, “The Little Mermaid”. Twitter and other social media channels were inundated with an online petition #NotMyAriel which saw opinionated and cartoon purists complain that she did not look like the original version of princess Ariel mermaid who was white and a redhead in the 1989 version of the film. Halle however came back in true mermaid style commented: “"I just feel like this role was something bigger than me and greater. I feel like I'm dreaming and I'm just grateful and I don't pay attention to the negativity. It's going to be beautiful and I'm just so excited to be a part of it." Source: BBC Newsbeat Such inspiring words from such a young actress! Planet Mermaid applauds you for your courage, professionalism and ultimate girl power! Disney also hit back defending Halle by pointing out that the original “The Little Mermaid” story was created in 1837 by the famous Danish author Hans Christian Anderson, and that Danes come in many colours including, black and finishing the argument that “The Little Mermaid” is a cartoon, not a biopic and could cast her in any colour they wished! The upcoming film is full of other wonderful characters, including Sebastian played by Daveed Diggs, King Triton played by Javier Bardem, Flounder played by Jacob Tremblay, Ursula played by Melissa McCarthy, Prince Eric played by Jonah Hauer-King and Scuttle played by Awkwafina… Who is your favourite character in the film? The full casting line up looks simply phenomenal…..come on May 26 2023 we can’t wait!! Don’t forget to let us know which Planet Mermaid tail would look great on Halle! Happy Mermaiding
Planet Mermaid helps save the Whales and Dolphins!
Planet Mermaid is very proud to have one of its own mermaid team member’s sign up to the “Swim Serpentine” event to raise valuable funds for WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, the leading global charity dedicated to the protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises. The Swim Serpentine event is a one day open water swimming event held on Saturday 18th September at the beautiful Serpentine in Hyde Park, London, home of the Serpentine Swimming Club. Hyde Park swimming is open to everyone at the Serpentine Lido and is an amazing venue to do wild water swimming. Mermaid Ophelie who took no hesitation in signing up comments: “When I was given the opportunity to participate in this event, I said yes straight away without knowing too much about the details. I am always up for doing new and exciting things that challenge me and allow me to work towards a specific goal, all whilst raising money for a great cause. I had recently seen articles about an annual tradition in the Faroe Islands in Denmark where a festival involves the needless killing of hundreds of dolphins and whales, these images have continued to be my inspiration and motivation for doing the swim. Whales, dolphins and all sea creatures are a Mermaid's best friend and they need to be saved, they all deserve a chance to live. When I started training, I was barely able to swim 500m, and this was with lots of breaks! I can now swim 1600m with minimal breaks and longer sets, with each session I try and push myself to swim longer and further. I have loved swimming and being in the water, both in pools and outside in the fresh and most of the time very chilly water. My hair never looks nice, I always seem to have water in my ears and can’t get rid of the smell of chlorine, but it is completely worth it! I'm so excited for the event on the 18th September and can’t wait to swim alongside everyone else participating, I'm sure I won’t be the only mermaid there” Planet Mermaids founder Maggie goes on to say: “We at Planet Mermaid are super proud of Mermaid Ophelie for her endurance, strength and courage to improve her health and stamina whilst doing her part to help save whales, dolphins and porpoises; we are behind her at every stage of this exciting journey” Mermaid Ophelie is openwater swimming in her wetsuit and neoprene swim cap but has said if she raises enough for WDC she may think about using her mermaid tail or even enter other open water swim races in 2021! Mermaid Ophelie has been training extremely hard for this and if all goes well may look to do the North Channel Swim as her next challenge!! Ophelie has already smashed her £300 target which is simply amazing, lets help her get to her ultimate goal of £700, simply click on the link to go straight to her just giving page of you would like to donate to this worthy cause - https://bit.ly/3ySjHyb If Mermaid Ophelie has inspired you to try openwater swimming and you are thinking about where you can find “open water swimming near me” just google and locations will come up near you. Mermaid Ophelie chose to train at Box End, Kempston in Bedfordshire, near Planet Mermaids HQ. Planet Mermaid will be cheering Mermaid Ophelie on during her swim the 18th September so keep an eye on our social media for live updates! Go Mermaid Ophelie you truly are an inspiration and the whales, dolphins and porpoises will be so proud of you!
Mermen - Uma Lenda Esquecida
Quando alguém ouve a palavra “sereia”, você automaticamente pensa em belas mulheres nadando graciosamente entre as ondas, com longos cabelos esvoaçantes e lindas caudas de sereia e tops de sereia. Às vezes esquecemos que, além das lendas românticas das sereias, existem tantas fábulas sobre tritões. Diferentes histórias que você lê contêm informações contraditórias sobre seu comportamento. Alguns afirmam que eles são calorosos, enquanto outros afirmam que não eram atraentes e eram mesquinhos. Foi na Europa Ocidental que a lenda do tritão foi forte nas últimas décadas. O povo irlandês chamava sereianos de “merrows” que eram considerados bons e maus, dependendo dos pensamentos dos autores dos contos. Histórias repetidas ao longo da Idade das Trevas descreveram os merrows machos como sendo horríveis criaturas horríveis, enquanto as fêmeas merrows eram gentis e atraentes. As lendas também consideram os tritões como deuses antigos. Um deus famoso conhecido por todos os amantes de sereias do livro “A Pequena Sereia” foi o pai de Ariel, o Rei Tritão. Tritão era um antigo deus grego do mar e era filho dos deuses Poseidon e Anfitrite. Ele foi retratado como meio-homem-meio-peixe com cabelo comprido e reconhecido por ter causado grandes tempestades no mar. Outro deus do mar e companheiro tritão era “Glauco”. Diz a lenda que ele comeu uma erva mágica que o levou à transformação em um deus do mar. Dizia-se que era o confidente do mar e o guardião dos marinheiros. Os tritões não são apenas uma coisa do passado, houve um grande aumento no número de homens que começaram a se vestir como tritões. Alguns vêem isso como uma forma de expressar seu amor pelo mar e outros tornaram sua profissão trabalhar como modelos ou apresentadores de resorts, todos com muitos seguidores nas redes sociais. Existem muitos produtos com design exclusivo no mercado, incluindo caudas de sereia e outras mercadorias para sereios ou merboys. Uma empresa em particular, a Planet Mermaid, tem uma linha dedicada para merboys chamada Planet Shark. Esta coleção mostra caudas de sereia, monofins, camisetas e leggings de tubarão projetadas exclusivamente para merboys.Agora os meninos podem perseguir as sereias como um tubarão completo com uma barbatana de tubarão e uma cauda legal !! Cuidado com as sereias que os merboys estão vindo para te pegar! Visita www.planetmermaid.com para ver o nosso mais recente em surpreendentes caudas de sereia e tubarão para crianças e adultos! Continue fazendo sereias e tubarões
Charlie Austin trabalha no estilo sereia!
Futebol e sereias Que legal! O jogador de futebol da Premiership Charlie Austin, que joga pelo Southampton Football Club, partiu para Barbados com sua esposa Bianca e os filhos neste semestre. É claro que embalado estava um Planeta Mermaid Magic Fin e nosso Flagship Sea Star Set para sua adorável sereia de 7 anos! Parece muito DIVERTIDO! Conjunto Sea Star Tail começa em £ 80 + disponível em www.planetmermaid.com Papai obviamente prestou atenção às regras do Planeta Sereia! Bem feito! Supervisione em todos os momentos! Bom para esfriar - estilo sereia! Uma família tão bonita! Charlie poderia usar nossa bolsa Magic Fin para segurar a cauda e as barbatanas xx Ligue para nós para pegar sua mala x £ 24,99 Estamos muito impressionados com a devoção de Charlies por sua bela sereia xx Como visto no The Daily Mail e The Sun http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5769707/Footballer-Charlie-Austins-daughter-hilariously-dresses-mermaid.html
