Mermaid beauty is officially here, and it's the perfect way to live out your childhood dreams of living in a fairytale. Whether it's with mermaid-approved packaging (honestly, aquamarine scales make everything better), formulas packed with mermaid-approved ingredients (kelp, anyone?), or even shimmery, shiny mermaid-approved colors, there are tons of ways to pay homage to your favorite mythical creature. Heck, you can even go for mermaid hair -- the opportunities are basically endless.
Trends may come and go, but mermaid makeup will always have a soft spot in our hearts -- after all, it really doesn't get much more fun than eye shadow palettes packed with colors Ariel and Sebastian could get on board with, metallic seafoam green nail polishes packed with blue shimmer, or even purifying masks made with skin-saving algae. So, with all that in mind, read on for some of our favorite mermaid-inspired products.
All you really need to know about this majestic eye shadow palette is that it's shaped like a clamshell and that it's vegan. The fact that it's packed with high-impacted foiled eye shadows that run from ROY-G to BIV? Well, that's just gravy.
Have you heard of the cult favorite Frank Body Shimmer Scrub? It's sold out pretty much everywhere, so if you want it, you'll have to get in line. That said, it's completely worth the wait -- it's a scrub made with sugar and coffee, and packed with mica and oils that make your skin shimmer and glow, as though you're made of iridescent scales.
If you're on the hunt for an eye shadow with a next-level shiny, metallic formula, you've found your new go-to product: Butter London's Glazen Eye Gloss in Mermaid has a soufflé
-like gel texture, and packs a major punch. It's a beautiful shade of pale silvery-green, and it imparts a glossy look to your lids -- in other words, it definitely earns its name.
In addition to being superaffordable, BH Cosmetics' Wild & Alluring Eyeshadow and Highlighter Palette will completely win you over with its nine absolutely gorgeous marbleized baked shadows (not to mention its coral blush and rich bronzer). The shades are all perfect for achieving that unde- the-sea glam, and of course, the aquamarine scaled packaging doesn't hurt either.
