Just like the unicornThe mermaid is currently one of the most popular costumes not only among adults, but especially among children. If your daughter has decided on a mermaid for carnival this year, you probably need a few more suggestions on how to do mermaid make-up for children. You don't have to be a professional stylist to imitate the beautiful mythical creature with a little makeup. We'll show you a few tips, tricks and instructions for making up a mermaid.
Mermaid make-up for children – The scales
Apart from the right colors, which ideally resemble fish, corals and/orremember the sea, of course you also need a nice scale pattern. This is guaranteed to make it clear to everyone what kind of mythical creature the costume is. But you don't have to apply make-up to the scales individually by hand, because there are very simple tools that you can use when doing mermaid make-up for children. This refers to ordinary nets or grids that are perfect as a template.
Then get make-up in shades of blue, gray and/or green, preferably with a metallic or mother-of-pearl effect (after all, the fish's scales shimmer beautifully). Silver and gold are also suitable. Other decorations you can use include rhinestones or fine glitter and even pearls, which can be easily stuck on with eyelash glue. In the following instructions you will learn the basics of how to do mermaid make-up for childrenand adults. You can of course vary the colors to suit your taste.
Mermaid make-up for children – instructions
- Fishnet (e.g. fishnet tights)
- Make-up in cool colors that suit a mermaid or shimmery eyeshadow
- Cosmetic sponge
Optional:
- fine brush and white make-up
- Rhinestones or glitter and eyelash glue as well as other make-up such as lipstick, mascara, eyeliner etc.
Before applying mermaid makeup for children, apply moisturizer to the child and tie and pin up the hair. Take a net, coarse sieve or other type of mesh and hold it in the desired location. Fishnet tights are ideal for this purpose and can be pulled comfortably over your head without constantly slipping. Pick up the first color with a sponge and dab it where you want it. Repeat with all other colors. The sponge ensures an even transition between the individual colors and the net creates this at the same timethe scale pattern.
Now you can carefully remove the net (if you have chosen tights, be particularly careful not to smear the make-up) and, if you wish, trace the contours of the scales with a brush and white paint to highlight them a little more. Finally, you can add eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner and oneApply lipstickwhen you do mermaid makeup for kids. The finishing touch is added with glitter stones, beads and other decorations.
Mermaid make-up for children without scales
Of course the sheds are not mandatory. If you want to do it particularly quickly, it is sufficient if you simply apply a suitable eyeshadow and, if necessary, an eyeliner or even on your facedesign with glitter. This variant was also chosen in the example above. Blue glitter and eyeshadow were simply applied around the eyes, creating basically the same effect. So it doesn't have to be anything complicated when you do mermaid make-up for children.
Mermaid face make-up – more ideas
If the make-up is not intended to accompany a costume, but just for a party, you can also paint a whole mermaid on the face. This kind of mermaid face painting requires a bit of talent, but of course even beginners can try it out. Or instead of the scales, just paint a shell crown on your forehead! There are numerous variations you can consider and are not necessarily difficult to implement. In the following gallery you will find some great suggestions on how to do oneoriginal mermaidbe able to do make-up.
Subtle scales and shell crowns
Mermaid make-up made easy - accent on the temple and forehead with scales
Large glitter stones for a made-up mermaid crown
Make-up idea in aqua
Choose bright colors for an unusual mermaid make-up
Exotic colors or subtle blue, white and gold
Mermaid make-up with shell crown with pearls
Mermaid make-up for children in green
Create a twisted mermaid around the eyes as make-up for children
Mermaid make-up for children around the eyes
Idea for the whole face
Mermaid make-up made easy for children - fish tail with self-painted scales
