The Viniellos came up with the idea of Enchantails when Mark, a 20-year veteran in make-up special effects for the film industry, was making a mermaid tail for Adam Sandler’s film, Bedtime Stories.

This summer, you can easily become a mermaid with a Fin Fun mermaid tail. The mermaid tails are made for both adults and children and are completely wearable for swimming. See them here.

Mermaid Jenna Moll-Reyes, middle, takes in some sun with her fellow mermaids, with Wands and Wishes Occasions, who all dressed for the festivities at Cowabunga Beach on Aug. 4 in Federal Heights ...

Of course, my tail was only a few pounds compared to the heavier ones some of my fellow merfolk were wearing, climbing as high as 35 pounds. A woman dressed as a mermaid swims with her mermaid tail.