Answer the enchanting siren call of the mermaid with this comprehensive lavishly illustrated
and intricately designed one-of-a-kind lifestyle compendium from the editor in chief of Faerie
Magazine and author of The Faerie Handbook and globally published novel Mermaid packed with
lore legends facts and trivia beautiful illustrations and numerous step-by-step projects
and recipes. Beautiful seductive mysterious and potentially dangerous the mermaid is a
global literary and pop culture icon whose roots date back to ancient sea goddesses and Greek
mythology. From Homer's Odyssey and Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Little Mermaid to
T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and the Disney animated film The Little
Mermaid this sea vixen has long seduced popular imagination. Cosmetic companies have drawn
inspiration for their makeup lines from mermaids as have designers throughout fashion history
from Jean Patou to Jean Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen. The fishtail dress is a perennial
long red-carpet staple favored by the likes of Marion Cotillard Sofia Vergara and Blake
Lively. Divided into four sections?Fashion and Beauty Arts and Culture Real Mermaids and
Where to Find Them and Food Entertaining and Stories of the Sea? The Mermaid Handbook is a
unique and sumptuous compilation filled with creative ideas for decorating and living inspired
by these beauties from the deep. Learn to make a sailor's valentine a mermaid comb and crown
and a pearl and sequin paillette necklace. There are recipes for mermaid-themed poke bowls
aquatic-themed honey gingerbread cookies and the official cocktail of the 1960s-era mermaid
attraction Aquarama. Folklore expert Carolyn Turgeon also includes profiles of true modern
mermaids tail makers and mermaid bars visits mermaid attractions like Weeki Wachee Springs
and provides tips on getting beachy mermaid hair and creating an alluring eye. This collector's
item also includes an inset image on the front cover ornate metallic blue foil patterning on
the front spine and back blue stained edges a satin bookmark and quality paper.
