California CostumesCalifornia Costumes Lil' Mermaid Girl's Costume, Medium, Multicoloured

My granddaughter wanted to be the little mermaid for Halloween & after reading the reviews, I decided to buy this costume. The picture does not do it justice!! It's really cute and the tail part looks like a real mermaid tail.It does run big; I bought the 3-4 Toddler size and she is @40 lbs. & wears 5T clothes. It was the perfect length (she's @42 inches high). It fit snug, but on our cold Halloween night she was able to wear a fleece long-sleeved top & pants in dark purple underneath due to the stretchiness of the costume's knit fabrics. To my surprise it didn't look "lumpy" or bulked up at all - it looked fabulous!!! Very graceful & lovely on my g-daughter.I would caution though that it's a lightweight costume, you can see through it in the leg area and it needs pants or leggings or tights underneath it. Also some of the green "sequins" fell off in the leg area over time, but I didn't notice it unless I looked closely. Also, the tiara is poorly made, but we used a separately-purchased Ariel crown and jewelry set with the seashell necklace that sings instead.All in all, a terrific-looking costume!!

This is a very pretty costume! As soon as it arrived, my daughter wore it for a couple of hours. I appreciate that it's not Disney -- just a nice, general mermaid costume. It's often cold on Halloween where we live, so I was excited for the long sleeves and full coverage. It does run big, as others have said. My daughter usually wears a 6X up to a 7/8, depending on how things are cut. I got her the 4-6X, and it's perfect. Others have said the shells fall off the headband. This is true. I plan to glue them in place with my favorite craft glue (Aleene's). The tail sweeps the ground, as a mermaid's tail should. I have a little concern about it getting stepped on/dirty, but I think having feet showing underneath would ruin the mermaid look. We might pin it up a bit. The tail is very sparkly, and I appreciate that the bottom is lined with something stiff so it will be a bit stronger and keep its shape. The boa comes separately, and you should get it -- it's an especially nice one.

My daughter is really into dress-up clothes right now, and also wants to be a mermaid for Halloween. I previously purchased one of those Disney Ariel costumes for about $20, but as many different versions as they have, I feel like they all miss the mark of actually looking like a mermaid. I was hesitant to order this one, but decided at just over $12 it was worth a try (at the very least we could add it to her dress-up clothes.) It is PERFECT!!! We bought the medium 3-4 for my 3 year old daughter. She is pretty tall for her age at 38 inches and 30 lbs. The costume is a great size, but slightly long (ie room to grow). I plan on pinning it up a couple inches around the waist for Halloween use. I feel like the quality is great for the cost, but note the sequins are pretty much just glued on, so will likely start to fall off with lots of wear. But really, if you're thinking about it, do it - I don't think you'll be disappointed!

This costume is so cute! My daughter loved it when she saw it. I was a little worried about this costume holding up after some of the reviews, but it did the trick the entire Halloween season. My daughter (3 yo) wore it to 5 different events including going trick or treating. Some of the sequins did fall off during the rough play times, but you could barely tell because there are so many.One thing, the costume was a little long so when she was running around the fins on the tail (the white fabric lining the inside) did get torn up by her shoes. I merely cut it off when that happened. You can probably pin the costume up to avoid it if you want to. The fin is still remained in tact, but once it got torn it was see through at the bottom, as in you could see her shoes.Overall, cute costume, decent quality and price.

I ordered this for my 3 year old in a size 3-4. It fits really well, maybe just a smidge too long but nothing major. I ordered it from Amazon, with my prime membership I got the 2 day shipping and it arrived a day early! Yay!It is SO much nicer than I thought it would be. I paid $12 and some change and it said right in the manufacturers description that this is a bargain basement cousume. (Ok, so I paraphrased but still) the quality was much better than I thought it would be. I'm really happy with that. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is that the chest area is rouched, like pleated. I don't think any toddler clothing should make them look like their chests are larger. That's ridiculous. It's not too bad, like to the point of being obscene or anything but I would have been happier if it was just flat.Also, my daughter said it was itchy when she tried it on but I'll put a shirt on under it next time and that should take care of it.The head band is cheap and we probably won't use it. The little shells slip off so I may use them to make her another type of hair decoration.EDIT: I ended up taking the shells off of the cheap headband and hot gluing them to single prong alligator clips instead. It worked out much better. I also had to use double sided tape to pull the dress up a bit because it was too long for my daughter. She's 3 but a bit tall for her age. The little ruffle hid the tuck well though.The little sequins did begin to fall off, I've been finding them around the house but it's not really noticeable.EDIT#2: After wearing the costume for 3 hours in her preschool class the bottom was pretty well worn. The double sided tape I used to tuck it up must have come unstuck because she was walking on the tail. I think we may just toss it. Though I should mention no seams ripped and the sequins are still mostly intact. I'm still finding them though I still can't see where they're missing from the costume.