The Killer in Me is the Killer in You

I adore this round of Collab! Like.. absolutely mad about it. I love everything nautical, and the designers didn't fail to deliver in this theme. I'm feeling a little nostalgic today, so I decided to go for a darker mood picture, since.. like.. if you know anything about me, my pictures highly reflect my current mood. I guess that's why I love blogging so much, it's therapeutic to make a picture, let out your emotions, listen to some good tunes, and share your thoughts. I mainly enjoy doing pictures though, I love art, and being able to edit my art work makes me a happy person. Also, I got a new graphics card. Water looks beautiful. I didn't know it could look like that. Can you tell I'm a happy camper about that?

At any rate, I wanted to share some of the cute things available this round of collabor88, say hi, kinda forget about work for a day, and do a pretty picture. I'm gonna go to the credits before I ramble too much. You all enjoy!

Credits:

Skin: -Glam Affair- Liv skin- Asia by Aida Ewing for The Arcade

Hair: Clawtooth: Under the Sea - Girl Next Door by Bubbles Clawtooth for Collabor88

Hat: LaGyo_Pirate queen hat - Black by Gyorgyna Larnia for Collabor88

Eyeliner: [KOOQLA] Z-eyeliner (Black) 03 by Rocketta Haven

Lipstick: [KOOQLA] Domino Lips 02 by Rocketta Haven

Earrings: LaGyo_Pirate earring & Rose Gold by Gyorgyna Larnia for Collabor88

Neck Tattoo: "Jim"-Cunning Tattoo by Celeste Forwzy

Necklace: LaGyo_Pirate necklace Gold by Gyorgyna Larnia for Collabor88

Top: Tee*fy Isobel Tank XS Black by Azure Electricteeth for Collabor88

Body Tattoo: Paperbag. Body of Roses Tattoo by Kex Blackheart

Bracelet: Wimey: Scholarly Bracelet by Sash Arabello

Jeans: [Cynful] Skinny Jeans - Blue by Cynthia Ultsch

Shoes: fri. - Wayfaring.Sandals (Charcoal) by Darling Monday for Collabor88

Pose: Marukin- Frais

*Slink Hands and flat feet worn in this picture. 

**Picture taken at this location

Fix You

Recently I don't know why, but I've been feeling more down than usual. I guess it's just the date, and being afraid. God only knows. But as the fear comes, just you feel more isolated from people. Even if it's not true. Even if you're the person alienating yourself. It's an odd feeling to have, and I guess lately I've been longing to reach out to someone, bahhhh. Feelings suck. Fear sucks. Doctors suck. Yeah, I think that's the moral of the story. Everything just urgh. Then when I hear this song I want to cry, because it's like an anthem to myself kinda deal, just.. I don't know. My thoughts are very mumbled tonight. I am so sorry. But anywaysssss

I put up a cute outfit that goes with the way I'm feeling right now. Just... left alone, and scared and blah. Whatever, pretend the words to this post don't suck. Please? Sounds like a deal <3 Anyways, let's just go on to the credits because I can't think for the life of me.

Credits:

Skin: -Glam Affair - Mokatana skin - America 04 @ Collabor88 (Aida Ewing)

Hair: [elikatira] Leighann - Essentials (Elikapeka Tiramisu)

Headband: Noodles - Bearmuffs Strawberry (Natalee Oodles)

Glasses: ISON - pegley glasses (tortoise) (Harry Hyx) 

Tattoo: "Jim"-Cunning Tattoo (Celeste Fowrzy)

Necklaces: .Olive. the Mine! Zodiac Necklace - Sagittarius [Gold].

.Olive. the Folded Golden Paper Letter Necklace - S (Naminaeko Resident)

Bracelet L: [tea.s] Regal Gem Bracelet Silver - Pure for Fantasy Collective (Tea Soup)

Bracelet R: Wimey: Wisdom of a Madman Bracelet (VIP Gift) (Sash Arabello)

Top: {mon tissu} Joy Tee - Mon Tissu Soiree VIP Gift (Anouk Spot)

Overalls: [monso] My Overall - Dark Blue (Morphine Janick)

Shoes: fri. - Lovegood.Heels (Black) (Darling Monday)

Pose: Marukin - Triple Tea

In Retrospective

Pardon the half way done picture. But.. well..... long week, and I wanted to share my thoughts and feelings.

It's been an insane week! If you would have told me last month that all of this was going to happen, I wouldn't have believed it. Hell, I still kind of don't. It's been surreal, making things, actually selling, seeing bloggers whose work I enjoy actually blogging and enjoying my things. There's been tears, and a lot of happiness. And to believe that a month ago I couldn't build if I didn't follow a tutorial. Not to say I don't look things up still or ask for help, but.. the growth this week alone has been huge. I owe a lot of people for that, and I also have to thank Inka for giving me the chance to go in this journey with her.

With Candy Fair over, and starting out with Wizarding Fair tomorrow at noon, and nothing else to build, I have to breath. It's been a madhouse trying to learn all of this, dealing with my health issues, actually being hospitalized for a good portion of this time, and then.. culminating on this. Just.Wow. I can't believe I even got the honor to be a part of FLF this week. Can you talk about lucky?! So, I guess I have to say thank you to the few close friends that helped me out through this, Inka, Sienia, Aime, Tyr, Allegory, all of you for helping me when I wanted to tear my hair out and run away and quick, those friends that were genuinely supportive and helped me out along the way to keep my spirit. MJ and Rose, and everyone at the Wizarding Fair for allowing me to participate. I just.. I'm overjoyed. All of the wonderful bloggers. I mean, I got blogged by Berry! I was speechless, I still can't really believe it. Most of you have been amazing to me, and I greatly appreciate it.

I put a look together really quick with stuff from Wizarding Fair to show you guys, some of my faves, I'm sure now that things slowed down I'll be able to showcase a little more, God willing. I'm wearing my necklace, sue me, I'm proud, my sweat, blood,and tears went into that texture work, and many hours, I'm very happy with it, the skin is new from Essences, available at Wizarding Fair, and it comes with different breast options, so it'll be kid friendly, top from Peqe cus.. well, I love Peqe. All of these will be available tomorrow at noon, so don't forget to come and check out the fair, it'll be worth it, promise!

Credits:

Skin: Essences ~ Qopi (light rose) *blonde* for Wizarding Fair

Hair: Exile::Sparkle And Fade Natural Fusion

Eyes: IKON Perspective Eyes - Apex

Freckles: [PXL] FullBody freckles Dark (tattoo 2.x)

Moles: ::dUTCH tOUCH:: AddOns - Moles and Xtra Freckles (face)

Necklace: Essences: A Shift in Time Necklace (F) Wizarding Fair

Top: Peqe - Wizarding Sweater w/Shirt_Pink Wizarding Fair

Pose: Marukin [Flambe] addicted

Teenage Dirtbag (More Arcade Goodies Preview!)

Oh dear.. another day and another blog post? I might just be on a role. Or maybe it's just the fact that Arcade is almost here, and I always get uber excited when Arcade is upon us! I have just a couple more to show you guys cus.. I'm lucky enough to have a couple review packs out before the actual event is out... and well.. you're just going to die. Natalee Oodles, my uber talented awesome friend made more charm bracelets, and a charm necklace. BUT! Get this.. it's actually VILLAINS related! I mean.. forget the good guys, I like the villains. And.. I honestly genuinely believe that Natalee does love me now. I mean... Maleficent... HORNS. ON A HEADBAND. This was just made for me! This one is one of the rare prices, and it might just be one of my of my favorite releases for the Arcade, just because.. in my pretty little mind, it was made just for me. Natalee, you disagree, I'll kill you :). 

Not only do we have the awsome charms and headband by Noodles, but Olive has made a nice line of briefcases, and they also have them in backpack mode. One of my favorites, other than the Hogwarts colors, ofc, it's the one with the Mickey ears and the color pattern.. and the pretty bow on top all Minnie mouse like.. Rose.. this was just freaking brilliant, I loved it. So.. today.. I wanted to put it all together to make a very awkward look, cus.. I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby <3. Now.. let's just glare at the calendar until it's the first, sounds like a plan? I THINK SO.

Credits:

Skin: Essences - Sash *peche* brunette (available soon)

Hair: [e] Tallulah - Essentials Pack *NEW*

Freckles: [PXL] Face freckles (tattoo 2.x)

Moles: Essences - Beauty Marks

Eyes: IKON Ascension Eyes - Gray

Lipstick: ROZENA/ Juicy Tint(t) ~ strawberry cream

Horns: Noodles - Magnificent Horns RARE for the Arcade (available the 1st) for the Arcade (available the 1st)

Necklace: Noodles - Fairy Tale Charm Necklace Gold Collection 3

Shirt: erratic / mindy - tshirt / awkward white 

Bracelet: Noodles - Fairy Tale Charm Bracelet Silver Collection 3 for the Arcade (available the 1st) 

Briefcase: .Olive. the Carry Me Satchel - Handy Mousketeer/L [RARE]  for the Arcade (available the 1st)

Shorts: Color.Me.H.O.F [TailoredShorts[Black]

Socks: Lark - Cozy Socks  (Argyle Meadow) w/ Slink Appliers

Pose: Marukin 

I Put a Spell on You

So.. I don't know what's going on with Disneybound, but.. like.. I know that this week is Rapunzel, Tangled. I'll be honest, I like the songs. I like the mom, I didn't care much for the actual movie. I'm going to be murdered again. But.. there was a little hidden gem in Fameshed this round.. a dress by Eclectic, and even though it's not Disneybound, and I thought about maybe saving this look for it.. I can't contain it. I adore Maleficent, and when it's time again to do her, if they add her to the list, well, I'm going to do her again. But.. I just adore her, okay? Don't judge me. This dress by Eclectic totally screamed out to me, I saw the staff, I saw the evil look in the eyes, and I was like.. if Maleficent was in modern day earth.. that's so what she would have worn. So... here it is.. I based a whole look around this outfit. I thought about doing it without a staff, but.. it just wasn't the same, so I was lucky enough to find an unscripted freebie at the market place, and the detail of it was just.. perfect. So.. I used ti to tie out the whole look together and bring the vision of Maleficent to SL, modern style, and with the class she deserves. Anyways, I hope you guys like it, I'm working on a couple big posts, and also been kind of feeling sick some, so I've been kind of slow with the posts, but I apologize, but I swear there are some biggies to come! Rest assured. I plan on at least one other home blog this week ish, or next, a skin blog, and more fun stuff to come. 

Credits:

Skin: Essences - Whisper ~ brown sugar ~

Hair: !lamb. Wild at Heart (Mesh) - Ink

Lips: ROZENA/ Juicy Tint(t) ~ sweet heart

Jewelry Set: *Mon Cheri* Norah Jewelry Set  Black

Dress: Eclectic! Vest Dress (Plum Vest) for fameshed

Staff: NEMISCEL Mage Staff (free)

Leggings: {mon tissu} Favorite Wool Tights ~ Black 

Shoes: Baiastice_Athena pumps-black

Pose: (marukin) frais- Being Frank

I've Got a Love that Keeps Me Waiting

Okay, so after the craziness with hair fair, that still is being worked on, I needed a day break, but.. I'm back people! And what I have today is something that's pretty cool. Auxiliary has always been one of my favorite stores, and now Tyr actually released these amazing sweats that... well, to be honest, if she didn't have teal, I might have defriended her and cried forever, but.. Mint is close enough. Luckily. Anywayyyys, away from the random crazy rambles, I was actually pretty astounded when I put them on. They're not my type of release normally, I like more girly styles, but they're just so well made, the folds, the way it moves with the body, it's just absolutely amazing, and this picture doesn't even begin doing it justice, they're seriously worth the money and the trying it on. I also have a new tat that a friend of mine made, and well, it's cute, so showing it off, actually two of them, can't really see the neck one too well, but it's actually a snake! Like Slytherin. I'm normally petrified of snakes, but this is cartoonish and cute enough to set me at ease and get my Slytherin spirit on. Finally we have the hair from Auxiliary, it's available in Hair Fair, and they have some pretty cool packs that let you change you and be original when you want. So.. I think that's about it, I'm feeling pretty crazy and random, so I'm going to leave it at that before I bore you all! 

Credits:

Skin: Essences Clover 02 *sunkissed* brunette

Hair: [AUX] Hair_CutiePie - CottonCandy for Hair Fair

Necklaces: ! .Olive. the Folded Golden Paper Necklaces (S and Rare)

Neck Tattoo: "Jim"-Cunning Tattoo

Top: -tres blah- Tied Up Tank - White

Tummy Tat: [GOTHA] Satan's Child Tattoo

Sweats: [Aux] Loose Sweats - Mint for SWF 

Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Flat Feet

Shoes: Blueberry Kimmy *Mesh* Sneakers 

Pose: (marukin) [rhodolite] pacific beauty

Follow Us

So... another week in the hospital, this is getting really old, but I'm finally back. Well, been back since yesterday, just took me a little because I really really wanted to do something good for this post! And I'm actually pretty happy. A lot of things have been happening. For one, HAIR FAIR. I love hair fair, and I was lucky enough to have one of my works selected to be displayed guys! And even though I didn't get to use my early pass for either hair fair bloggers, or my early pass for winning runner up, I am still so happy and humbled to be selected for both, so thanks to the Hair fair theme. And I still managed to shop.. over 20K worth in hair, trust, I'm a shopaholic when it comes to hair, but.. it's worth it guys, a percentage of your sales goes to Wigs for Kids, which also helps other kids with cancer .. well, have wigs! So I love this organization, and I have no problem on dropping a lot of cash to support! Make sure to go and check out Hair Fair this year. It's built in LEGOS. And it's amazing, they outdid themselves. Shame Truth wasn't there, and I don't even wanna know the story, so gossip starters, don't even! I also checked out collab, and that's where the rest of my linden went. Wops. But.. well, Aime actually gave me these cute little fairies, they're so adorable, and they make me cry every time I detach them.. because Aime is a very evil bunny filled with cuteness. I just can't. I wanted to do a follow through the forest kind of theme, reminds me a little of Sleeping Beauty.. following the glowing light to her doom! Except.. they're good fairies... I hope! So I also went to Maitreya and got the jeans.. because.. Maitreya has a sale, and they have the best jeans in grid, so I had to fat pack! All in all, a lot of shopping.

Oh.. yeah.. this skin? The newness of essences. It's so soft and adorable, Cho is a must if you are going for more of a youthful/soft look, or Asian. I went for youthful. And also, a plurker friend sent me these a long time ago, but.. I've been bad! So much going on, but.. doctor who nails. I'm a huuuuge fan of Doctor Who, so.. .yeah, I'm rocking these pretty often. The necklace is from Noodles ( <3 you Nat) and the shirt is from Milk Motion. All are available at Collab this round! Oh... and don't you love the eyes? Newness from Ikon. Sort of, just.. close up of them. Hope you enjoy guys! On to the credits!

Credits:

Fairies: *MishMish* Lil' Fairies (Amoriata, Girosham, and Lockmeth) for Collabor88

Skin: Essences ~ Cho skin ~ (Light Rose) for Collabor88

Hair: Clawtooth: Tootsie - Girl Next Door for Hair Fair

Eyes: IKON Ascension Eyes - Evening

Lashes: ::dUTCH tOUCH:: AddOns - EyeLashes

Freckles:::dUTCH tOUCH:: AddOns - Moles and Xtra Freckles (face) and Essences - Beauty Marks

Necklace: Noodles - Sketchy Flower Necklace Gold/Red for Collabor88

Shirt: (Milk Motion) 3d flowers lace top - nude for Collabor88

Jeans: Maitreya Zipper-Skinny Jeans * M #2

Sandals: ISON - leather strap sandals (tan) for Collabor88 

Nail Appliers: !matte.doctor.who (SAE-nails) 

Pose for Picture 1: (marukin) [solstice] i've seen enough for Collabor88

Pose for Picture 2: [tea.s] say it ain't so

Will You Still Love Me When I'm No Longer Young and Beautiful?

So Berry did a new tutorial, and if you haven't watched Berry's tutorials, and are learning photoshop, I HIGHLY recommend that you do. She seriously does an amazing job with them, they're easy to follow, they taught me how to do high quality pictures just in world, and teaches me something new every day, like Picmonkey, why has no one ever told me this stuff exists?! So.. once I saw her tutorial, I decided to give it my own shot. I mean I added my own little touches to it, like using highpass in order to sharpen an image quickly, and with a mask it's easy to delete the parts you don't' want to be sharpened and allow to remain soft, then I also use noise to give the skin a little more pores and realism to it, using a mask to make sure i don't get the lips, nor the eyes, nor parts that obviously wouldn't have pores. I'm going to link to Berry's tutorial page, because there's so many that would benefit from reading and listening and watching, she's amazeballs, and she's the sweetest person ever, really, so.. YEAH. I'm totally fangirling, but whatever. Berry is the one person that got me to blogging, and pretty much.. in her own way through her tutorials has always been at my side helping, so thank you!

With that said, Cosmetic Fair oepend again, and I wanted to showcase a couple different layers that I jsut absolutely fell in love with. If you haven't gone, there's stuff by Essences, and Glam Affair, Mons, and many other big names! Don't forget to go while you can guys! 

Credits:

Skin: Essences ~ Opera 04 *Sunkissed*

Hair: [LeLutka]-ADILE hair - Bournville

Eyes: .ID. Soulful Eyes / Blue Light

Freckles: Pink Acid Natural Beauty Freckles, Beauty Mark Mole & Blush for Cosmetics Fair

Eye Make Up: Flawless.Unicorn-Smokey Nights Eyeshadow for Cosmetics Fair

Lipstick: ROZENA/ Juicy Tint(t) ~ nude for Cosmetics fair 

Lashes: {.essences.} Request Eyelashes (tatoo layer) and ::dUTCH tOUCH:: AddOns - EyeLashes (Prim)

Necklace: LaGyo_Venhia necklace (chest)

Pose: (marukin) [adularescent] tart

Berry's Tutorials Page: http://strawberrysingh.com/tutorials/

Paint With All the Colors of the Wind

Lately I've been obsessed with this song. Don't hate, I get my fevers, and being around one of my best friends, well, I can't help but sing Disney all the time. She inspires me. So, today, I finally bought two things I really wanted. The Zaara dress, and the Slink eyelids. I know.. I know.. I'm slow, but damnit! Girls have budgets! And forgetful minds when shiny lindens come her way! But still, I put a cute little look together, and blogged it, I wanted it to be more like being in the wind, and relaxed.. serene, I have to admit, the lids and the dress really inspired me. So.. I sat in the park in our sim that the lovely Natalee Oodles made, and I took this wonderful shot, and worked on it really fast to get this out, because I'm sick, and if I have to go to the doctors and stay there forever, damn it! I'm  going to give you one last quick wonderful post with this gorgeous dress that you should buy. Now. Go.

Credits:

Skin: *League* Skin Isla Pale -Champagne

Hair: (epoque hair) Tied Up - Heat

Eyelids: Slink Mesh Lids and Lashes

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hand Elegant 1

Tattoo: "Jim"-Cunning Tattoo

Necklace: Noodles - Tyr Drop Necklace Silver/Emerald

Dress: Zaara : [Mesh] Aamani wrap dress *pistachio*

Shoes: [Gos] Boutique - Mae Platform - Black

Pose: (marukin) [dolce] stillwater

Decor:

fri.home - monkey bars (6 land impact)

{what next} Garden Cafe Caravan (16 land impact)

(what next) Garden Cafe Stools (2 land impact each)

{what next} Garden Cafe Menu Sign (1 land impact)

[we're CLOSED] tree 1E summer (5 land impact)

Blogger Challenge - SLDisney Bounding - Gaston

So, I said I might go back and do more of the past challenges to catch up, and I had to do Gaston. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite movies all of time, so.. Gaston was a bit of a challenge, to transfor such a manly character into a modern female version of it. Quite hard! But.. I managed it, and I even managed to use the new awesome gloves by R3VOLT. And a snarl, so Gaston. Did I mention I love Disney movies? This challenge is amazing, and I hope it goes on forever! And I'm also sharing this video because it's.. awesome.. if you got good credit you can be my wife! Girl, hide yo' kids.

Credits:

Skin: -Glam Affair - Zara - America 01 D

Hair: [Burley] Fashi Black01

Necklace: {mon tissu} Take Flight Necklace ~ Silver

Gloves: [R3VOLT] Red Studded Gloves Unisex [Mesh] Womens

Vest: ISON - belted fur vest (snow)

Tank: jane.intrinsic.tank.yw gold [full]

Shirt: JANE - layering tee.rd cherry

Leggings: {mon tissu} Favorite Wool Tights ~ Black 

Boots: *FIR & MNA* The Steinbeck Boots Tan

Pose: (marukin) [frais] dairy dreams

It's Innocence Lost

Collabor88 has arrived, and I couldn't be more excited about some of the items that are up for grab. Can I start with this little dress by Ison? I normally don't buy fat packs.. and I rarely wear red, but.. I love the dress, and the fly away theme, and the fact that you can change it completely by changing the top layer. And the glasses by Boom? New set of jewelry from Maxi Gossamer? Yes, please! If you haven't yet gone.. GO! What are you waiting for? I am completely insane about the new round of collabor88. Keep tune for more looks from Collabor88 to come!

Credits:

Skin: -Glam Affair - Zara - America 09 BL

Hair: [e] Away - Blonde 07 (discontinued) 

Glasses: *BOOM* Minimalist Glasses (Titanium) for Collabor88

Jewelry: MG - Necklace - Titania's Filigree heart for Collabor88

Dress: ISON - flight bodycon dress (red) for Collabor88

Bracelet: Noodles - Fairy Tale Charm Bracelet Gold

Shoes: [Gos] Boutique - Angelina Peeptoe - Black Python

Pose: (marukin) [rhodolite] into the view for Collabor88

Colourless Colour

Once in fashion, soon to be rediscovered.

It's been a while. I know. Real life and Second Life both have been kicking my ass. Inspiration was gone, and I struggled a bit to find my ground again, but.. fear not! I'm back, and bringing in the fashion and awesomeness all over again. Once in fashion, and soon to be seen.

So, enough with the crap, let's get right into it, because.. I think I might have lost my voice again. But.. my fashion tastes is still full gear, and full out. Have you guys checked out Maitreya as of recently? Dear God, I'm totally in love with this dress. So simple, so sexy, and so much statement in one piece, I'm completely head over heels with it. Also, new, is this skin by Maitreya, for the skin fair. I'm loving it. I'm a huuuge fan of Maitreya, and after feeling like someone looked like a clone of me, I had to do something drastic. After buying.. I believe.. 20 skins? I finally found one that totally fits me, and rocks! And finally, in newness news, these shoes by Gos Boutique. I'm a huge fan of Gos boutique. I do love prim feet, really, but one of my pet peeves was always trying to match it to the skin. It's amazing that someone finally heard us out, and created an easy system that has the major skins in sl one clique away, just.. log to your site, pick the skin, and voila, it's all matched for you. No pain, no headaches. No raging. And these shoes.. seriously.. so sexy.

So, I wanted to create a very effortless rock chick look. Classy, sexy, and still looks like you can rock it. I loved the Ariel hairstyle from Lelutka, because.. even though it's from their fairy tale collection, it still looks like you're about to rock some socks off. The bracelet is by Noodles, and I'm sorry, I'm never taking it off. I love it, and it took forever to complete it, and it's by far my favorite piece of jewelry ever. Because I'm a dork. You can try your lock at the Arcade to get all the charms for this amazing little piece! Leggings are the half legging, half leather leggings from Milk motion. I always wanted to have a good outfit to rock them out with, since they're so edgy, and in this outfit, it fits like a glove. Finally added the edgier piece of Maxi Gossamer collection in my inventory, and what you have is this. Badass, but classy. Totally love this.

Credits: 

Skin: -Glam Affair - Zara - America 10 RED for Skin Fair

Eyes: [LeLutka]-Ellis-Cloud

Hair: [LeLutka]-ARIEL hair - Praline

Jewelry: Maxi Gossamer - Arial Lost Angel

Dress: Maitreya Dakota Dress * Thistle Brushed-Chiffon

Bracelet: Noodles - Fairy Tale Charm Bracelet Gold at The Arcade

Leggings: (Milk Motion) half leather leggings

Shoes: [Gos] Boutique - Angelina Peeptoe - Black Python

Pose: (marukin) [dolce] kawa

Let Me Come Home

So much newness, so little time. For starters.. Did you know Lelutka has new hair?

Well, if you didn't, you know now. The new styles have kind of a vintage style to them. Sort of 1920's kind of hair style, and one with a cute little cap on top that reminds me of the Renaissance period, something you'd see in like the Borgias. Totally adorable. The one I'm wearing today is Gloria. For some reason, I wear it, and I keep thinking about like.. Downton Abbey. But then again, I'm totally obsessed with that show right now. I'm seriously loving how vintage is starting to get in style now. Love love love.

Yummy is also one of my favorite places to go for jewelry, I love their styles! They're not over the top, and they're rather adorable and original. Their Collabor88 item does not fail. It's totally adorable, and they have it in both, black and white, and multi colored. Personally, I'm more of a classic/safe fashionista, so.. I stuck with the black and white, and I totally love this piece.

Leri Miles Designs also has a new release out, it's a cute little dress that is trending lately, kind of goes with the whole bold yet simplistic trend that is going on right now. More of a geometric style, and I'm totally loving this dress.

Credits:

Skin: Adam and Eve Skins - Shelby T2 Pinkie

Hair: [LeLutka]-GLORIA Hair - Bournville

Jewelry: (Yummy) Caprice Set - Black and White for Collabor88

Dress: Leri Miles Designs Elaine Mesh Dress Teal

Tights: Tee*fy Soft Wool Jersey Leggings Black

Boots: Slink Vanity Boots Black

Pose: (marukin) [limon] candlewick for Collabor88

I've Been Away for Too Long

That's kind of how I feel right now. I've been away from too long. From blogging, from life itself. Kind of sheltered in my little cocoon, afraid of hurting. Afraid of grieving. But I've been away from too long, so.. it's time for another post, and hopefully maybe soon I'll be able to take the step forth and face my problems.

But let's tackle a problem at a time! First.. what am I wearing today?

Adam and Eve has a new skin, that's completely adorable, and I'm head over heels with. I am a fan of Sachi's, I'm not afraid to say that. The main reason for this is that she does have original skins, and each one of her releases does look different, it's not a carbon copy. You can tell it's the same maker, they have the same element to them, but.. they're still original  each and every one of them, which makes it a joy to go back to her store to get new things. You don't feel like you're paying for a skin that you already have slapped with a new name, and a minor change. Then again, I've always been one to praise originality. Also, her skins have dimples. Now.. in this skin, the facial features are so sharp that actually adding dimples aged the skin too much, which is a good thing if you're looking to play a character in her mid thirties.. but.. even without the dimples, it looks like a more mature skin. And by that I don't mean 60 years old. It looks gorgeous, classy, and mature.

=Krautuve=  also has a new release, and it feels forever since they've had one. It's a release of kind of dark sweaters, but I did love this cross one. Crosses seem to be very much in as of lately, lucky for me, I do like this trend. I am very religious, and I'm sorry to say this, but.. the fact that a cross is trending to me is rather cool, means I get to show something I believe, and it has a good style to it. High fashion, and something I'm passionate about. Need I say more? Total love.

Finally, Collabor88 opened, and it's got me in for a shock. Truth was there! I mean.. I'm not blogging their look, but.. I was just shocked that truth had an item there this round. However, I'm totally in love with this new hair mesh style by Clawtooth. Also, the poses from Marukin are totally aodrable! Don't forget to go to collabor88 this round and get amazed!

Credits:

Skin: Adam and Eve Skins - Shelby T2 Cateyes

Hair: Clawtooth: Heartbreak Beat - Soft Sand for Collabor88

Necklace: Noodles - Key To My Heart Gold

Sweater: =krautuve= sweater "Dark future"

Ring: LaGyo - Hummingbird ring for Collabor88

Jeans: {mon tissu} Nora Skinny Jeans  ~ Dark

Shoes: {mon tissu} Favorite Leather Flats ~ Black

Pose: (marukin) [limon] celebrate for Collabor88

My Music Is Where I Want You to Touch

First of all, I do have to apologize for the lack of blog entries lately. It's still being one of those things where it's raining like hell, and my glass is overflowing. For as much as I love to blog and share my opinions in SL fashion, my mind is not fully committed at the moment. With the loss of a family member, and two major illnesses in my family, I'm struggling to be able to cope with it all. My time in SL is more devoted to attempting to forget my problems, than focusing on something like this. It's not that I'm going to stop blogging. No, I love it. It's just.. my lapses of when I'm able to concentrate enough to get the words out as I mean them are few. Please forgive me.

With that said. I do wish I had music for a boyfriend. Then things maybe wouldn't be as complicated. Or living in a fairy tale world. Make believe with happy endings. I hope I'm not the only one that feels that way.

I'm going to start talking about the actual fashion with this jacket from even.flow. It's a nice design, however, I wish it would have some contrast to it. The pattern is lovely, yes. But with so much black, the details all get lost. I wouldn't change the color of the jacket, but the belt in a different color would have made me completely fall in love with this piece. However, at the bargain price in Acid Lily, it's quite worth the look at, in my opinion. As far as the pants go, it's a new release from Blueberry. I love Blueberry. I really do. Every week that goes by, and every release, I see so much growth and improvement that I do count her in as one of the top designers to watch out for. What I do love about Blueberry is that the designs are original. With so many stores using templates, I do appreciate those that take the extra time in creating their own visions. One thing that i would like to see in the future, and I know.. I know, it's tough, but I'm a huge fan of actually draping with the textures on the map. What I mean is.. you'll see it a lot of times, from afar, it looks freaking amazing, but then when you focus in, you'll see that.. instead of the map of the clothes moving with the texture, the actual map is flat, and they use the texturing to create a feel of dimension, which ends up making the piece look a little 2D. These pants actually have some relief work into them, like buttons off to the side which was a nice touch, but what I'd really love to see is the pants moving along with the texture to create a full 3D feel to it, more realistic.

I guess that's all for today folks!

Credits:

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5

Hair: >TRUTH< Angie w/Roots - tahiti

Jacket: even.flow - Belted Blazer black for Acid Lily

Top: [W&B] Cole Boatneck Top IVORY (Whole)

Jewelry: *League* Dipped Feather Jewellery - Gold

Jeans: Blueberry Sena Skinny Jeans Blue

Shoes: [Decoy] Lea Pumps - White/Creme

Pose: (marukin) [frais] suave

Come Pick Me Up

Take me out. Fuck me up. Steal all my records. Screw all my friends. Then do it again. It honestly feels like relationships are an endless circle. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but.. history always repeats itself. Come pick me up.

I've been out again, I know. I've been dealing with the death of my grandmother, who after fighting for months with gastric cancer, finally made her peace. It's been difficult, and still dealing with the loss, even though it's expected, the pain is a lot, so bear with me, please. I haven't forgotten all of you, I just.. need some time to place myself in someone else's shoes while I process what I feel.

However, I got this item as a preview. It'll be available for FREE. It's by American Bazaar. They will be taking place in the J'adore hunt starting in Feb. 1st. It's adorable, and I've gotten many compliments while wearing it, the vest and the top are both linked, but.. it's so cute! Cute Poison also has a new release out for Fashion week. I've seen this trend a lot lately, the over working structure, and crosses are always hot. Comes in black, silver and gold, though I'm a huge fan of the gold one.

New release also from Leri Miles Designs, you can't ever have enough slacks people! Specially if you enjoy a classy fashion style like myself.

Credits:

Skin: the body co. Orchid (01 Fair) - blonde brows

Hair: !lamb. Crystal Ball (Mesh) - Honeycomb Root

Necklace: Cute Poison - Multi-Cross Necklace (Gold)  for SL Fashion Week

Purse: Color.Me.H.O.F [TheRoman2.0[Cream]

Top: [American Bazaar] MESH Denise Top Je t'aime

Pants: Leri Miles Designs Molly Slacks Wine

Shoes: (Kunglers) Morgana pumps

Pose: (marukin) [dolce] kawa

The Lion's Roar

I'm a Goddamned coward, but then again so are you, and the lions roar. Powerful. I don't know why this song hits so.. but it honestly does. It's powerful, and longing... One of the best new songs out there.

But.. I digress. It's time for TDR Fusion, and guess who's a guess? JeSyLiLo! And they have a new skin out for the event, Vanla. It's no secret that I like light skins. My complexion in real life is pale.. so it's hard for me to see myself tanned in second life. No joke, I'm like.. white as milk. I'm so freaking white, I glow in the dark. Comes in handy though, my husband will never lose me. But.. I guess that's the reason why I like pale skins so much. The skin is very soft, and I absolutely love the face on it. Now.. not a huge fan of the lipgloss that was added to it, but.. that's easily fixed with a tattoo layer, so you won't hear me making a huge fuss about that. The body could also be a bit more detailed in my opinion, but for the cheap price that it can be found in.. totally worth it. They also have a new set of eyes in their main store that I'm absolutely crazy about. The detail on it is right on the dot, and it seriously does add a powerful pop to your avatar, so go check them out, for sure a must have in my opinion, and I really don't say that too often, it has to be something I truly do like in order for me to say it. But these eyes are just adorable.

In other news. Lamb. New hair. <3. I have been missing on Lamb Ballic's releases, I honestly do look forward to them like a kid at a candy store, however, it was worth the wait. It comes in two styles that you can chose from (each sold separately, of course) But it's adorable, and with a little hair clip on the side. I'm totally in love with it.

Another new release? Yup, it's a day of newness. After a while of not making new releases, Cute Poison comes full roar with this cross posture collar, which is completely adorable, and you can make some pretty incredible outfits with it. I know I didn't do it in this picture, but.. can you imagine it with a black turtle neck? Take off the prim part of the turtle neck, insert the collar, and voila, a pretty strong piece to add to your look, and easy to do.

And Even.Flow has come out with a new release too, a bikini line that is affordable, and mix and match. The top I'm wearing is the chess piece from that set, so go ahead and check it out. Bikini season is almost here for some of us.. down in the south, where it is not snowing, at least, and once spring hits.. those bikinis come out hard core, even in the virtual world.

And the lion's roar is something that I have heard before, a children's tale, the lonesome wail of a lion's roar.

Credits:

Skin: *JeSyLiLO*:::Vanla:::*LightSkin for The Dressing Room

Hair: !lamb. Black Magic (Mesh) - Honeycomb Root

Eyes: *JeSyLiLO*:::NightEyes:::*Blue

Eyelashes: Al Vulo! MEsh Lashes

Collar: Cute Poison - Posture Collar - Cross

Bikini Top: even.flow - M&M Bikini Top chess 

Pose: (marukin) [tripletea] me tenir chaud

The Fox in the Snow

I love this song.. and I love Belle and Sebastian. It's all about seeing what really is important.. and what's just so illogical, the resounding questions that make you rethink everything that is important to you.. and the importance of the simple things.. I love things that make me think like that.. once again making me feel grateful for the small things in life, rather than crying over the things that at that time seem so big.. and further down in life seem so trivial.

I wanted to be a fox in the snow today, or my vision of this song, I suppose. Something simple, against the vast snow.

I kept it very simple for this post just because of that. The top is really adorable, and it's from one of the new additions to Acid Lily which will be taken away this weekend, so make sure to stop and get it before it does go away! The dress is called Queen of Hearts, and it's in pink, gray, or multicolored. I kept it simple and at the same time wanted it to pop slightly with the background, so I grabbed the pink color. The dress is very simplistic, but at the same time, the way the texturing and shading is done is very cute! Though my only complain is that at times it didn't fit right with my ao, the very top of the torso didn't seem to flow too well for some reason, though in all honesty, it might have just been my ao.

I paired it off with the boots from ISON that are available today at 50L Friday, and also the Collabor88 D!va hair, this time without the mesh portion. In my opinion, it looks way cuter with just the bun. The same jewelry as yesterday, but instead of the yellow diamonds, just.. plain old white to go with the simplistic element today. And a pair of wool tights to tie it all together.

Credits:

Skin: Adam and Eve - Siobhan T2 Bare

Hair: ""D!va"" Hair "Asami" (Type B)(Topaz) for Collabor88

Jewelry: (Yummy) Teardrop Gemstone Set - Diamond for Collabor88

Dress: {Le Fil Casse} Queen of Hearts Dress in Pink for Acid Lily

Tights: {Mon Tissu} Favorite Wool Tights ~ Charcoal

Shoes: ISON - Classic Levander Ankle Boots (Desert)

Pose: (Marukin) [Lotus] Candied for Collabor88

To the Ends of the Earth Would You Follow Me?

So today is my wedding anniversary, and when this song started playing on my rdio account, it inspired me, and moved me, because.. that's what love is all about? Despite the hardships of life, and the difficulties, forgive, move on, and follow your partner to the ends of the earth. My husband and I have been married for two years, and though recently he did break my heart, and doubts still flood my mind, I have no hesitation when I say that to the ends of the world I would follow him. No one knows me like he does. He has made me grow, and inspires me to try to fix myself day at a time. It's because of him that I have been able to deal with the pain that losing my daughter caused, and it's because of him that I still live. So today, I ask you, my dear readers. Whom would you follow to the end of the earth?

Love is in the air, and I do love me some of the things that Acid Lily brings forth. I have to admit, as time passes, the quality of the designers is beginning to up. That's one of the things that I enjoy about events such as this, new designers come, and you get to see some new talent, and discover it before it reaches the big leagues and the big names of Second Life. One of the newest additions, which I have to say I have nothing but love thus far, and will be keeping an eye out for the future, is Cake. I love cake, so.. with the name alone it got me. This top is so basic, but adorable at the same time, and they also have this cute dress that I hope I do get time to blog, and honestly.. though it's simple, and looks like it's not much, I'm simply in love with their style.

I paired it off with a jacket by Wunderland, and their jeans, I do believe that a huge thing about making a simple piece speak, and add character to it, is layering! So this jacket added just what it needed, and to give it a simple out and about look I added one of their new releases, some simple gray jeans to it. And I am also wearing it with flat boots. I honestly just wanted a causal  and lovely feel to it to add to the simplicity and beauty to today's love theme.

The hair is from D!va, and the accessories are from Yummy, and both can be found at Collabor88's new cycle. Can you tell I do love me some Collabor88? Pose is also brand new from Marukin, and can also be found in this round of Collabor88.

Credits:

Skin: Adam and Eve - Siobhan T2 Bare

Hair: ""D!va"" Hair "Asami" (Topaz) for Collabor88

Jewelry: (Yummy) Teardrop Gemstone Set  - Citrine for Collabor88

Jacket: Wunderland - Female Jacket - White

Top: [[>CaKe!<]]Nika Top.Wheat for Acid Lily

Jeans: Wunderland - Super Skinny Jeans GREY

Boots: Maitreya Stagioni Boots * Sand

Pose: (marukin) [lotus] sweety syrup for Collabor88

It's a Beautiful Day

Even though I'm sick, and have been sleeping pretty much the whole day due to the vast amount of drugs that I've been pumping into my system, I can't help but to repeat this song in my head as I finally seem to have woken up. It's a beautiful day. And in all honesty, why not? I think it's about time that I start being thankful for yet another beautiful day that I get to live, and not complaining about my current health. It's a beautiful day. Besides. Collabor88 opens in a couple hours, right? That alone is reason to celebrate.

But what better way to celebrate this revelation that with a new skin? Adam and Eve have this gorgeous little number now available in stores. I have to say, those dimple tattoo layers seriously got me, and the freckles? To die for. The level of detail in the new Siobah skin is really superb. I only have one complain, and one alone, the fact that the blonde eyebrows are soooo light. Since I'm a dark blonde, they really didn't go well along with my usual hair style, however.. for this skin, I'd go brunette in a heart beat, and that's exactly what I did. The Siobah skin comes in five different shades, from pale to very tanned, I'm actually wearing right now the T3 skin, which is right in the middle of the arrays, and it also comes in six different make up styles. Single skin for 949L and the skin fat pack of that shade for 2,900L. Definitely worth every penny for this level of detailing.

In other news, American Bazaar is participating in the New Year, New Style hunt, where they actually a gift for both men and women, right now I'm wearing the women gift (duh), and it's quite adorable. It's a cute little red dress with a brown belt around it. It might be a little too shiny in the texture for some, but for me, it was quite alright, I rather liked the styling of it. I paried it off with brown myself, though it looks good with black too, just to play off the belt that adorns the dress a little more. Since in my opinion, there was a little lack of patterns there, I added the Chantkare Khrysler tights in brown, and finished it off with boots by Maitreya. For accessories, I added the new Anuuka beads and Ethiopian cross set by Maxi Gossamer, which is currently available at fameshed.

Credits: 

 Skin: Adam and Eve -  Siobhan T3 - Rosebud *new*
Eyes: LAQ ~ Prim eyes Saga 
Lashes: *Redgrave* Eyelashes -16- Elemental 
Hair: [Elikatira] Flattery - Brown 08
Necklace: Maxi Gossamer - Necklace - Anukaa Beads + Ethiopian Cross - Combo all for Fameshed. 
Dress: [American Bazaar] MESH Clara Dress Red for New Year New Style Hunt 
Tights: Chantkare Khrysler Tights - Chocolate
Boots: Maitreya Radical Boots * Suede Chamoisee
Pose:(marukin) [willow] pensive