Cloud of Cherry-bloom…
tolling twilight bell
Temple
Ueno? Asakura?
Details below ~
Categories: Art, Boots, Costumes, Fantasy Clothing, Goth, Grady Echegaray, Hair, Women's ClothingLosing too is still ours,
and even forgetting still has a shape in the kingdom of transformation.
When something’s let go of it circles,
and though we are rarely the center of the circle,
it draws around us it’s unbroken, marvelous curve.
~ R. M. Rilke ~
Details below ~
Categories: Accessories, Art, Boots, Costumes, Fantasy Clothing, Grady Echegaray, Hair, Women's ClothingThe WILD.Released Stamp Hunt started today!
I want to showcase two more of the superb prizes available to the persevering hunter and stamper.
The Tale of Snow White, from Studio Sidhe. More than just a simple pose prop, this fairytale glass coffin launches a beautifully staged series of tableaux.
(Also a really good excuse to get kissy-close to the rawry boy-Acha, my handsome prince <3. For a better look at Acha’s dashing threads, head over to her blog.)
Aaaaaand the gorgeous Varda Rose Crown, from Illusions! Of course Siyu spoils us with scripted texture-change leaves and petals. And not in just humdrum regular rose colors, oh no. These are stunning bi-colors and fades, delicate and touchably realistic.
Mosey on over to the WILD.Released blog to find a list of participating designers and instructions on how to play!
Categories: Accessories, Fantasy Clothing, Jewelry, Mourna Biziou, Poses, SL Locations of Note, Women's ClothingI am not a person who usually enjoys hunts in SL. The tedium just outweighs the haul for me in most cases. That’s not to say there aren’t some great finds and participants, it’s just not generally my cuppa.
There are, however, notable exceptions. And the upcoming WILD.Released stamp hunt is a big one. It’s the brainchild of Faery Sola (of Studio Sidhe,) so that should tell you something about it right there. If you haven’t heard of it, head over to the WILD.Released blog to learn more and get all excited with me. It’s a small hunt, with some of my absolute favorite SL artists participating. And let me tell ya, the prizes that I’ve seen are absolutely top notch.
I get the honor of showing you two of the upcoming prizes. First up is the amazing Lysi set from ~silentsparrow~
(You had me at “steampunk silks.”)
And here is the stunning Magma Crown from [][]Trap[][].
Are you excited yet?
The WILD.Released Hunt will run from March 20th to April 18th.
Hey, here’s that Blog link again, where you can find a list of participants and detailed instructions on how to play. —–> WILD.Released Blog
Categories: Boots, Fantasy Clothing, Goth, Mourna Biziou, Occulta, SL Locations of Note, Silks, Steampunk, Women's Clothing
Many cool things to show you today.
Firstly, a super-closeup of my mug to show off the new peepers. Poetic Colors has released a series of fairy-tale inspired eyes, all in luminescent, ethereal colors. I am in freakin’ love with this set. All available with or without a glowing golden ring around the iris, a light or dark outer eyeball, and a matching glow prim to attach to each eye. They’re gorgeous and hypnotic.
I went a little curly crazy today, but Silent Sparrow’s amazing new(ish) Gloomy line just inspired me. There are so many pieces available: suits, jeans, different skirt styles, jackets, corsets. All sporting lovely Burton-esque gothic curls in Hya’s usual compliment of rich, deep colors. In this post I’m wearing the shrug jacket and the kilt-style skirt.
The hair and necklace I’m wearing today were picked up on 50L Friday. I adore the idea of 50L Fridays, but unfortunately my schedule rarely allows me to take part. :\ Happily, I was able to sneak inworld for a bit last Friday night, and I see now that I’m going to have to try every week. Such an awesome haul! I feel a little bad blogging some of those things now, but everything is still available in a different color and/or at regular price. And honestly, I would have paid full price for any of these things.
More fantastic new boots from Lazy Places, available at the 2009 Footwear Expo. I love love love these boots! They give you all the coolness of the animal-leg style boot, but with a sleeker, sexy, feminine shape. Lazy Places continues to push forward in their niche, and put out some really awesome, innovative footwear. I’m always excited to see what they have to offer.
I set out to create an “autumn fairy” ensemble, for a pinup calendar I’m taking part in. (I’m Miss. November, if you’re wondering.) So there I was, trying to think of where to begin, when the notice for this new Autumn Leaf Headpiece from Evie’s Closet falls into my lap. Eureka! And what do I see immediately upon rezzing? This lovely fairy outfit in a variety of colors! (I picked the red because of the Autumn color scheme, but it I was sorely tempted by the other colors as well. They’re all quite lovely.)
Never has a themed shoot worked out so perfectly!
I love this set because of all the options, and I’ve tried to show most of them to you here. Clothing layers from risque to modest, 4 different skirt styles, and a matching pair of wings. The wings I’m wearing are not the ones from this set. I chose a pair from Seven’s Selections because of the finer control they give me over animation, size, and flexiness. However the matching wings are perfect, so I don’t want anyone to think I’m not wearing them because I didn’t like them.
Munchflower has released a line of Equinox skins at Nomine that are just too adorable, with a sprinkling of freckles across the bridge of the nose. They come in a whole slew of lush makeup colors, and of course I’ll be showing more of them here in future posts because Munch is my skin goddess.
This leaf jewelry set from Shiny Things is an old favorite of mine, and I was very pleased to find out that my SLink feet could be worn with the matching anklets.
(And if you’re interested to see how my pinup turned out… *ahem* I ended up not wearing very much of the outfit. >.> )
Categories: Accessories, Costumes, Fantasy Clothing, Hair, Mourna Biziou, Skins, Women's ClothingYou’re sure of a big surprise
If you go out in the woods today
You’d better go in disguise
If you go out in the woods today
You’d better not go alone
It’s lovely out in the woods today
But safer to stay at home
Details under the toadstools ~
Categories: Accessories, Costumes, Eyes, Eyewear, Fantasy Clothing, Grady Echegaray, Hair, Hats, SL Locations of Note, Women's Clothing
There she is on the stage
Spinning as she sprawls
Thank God the curtains fall
Her spring is sprung
And dances done
Spinning as she sprawls
Thank God the curtains fall
In the morning, he twists the key quite hard
And ticking, she’s brought to boil
“Relevée, my sweet, on point, en garde!”
Her innards twang as they uncoil
“Gentlemen, this fallen angel is the illegitimate daughter of art and science. A modern marvel of engineering, clockworks elevated to the very natural process which even now is in your blood, racing, your eyes flashing at such irreproachable beauty. Here is Gaia, here is Eve, here is Lilith, and I stand before you as her father. Sprung fully-formed from my brow, dewy and sweet; she can be yours and yours again, for her flesh is the incorruptible pale to be excused from the wages of sin.”
-”Herr Drosselmeyer’s Doll,” Abney Park
Mourna Biziou
