MOUSIE

Some days an umbrella doesn't help. Some days the cloud is right underneath your bumbershoot.



Oh well. It's one of those days.

Outfit: LIV-Glam "Broken Hearted Girl" (coming soon)
Ears: Epic "Mousey Glitter Bow Ears" (VIP Group gift)
Umbrella: Curio Obscura "Polka Dot Umbrella" (gacha)
Leggings: Tee*fy "Cloud Layers Leggings"
Shoes: J's "Rose Pumps"
Hair: Exile "Bad Reputation"
Skin: Essences "Qopi"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"

Love,
Serene

DANSE MACABRE

I have purchased a few other spooky goodies at Horrorfest, but I also wanted to show some love to the gacha and hunt side of the event. Even if you are on a tight budget, you should go drop a few coins in the gacha and the 1L hunt. For example, Contraption made this creepy crown. If you didn't look at it closely you may not have noticed that the arrows go INTO my head. It also includes a bloody head tattoo that I am not wearing here, because it interfered with the clown makeup.



Mia Snow's clown makeup is a college course in creepy. Is it just me, or are clowns one of the ickiest inventions ever? The cosmetic package includes several other versions.



Crown: Contraption "Pseudo Cogitatione Crown" (Horrorfest Hunt prize)
Makeup: MiaSnow "Bloody Clown Makeup" (Horrorfest Hunt prize)
Tights: fri.day "the Birds Stockings" (Horrorfest Hunt prize)
Necklaces: Adore and Abhor "Drippy Necklaces" (gacha)
Gown: Evie's Closet "Tiny Fable"
Ballet Slippers: Etoile "Ballet Shoes" (at L"Emporio di Bru)
Gloves: 803 "latex examination gloves bloody" (oldie)
Eyes: Rue "Lotus Eater" (Horrorfest Hunt prize)
Hair: Lamb "Oleander"
Poses: by Glitterati

Love,
Serene

IT CAME FROM THE SEA

The Black Bride headpiece is still available during October! Should it be worn with Haute Couture, a macabre Gothic gown, or a Demon Queen's wings and tail? You decide.

Headpiece: Finesmith "Black Bride" (October group gift)
Hair: Lamb "Oleander"
Eyes: by Dead Apples

Love,
Serene

HUNGRY

Well hell-O there!



You look ... delicious ...



Mouthwatering.



*urp* excuse me.

Head: Curio Obscura "Hungry Mouthface" (at Horrorfest)
Boots: Curio Obscura "Abomination Bitey" (last Arcade Gacha)
Corset: Schadenfreude "Underbust Corset" (at Horrorfest)
Hat: Schadenfreude "Scratch Tophat" (also comes with tail)
Pants: Schadenfreude "Bloody Stripe Pants"
Tank: Schadenfreude "Black Crimson Skelebeater"
Sweater: Sassy "Rock Me Sweater" (vintage)
Hair: LeLutka "Vent" (old group gift, great under hats!)

Love,
Serene

DEM BONES

Every year I stop by Aikea Rieko's little Halloween party at the Plastik, to pick out some holiday-themed clothes, and eat out of all her Halloween candy dishes. Some give away candy, others fun Halloween accessories and outfits so a good time is had by all. This year's buy is this bony gown! XD



Mother Goose's latest dollarbie skins are both cute, with darker lips that might go well with your Halloween party attire. I layered over some eyeshadow and eyeliner from Mock Cosmetics for an evening look.



Gown: The Plastik "Morgana Gown //Bones"
Fur: Ryvolter "Mink Princess Stole"
Necklace: Lassitude and Ennui "Sugarskull Necklace" (texture change HUD)
Hair: INK "Cuca"
Skin: Mother Goose's "SiSi_III_1L" (dollarbie)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Eyeliner: Mock Cosmetics "Imperial Eyeliner"
Eyeshadow: Mock Cosmetics "Shadow Purple Winterberry1"
Eyelashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Adorkable and Glitterati

Love,
Serene

TRICK OR TRICK

Just a totally random trick or treat outfit ... if you want to give them the treat option :)



This is what I like to do sometimes with bits that I find in my bloggity folder!



Why not?

Hat: Fateplay "Damodore" (Gift at Wizarding Faire)
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Batty Shoes" (Wizarding Faire)
Lipstick: Adored "Adele Lips - woo" (Cosmetic Fair)
Pipe: Beetlebones "Bubble Pipe" (formerly at Designers United)
Earrings: Glow Studio "Mauri Earrings"
Turtleneck Collar: Drift "Chic Leather Collar" (rigged mesh)
Shirt: Aoharu "TurtleNeckKnit"
Sweater: Drift "Cold Shoulder Top"
Treat Bucket: by Schadenfreude (old 2009 Giftie)
Shorts: Tres Blah "Denim Bermuda Shorts"
Socks: Sugar Heart "Back to School"
Skin: Essences "Amaterasu"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Lelutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Adorkable

Love,
Serene

THIRTEEN NIGHTS

Do me a favor and de-prim a bit before you go hit this board in the Remarkable Oblivion main store, every day from now through the 30th. Each day you can enter the raffle to win these perfectly creepy doll heads and other prizes. R.O. rocks!!

Love,
Serene

ARE YOU READY FOR RAIN?

Well I'm not ready for wet weather yet, but I'm so far willing to watch the rain from indoors with a cuppa something hot. On the fashion side, this outfit is mostly vintage, except for the sweater-dress which is over at the Boho Culture Fair. The name of the fair made me think that it would be full of everything tie-dyed, but there is also a lot of more mainstream street-wear. Worth a look!

Sweater: LIV-Glam "Love How It Hurts" (6 colors on HUD)
Leggings: Maitreya "Couture Leggings"
Umbrella: Curio "Black Umbrella" (vintage)
Hair: LeLutka "Editorial02" (vintage)
Skin: Essences "Amaterasu"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink

Love,
Serene

WAITING ALL NIGHT

Have I mentioned I love purple? Well I do, so this little dress made me happy today. It comes with a texture change HUD that changes the colors from purple and gold, to red and green, or to grayscale. Just a quickie today!



Dress: LIV-Glam "Waiting All Night" (discounted at Fi*Fridays, or here on SL Marketplace)
Shoes: Pink Acid "Scorpion Boots"
Stockings: Insolence "Kiss Me" (vintage)
Jewelry: Finesmith "Saturday"
Hair: Exile "Celebrity Skin"
Skin: Essences "Amaterasu"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Eyeliner: Mock "Mile High Eyeliner"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Pose: by Adorkable

Love,
Serene

THE UNLUCKY ONE

The Wizarding Faire has been great fun. I don't even mind how much moolah I spent, it was just lovely! Beetlebones has a lovely Frog and Toad gacha, and Silentsparrow brought us several varieties of Newts. I have several adorable new pets. And one that isn't adorable at all.



I thought I was pretty lucky to receive a Rare frog out of the Beetlebones gacha, but apparently the Surinam Pipa toad is considered Unlucky. It certainly is weird. Even gross ... I read about them on Wikipedia. There are baby toads embedded in their Mother's back. Eww.



And several beautiful Hogwarts-themed props. I couldn't resist the Quidditch set and some Charms textbooks. Three of the little books are flying around!

Frogs: Beetlebones "Desert Rain Frog" and "Surinam Pipa" (Wizarding Fair)
Newt: Silentsparrow "(Green) Newt! Derp" (Wizarding Fair)
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Batty Shoes" (Wizarding Fair)
Quidditch Crate: Standby "Quidditch Crate" (Wizarding Fair)
Charms Books: Lark "Charms (Books Animated)"
Outfit: Fateplay "Jenny (Ravenclaw)"
Necklace: Merlin's Beard "Time Turner"
Hair: D!va "Giz"
Skin: Essences "Lily"
Lipgloss: Essences "Honey Lipbalm 08" (Candy Fair)
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Animazoo, Bang and oOo Studio
Bookcases: Alouette "Georgia Bookcases"
Potions Textbook: Quality Quidditch Gear "Advanced Potion-Making"

Love,
Serene

HELLO KITTY

I'm still trying on Halloween costumes!! (My favorite.) These kitty-print pieces are from separate outfits and it took some work to make the Small jacket and XXS skirt play nice together, but I like the result. This print of the jacket was formerly at the Fashion Story event, but it's also at LIV-Glam on SL Marketplace. The LIV-Glam store is so large these days, I am sometimes finding it easier to find things online!



I have tattoo whiskers too, but there is a limit to how many tattoo layers you can wear, and I've already reached it. Hmm, maybe someone is making mesh whiskers. I should look into that.



Wearing the smallest size of the skirt meant that my kneecaps popped out in some poses, but it wasn't too obvious after I added the black stockings. I have this problem with lots of mesh skirts that are narrow at the bottom, partly because the alphas that hide our legs are often not quite long enough. I often wish mesh makers would be a bit more careful making the alphas.

Jacket: LIV-Glam "Butterfly Jacket"
Skirt: LIV-Glam "Serenity Skirt"
Shoes: Peqe "High Keira Leopard" (vintage)
Headband: Auxiliary "Purrfect Headband" (last Arcade Gacha)
Tattoo: Sugar Heart "Heart Nose"
Tattoo: Sugar Heart "Big Spot"
Lipgloss: Sugar Heart "Lip Shine"
Hair and Hairbase: D!va "Giz" (last Arcade Gacha)
Skin:  Essences "Lily Light Rose"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Lashes: Essences "Eyelashes 01"
Poses: by Del May

Love,
Serene

THE HOUSE OF DESPOND

I figured, if I'm going to spend a ridiculous amount of time decorating my little place for Halloween, I might as well take some pictures and blog it, right? ... Disclaimer: Just because I am blogging it doesn't mean I'm done. I'm still looking for some ground covers I like, and I may set out my skelly flagstones if I have any more prims left.



Come on in! I don't bite ... hard.



I've been collecting Halloweeny bits for years, and this year I finally found a low-land-impact treat bucket to rez. The kicker is, this kitty bucket is a duplicate of one I have in real life :D Instant favorite!



House: Trompe L’Oeil “Frostbite Cottage” (includes snow and trees not shown)
Lamppost: Atelier Visconti “Noir Triple Street Lantern”(new)
Bench: Atelier Visconti “Noir Bench” (new)
Tree: Trompe L’Oeil “Spookytree”
Pumpkins: Rebel Extravaganza “Deco Pumpkins” (only on SL Marketplace)
Cauldron: Rebel Extravaganza “Witch Cauldron” (only on SL Marketplace)
Mailbox: Botanical “Vintage Porch Mailbox” (lots of colors)
Flamingoes: Schadenfreude “Orange Plastic Flamingoes”
Bat Hanging from Eaves: D-Lab “Bat 01-trans”
Music: Contraption “Orchestrion: Haunted Maze” and “Music Box: Sinister” (gacha)
Bookcases: Alouette “Georgia Bookcase” (several woodtones)
Skeleton Doll: Schadenfreude “Voubou: Bones” (gacha)
Skeleton Kitty: Schadenfreude “Chibi Cat: Bones” (gacha)
Potted Mushrooms: New Trails “Mushrooms” (texture change)
Candy Apple Dish: Floorplan “Candy Apples Platter” (tinted)
Candy Bucket: Lark “Candy Bucket – Cat” (Candy Fair)
Potion Bottle: Amala Potions “Lilac’s Laxative” (gacha)
Floor Lamps: Trompe L’Oeil “Star Duo Ground Lamps Gold and Deep Purple”
Kindling Basket: Apple Fall “Woodstock” (gacha)
Candlestick: Post “Humble Candlestick” (gift)
Painting: “Belladonna” by MiaSnow and Trindolyn Beck

Love,
Serene

EARLY DUSK IN HARROWDALE

I went to take a quick peek over at the lovely Harrowdale roleplaying sim. The build is beautiful! The village has a quiet, well integrated feel, rather than the kind of patchwork of mismatched builds I have seen at many other sims. I am tickled that their roleplay is modeled on a Dungeons and Dragons milieu. Wow, that really takes me back ...

If you want to visit Harrowdale, wear medieval dress, read the rules notecard, and wear the embedded visitors' tag. Oh and wave hello to Katerina Bukowski a.k.a. Ulrika, a citizen of the village who was out and about photo-bombing bloggers. (just kidding!)



Oh yes I dressed up this old shredded gown with some nose-chains and a lovely staff from the Fantasy Gacha Festival. Do go see what's over there while you can!



Nose Ring and Chain: Aisling "Xanthe N2 Gold" (Fantasy Gacha Festival)
Staff: The Forge "Aura Staff Common (Worn Bronze)" (Fantasy Gacha Festival)
Necklace: Dead Apples "Antlers Chain Necklace" (last Arcade Gacha)
Dress: Evie's Closet "Tiny Ren Dirty" (less cleavage version)
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Estampies" (oops they're cropped out, but they really are perfect with RP outfits!)
Gloves: Celoe "Mery"
Hair: Wasabi Pills "Sarah"
Skin: Plastik "Astrali Skin Ganymede"
Tattoo: Plastik "Soul Ink Reloaded - Cule"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"

Love,
Serene

THE ICE CREAM SUIT

If you must, pretend for a moment that I am south of the equator, where it is spring. I am wearing white after Labor Day, and loving the crisp crease on the back of these trousers.



The orange lipstick is a nod to October. Also I pulled the lever on Helena Stringer's vendor at the Fantasy Gacha Festival, and these creepy peepers are what came out!



Good thing grape and licorice ice cream don't stain.

Shirt: Beetlebones "Delphine Sleeveless Top"
Trousers: coldLogic "Higgins Trousers"
Shoes: Schadenfreude "Cygnette"
Ice Cream: Atelier Kreslo "Sugar's Eye Scream" (unavailable)
Hair: Exile "Just a Reason: Wildcards" (gacha)
Skin: Essences "Sash Bittersweet" (unavailable?)
Eyes: The Stringer Mausoleum "Mummy Rot Eyes" (@ Fantasy Gacha Festival)
Lip Highlights: Sugar Heart "Lip Shine" (group gift)
Hands: by SLink

Love,
Serene

OCTOBER!

I hope you appreciate the restraint it took for me to hold the Halloweeny posts until October. I love it!



For instance, there is this makeup tattoo from Mock cosmetics, a group gift that as of yesterday was still available in their group history ... are you looking for your Halloween costume yet?



O Isn't the lace on these shoes just Delicious? XD

Dress: Sassy! "Nicole"
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Alisha Lace Booties" (@ the Boutique)
Necklace: GField "Spider Choker" (vintage group gift)
Wings: Illusions "Demon Wings"
Hair: Deco "Hiveish"
Hairbase: by booN
Makeup: Mock "Tainted Love Zombie Makeover" (group gift in notices)
Skin: Essences "Amaterasu"
Eyes: Dead Apples "Anime - Glutton" (gacha)
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Poses: by Adorkable

Love,
Serene