MIRANDA

A quick dark look inspired by a little necklace I pulled from Nylon Outfitters' entry in the Tag Gacha event. I had great fun doing the road-rally style gacha fest. If you miss the old Creators Stamp Rally that they used to have over at the Mont Saint Michel sim, this should be right up your alley.



This "Miranda" cameo is from a set of stunning hand-drawn portraits that remind me of Edward Gorey and the Addams Family. Perfect for this time of year. Miranda obviously loves her kitty so I posed with another one of mine. The Sugar Garden has these kittens ... aw!!



Read more about the Tag! Gacha event at their web page.

Necklace: Nylon Outfitters "Spooky Girl Portrait - Miranda" (at Tag Gacha)
Kitten: The Sugar Garden "Persian Kitten - Black Boots" (at Tag Gacha)
Collar: Junbug "Freyja's Collar" (gacha)
Shoes: Ane "Strappy Heels"
Dress: Color Me HOF "Liv Dress"
Hair: Spellbound "Velvet" (at Tag Gacha)
Skin: Essences "Ingrid - Uber"(at Uber)
Lipstick: Pink Acid "Overly Transparent Lip Gloss" (at Cosmetic Fair)
Eyes: Dead Apples "Shattered - Silver"
Lashes: by LeLutka
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Nail Polish Appliers: by Adore and Abhor

Love,
Serene

I LOVE RUDY

This outfit is a little dark so I woke it up with some red. Rudy the Reindeer is today's Fifty Linden Friday special over at Silentsparrow, so you have only a couple more hours to go get it at that price! Offered in regular and transferrable gift-giving versions.



This sweet furred jacket from LIV-Glam came with some eighties-retro baggy pants that I couldn't bring myself to wear because no matter how totally rad they are, I already lived in the eighties once. LOL. That's okay, I adore the jacket's side zipper, leather trim and structured shoulders. And this Furry hat and hair by Lamb is an instant fave cause it includes a HUD to retexture the hat to a bunch of cute fabrics.



Hat and Hair: Lamb "Desire Lines" (at Collabor88)
Plushie: Silentsparrow "(Rudy) Holding Deer-ee" (for Fifty Linden Friday)
Jacket: LIV-Glam "Love on Top" (outfit also includes pants)
Leggings: Maitreya "Couture Leggings"
Boots: Moda "Lady's Work Boots"
Skin: Essences "Dyana"
Blush: by Essences
Lipstick: Pink Acid "Dolly Lip Smack"
Teeth: by Dead Apples
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink
Nailpolish HUD: by Adore and Abhor
Poses: by Body Language and Label Motion

Love,
Serene

A SHORT WALK

You can still pick up Ison's Assymetrical Jacket for a couple more days at Collabor88 before they change the collection, but after that no doubt it will return to their main store. Out of all the lovely bits from this month's lovely set, this was the most must-must-have for me. I love the unconventional cut. *yum* And dressed warmly, I went back for a second visit to the Winter Moon sim, with its disorderly trees and undergrowth, and I followed the path to the beach.



The path leads past water and through some lovely ruins. Along the way a few comfortable spots to stop and sit down to enjoy the scene.



Jacket: Ison "Leather Assymetrical Jacket" (at Collabor88 for a couple more days)
Pants: The Sea Hole "Squid Row Jeans" (available on SL Marketplace)
Earrings: Kunglers "Medusa" (at The Dressing Room)
Shoes: Absolution "Rose Flats" (vintage gacha)
Hair: booN "LCA518" with gathered raised hairbase
Skin: Essences "Song" (at The Dressing Room)
Lipstick: Dead Apples "Balm Stains Fall Colors"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink
Fingernails HUD: by Adore and Abhor
Poses: by Del May
Location: Winter Moon

Love,
Serene

A CLEAR DAY IN NEW ENGLAND

So I had some lovely garments in fall colors tucked away for after the Halloween orange-and-black fest. The TokiDoki oversized sweater has a nice soft knit and I love NuDoLu's owl jewelry gacha. Underneath I have some comfy new chocolate corduroys I picked up at Boom.



I ran across Mr. Boss at the Fishing Dock and he helped me with some of the finer points of drowning worms. He actually looks a lot like Mr. Friedman, who I worked for when I was nineteen years old. I'm glad he's having a nice retirement.



Noble New England is abundant in Fall charm, pumpkins, places to eat and drink, a playground, comfy places to sit and relax, I even spotted a horse riding ring ... I had a lovely time. Don't miss!

Sweater: TokiDoki "Juliana Sweater"
Corduroy Pants: Boom "Manchesters"
Ring and Bangle: NuDoLu "Hibou" (gacha)
Turtleneck Collar: Drift "Chic Collar" (mesh)
Shirt: Atomic "Frilled Shirt" (vintage system layer)
Hair: Exile "Like Lovers Do"
Skin: Essences "Amaterasu"
Lipstick: Dead Apples "Balm Stains Fall Colors"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Hands: by SLink
Nails: by Adore and Abhor
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Juxtapose
Location: Noble New England

Love,
Serene

INSIDE AND OUT

It's easier to look good than to be good, isn't it?



Tending to what moves you on the inside is so much harder than applying that lipstick and mascara. Just try to be classy and treat each other well, okay? Don't be a monster.



Parasite: Death Row Designs "Spine Centipede" (Horrorfest)
Dress: LIV-Glam "Walk on By"
Necklace and Earrings: Eclectica "Opulence"
Hair: booN "WMO003" with gathered raised hairbase
Skin: Essences "Amaterasu"
Lipstick: Dead Apples "Balm Stains - Fall Colors" (YUMMY LIPS!)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink
Fingernails: by Adore and Abhor
Poses: by Frozen Panty and Glitterati

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

SHE WORE LEMON

This lemon yellow made me feel good today! Another cute bright print dress, bright yellow nail polish, and a sweet little ring. I need to remember to choose happiness. That sounds simple enough doesn't it? But simple isn't the same as easy.



Enjoy the simple things. Today we ran around and picked up new ballet slippers for my daughter, and we all had soup and salad together.



Dress: LIV-Glam "Feel So Close" (w/ texture-change HUD)
Ring: Milk Motion (at the Chapter Four Gacha)
Shoes: G Field "Alex"
Earrings: Hatpins "What Wrought"
Hair: D!va "Giz" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Skin: Essences "Cho"
Hands: by SLink
Nail Polish HUD: by Adore and Abhor
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Poses: by Frooti and Lost Angel Poses

Love,
Serene

FOODIE HEAVEN

Do you love pixel food like I do? Yes? Well pop on by the Food Fair and treat yourself to some sugar! A mix of food-inspired clothing, food décor and a few poses. Gacha machines! Lots of good fun.



How about a mouse-ears headband made of donuts?



The fortune cookie purse is just adorable, and the fortunes printed on the strap change on touch to ten different sweet platitudes.



A messily eaten cupcake. And gacha sweets on rings.



Fruity knee tattoos and Cuppie Flats! These are a few of my favorite things! :D

Headband: Sugar "Yummy Bites Headband" (gacha at Food Fair)
Frosting: Sugar Heart "Messy Mouth & Rainbow Sprinkles" (Food Fair)
Knee Tattoos: Sugar Heart "Fruit Kneenja" (gacha at Food Fair)
Purse: Adore and Abhor "Fortune Cookie Bag" (at Food Fair)
Rings: Zanzibar "Mini Cake Rings" (gacha at Food Fair)
Shoes: A*S "Happy Food Flat Shoes" (at Food Fair)
Shirt: House of Fox "Puff Sleeve Blouse" (at Collabor88)
Hair: Analog Dog "Fablespoon" (at Hair Fair)
Shorts: Tres Blah "Denim Bermuda Shorts"
Glasses: Slug "Clubmaster Shades Pink"
Skin: Essences "Opera Summertime"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Poses: by Animazoo, Diesel Works, Estetica, and Ma Vie

Love,
Serene

CERSEI

Adore and Abhor's Fifth Anniversary sale is still open through April 16th at the A&A mainstore. Evie Miles put this little gem of a gown out for us in three colors, including blue and green. I'm wearing most of the attachments, but left off the sheer flexi sleeve drapes.



We're all spoiled now with the change from sculpts and flexi skirts to rigged mesh, but even though this dress is made with "old school" construction, it's still a beauty and only L$75. If it bothers you that your bum sticks out the back slightly in some poses, you might try wearing it with a kimono AO or a corset AO. I love the floaty ombre skirt. A stunner!



Gown: Evie's Closet "Cersei" (A&A Anniversary Sale)
Hair: Exile "Tempest" (old fave)
Skin: Essences "Clover"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (unavailable)

Love,
Serene