INTERNAL BLEEDING

When going into a battle zone, please take a First Aid Kit and wear your assigned personal protective equipment. You can not help any injured if you are killed yourself. Are you ready?



This year has been ugly already, but it isn't over yet. Now for the hardest part.



First Aid Kit: Death Row Designs "Geekmania Healthpack" (gacha)
Goggles: Krieger "Tactical Goggles"
Neck and Chin Brace: Alchemy "Ritual" (other bits not shown here)
Chest Armor: Paradox "Plastron" (vintage, hmm I guess it isn't showing in these photos)
Shirt: Aoharu "BT CrewNeckKnit" (vintage system layer)
Bracelets: Blitzed "Legacy Cuffs" (vintage unavailable)
Pants/Boots: Pixicat "Rogue"
Hairbase: booN "Cornrows Hairbase" (editable mesh required some fitting)
Ponytail: booN "MMK375"
Skin: Essences "Ingrid"
Lipstick: Buzzeri "Cara Lip - Dark Plum"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Ears: Aitui "Ear Gen 4 Naked" (w/texture change/shape change HUD)(at the Men's Department)
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Label Motion and Marukin

Love,
Serene

ROSY

The other day I picked up this little dress at a new-to-me store called The Sinners Collective Crossroads. It balances the season-appropriate darker colors with some flowers to remind me that spring will come back. Eventually. I wore it layered over a black turtleneck because its so bloody cold. :D



At Shoetopia G Field had these flowered deck shoes sitting out as a gift! More serendipity. But I have to say my legs are still too cold! And in real life here I sit in my coat shivering. Maybe some soup ...



Dress: The Sinners Collective Crossroads "Cute as a Button"
Shoes: GField "Deck Shoes - flower" (gift at Shoetopia)
Shirt: Aoharu "TurtleNeckKnit" (vintage)
Turtleneck Collar: Drift "Chic Collar"
Stockings: Izzie's "Cat Tights"
Earrings: Hatpins "What Wrought"
Hair: Lamb "Ambrosia"
Hairbase: by Truth
Skin: Essences "Olyvia FLF" (similar skins available)
Eyeshadow/Liner: by Essences
Lipgloss: Sugar Heart "Lip Shine" (gift)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: by LeLutka
Hands: by SLink

Love,
Serene

THE JUNK TRUNK

Somehow, this fantastic set of leathers (that I bought months ago!) has been sitting overlooked in my closet. I recently decided I should try harder to catch up on showing you the things I've been buying and I've been unpacking boxes and bags. I had to stay up late and get out my camera. 

... May I draw your attention to the junk in my trunk! I have not yet seen any other pants that give me quite this round, juicy bum. I dare you to go demo these. They are quilted leather, good for bikers and goths and vampires and what all, or just anyone who wants an extra-sexy rear end.



Another thing I am loving today, I found at Drift. These rigged mesh turtleneck collars are fabulous for adding more dimension to system shirts, layering with jackets and sweaters. They come in large multicolor packs, different sizes, different fabrics. This one was in a fine-grained leather.



I managed to combine the mesh pants with the non-mesh boots, by making the boots a little bit larger. I hope more clothing designers will continue to make system clothes and non-rigged mesh, to make it possible to layer and combine outfits.

Collar: Drift "Chic Leather Collar"
Shirt: Aoharu "BT Turtleneck"
Necklace: Violet Voltaire "Love in a Void"
Pants: Lapointe and Bastchild "S'Wear Mesh (W) Leather Pants"
Boots: Lapointe and Bastchild "Elise Ankle Boots"
Hair: Truth "Portia"
Skin: Illusory "Love Milk"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Eyeliner: Miamai "DecoShadows 01" (old group gift)
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Del May and Penny Dreadful Arcade

Love,
Serene

CHRISTMAS GLAM

One unconventional outfit in traditional Christmas colors. I picked up the dress and jewels at the Christmas Expo. Honestly this may be the only outfit I show you from the event, because although there is plenty of fashion, the Expo is overflowing with other things I found more Exciting!! I will be showing you more this week! *Squee*!



This party dress from LIV-Glam is fabulous because it comes with a HUD that lets you change to NINETEEN different textures and also tint to fine-tune the color. Need I say more? You will definitely see it again soon. Today I picked a red texture to be seasonal. I layered it over a turtleneck and leggings because let's face it, baby it's cold outside!



You can read all about it at:  http://slchristmasexpo.wordpress.com/ .

Dress: LIV-Glam "Vintage Chic" (mesh)(texture change)(Christmas Expo)
Turtleneck: Aoharu "TurtleNeck Knit"
Leggings: Teefy "Lacey Black 2"
Boots: Lapointe and Bastchild "Elise"
Necklace/Earrings: Sax Shepherd Designs "Nebula Merry" (Christmas Expo)
Necklace: Sax Shepherd Designs "60s Celluloid Lipstick" (Christmas Expo)
Bracelets: Sax Shepherd Designs "Mesh Bangles Gold/Candy" (Christmas Expo)
Glasses: Deco "Swank Glasses"
Hair: Exile "Violetta"
Skin: PXL "Faith Old Hollywood" (VIP group gift!)
Poses: by Marukin

Love,
Serene

HUNTING AT TWILIGHT

The sun is on its way down, and I'm getting ready to go hunting. No, not hunting for prey, silly. Today I'd rather go hunting for clothes. And shoes.

I already found these. I love how the little silver studs on the shoes go with the subtle sequin shine on these slacks. But I love most how cute my little toes look with these little straps.

I think the black stretch outfit would be perfect for a hunter looking to blend with the dark. And also fashionable, dressed up with a few smart accessories. Sometimes I like to keep it simple.

Shirt: Aoharu "TurtleNeckKnit"
Pants: Plastik "Aeda Slacks" (subscriber gift)
Necklace and Earrings: LaGyo "Paisley Necklace and Earrings"
Ring: Alchemy Immortalis "Khepri's Carnelian Sun"
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Nyrha Sandals" (mesh)(texture change HUD)
Hair: Truth "Jessie" (mesh)(group gift)
Skin: PXL "Kate Vampire" (group gift)
Eyes: Ikon "Utopia Eyes - Dark Red" (group gift)
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"
Teeth with Blood: by Glam Affair (a very old TDR tattoo, unavailable)
Poses: by Animazoo, Estetica and Olive Juice (unavailable)

Love,
Serene

WINTER INTO SPRING

Every year there is an indeterminate time between winter and spring. My crocuses stick their heads out, lulled by a few sunny days, and make me happy for a day or two.

Then, wham! A little snow freezes them.

Better luck with the Muscari and Irises.

Dress: Aoharu "Leather Dress with Knit" (mesh)
Leggings: KatatOnik "White Leggings" (swiped from another outfit)
Necklace: Kunglers Extra "Orchidea" (also includes earrings)
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui "Selene" (mesh)
Hair: Fri.day "Apple II"
Skin: Kooqla "Secret Garden"
Eyes: Ikon "Sunrise"
Lashes: Hebenon Vial "Dramatique"
Poses: by Don't Freak Out and Long Awkward Pose

Love,
Serene

TWILIGHT IN AUTUMN

It's shameful how many lovely things sit in my closet unused, so I am wearing some old favorites along with the new bits.

The Aoharu turtleneck is not new but the simple narrow neck is perfect for layering under other collars and scarves. The Ingenue belt a gem. And the jewels by Alchemy Immortalis. Carefully crafted classics, that still compare beautifully with current art.

And the new: I love the graduated color on the Riddle skirt, and the sporty Mon Tissu hat. But the irresistable piece here is the skin. The new "Visitor" skins from Curio are amazing. There are several makeups that vary from almost-normal to unmistakably alien, including a set with otherworldly eyes and extra lipsticks. The face is unusually smooth and hairless, with small faintly pursed lips. (I added some eyebrows taken from an unwitting human donor.) I was severely tempted to give in and buy the megamultipak with like a zillion skintones, makeups and eyes, but ... :) darned budget.

Hat: Mon Tissu “Feather Wrapped Fedora” (texture change hatband)
Scarf: Miel “Fringe Scarf – leafy”
Shirt: Aoharu “TurtleNeckKnit_Nude”
Skirt: Riddle “Dip Dyed Mesh Maxi” (mesh)
Belt: Ingenue “Traveler”
Brooch: Alchemy Immortalis “Ami amet deli pencet” (texture change)
Bracelet: Alchemy Immortalis “Ami amet deli pencet” (texture change)
Earrings: Alchemy Immortalis “Sephira Seed Cabochon” (texture change)
Shoes: G Field “Sophie” (texture change piping and buckles)
Hair: YS&YS “Premiere Chignon” (included with some skins)
Hairbase: booN “gathered lower hairbase”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Acorn [Dark] The Visitor – Probe 2”
Lipstick: “:GP: The Visitor – Lips 3”
Eyebrows: Curio “:GP: Airhead – Dark Brows” (borrowed from another skin set)
Eyes: Poetic Colors “Fairy Eyes – Wolf Dark” (including eye lights)
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose

Love,
Serene

A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

Well, in shoe heaven. After resisting for months, I finally gave in at Shoe Fair and bought these yummy shoes. I had to have them. They were the perfect soul mate for this jacket. I don't care if you have seen this jacket on my blog before. :) It's my favorite! I moaned a little when I tried on these heels, partly from pleasure, partly hoping it wouldn't be too difficult to adjust the color of the sculpted toes to match my skin. But what was I worried about? Even with this gray tint, easy peasy lemon squeezy.

And this skin ... This lovely skin is part of a multipack available now in the Platinum Hunt for a mere L$10. The other skins have a few combinations of different eye and lip color. The package also includes matching ears. If you love fantasy, this is a Must Have. An ee-vill dark elf never looked so adorable.

Finally, the Necklace (and matching earrings) are available at AI's Le.Look location. Putting it on I was amazed by the details; the strands are held together by two beads shaped like tiny hands.

Jacket: Aoharu “BT Short Riders Jacket”
Shoes: Gos “Dare Bootie” (With HUD to tint skin and retexture shoe parts and nails)
Necklace: Alchemy Immortalis “Amaranthus Diminue Victoriana Clutch Pendant”
Bodysuit: mijn.t “Pepe is my Cat”
Jeans: fri.day “Low.Rise Jeans (includes three sets of leg attachments)
Hair: Tiny Bird “Girl Anachronism”
Skin: Mynerva “Platinum Red Lips” (part of Platinum Hunt Gift)
Ears: Mynerva “Platinum Drow Ears” (part of Platinum Hunt Gift)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by ImpEle, Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

p.s. Can you believe someone is reading my stuff? A Fabbie? *faints*

HOT FOR ZOMBIES

Usually I'm just a wallflower.

But when I met him I just couldn't help myself. We danced all night. (And let me say, for the undead he was shockingly light on his feet.)

Then abruptly, everything went wrong ... just a little nosebleed sent him completely around the bend. But I kept a cool head.

I had to get all kung fu on him for a minute.

But hey, it was all just a misunderstanding.

The Hot for Zombies "Bloody Valentines Celebration" this weekend benefits the Red Cross. Why not go shopping and enjoy the company of the Undead? I am wearing a shirt and skirt I picked up at the fundraiser.

(Thanks Acha for being such a good sport on short notice!!)

Acha is wearing:
Shirt: Connors "Country Boy T-shirt"
Pants: Sprawl "The Road Jeans"
Shoes: Akeyo "Slippers Bean"
Cigarette: Naith Smit "cigarette"
Hair: Gritty Kitty "Davinci reloaded" wheat
Eyes: Poetic Color "Eyes - fairy - wolf dark"
Skin: Nomine "Zombie stage 2 mid"

Serene is wearing:
Shirt: Deviant Girls "skeleton T"(100% of sales to the Red Cross)
Skirt: Deviant Girls "cutoff skirt red"(100% of sales to the Red Cross)
Jacket: Aoharu "Short Riders Jacket"
Stockings: Dare "Lace Stockings Blacky"
Shoes: J's "Rose Pumps"
Eyes: Poetic Color "Night Rain"
Hair: Cake "Dakota"
Skin: Pink Fuel "Skye Honey Oopsies" (Valentines Bazaar exclusive)

Love,
Serene

MY NAME IS BARBARA

"Please don't call me Barbie", she said with discernable acid in her voice. I nodded and smiled at her. The smile was a nervous reaction. Thing is, she gives me the creeps. Always perfectly coiffed, a little too fond of pink. I think she must sleep in lipstick.

Don't laugh! What do you really know about her? She always has a new model of pink sports car, even though she can never hold down a steady job. One year she's a Malibu Surfer, Stewardess, Policewoman, Astronaut, Race Car Driver, Paleontologist, Doctor, Gymnast, Fashion Model, ... on and on and on. Was she fired? Did she quit? Are these jobs just for cover?

Who is she really? A drug dealer? A spy? A mystery shopper? A dishonest debutante with a rich daddy?

Damn. I knew it.

Jacket: Aoharu “BT Leather Riders Vest”
Suit: Pink Outfitters “Socialite Romper”
Weapons: Breach “Sawedoff Supershorties”
Scarf: Ibizarre "Rosa Flower Lace Scarf"
Earrings: GField “Pearl Rose”
Bracelets: Second Wave Apparel “Asian Bangle Rose Quartz”
Boots: Surf Couture “Elsa Boots”
Hair: Truth “Anya” (tinted)
Skin: Frick “Rosy Goth”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose and ImpEle

Love,
Serene

THE FAE OF SILVER FALLS

Doth the Fay
Have aught to say?
Not today.

The water flies
and swishes by

buckles tight
and garments white
reflect nights light

Fairy fair
with silver hair
suddenly ...
not there!

Coat: Aoharu “FurCoat_G2_WhiteFur”
Skirt and Collar: RunoRuno “Undress Evening”
Shirt: Pig “Anarchist Slumber Party” (hunt prize)
Boots: Surf Couture “Elsa Boots”
Hair: Lamb “Whoop De Doo”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Moonbeam [Light] Elf-Happy Holidays” (gift)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Location: Eiliach Eilid

Love,
Serene

TRILOGY MIDTOWN SUBWAY

Waiting for my honey at the turnstile ... it's raining outside or I'd rather walk.

Here he comes ...

If we hurry we don't have to miss the next train.

Jacket: Aoharu “Short Riders Jacket”
Shirt: Fox in the Snow “Glass Apple Tree Tee”
Leggings: Thimbles “Lucy is a Big Girl”
Glasses: Miel “Bella Peepers”
Shoes: House of Curios “Sneaker Wedges” (texture change)
Hair: Cake “Dakota”
Skin: L.Fauna “Lapine Tan 2” (50L Friday)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: Long Awkward Pose
Location: Trilogy Rainytown

Love,
Serene

p.s. Trilogy Rainytown's new "Woodcutter's Daughter" installation is cute for a little photography as well as good shopping. I bought the t-shirt at the Fox in the Snow shoppe because it intrigued me in a fairytale kind of way. The front of the T shows an apple hanging on a tree but the back shows the branches holding a broken mirror in a Snow White and Evil Queen kinda way. An odd fashion choice for an urban girl? I don't care. Even in the city we hope for happy endings. :)

BEST TO REMEMBER

... Remember ...

... that the deer in Second Life may shoot back.

Shirt: Aoharu “BT_RollUpOpenShirt”
Shirt: Tonktastic “Red Star”
Pants: Dare “Cobra Camo Pants – Desert”
Boots: HOC “Leather Laced boots”
Hair/Hat: Gritty Kitty “Hunting Season”
Skin: vive9 “Aoki Dark Dungeon”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Shotguns: Breach “Sawedoff Handcannons”
Location: Forest Feast

Love,
Serene