AN OLD BROOM

Playing dress-up and trying on Halloween outfits this morning when I would rather be spending all my money at the Arcade. I can't get in!! ARGGGGH … I chuckled a little when I saw the new brooms Birdy has out at the Arcade cause they are similar to this one I already have. I like the new colors and accessories. But, the new broom hovers higher in the air, which made using my photo screen inconvenient, so I pulled the old one out of the closet. (At least I'm not trying to ride a vacuum.)



Makeup: alaskametro "Black Magic" appliers (available at Salem)
Shoes: Ingenue "Winifred Booties" (available at Salem)
Eyes: Song "Frost - Cherry" (at Kustom9)
Necklace: Namii and Song "Hotosume-kozu Choker" (texture-change HUD)
Hair/Hat: Magika "Sorcery" (group gift)
Shirt: Coco "Gift_ScoopNeckCropTop" (group gift)
Leggings: Pixicat "Eye.Tights"
Glasses: Artilleri "Meredith Glasses" (vintage)
Broom: Birdy "Hocus Pocus" (old gacha)
Skin: by Essences
Head and Body by Catwa and Maitreya

Love,
Serene

PINKITY PINKITTY PINK

A few Candy Coated bits and bobs from Kawaii and School-themed events to satisfy your sweet tooth. Junbug is raising funds for girls to go to school through December 1 selling this lovely frock for 250L, yes that's ONE measly U.S. dollar.



I wanted to get up close and show some of the details of the outfit that are missed in larger photos. It's amazing how much sweet, sweet craftsmanship goes into the little things!



Dress: Junbug "Vintage School Dress" (charity benefit raising funds for "Do It in a Dress")
Purse: KatatOnik "Xiasumi Rainbow Purse" (at the Xiasumi School Festival)
Piggy: Birdy "Wilbur" (gacha)
Hat: Remarkable Oblivion "Sugar Rush" (gacha)
Ring: Yummy "Moon Princess Ring" (gacha)
Earrings: Sweet Thing "Violet Melty Moon Earrings" (gacha)
Shoes: The Secret Stoer "Juicy Spooky Heels" (gacha)
Glasses: Artilleri "Meredith" (vintage)
Hair: Lelutka "Vent" (group gift perfect under hats)
Skin: Essences "Ingrid"
Lipstick: Rozena "Baby Gloss v2"
Lipgloss: by Sugar Heart (unavailable)
Lashes: by LeLutka and Essences
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Nail Polish HUD: by Bamboo Nails

Love,
Serene

THE SIMPLE THINGS

I really love this view!



And I love love love this view!!



This view isn't quite a thrill. But it might be nice for you ... here's my Yard Sale! Everything is discounted 5 - 30 % off, raising funds for the very worthy cause of going back to the Arcade for MOAR !! I'm so greedy. I still haven't managed to get the Tee*fy Ice Cream Maker!! My name is Serene and I am a Gachaholic. If you know of more yard sales, please feel free to put SLurls in the Comments!

My Yard Sale is at: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Joomos/49/100/3700
Trailer: by Floorplan (at the Arcade Gacha)
Lemonade Dispenser: by Tee*fy (at the Arcade Gacha)
Macaroons, Stacked Teacups, Table: by Tres Blah (at the Arcade Gacha)
Chocolate Cake: Tres Blah "Cake Mania Chocolate" (last Arcade)
Cake Plate: Artilleri "Kim Cake Stand with Noms"
Chairs: Lisp "Brighton Beach Deck Chairs"
Horses: Breedables by Awesome Breed Creations

Love,
Serene

CASUAL DAY

Well, maybe it's Casual Day with a side order of Nostalgia. When I was a kid, Grampa had a Rolleiflex camera so I had to have this fun Auxiliary baggity sweatshirt. Once I put that on, I had to put on some other vintage wear.



Perfect cateye glasses from Artilleri with gorgy little silver detailing ...



I've had these plaid pants for a month or two, they were free over in Sakide's lucky chair, but well-made mesh, and the plaid lines up beautifully without ugly seams. You know how hard it is to make good plaid pants don't you? And Fashionably Dead's two-tone shoes. To die for!!

Sweatshirt: Auxiliary "Printed Sweatshirt"
Pants: Sakide "Slim Plaid Jeans Cuffed" (lucky chair)
Glasses: Artilleri "Meredith"
Shoes: Fashionably Dead "Pretty Lady"
Hair: Exile "Stay the Night"
Skin: Illusory "Love Caramel"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Lelutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by !Bang and Del May

Love,
Serene

FELIZ NAVIDAD

Are you ready? I'm almost ready. Shopping for my family all squared away, I'm in my pajamas and getting in the mood for tomorrow. I hope you and hours will have a fabulous Christmas!



I'll see you out and about in the New Year. I won't be blogging until after we eat the Rosca de Reyes on January 6. I'm taking a little vacation to play with my kiddo!



Cardigan: Ison “Kimono Sleeve Cardigan”
Borrowed Tank Top: Vitamen “Ribbed Cotton Tank”
Bottoms: Bounce “Vintage Dandi Fleur Rose”
Hair: booN “WMO003”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Bean [Light] Elf-Snug 1”
Eyes: Ikon “Horizon Eyes”
Lashes: Glow Studio “Innocent. eyelashes – pure”
Footsies: Your Skin and Your Shape “BareFeet” (texture change HUD)

House: Trompe L’Oeil “Frostbite Cottage” (Collabor88)
Snowflake: Trompe L’Oeil “Advent Calendar Snowflake” (the Arcade)
Lantern: Trompe L’Oeil “Advent Calendar Lantern” (the Arcade)
Cake: Tres Blah “Pastry Mania Chocolate” (the Arcade)
Treats: Artilleri “Kim Cake Stand with Noms”
Tree: Botanical “Green Holiday Fir Small”
Side Table: TokiDoki “Wooden Vintage Table”
Rocking Chair: Tatty Soup “Reindeer Rocker”
Sofas: Lisp “Valentine Sofa and Footstool”
Rug: Kosh “I Can’t Think Straight”
Books: Herbalys “Book Set 2”
Ornament Boxes: Nach “Bauble Shadow Box” (old)

Love,
Serene

TRAVELLER

I'm ready to step out for some weekend fun. Just a short hop on plane, train or automobile. My overnight bag is packed, and my clothes are stylish but comfortable enough. Daring jacket, capris. and sexy red-hot shoes.



Purple Moon's delish new leather jacket is bound to be a big crowd pleaser. I had a hard time deciding which color combination to show you because they are all so tempting. Trust me, I drooled all over the brown and teal version of the jacket. :D



I never had heard of TuTy's hair before, but this shop is offering several truly vintage styles. I am impressed with how much I like this hair, even though it bends several of my usual rules. the hair is very shiny, but I think it reproduces beautifully the pomaded and controlled styles of the early twentieth century. This wig is intended to reproduce a 1940's style but I think it would also work well with black skins, because if you look closely it shows a bit of frizz as if it has been treated with a relaxer. Maybe I'll blog this look next.

Jacket: Purple Moon "Taylor Leather" (mesh)(Vintage Fair)
Shirt: Whippet and Buck "Diane"
Pants: Lush Limited "Rose Pants" (mesh)(Vintage Fair)
Shoes: SLink "Vintage 2-Strap Pumps" (mesh)(Vintage Fair)
Glasses: Artilleri "Meredith" (Vintage Fair)
Bag: Status "Travel Bag" (pose prop)(Vintage Fair)
Hair: TuTy's "Romantic" (includes hair base)(Vintage Fair)
Feet: SLink "Women's Medium Height Bare Feet" (mesh)(Vintage Fair)
Skin: Essences "Indy Pale" (Vintage Fair)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"
Eyeliner: Don't Freak Out "faux twiggy lashes"
Poses: by Status (pose set with bag prop)(Vintage Fair)

Love,
Serene

RETRO CHILD

Thinking back and enjoying the retro chic. I found this Schadenfreude dress at Collabor88 and I bopped over to the Artilleri sim to take pics with the retro houses. Takes me waaaay back.



When I purchased this dress I was planning to put together a sophisticated look with a patent purse and high heels, but then I noticed that in addition to the usual standard mesh sizes, the package included a childrens' sized dress, less curvaceous and a little longer than the womens' sizes. The childrens' size is the one I am wearing because I like the idea. :D There are also a couple of experimental versions that deform to your shape if you are using a particular test viewer, ... I haven't tried those yet. That will be nice for the non- 'standard' avatar shapes. I'm thinking of you, Khitten Kurka.



Dress: Schadenfreude "Downing Color Field Dress" (mesh)(Collabor88)
Shoes: Grasp "Summer Slippers" (group gift)
Doll: katatOnik "Heart Milk Doll" (gacha)
Hair: Deco "Mesh Hers Pigtails" (last 50L Friday)
Skin: Beetlebones "Karina" (old Collabor88)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Poses: by Animazoo and Lazy Places (unavailable)
Location: Artilleri

Love,
Serene