KISS ME CHRIS

As long as I was already decked out in a male skin and shape I thought I'd show some more menswear. This coat, hat and scarf make me smile. Available in lots of textures and colors but what I love most is the optional dusting of snow! Perfect for January in the frozen northern hemisphere. Brr. *sipping my hot chocolate*

Coat/Hat/Scarf: FATEwear "Combo - Chris" (texture change)
Drink: Theosophy "Hot Chocolate" (vintage)
Mistletoe: Evie's Closet "Mistletoe Headpiece"
Skin: Kooqla "Gray (mr.Frost)" (vintage gift)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Pink Cheeks: Chop Shop "Blush 2"
Ears: Mandala "Steking Ears Season 5" (accessories hidden)

Love,
Serene

THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

Summer is officially over and to be honest I am really relieved. This Summer and this year have been horrible. Good Riddance!



There has been a lot of death and near-death around this year so I think Ms. Singh's "Death Meme" this week is apropos ... I think I'll do this one!

1. Do you ever think about Dying? How do you expect you'll die? I have thought about dying a bit the last few years. Not wishful thinking really, but when life is hard I get pessimistic. I'm working on that.

2. Do you believe in an afterlife? If so, how do you visualize it? Yes I believe in heaven and hell but hell is easier to imagine. I try not to visualize the specifics of heaven, except for peaceful Happiness. We could all use more of that right? Oh wait, also heaven must have a beach. And pitchers of lemonade.

3. What is your preferred form of apocalypse and why? If we must have an apocalypse, I hope it is quick. How about a nice supernova?

4. How many times have you cheated death so far? I've been disgustingly healthy until this year. But when my doctor was describing my surgery, he still looked a little scared. I guess having someone almost die on the table is memorable.

5. What fictional villain would you be okay being killed by? What seriously? I'm not really up with the sexy-movie-villain thing. Loki is a punk.

6. If you're murdered, do you stay and haunt the culprits forever, or do you give up that opportunity to go to heaven/hell/Cancun? They say happiness is the best revenge, so I'm off to heaven. Just not yet okay? My daughter needs me.

7. Will you have done everything you wanted by the time you die? Of course not. But nearly dying this year has made me more determined to get off my butt and stop making excuses.

Dress: Evie's Closet "Sigrid"
Jewelry: Kunglers "Leaf Jewelry" (old from the Dressing Room)
Hair: D!va "Lili"
Skin: Essences "Galadriel"
Eyes: Song "Toki - Abyss"
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Diesel Works

Love,
Serene

PAPILLON

I loved so hard on this outfit while I was trying to pull it together. Like a lot of mesh pieces they don't fit together perfectly, but pretty darn close. I started out with this simple classic gown from Evie's Closet. If you look closely, there is a beautiful subtle print on the fabric. The dress also comes with a low jeweled belt that I am not showing here, because I didn't think it really matched the butterfly hair pieces from Remarkable Oblivion. I picked up the Stitched cloak a while ago at a Fantasy Gacha Fair; I like it although the rigging is a little odd, and it doesn't hang straight in some poses. I rounded it out with some cute gacha hair.



Dress: Evie's Closet "Ceridwen"
Cape: Stitched "Elsa" (gacha)
Hairpieces: Remarkable Oblivion "Papillon"
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Saltarello" (sorry they don't show! they're perfect for this outfit)
Hair: Spellbound "Suspiria" (at Oh My Gacha)
Skin: Essences "Jamie"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Pose: by Don't Freak Out

Love,
Serene

FIERCE

I could use some more Fierce attitude right now. I'm doing my best, but my day-to-day challenges are kicking my butt lately. Maybe I'm expecting too much? For me the hardest thing about waiting for physical healing is that I only have a little energy, and my basic obligations take almost all of it, leaving little for simple fun. It annoys me how much I simply sleep and rest lately because I want to do more ...

Hood and Cape: Alchemy "Lion Hood Golden" (gacha rare)
Mask: Illusions "Gold Alato Mask" (group gift)
Corset: NV Corsetry "Gold Dragon Lady Mesh Corset" (part of outfit)
Shirt: Evie's Closet "Ren Brown Messy Top" (part of outfit)
Hair: Exile "1985" (w/ texture-change HUD)
Skin: Plastik "Astrali Vaaliarah" (this version was for 50L Friday but it comes in lots of colors)
Eyes: Poetic Color "Fairy Eyes Wolf Dark" (vintage vintage)
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"

Love,
Serene

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

It's so cold outside that even online all I want to do is stay in with some cocoa. With things so busy right now, the week has sped by and today is already the last day of Relay for Life's Christmas Expo, and here I am to blog the last bits and bobs I have, and to encourage you to go before time runs out. Go now! This fun jacket is really for men but it's transferrable so you can give it to your man if you want to take him to a party all spiffed up.

Jacket/Shirt/Tie: Citrus "Men's Leather Xmas Jacket" (at Christmas Expo)



How about this cute jacket and sweater set? It came with a pair of black pants too but they didn't fit well with the shoes.

Jacket/Shirt: LIV-Glam "Funny Honey" (at Christmas Expo)



Or just something cuddly for a quiet night in?

Pajamas: Ever An' Angel "Not So Prim Candy Cane PJs" (at Christmas Expo)
Holly: Evie's Closet "Holly Headpiece" (at Christmas Expo)

also shown:
Hat: Remarkable Oblivion "Festivat - Little Drummer Boy" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Leggings: Teefy "Black Shine Leggings"
Boots: J's "Ankle Boots Square"
Hair: D!va "Daisy" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Hair: Clawtooth "Temptation - Valentine" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Skin: Essences ""Olyvia" (at the Dressing Room)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Sofa: Lisp "Winter Sofa Red"
Cute Doggy: Zooby "Tan Pug"

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

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

FOR SOPHIE

We all know what it feels like to feel out of place, but rarely does anyone lose their life for not fitting the common mold. After Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend were killed simply for looking different, her mother founded the Sophie Lancaster Foundation to educate people not to practice hatred or intolerance of people who like to dress outside the mainstream. World Goth Fair in Second Life raises funds for this charity. If you like anything gothy, alternative, or are a fan of black and red, this fair is a Win-Win-Win!



Each shop at the Fair has at least one charity benefit item. I am wearing this dark confection from Evie's Closet, and Lassitude and Ennui's delicious bony jewels. It also made me smile that many of the vendors are also giving out little gifts for those of us who have a limited wallet; for instance these cute shoes at The Little Bat, and a nice dramatic eye shadow by Beautiful Freak. Evie Miles also put back out an old gift, the lovely black and red Halloween Fable gown, for those of you who haven't seen it already.



Read more at the World Goth Fair website!

Gown: Evie's Closet "Morrow" (charity benefit item)
Jewels: Lassitude and Ennui "Macabre" (charity benefit item)
Shoes: The Little Bat "Sophie Pumps" (fair gift)
Hair: LaViere "Ambush"
Skin: Essences "Wednesday Living Dead"
Eyes: Dead Apples "Shattered - Silver"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Lip Gloss: Pink Acid "Witches Gloss and Teeth 04"
Eye Shadow: Beautiful Freak "Flamina" (from fair gift pack)
Poses: by Flowey, Juxtapose 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

FAYE

This color of Evie's Ellora II Gown and matching fae wings is no longer available, I believe, but other jewel toned colors are still available, including a version in vivid crimson that sells to benefit Relay for Life. The little sculpted flowers and tendrils at the neck and armband are making me smile right now. They also are available for Yabusaka's cutie little Petites.

And the brand new Kooqla "Okania" skin has debuted at the Skin Addiction Showcase in three four skin tones. This "Hydra" skintone really is tinged with purple; it doesn't just look like this because of lighting. And these lips are just juicy. (You can see the vendor photo here .)

Gown and Wings: Evie's Closet "Elora II"
Hair: Exile "Groove Theory"
Skin: Kooqla "Okania (Hydra)" (Skin Addiction Showcase)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (go now before the store closes!)
Location: Macbeth

Love,
Serene

CAKE

After crashing out of Vintage Fair a few times, I quit trying to go there and went looking for other fun. Then it occurred to me, this is NOVEMBER! Which is my birthday month. So I decided to go looking for cake! Did you know that there is an island made of Cake? (Now you do.)

Any sim that is completely covered in frosting has my approval. After taking these pictures, I rolled around on the sticky beaches until I was unrecognizable ... whilst thinking deep philosophical thoughts about this virtual heaven. Last week I forgot I was passing my fourth rez day, but I've been blogging for about three years.

That's a big deal to me.

(Evie's little fairy outfit includes a hat, socks and flat shoes that I didn't wear cause, honestly! Of course I would rather be barefoot. I modified the sock tops to wear around my ankles.)

Outfit: Evie’s Closet “Tiny Eden Fall 2011 Edition”
Hair: booN “XFE275”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Acorn [Light] The Visitor – Probe 1”
Feet: Coco “BareFeet” (w/tinting HUD)(group gift)
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose
Location: Cake

Love,
Serene

BETWEEN AND BETWIXT

If you accidentally find yourself in the the sleepy places between human country and faerie, you might be lucky enough to see one of the little fae that inhabit the fair places in the wilderness. If they see you before you see them, they will probably just vanish. But if you see them first, try to appear unthreatening, and they might be curious enough to come take a look at you.

I was already laying in the grass so I just pretended to be asleep. This little one seemed amused by my snoring so she flew up and tweaked my nose.

I guess my snores weren't all that convincing.

Just lay there trying not to move or blink or twitch or sneeze.

But I guess she likes to lay in grass and wildflowers too.

Gown: Evie's Closet "Tiny Ren Dirty"
Hair: Exile "Buffy"
Skin and Ears: Plastik "Ataciara"
Eyes: Poetic Colors "Summer Star" (unavailable)
Wings: Seven's Selections "Ragged Fairy Wings"
Feets: Coco "BareFeet" (with tinting HUD)(group gift)
Poses: by Del May and Long Awkward Pose
Location: Betwixt

Love,
Serene

p.s. Back when I first started playing around in Second Life, I spent a lot of my time in the Fairy Crossing sims, wearing wings and pointy ears before they were trendy. I think back then the popular non-human alternative was to go Neko. Back then there were only two Fairy Crossing sims. These days there is the main sim with cute little shops, several mixed business and residential, strict residence-only themed, and a couple of lush landscaped sims that I just adore. They have dancing, poetry readings, holiday parties, building classes ... love it.

MAIDEN OF THE ELDAR

Evie’s Closet “Nimrodel Crown and Collar” is available for the Extend a Helping Hand event for Australian Flood Relief. You may purchase it at the EAHH Venue, or the jewels are available in silver and gold at Evie's home at Oubliette.

Also wearing:
Skin: Curio “:GP: Bean [Light] Elf-Snug1”
Hair: Exile “Dina” (at the Dressing Room)
Hairbase: booN “gathered lower hairbase”
Eyes: Poetic Color “summer – lavender fields”
Eyelashes: Exodi “Eyelashes” (basic set included with skin purchases)
Wunderlich’s “Renaissance EverAfter Masquerade Gown” (part of an old favorite)

Love,
Serene

THE HOSPITAL

Finally drawn out at night by the smell of blood ... the small animals in the woods are not very satisfying.

This has possibilities ...

*tsk* wasteful.

There you are ... the last, worst inmate this place has to offer, friend? Come! Come to me!

Come and meet the dark ...

This amazing gown is the "tiny" version, which was smaller and shows less cleavage than the full-sized version, so it is more appropriate for tiny or child avatars. For those of you on a tight budget, Ms. Miles has stocked a lucky chair with a version that has the adult decotellage and the shortest tutu-length skirt.

And then there is the ring. ... Wow. If you look carefully, the little rows of silver beads around the stone are actually tiny tiny skulls. And there is a bit of swirling light inside the diamond. Wouldn't a blood diamond be romantic for a vampire?

Gown: Evie’s Closet “Tiny Fable Halloween 2010” (resized from tiny version)
Ring: Naith Smit “Blood Diamonds Ring”
Shoes: Gos “Posh Bootie”
Skin: Glam Affair "Castalia Vampire Skin" (at the Dressing Room)
Hair: Maitreya “Moon”
Hairbase: Tiny Bird “Blacks Pack Hair Base”
Eyes: Repulse “Rotten Eyes”
Eye Lights: by Poetic Color
Poses: by Alchemy Immortalis (“Dracula Afoot”) and Long Awkward Pose
Location: Rackingham State Mental Hospital

Love,
Serene

FANG CANDY

It isn't exactly a ballroom, but I am waiting in it to dance.

Finally he is back ...

(I thought if I am wearing Fhang Candy I might as well be Fang Candy? I am eating up this gorgeous subtle dress that Evie put out at the Summer of Love; it seems black at first glance but it is really very dark red. There were other colors but I just had to have the Red.)

Gown: Evie’s Closet “Madeleine” (Summer of Love Fair)
Earrings: Ticky Tacky “Per la Principessa”
Hair: Waka and Yuki “Hair 37”
Skin: Fhang Candy “Aevana Sunkissed” with DeepRouge Lips (skin includes Lipsticks on 2.0 Tattoo layer) (Summer of Love Fair)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent. Eyelashes – pure”
Bite: “Vampire Bite 1” shows Ohime Takashi as the creator?
Poses: Long Awkward Pose
Location: Alpha Point

Love,
Serene

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

I like to dress comfortably to run around for my last minute shopping. But finally I just have to stop and breathe ... and look at something beautiful. This year while I was running around I stumbled across a fabulous group of holiday displays over at the Happy Mood sim. Made my day.

My last post I showed the Curio Christmas Gift Skin but I wanted you to see my favorite. This is more lipgloss than I usually wear :) but now I imagine my lips taste like one of those cherry roll on glosses *mmm* ... And yes honey that is Mistletoe.

Okay just one more headshot so you can see the elaborate braids. This hair comes with two versions in one package. The other hair takes one of the big braids down and loops it around the front of your neck. That version is also very pretty but I had a hard time getting a good picture because it didn't look right with my animations.

Okay a candid of me staring at the Christmas tree and falling snow. Can I just stand here a while and meditate?

I love snowglobes. Haven't you ever wished that you could go inside the tiny world of a snowglobe? Now you can! And I only showed you one so the others would still be a surprise. Ho Ho Ho.

Mistletoe: Evie’s Closet “Mistletoe Garland”
Shirt/Sweater: COCO “Frilly Blouse & Sweater”
Pants: Hilarious “Light Jasper Cuff Jeans”
Boots: Surf Couture “Elsa Boots”
Hair: Irollic “Mew”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Bean [Light] Elf-Snug 2”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: Animazoo and Long Awkward Pose
Location: Dreaming Night at Happy Mood

Love,
Serene