A LITTLE WICKED

I'm not really in the mood to be wicked today, but here a few of the cute stuffs that were still hanging about in my bloggity inbox. It wasn't too hard to get them to get along, because the wig and the dress both come with texture-change HUDs. The HUD for the dress only changes the Corset to several metallic colors.



Boo!



Dress: May's Soul "Annabelle Dress" (w/ texture-change HUD)
Crown: ieQED "nest.crown.raven.red" (gacha)
Rings: Schadenfreude "Wee Beastie Rings" (gacha)
Hair: Ploom "Stokes" (w/ texture-change HUDs)
Skin: Essences "Storm"
Lipstick: Essences "Thunder Lipstick08"
Eyes: Dead Apples "Shattered"
Eyeshadow: Nuuna "Rinn"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Wings: Illusions "Chibi Demon Wings"
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Flowey and Long Awkward Pose (unavailable)

Love,
Serene

LET IT SNOW

This December you can go for a walk on the Snowy Side in a few finds from the Peace on Earth Hunt, which started the first of December and runs happily through Three Kings Day on the sixth of January. This is the Seventh year for this hunt and with 117 stops along the way, it should keep you happily occupied until you can finally get in to the Arcade. *grins*



I am feeling frozen in this frosty gown from Dulce Secrets. The sleeves are separate if you would rather not wear them. The outfit came with snowflake accessories, makeup, skin and some very pretty ice-blue eyes. I didn't try out the skin cause it would have meant matching my hands, feet and ears to a different skin-tone but you can try it to see if you like it. :D I finished the outfit with Ms. Mirja Mills' sweet fantasy mask and a lovely sapphire ring from GDit Jewelry.



Visit the Peace on Earth blog for more information, store list and SLurls.

Gown/Makeup/Eyes: Dulce Secrets "Winter Storm" (Peace on Earth Hunt)
Mask: Emo-tions "Noble Facemask" (Peace on Earth Hunt)
Ring: GDit Jewelry "Frosty Ring" (Peace on Earth Hunt)
Fingernails: GDit Jewelry (SLink HUD includes six polish colors)(Peace on Earth Hunt)
Hair: Exile "London" (gacha)
Skin: Essences "Quinn" (at the Dressing Room)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: by Essences and LeLutka
Ears: Aitui "Ear Gen 4 Naked"
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Adorkable, Del May and Flowey

Love,
Serene

CLOUDY SUMMER DAZE

Cloudy or not, I need some sand!! Summer is flying by and there are some lovely beaches we should see. I can't travel this year to any real sand, so this is the next best thing.



Shirt: Teefy "Laura Unbuttoned Knotted Shirt" (w/texture change tank)
Shorts: Ingenue "Lucie"
Shoes: Muka "Ballet Flats" (gacha)
Camera: bbqq "Jomo Camera - mint" (gacha)
Popsicle: Flowey "Pink Lady Apple Pop" (gacha)
Hair: D!va "Norma" (group gift in store)
Skin: Essences "Galadriel"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Fingernails Applier: by Bamboo Nails
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (unavailable)

Love,
Serene

TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

I suppose it's easier to be adventurous with print in Fantasyland. In real life, I doubt you will see me in a mix of animal print and lace. But maybe I should try it sometime? With antler pauldrons and a crown too, of course.



I really love this luminous new skin from Essences. "Alex" comes in a variety of skintones and cosmetics options in a sweet little gacha machine over at Kustom9. I need to show more, there are some really lovely makeups! Go check it out!



Finishing up with part of Atelier Visconti's newest furnishings available at the Liaison Collaborative. The set includes a chair and a coffee-table too, with texture-change HUDs to help you select from six colors each for the pillows and upholstery. I suggest that you go try out the poses to see if they work well for you. The furniture includes singles and couples poses.

Crown: ieQED "cache.crown.stag.copper" (gacha)
Pauldrons: ieQED "stag pauldrons"
Shirt: Teefy "Sadie" (at Collabor88)
Skirt: Baiastice "Lian Longuette Skirt" (old find at the Dressing Room)
         (perhaps available at the Mainstore now?)
Shoes: Miel "Gladiator Cage"
Hair: Wasabi Pills "Madeleine"
Skin: Essences "Alex" (gacha at Kustom9)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Fingernails Applier: by Frogstar
Sofa and Carpet: Atelier Visconti "Helena" (at the Liaison Collaborative)
Poses: by Estetica and Flowey

Love,
Serene

THE GRAPHIC EQUALIZER

When I was a kid my stepmother had a good stereo system with a Graphic Equalizer that had a whole grid of green lights on the front. Just a random memory that popped up when I tried on this dress! Of course it also includes a HUD to change the color, like a lot of LIV-Glam staples. This one feels so modern that I added a new haircut from Taketomi. I think it's intended for boys, but who cares?



Dress: LIV-Glam "Hold On, We're Going Home"
Shoes: Ingenue "Lydia"
Earrings: Earthsones "Thank You!" (recent group gift)
Hair: Taketomi "Godou"
Hairbase: Exile "Hairbase2: Midnight"
Skin: Essences "Amaterasu"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lipgloss: Sugar Heart "Lip Shine" (gift)
Eyeshadow: Paperbag "Smokey Eyes"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Poses: by Flowey and Juxtapose

Love,
Serene

BACON

Why bacon? Because everything is better with bacon, that's why.



It's been cold lately so I wanted warm colors and texture. Am I wearing too many prints? I don't care. Oo! I need to go make some hot chocolate. I felt cold in this skirt so I dug out some nice sculpted legwarmers I bought a while ago at GField. I'm glad they aren't rigged mesh because I could adjust them for a better fit over my shoes. They are made to go over heels, isn't that awesome?



Jacket: So Many Styles "Native Cardigan Magenta" (The Dressing Room)
Skirt: LIV-Glam "Absent Minded Friends" (part of outfit)
Legwarmers: GField "Leg Warmer for Heels"
Shoes: Ingenue "Lydia Slingbacks"
Scarf: FATEwear "Granger - Bacon" (former Arcade Gacha)
Earrings: Schadenfreude "Little White Snowflake" (vintage gift)
Hair: LaViere "Ambush"
Skin: Essences "Olyvia"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II" and Essences "Eyelashes 01" (tattoo)
Lipgloss: Sugar Heart "Lip Shine" (group gift)
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Poses: by Flowey and Glitterati

Love,
Serene

BEBE

I think I'm ready now to turn the corner into fall. I smiled at the brown turtleneck dress and chuckled at the fun shi-shi-faux religious iconography printed on.



The sexy smoky eye and plush lips feel rich too, don't they?



I need a nice cup of hot chocolate.

Dress: LIV-Glam "Bebe"
Leggings: This is a Fawn "Knit Leggings" (vintage!)
Boots: Fashionably Dead "Bossy Boots - Wingtip Brown" (last Arcade Gacha)
Earrings: Maxi Gossamer "St. Tropez Hammered Disks"
Hair: LeLutka "Alvina"
Skin: Essences "Sash" (@ The Dressing Room)
Eyes: Ikon " Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink
Eyeliner: Kooqla "Black Magic Eyeliner"
Eyeshadow: Paperbag "Smokey Eyes"
Poses: by Flowey and Del May

Love,
Serene

QUIRKSOME

Are you afraid of my hat? Are the Animal Print lapels just too much? Have you seen shoulders this large since the nineteen-eighties? Were you even alive in the nineteen-eighties?



Do you mistrust people who wear black lipstick? Do you despise mismatching primary colors? Do you hate retro and vintage hodgepodge?



:D

Jacket: LIV Glam "Laurette Jacket" (part of new outfit)(texture change)
Necklace: Nylon Outfitters "Mrs. Smooshyface" (@the Arcade Gacha)
Hat: La Gyo "Hilda Headpiece" (@the Arcade Gacha)
Collar and Cuffs: Ladies Who Lunch "Red Trench" and "Teal Trench" (@the Arcade)
Earrings: Eclectica "Rhapsody in Blue" (@ Genre)
Ring: Maxi Gossamer "Atlantis Moon" (@ Fameshed)
Glasses: Baiastice "Candy Shades - Romantic Flowers rose/peach" (@the Arcade)
Sweater: Milk Motion ""My Crow Cardigan" (vintage)
Skirt: Aura "Ruffled Pencil Skirt" (vintage)
Shoes: Ingenue "Delphine Teal" (@the Arcade Gacha)
Hair: booN "ZGO223"
Skin: My Ugly Dorothy "Madam Black" (@the Dressing Room Fusion)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Adorkable and Flowey

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

WISHFUL THINKING

This is wishful thinking because, as I write, a few inches of snow are threatening the lives of my purple crocuses. Adept at denial, today I am getting my dose of springtime in Ode.



This gown from Liv Glam is available starting today. The "Chic La Mode" collection will be available with new items every week right next to the mainstore landing point. For example this dress. The package includes a HUD that delivers whichever size dress you choose, and on touch you can change it to six textures. I love them all, but this blue and purple floral is my favorite.



This wistfully sweet little floral branch in my hair? There is also another version with falling petals.  *love them!*

Dress: LIV-Glam "Spring 2013 Jardin Beach Maxi Dress" (Chic La Mode @ mainstore)
Headdress: La Gyo "Amande" (The Dressing Room Fusion)
Hair: booN "UUT644"
Skin: Glam Affair "Amberly - Artic - Candy" (Collabor88)
Eyes: Ikon "Lucid"
Lashes: Lelutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Diesel Works and Flowey

Love,
Serene

THE OBLIGATORY VALENTINE

I felt I should put together a cute little Valentines Day look, but I thought it would be more interesting if it were a little funky. So here is a retro-funk-seventies-inspired look with patent leather boots. I can have some fun with all the Pink, right?



Mister Larsson has a new Valentines Day inspired skin over in his VIP Room. The pouty lips are just luscious!! The fly outfit called for some dangly earrings. These earrings from Je Suis are one of my go-to sets because they are texture change with lots of colors for so many outfits. And some hot chunky bangles.



Dress: Vogue "Lorraine Winter Dress"
Tights: d.Select "Glow Leggins Metallic Pink"
Boots: MEB "Stiletto Boots Garnet"
Bracelets: Je Suis "Grande Pinks Bangles"
Earrings: Je Suis "Africain" (texture change)
Hair/Hat: Mr. Poet "Bakerboy"
Skin: PXL "Kate Nat VDay-2013" (VIP Group Gift)
Eyes: May Girl "Eyes - BigSize Set - DeepPink"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Flowey and Frooti

Love,
Serene

KANJI

I was excited to see that NV has a shop in Vintage Fair this year. It isn't the first time I've tried one of their corsets. Last time I found one inspired by bengali tiger skin, of all things! And this season's designs are also luscious. This luxe model sits highlighted on the mannequin at the center of the shop. The red and gold kanji print made me want to stroke the silky fabric.



And I love the almost tactile leather texture on this evening clutch. Zenith's leather bag can be held in hand or dangled over your forearm.



I wore these new pieces over a couple of my favorite simple wardrobe staples, and added some dramatic golden earrings and wicked heels. Ready for a night on the town!

Corset: NV "Kanji" (mesh)(Vintage Fair)
Purse: Zenith "Cherry Ostrich Leather Bag" (Vintage Fair)
Shirt: Whippet and Buck "Claven"
Skirt: Mon Tissu "Oxford Pencil Skirt" (mesh)
Boots: Gos "Desire" (mesh)(texture change HUD)
Earrings: Mandala "Monica Inca Gold"
Hair: booN "GGL309"
Hairbase: booN "gathered mid hairbase"
Skin: Essences "Indy" (Vintage Fair)
Lipstick: Essences "Indy Lipstick 19" (Vintage Fair)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"
Poses: by Don't Freak Out, Flowey and Lazy Places (unavailable)

Love,
Serene

PRESS POSER

I put on a reasonably low-prim and low-mesh outfit before popping over to visit Pose Fair, Starting with this eye-candy hat from Deco. From there I had to dress classy and vintage.

And a few of the animations I found? These three are from Flowey, Olive Juice and Long Awkward Pose.

... And these two from Frooti and Label Motion. Pose Fair is loaded with loads of chocolatey animation goodness, photography poses, active animations, dancing, pose props and photography sets of all sorts. A must see!

Hat: Deco "Press Fedora"
Jacket: Mon Tissu "Rockaby Blazer"
Shirt: Whippet and Buck "Diane Crochet-Collar Top"
Pants: Rebel Extravaganza "Wool Leggings"
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui "Wanderlust"
Hairbase: booN "Gathered Lower Hairbase"
Hair: YS&YS "Big Chignon Black"
Skin: Kooqla "Ojen"
Eyes: Ikon "Sunrise"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"

Love,
Serene