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

WE HAVE NO BANANAS TODAY

... but we have bandannas. Lots of cute bandannas for sale at Hair Fair, L$50 each with 100 percent of funds donated to Wigs for Kids. Go buy some.

Bandannas: Aisling "Hyena", Ohmai "Hair Fair 2013 Bandana", and Aisling "Wolf"
Skin: Essences "Cho" (no-eyebrows version shown)
Eyes: by Ikon and Dead Apples

Love,
Serene

RETURN TO INNSMOUTH

Well I figured if I was going to blog clothing with tentacles, I had to set up camera in Innsmouth. I haven't visited there for a while, and I'm happy to say that this happy little tourist spot has improved its ambiance since my last overnighter! Here's my first shot with a friendly native New Englander, we just met but it seems like we've been friends forever!



I couldn't resist an extra shot of their quaint old-timey seaport ...



I've been collecting these tentacle bits from Silentsparrow and Schadenfreude for a while, the collaborative vest and stockings have recently appeared at Fifty Linden Fridays. I thought this gorgeous Deco hair went with my antennae just perfectly. Really! Just don't miss the Deco booth at Hair Fair. I wanted to buy it all, but settled for a fatpack of this coif. (This odd angle I photographed just to show the hair from the side.)



Had to add a little nose-sushi. Actually this Nose Ring is a group gift from Epic, which color changes, but in green it looks like a little bit of something evil is escaping my sinuses. Eww.



Shirt: Schadenfreude "White Oxford Shirt"
Vest: Schadenfreude "Green Tentacle Deep V Vest" (past 50L Friday)
Tie: Schadenfreude "Octopus Electrocute Tie"
Culottes: The Sea Hole "Odette Culottes" (vintage)
Stockings: Silentsparrow "Tentacle Socks" (past 50L Friday)
Shoes: Violent Seduction "Tacky Shoes"
Nose Ring: Epic "Succubus Snake" (VIP group gift)
Tentacles: Silentsparrow "Grassies Head Tentacles" (vintage)
Hair: Deco "Hiveish (mold)" (now available at Hair Fair)
Skin: Essences "Cho" (browless version)(sorry the dramatic lighting hides it)
Lipgloss: Croire "Mischief Night Gloss Slime" (vintage)
Eyes: Rue "Grimalkin Firefly"
Poses: (I forgot to write these down oopsie)
Location: Innsmouth

Love,
Serene

QUICKSILVER

One of my favorites from Hair Fair is this new shop called Gotzsche. The "Elizabeth" hair is draped in lovely almost Art Nouveau waves, but the style is very understated. I love a pleasant surprise, and I am looking forward to seeing what else they offer.



And this very simple outfit is made stellar by some rock-star cosmetics sold as a charity benefit item by Kooqla. These eyeshadows are being sold as a pack over at the Hope for Emilia Event that is raising funds to help after the Earthquake in Italy. The pack comes in several shades that you can see here in the vendor photo. If your wallet is very empty you can purchase the green "Nefrit" shadow for just L$1.



... And I think Apple May is giving us a very feminine piece in this mesh skirt. I don't usually think that hard geometrics emphasize my form, but I'm happy to be shown when I'm wrong!

Shirt: Whippet and Buck "I'll be a Ghost" (unavailable)
Skirt: Apple May Designs "Janessa" (mesh)
Shoes: Pixel Mode "Baby T's"
Hair: Gotzsche "Elizabeth" (mesh)
Skin: Kooqla "Secret Garden"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"
Shadow: Kooqla "Chameleon Moon" (Hope for Emilia Fundraiser)
Facelight: NLight FREE 2.0 (free on SL Marketplace)
Poses: by Don't Freak Out (and using the Berries "Headfreezer")

Love,
Serene

HUNTING BENTHAM

The best thing a hunter can learn is to master the ability to hold perfectly still and listen. If they don't hear you, the other inhabitants of the woods will go quietly about their business. But maybe not quietly enough.



But sometimes something dangerous might be hunting you. Time to go!



Aaaah! ... just a bird. *whew*

(Even though these pants from the Essencial shop are a plain rendition of a full perm kit, I still rather like them for roleplay purposes. The full perm mesh kit for these harem pants are over here on Meli Imako's Marketplace shop if you would like to take a look.)

Headscarf: Lelutka "Faith" (Hair Fair Benefit Bandanna)
Jacket: Gisaci "Primavera"
Pants: Essencial "Baggy Pants" (mesh)
Boots: Coco "Suede Boots" (group gift)
Necklace: Sey "Edokin" (from their freebie room)
Gloves: Celoe "Mery" (mesh)
Bow: Harbinger and Stormie "Hunter's Bow"
Skin: Curio ":GP: Bean Frex [Dark] Fall"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Facelight: NLight Free 2.0 (free on SL Marketplace)
Poses: by Olive Juice (unavailable) and Miamai
Location: Bentham Woods

Love,
Serene

HALF HITCH MARINA

Believe it or not, it was very easy to fit this new hairdo under my Captain's Hat. And no hat-head when I took it off later, either. I love it!



I love the shape of this shirt because it is loose and comfy in this hot hot weather. But it isn't too baggy to see that I am a woman. I still have a waist.



Okay just one more pretty shot of the Marina ... I love water!



Hat: Kari "Aye Aye Cap"
Tanktop: Bilo "Boyfriend Tank" (mesh)
Shorts: TokiDoki "Artisan Shorts" (mesh)
Jewelry: Earthstones "Tumbled Stones" (previous Collabor88 event)
Shoes: Ingenue "Organique Flats"
Hair: Lamb "Wild at Heart" (mesh)(at Hair Fair)
Skin: Illusory "Love_Cocoa - Shindig" (previous TDR)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Facelight: Nlight FREE 2.0 (free on SL Marketplace)
Poses: by Animazoo, Diesel Works and Frooti
Location: Half Hitch

Love,
Serene

RIDICULOUSLY

Don't hate me just because I am ridiculously good looking. It is not without effort! Today I employ the fabulous hairstyling services of Gauze, my personal stylist ...

My own patented Look, I call it Mysterious Steel ...

A kilotonne of attitude ...

And of course I must always have dominating boots. You want to smell the leather now, don't you?

Collar: CheerNo “Lory”
Shirt: Plastik “Hale”
Pants: silentsparrow “Moonchild Suit Pants”
Boots: Lapointe and Bastchild “Laceup Platform Boots”
Hair: Gauze “Wisp”
Skin: Plastik “Vaelian”
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Eyeshadow: Aleida “Makeup 1” (old Skin Fair gift)

Love,
Serene *dies laughing*

PAPER BIRDS

I need to practice origami. It's been years and seeing this cute kimono brought it back: Sitting on the floor with an instruction book when I was eight or nine years old. Beautiful paper spread all around on the floor, from which I had chosen an intricate blue and silver printed tissue.

It was the gorgeous paper that drew me in. But after I made a little flock of colored paper cranes, I loved the little birds enough to keep folding them in pristine white sheets. Over later years of drawing and painting my taste expanded beyond beautiful glowing jewel tones, to include black and white, and all the subtle tones of gray in between.

... I fell in love the moment I saw this sim. When I studied Art in college, I had a major crush on mixed Charcoal and Ink Washes.

Kimono: Yumeji “yukata orizuru”
Hair: Ivanka Akina “Akina” (I tinted the flowers)(at Hair Fair)
Skin: Glam Affair “Sakura”
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose
Location: China

Love,
Serene

BUBBLEGUM!

Just a quickie. Between all the new Hair I "had to have" from Hair Fair, and some new Curio skins, I don't have much money left for the rest of the month. But I picked up many gifts at Hair Fair too, and some of them are perfect for Gogo's Bubblegum Weekend!

I love the messy wisps on top and the crazy color on this LollipopZ hair. It comes in three parts, with two pieces that attach to the shoulders.

Now this cute little bob is by Lamb. It comes in a megapack in all her shop colors and was labeled "Colortesters" but I think they're adorable, and because each one is only four prims I think you're seeing my new Event and Fair hair. Four prims doesn't add that much to sim lag does it?

And I think I'll finish off with this truly bubblegum hair from BC322. I love candy!

Red: LollipopZ “Dolce” Gift ... with American Bazaar Lipgloss and Hairbase by booN
Purple: Lamb “Bob” Colortester Gift ... with Curio Lipstick (old gift)
Pink: BC322 “Dee-Dolly” Gift ... with Mynerva Lipstick

Also wearing Skin by Curio, Eyes by Fashism, and Shirt by Whippet and Buck

Love,
Serene

SCIENCE!

It’s poetry in motion
When she turned her eyes to me

As deep as any ocean
Sweet as any harmony

She blinded me with Science!

Dress: Teefy “Patio Dress” (available at the Circle Project)
Belt: Duh “Women’s Woven Belt”
Leggings: Teefy “LoveLetters Leggins” (available at the Circle Project)
Earrings: Zaara “Urvi Earrings”
Shoes: Gos “Platform Pumps”
Hair: booN “QPT129” (new at Hair Fair)
Hairbase: Tiny Bird “Blacks Pack Hair Base”
Skin: Imabee “Petal – Serene – Only Love Matters” (at the Circle Project)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent. eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by Dare and Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30
Lyrics: by Thomas Dolby

Love,
Serene