THE ROAD WARRIOR

With the new Mad Max movie coming out, it was fun to see Road Warrior - inspired gear at the new post-apocalyptic quarterly event called "The End". I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with coming installments of the event, which will return in July. FATEwear's Max and Tina sets are lovely but they have returned to the main store on Fate Island. (I really love well made roleplay-style gear!)



Of course the set comes in different color combinations, sizes, and so on as we have come to expect from all of Damien Fate's work, including a desert-camo styled set that looks more military. And this great bandanna ties over my nose to keep out all that dust and road debris.



And yes spurs. Why not? Good for fightin'.

Outfit: FATEplay "Max"
Hairbase: Jomo "etched hair 08a" (vintage)
Skin: Kooqla "Malus" (at the Men's Department)
Eyes: Ikon "Ascension"
Ears: Mandala "Steking Ears"
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (unavailable) and Stakey

Love,
Serene

FUTURESCAPE

I just adore the concept of this suit I found over at FutureWave. Very high-fashion. The package included versions intended to fit a few different mesh bodies (which I am not wearing) and a fitted mesh version, but no "Standard Sizes" versions. Personally I usually prefer the fit of Standard Sizes, but today I am wearing the Belleza jacket version and the Maitreya skirt version. (Demo always.) Love it!



I am convinced that in the future as our world becomes more consumed by technology and modernism we will all feel more nostalgia for the natural world that sits mostly unobserved outside our windows today. I felt uncomfortable with Bauwerk's lovely techno furnishings until I slipped in a treasured painting from one of Whiskey Monday's gallery sales. It softens it so well.



Suit: [sYs] "Triny" (includes Fitted Mesh, SLink, Maitreya and Belleza versions)(at FutureWave)
Tablet: BluPrintz "BP - Data Pad" (at FutureWave)
Face Tattoo: Beautiful Freak "Circuit Eye Makeup" (at FutureWave)
Home Furnishings: Bauwerk "Snake" Sofas, "Hexagon Table", "USB2 Trees" (at FutureWave)
(I resized the USB2 Trees smaller than original)
Painting: by Whiskey Monday
Shoes: David Heather "Nienke Platforms"
Hair: LaViere "Ambush"
Skin: Essences "Alice Yuki"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Eyeliner: Kooqla "Black Magic Eyeliner" (unavailable)
Lashes: by LeLutka
Ears: by Aitui
Poses: by Picture This

Love,
Serene

BUBBLEGUM

Does the future have to be dark and dystopian? I say no. So do the designers over at Futurewave! Happily there are also bright happy colors and impressive technology. For example this fab outfit ... by Zibska.



Obviously all the bubblegum-pink spheres are floating in anti-gravity. The pieces come with texture change HUDs so you can have everything in lots of different lovely colors.



Outfit: Zibska "Otthild" (at FutureWave)
Boots: Zibska "Tora" (at FutureWave)
Hair: Truth "Ivana"
Skin: Essences "Alice Yuki"
Eyes: Pin Me Down "Mecha" (at FutureWave)
Facial Tattoo: Kooqla "Lost Verse" (group gift)
Poses: by Adorkable and Diesel Works

Love,
Serene

BOSTON

Okay just one more menswear post I promise. I love how these winter wear pieces come with umpteen textures and colors on a handy HUD. Damien Fate's HUD system also can handle the textures on multiple pieces at the same time. I'm impressed that I don't have to swap out several HUDs to retexture a coat, hat, scarf etc. My Boston pup is impressed too, obviously. :D

Scarf: FATEwear "Allen"
Sweater: FATEwear "Chase"
Dog: Birdy "Boston Buddy"
Hair: Exile "Machinehead"
Skin: Kooqla "Gray (mr.Frost)"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Ears: Mandala "Steking Ears Season 5"

Love,
Serene

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

EMINENTLY SUITABLE

Yes at Gothmas you can also find some nice things for the gentlemen! I don't show menswear often but I am loving this suit. It is available with different HUD-controlled textures and colors on the vests and ties. Each HUD had four colors for a bit of flexibility. Enjoy! Gothmas runs through January 3, so you have a few more days to go see.

Suit: Dark Water Designs "Embossed Suit" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Eyes: Pin Me Down "Aeternium" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Lipgloss: Chop Shop "Cute Gloss 2" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Hair: Exile "Machinehead"
Skin: Kooqla "Gray (mr. Frost)" (vintage group gift)
Ears: Mandala "Steking Ears Season 5" (with customization HUD)
Pose: by Long Awkward Pose (vintage unavailable)

Love,
Serene

WHEN IN ROME

When in Rome, wear this draped gown I found on the Peace on Earth Hunt! It includes the jewels. Nicely done. However the dress is slit way up the right side, so pretty please do wear undies :P Would you like to go on the Peace on Earth Hunt? There is more information, Store List and SLurls on the Official Peace on Earth website.



Gown: Bubblez Style "Roman Angel Robe" (Peace on Earth Hunt Prize)
Jewels: Bubblez Style "Roman Armlets and Hairclip" (Peace on Earth Hunt Prize)
Fingernails/Toenails: Applier by GDit (Peace on Earth Hunt Prize)
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Nevermore Heels"
Hair: Olive "The Mir Hair B&W Melt" (gacha)
Skin: Essences "Loulou"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Eyeshadow: Kooqla "Chameleon (Moon)"
Lipgloss: Sugar Heart "Lip Shine" (unavailable)
Lashes: by LeLutka
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Pose: by Don't Freak Out!

Love,
Serene

THE EMBERS OF THE YEAR

Spring began innocently and fresh as flowers,
But now it's passing into the embers of the year.



But secretly I've always loved the embers best;
I sit at Peace with the last coals of the fire.



Jacket: Sassy! "November Jacket" (was at Sad November event probably at Mainstore now)
Shirt: Fri.day "Ballet Tee" (vintage system layer)
Belt: Ingenue "Bertille Belt"
Leggings: OVH "Leather Leggings"
Shoes: Pure Poison "Ilya Boots" (gacha)
Hair: Spellbound "Velvet" (gacha)
Skin: Essences "Quinn" (at the Dressing Room)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lipstick: Kooqla "Lips (Apple)" (only works well with pale skins)
Lashes: by Essences, LeLutka and Mother Goose
Ears: Aitui "Ear Gen 4 Naked"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Poses: by Ma Vie and Marukin

Love,
Serene

NEHTAR

I'm really excited for the Mystic Realms faire that is opening tomorrow! *squee* I'm bringing you a little preview of something you will see at FatePlay's booth, this delicious elfy "Nehtar Min" armored suit. Obviously I'm a woman in real life because I want to drool all over the boots. Is anyone looking forward to the next installment of the Hobbit as much as I am? I doubt it. This will have to hold me over till then.



Of course the suit can be mixed and matched and the pieces worn separately. There are Armor, Tunic, Pants and Boots. In eight different colors, in case you are not the forest-dwelling type. All yummy. Hey wait, where is my bow?

Outfit: FATEplay "Nehtar Min" (at Mystic Realms starting tomorrow)
Sword: Varen "Requiem Katana" (vintage Marketplace freebie)
Hair: Little Bones "Rusted Aero"
Skin: Kooqla "Gray mr. Frost" (old group gift)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Ears: Schadenfreude "Fey Ear Spiral Horn w/rings" (w/ texture change HUD)
Poses: by Picture This and Stakey

Love,
Serene

BRIGGS

It's been a while since I've shown any men's wear, but occasionally I can't resist! FATEwear has released several sweet new jackets. You can purchase individual colors, but if you buy a fatpack they come with scripted HUDs that change the color of the jacket and the shirt separately. Every jacket includes a hood-down, hood-up, and open version, and you can wear them without the shirt. Lovely.

Jacket/Shirt: FATEwear "Briggs" (w/texture change HUD)
Shorts: Ison "Denim Cut-Off"
Skin: Kooqla "Gray (mr. Frost)" (old group gift)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Bat Pose Prop: by Diesel Works (old gift)

Love,
Serene

MY PRINCE

This lovely Junbug gown made me feel like a Princess. Of course in need of a prince: my Pug will have to fill in for the moment. He is the perfect Prince: always faithful, loyal and true. We just won't mention the dog breath.



Gown: Junbug "Elizabeth"
Doggie: Birdy "Puggly (Frog Prince)"
Hair: Exile "San Francisco"
Skin: Essences "Tila"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Eyeshadow: Kooqla "Chameleon"
Hands: by SLink

Love,
Serene

KAPOW ZAP

I'm glad not everything this month is Fluffy and Flowery. I am quite enjoying this edgy dress with the modern textile and the super-structured shoulders. Happy Valentines! I love you all.



Dress: Cashmere "Bowma Dress" (at the Chapter Four I think?)
Shoes: fri.day "Amelia Heels Electric" (50% off sale)
Earrings: Shiny Things "Nighttime Gems" (vintage, color change)
Hair: booN "cornrows hairbase" and "UDE609" (bun hairpiece)
Skin: Essences "Amaterasu"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Eyeliner: Kooqla "Z-eyeliner"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Pose: by Diesel Works

Love,
Serene

BEEN BZZY

Pardon the pun. I've been bzzy, my life the way I knew it has been crumbling and here I am freaking out and trying to rebuild it. Yes there are upsides to the situation, but I'm not enjoying the stress. So I am running away today to Second Life to smell the flowers. How about the flowers on this coat? I think a bee would definitely choose a coat with floral print. :P



I love the flowarrrz!!



Can't wait for spring.

Coat: LIV-Glam "Blue on Blue"
Boots: LIV-Glam "Stella Denimore"
Antennies: Cerridwen's Cauldron "Spiral Antennae" (gacha)
Wingses: Deviance "Sidhe Wings - Bramble" (gacha)
Hair: Ink "Throb"
Skin: Essences "Harper" (at the Dressing Room)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: Lelutka "Photoshoot II"
Eyeliner: Kooqla Z-eyeliner (Black) 01"
Tattoo: Plastik "Soul Ink Reloaded :Bomb"
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Adorkable and Label Motion

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

MISS LAVENDER part one of two

Change is in the air. For example, Finesmith has recently started making gowns as well as jewels. I am wearing the mesh gown, but can you also imagine an enormous matching crown and an overskirt completely made of gems and metal? I don't feel like a good Miss Universe, so you can attribute the incomplete outfit down to shyness. I also put a lace undershirt underneath :D ... But even without the cleavage, the line of the gown is undeniably sexy, with its corseted waist and curve hugging fabric.



I recently bought a fat-pack of SLink mesh hands. I already had the feet, and now I find myself baffled by applier options. For now I am still using the older tintable hands and feet while I decide what skin appliers to purchase. I hope full price skins will all learn to include appliers for no extra charge, and discount skins should make one applier for all their skin colors, rather than expecting me to buy a separate HUD for every skin tone. Color me confused.



But overall, I am loving the new hands. I imagine they are more fun for people who don't change their skin color very often, but they are worth it !! Now on the other end of me I am wearing SLink Feet. And on my SLink feet I am wearing some new shoes from Lassitude and Ennui. The new Opium mules are clearly first-cousins to the Boudoir mules, but with several important changes. First of all, they are made as a SLink add-on shoe. Second, the shoe texture has been nicely updated. Finally, they come in the plain version I am wearing, and also a version with a cute little fuzzy pompom on the front. :D  I won't be throwing away my old non-SLink shoes, but these new ones are a nice addition!

All of the Mesh issues have finally compelled me to make some major changes to my shape for the first time in years. I shrank the top of my ridiculously brainy cranium to be friendlier to Rigged Wigs, adjusted my arms and legs a bit to fit the hands and feet, figured out how to make the "girls" fit better in both standard sizing and extreme corsetry, and while I was at it I decided I would take six inches off my previous Amazonian proportions. I hope I'm done now ! *sigh*

Outfit and Jewels: Finesmith "Crystal Reality" (I'm not wearing the whole outfit)
Undershirt: Whippet and Buck "Claven Lace Blouse"
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Opium Mules" (new SLink add-on shoes)
Hair: Exile "Celebrity Skin"
Skin: Kooqla "Ojen Angel"
Lipstick: Kooqla "NY Summer Lips 06"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Pose: by WetCat

Love,
Serene

THE IT GIRL

When the "Genre" Venue opened, I was glad that there would finally be a place to go see a variety of fantasy, sci-fi and film genre categories, and the current incarnation is a joyful collection of Deco period-inspired pieces. Loving it! So here is a sweet little gown by Senzafine. The twenties girls wore long, body-skimming, slimming sheaths, sure to frustrate the girls with curves like me :D but you can go on a slider diet and slip into one of these hot little numbers.



I selected one of Curio's Vintage skins for its sassy bow lips, and added a glam new eye shadow by Kooqla from the Cosmetic Fair. This cosmetic also comes in a bouquet of summer colors. The liquid metallic look is en vogue.



Gown: Senzafine "Josephine" (@Genre)
Jewels: Dark Mouse "Deco Squared" (vintage)
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Boudoir Mules"
Hair: Exile "Bad Reputation"
Skin: Curio ":GP: Moonbeam [Light] Vintage" (vintage)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Shadow: Kooqla "Liquid Shadow 02" (@Cosmetic Fair)
Poses: by Don't Freak Out (vintage)

Love,
Serene

THE EARLY BIRD

The Early Bird gets the beach. Sometimes I used to walk down early, earlier than you would think it possible for a teenager to get up on a Saturday morning, to get there before the screaming little kids and the pale tourists.



Maybe someone else would have harassed friends to come along. But they would have missed ... this.



*smiles* I always came back barefoot and sunburned.

Dress: LIV Glam "Susilie"
Purse: Duh! "Crocodile Bag"
Jewelry: Pink Cherry "Emerald Cut - Mandarine"
Nails: by Bamboo Nails
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Boudoir Mules"
Hair: Truth "Nola" (sale extended thru May 10!)
Skin: PXL Creations "Sophia Nat Spring" (VIP Group Gift)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Eyeliners: Kooqla "Black Magic Eyeliner"
         and  Pekka "Metallic Under Eyeliner - Turquoise"
Blush: the Skinnery "Blusher - Sunburn"
Lashes: Lelutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (unavailable) and Marukin
Location: Baja Norte
Music: Surf and a Breeze

Love,
Serene

CIRQUE DU COSMETIQUE part one

I am a little late joining the party at the Cosmetic Fair, but I wanted to tell you that there are some really lovely offerings. I got a little bored photographing cosmetics in the conventional way, soo ...



Ladies and Gentlemen, for your amazement and edification we offer you some beautiful freaks of nature! I am The Ringmaster.  (Kooqla "Little Dragon" Eyeshadows available in four colors, and "Mango" Lips also available in more than a dozen other color options.)



Keep your distance from this deadly Alien beauty, you would be amazed how wide her multiple jaws can open! Do you think she is hungry? ("Baby Gloss" for Lips by Rozena, available in four colors.)



But there is nothing to fear from Rosie and Aggie, the Siamese Twins from Dorset. For three dollars they will stun you with their Bellydancing! Step right up!  (Blacklace "Harlow" cosmetics include tattoo lashes, and Dead Apples made the distinctive teeth. They come with or without the gap, and with twelve different alpha textures that give your mouth opening different appearance.)



(Showing here some bright trending eyeshadow by ElyMode, from the "Confetti-ish" and "Galaxy" sets, which together contain thirty-three different color variations, all sassy! The gold confetti shadow on the left is part of their free sample pack.) 

Do you have a ticket? The Cosmetics Fair is located HERE. If you could like to see more pictures of the offerings, here's a LINK to their Flickr page. The Fair runs through April 30th. There is no possible way I will be able to blog all the gorgeousness so you should go see for yourselves. Have fun! :D

Love,
Serene

p.s. Yeah yeah, I know, I'm a nut case.

GUILTY

From Finesmith, the "Guilt" Collar: spiky, sharp and uncomfortable like its namesake. I am enjoying the symbolism. I think the collar would have to be considered a guilty pleasure. Seeing it, I thought it would go beautifully with a gothic look.



Sassy's Red Carpet Gown is available in more glamorous colors, and more spring-friendly colors, but I think this crimson and black ombre version is a perfect match to the statement necklace. The base of the gown is mesh, with two different shoulder pieces and some flexi skirts to add if you like. I also love how the slinky skirt moves without the sheer overskirts. The luxurious fabric has a subtle pattern that you can just see if you look closely.



(I did have to do a bit of photo editing where the Hairdo and the Collar interfered with each other.)

Gown: Sassy! "Red Carpet Gown"
Collar: Finesmith "Guilt"
Hair: Exile "Heloise"
Skin: Kooqla "Secret Garden (Gotik)" (unavailable)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: Lelutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Adorkable

Love,
Serene

DESERT DANCER

How many of you people out there
Been hurt in some kind of love affair
And how many times do you swear
that you'll never love again?

How many lonely, sleepless nights
How many lies, how many fights
And why would you want to put
yourself through all that again?

Stand up all you lovers in the world

Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl

Stand up all you lovers in the world

Starting up a brand new day ...

Outfit: Bare Rose "Aten" (many other pieces not shown)
Chest and Arm Bandages: Trap "Bandage Chest and Wrists" (came with Hakama Pants)
Jewelry: Finesmith "Maziar" (includes tiara, three necklaces, bracelets, earrings and a ring, scripted to toggle full bright on/off, thank you!)
Feet: SLink "Medium Height Barefeet"
Hair: booN "MKT012"
Hairbase: booN "gathered raised hairbase"
Skin: Kooqla "Okania Rion"
Eyes: Dead Apples "Nebula Soulless"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Dare and Del May
Lyrics: by Sting

Love,
Serene