PALELY LOITERING

This lovely translucent skin from the Ugly Duck shop is an exclusive charity benefit item at the Culture Shock event. As I wear it here it looks fairly normal, but there is also an included "alien" textured skin and a scary looking set of eyes that I look forward to using for roleplay. The cream and roses complexion made me think of wearing Ms. Ennui's set of jewels. Using the texture change controls you can color the metals, pearls, flowers, ribbon, and even the lace. I love the flexibility.

I love the brocade and lace textures on the white. It is so hard to pull off white clothing! I had already purchased the blouse from Sur, and the wrap top and miniskirt are gifts from Ivey Deschanel.

Wrap Blouse: Snatch “Wrap Top” (Culture Shock Gift)
Shirt: Sur “[lace shirt] white” (Culture Shock Benefit Item)
Skirt: Snatch “Chicago Lace Mini Skirt” (Culture Shock Gift)
Leggings: LaViere “Basic Color Pants (White)” (modified pant cuffs)
Jewels: Lassitude and Ennui “Ophelia” (with texture change HUD)
Shoes: Maitreya “Group Gift Pumps”
Hair: Exile “Liv”
Skin: Ugly Duck “Swan – Lily Wept” (Culture Shock Exclusive Benefit Item)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by Lazy Places (now Terho)
Photo Studio: by N30

Love,
Serene

SIMPLY

There is a lot to be said for a simple classy dress. This one from Kunglers is perfectly crafted, and thoughtfully designed. I love that it can be dressed up or down ... it includes three belts: the moderately flashy gold belt I am wearing, a more conservative brown leather belt, and a bolder red one. Well done.

I matched it with these "Jaguar" print shoes from Pixel Mode to kick up the fun a bit. I am impressed with the quality of the shoes, and the scripted HUD. You really should go try some of these on, if you haven't already.

Dress: Kunglers "Donatella"
Shoes: Pixel Mode "Lady T"
Earrings: Pididdle "Heavy Sleep"
Hair: Exile "Dina"
Skin: Curio ":GP: Bean [Light] Pout-Whine 2"
Eyes: Poetic Color "Night Rain"
Eyelashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

LA ROSE

The right dress.

Floral and satin, rich colors and textures. An outrageous hat and gloves.

This lovely dark version of the “A Mon Insu” Gown is one of LeeZu Baxter's exclusive benefit items at the Fashion for Life event, which will raise funds for cancer research beginning tomorrow, on 12 March. Of course this black is my favorite ... thank you Ms. Baxter!

Please visit the official Fashion For Life website for more information about this worthy cause!

Gown: LeeZu “A Mon Insu” (Fashion For Life Benefit Gown)
Skin: Curio “:GP: Bean [Light] Pout-Whine 2”
Hair: booN “QPT129”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Exodi “Eyelashes”
Alpha: Imabee “System eyelashes – begone!”
Poses: by Dare, Diesel Works, and ImpEle
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

GEARING UP

I've been running around on the Steam Hunt, and I thought, heck, why not photo this outfit in the meantime? Yes it's what I'm wearing to hunt. Unless it's like, Skin Fair, I don't take off my wig and shoes. I just trade them in for ones that are reasonably low prim. In honor of the steampunk theme, I put on this pretty little necklace I picked up at Mynerva a while ago.

One of the things I love about the Mynerva skins is their flexibility. These days she is working a kind of a-la-carte system, which includes lipsticks and eyebrows and rouge and freckles. Layer the options you like over a base skin. I had this skin already, and then recently I picked up some more packs of her lipstick at Skin Fair.


Sweater: Mr. Poet “Turtleneck_Sepia” (part of outfit)
Necklace: Mynerva “Victorian Cog Necklace”
Pants: Pink Outfitters “The Editor Pant”
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui “Miss Highlands”
Hair: Maitreya “Natalie”
Skin: Mynerva “Fudge Plain Jane” (wearing the No Brows version)
Eyes: Poetic Color “fairy eyes – witch bright gr” (with gold ring)
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Eyebrows: Curio “:GP: Sweetheart Brows-Black” (part of skin pack)
Lipstick: Mynerva “Lipstick Style 1-Bronze” (from Skin Fair)
Alpha: Imabee “System eyelashes – begone!”
Poses: by Don’t Freak Out
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

CABOCHON BRUNETTE

It starts with a worn and dark fluttery bird texture on my silentsparrow suit. This color of the Corbie Suit was a limited edition but there are several other colors available. I layered in Mr. Poet's shirt because I adore the ruffled collar and pinned the cabochon brooch on my lapel.

I'm not really much for long tails so I exhaled and buttoned on my corset.

Yes these Lassitude and Ennui boots again. They are modifiable, so I was playing around with tint. I love them in two-tone, don't you?

.. And I really wanted to show you the elaborate braiding on this delicious coif. BooN has a growing collection of hair that is intended for wear over a hairbase. I also wanted to mention that they have three sets of hairbases which I love because the hair is pulled back three ways to the crown of the head, the back, and down to the nape of the neck. I wore two hairbases together to get a look that I like.

Jacket: Silentsparrow “(penny) Corbie Jacket”
Shirt with Frilly Collar: Mr. Poet “Pleated Shirt”
Pants: Silentsparrow “(penny) Corbie Suit Pants”
Gloves: Silentsparrow “(penny) Corbie Gloves”
Brooch: Silentsparrow “(penny) Corbie Brooch”
Earrings: Lassitude and Ennui “Oreb” (with texture-change HUD)
Corset: Phoenix Rising “Echo Button Corset” (tinted buttons)
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui “Thecla” (tinted)
Skin: Curio “:GP: Acorn [Light] Sweetheart-Rose 1”
Hair: booN “KED937”
Hairbase 1: Tiny Bird “Blacks Pack Hairbase” (worn underneath)
Hairbase 2: booN “gathered raised hairbase”
Eyelashes: Exodi “Eyelashes”
Alpha Layer: Imabee “System eyelashes – begone!”
Eyebrows: Curio “:GP: Sweetheart Brows-Black”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Animazoo, Snooky’s and Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

THE COLOR OF LOVE

Red? Pink? No and no.

That's right, Chocolate.

I love candy, doesn't everyone?


Happy Valentines Day darlings!

Outfit: Bare Rose “Chocola” (everything including chocolate shoes!)
Earrings: Pididdle “Heavy Sleep”
Alpha: Imabee “System eyelashes – begone!”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Acorn [Dark] Sweetheart – Rose 2”
Brows: Curio “:GP: Sweetheart Brows – black” (tattoo layer)
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Hairbase: booN “gathered raised hairbase”
Hair: booN “QPT129”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Animazoo and Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

GRIM

I'm resisting the urge to quote corny lines from Monty Python.

Or from The Princess Bride?
"I am the Dread Pirate Roberts and I have come for your SOUUUL!" *snort*

I promise my Christmas wasn't grim at all ... but I wanted to show a few of the prizes from the Lost Souls Hunt before it ends on December 31st. This is an almost-free hunt hosted by MadPea Productions. You purchase a HUD for L$100, which gives you landmarks and hints, and permits you to collect the prizes. The hunt begins at the MadPea store at Hoshi Sim. For more information including thumbnails of the prizes, you may visit the official hunt page.

Hood and Top: Rotten Defiance “Grim Reaper” (part of outfit, LSH gift)
Pants and Boots: Returned Karma “Goofer Dust” (part of outfit, LSH gift)
Glasses: Super Possessed “Ghostfinder Specs” (LSH gift)
Collar: MadPea “Silver Bullet Bracelet” (modded into a collar, LSH gift)
Belt: MadPea “Spirit Hunters Belt” (LSH gift)
Skin: Fallen Gods “Supernova Gamma” (also includes a male skin, LSH gift)
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose and Lost Angel Poses
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

THE MECHANIC

I held on to this Miel dress for a while, because I wasn't sure how I wanted to use it. Finally the other day, I received a group gift from Deco, which included these grungy goggles by Gutterblood Spoonhammer. (Love em! They remind me of Dad's welding goggles.) Before Mr. Spoonhammer started selling wares upstairs at Deco, I used to visit his shop at ROT dev (gone dammit). The rough goggles inspired me to grunge up the Miel dress. I toughened her look combining the booN topknot with a buzzcut hairbase, and the gauged and pierced ears. The gauges are actually timepieces. I love that kind of details!

In case you still had any doubts whether this chick is someone you want to mess with, she is sporting a garter with a rusty old pistol tucked in.

Dress: Miel “Raider Dress” (group gift in several lovely colors)
Undershirt: Pieces from the Pink Outfitters “Rocket Girl Jacket” (VERY modified collar)
Leggings: Ducknipple “Zwaffel 03: Majo (black)”
Goggles: Decompose “Roughneck Goggles – red” (from Deco group gift)
Garter: LouLou & Co. “Garter Pistolero”
Arm warmers: DeLa “Arm warmers Black” (old gift) … I tinted the metal studs
Leg warmers: DeLa “Leg warmers Black” (old gift)
Shoes: Gos “Docs 8 Hole” (with optional old finish)
Hairpiece: booN “MKT012” (love love love!)
Tattoo with Hairbase: Aitui “Biomech Web w/Hair Base” (old gift)
Skin: dekade “Claire”
Ears: Mynerva “Chrono-plug II Elven Ears”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

SOFTLY

The last couple of weeks, I've been sick. It got me thinking. Along parallel tracks of thought:

a. I need warmer clothes;
b. it was stupid of me to take my daughter trick or treating in the rain, even with that big ol' golf umbrella;
c. It was fantastic going trick or treating in the rain; even if I got sick it was not to be missed.

So here I am in the cuddliest softest oufit I could get together. Just looking at the knitty sweaters and corduroy is making me smile.

Okay okay, so only in Second Life can I tuck cords inside my socks :) don't be a critic.

Cardigan: Ducknipple “Cardigan – Pink”
Sweater: Ducknipple “Le Sweatere - Pink”
Pants: Doppleganger “Cuffed Cords – Brown” (includes rolled cuffs not shown)
Scarf: Miel “Lia Scarf – flor” (texture change)
Glasses: Miel “Genius Peepers” (texture change)
Socks: Miel “Jane Socks – Plaid Dark – brown brumble” (texture change cuffs)
Boots: Miel “Far Boots – Plaid” (texture change)
Hair: Maitreya “Natalie – Crayon”
Skin: Mynerva “Fudge Plain Jane v2 w/eyeliner”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Teeth: Glam Affair “Tattoo makeup TDR 13 – 2”
Poses: by Dismorph and Gesticulate
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

I'LL HAVE SHORTCAKE

I was in the mood for something sweet. So I bring you ... Shortcake! This fluffy little confection might as well have the bell skirt made of fondant. (Yum)

I also wanted to show you the back of the jacket. I show it separately because when I stretched the skirt to be bigger, it interfered with the jacket ruffles.

Dress and Jacket: katatOnik “Shortcake Dress”
Undershirt: katatOnik “Sheer s/s Shirt” (wearing two layers)
Shoes: Duh! “Spring Flats”
Hair: Waka and Yuki “Hair New 123”
Skin: dekade “Bardot Nora Tan” (store closing sale)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Gesticulate
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

SOUTH FOR THE WINTER

I admit it. I totally stole the name for this post from these cool socks. But the shoes are delicious too.

Hmm. Read this body language.

Okay I'm really kind of shy and socially clueless. But if I have to be a nerdy librarian, can I be a littlebittasexy nerdy librarian?

Shirt: PixelDolls “Grace” (also includes flowy sleeves not shown)
Shorts: Phoenix Rising “Taylor” (this store is closing soon)
Socks: Tyranny Designs “South for the Winter” (past 50L Friday)
Shoes: G Field “Bow Strap Shoes ‘Kate’ ”
Necklace: Dark Mouse “Wild Leaves” (also includes earrings not shown)
Glasses: House of Curios “Skinny Framed Glasses #002”
Hair: Dernier Cri “Taylor”
Skin: Your Skin and Your Shape “Caroline TDR Sweet”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: Dismorph, Don’t Freak Out, PDA (store closed!)
Photostudio: N30

Love,
Serene

DOUBLE RAINBOW!

I got a good giggle the other day when I picked up Violet Voltaire's tribute to Double Rainbows. So why wouldn't I share?

If you would like to giggle at the Double Rainbow video some more, watch it here ...

Jewelry: Violet Voltaire “Double Rainbow”
Shirt: Whippet and Buck “Hykova Buttoned Tank”
Pants: Sassy Kitty Designs “Hippie Velvet Pants”
Shoes: No way, not today!
Hair: booN “LOK255”
Skin: Mynerva “Sophie” (Think Pink Hunt Prize)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Don’t Freak Out! From “The Twiggy Series”
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

FASHION NO-NOs: a Blogger Challenge

Fashion No-No: HORIZONTAL STRIPES! What was I thinking? Can I really pull it off? Will fashion bloggers everywhere do a spit take and get me permabanned for all their ruined laptops?

I double dog dare you all to choose what you consider the most binding fashion rules ... and break them all, but make it look steaming hot! I chose horizontal stripes, but you might combine plaid and paisley, wear bling, or patent leather shoes made of non-sculpted prims. Go crazy!

I figured cute girls can get away with anything, but some color at the eyes and beautiful jewelry should pull your eyes away from stripes, stripes, stripes.

Fashion Rules were made to be broken.

Necklace: Mandala “Shaka” (versions with and without shadows)
Earrings: Zaara “Tarika Claw Earrings”
Ring: Yabusaka “10 Ring (Sai)”
Bodice: Just Me “Hailey Top Black Stripes” (sculpted)
Shirt: Tyranny Designs “Find Me In The Rain” (unavailable)
Leggings: Pink Outfitters “The Bandage Pant”
Shoes: A-Bomb “Gidge Shoes Zebra”
Hair: Bishwear “Sweeny” (Hair Fair)
Hairbase: Tiny Bird “Blacks”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Petal [Light] Lovely-Firehouse 2”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: ImpEle
Photostudio: N30

Love,
Serene

p.s. Please put links to your Fashion No-No's in comments, or put a link in the Fashion Bloggers Group Flickr, so I can list them here! :P

1. Keira Seerose "Dear 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

SEPTEMBER

September is here and fall is so close I can hardly stand it. I am looking forward to soups and cooshy sweaters. The first pumpkin pie and hot chocolate.

I'm trying not to get ahead of myself. I'm going to slow down and enjoy the fall leaves, and the aromatic smells of the lavender and catmint and russian sage in my flower bed. I'm going to take my daughter on that hayride, to the pumpkin patch, and the petting zoo and fall pony rides. We are going to make sugar cookies and harvest fennel seeds and the last tomatoes.

Shirt: Ducknipple “Mole”
Pants: Callie Cline “jeans – floral wash”
Earrings: Mandala “Monica Earrings / inca gold”
Boots: J’s “Western Boots”
Hair: Truth “Paige” silver
Skin: Mynerva “Summer Nights”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

CLOCKWORK ICARUS

Ready to fly, ready for anything I meet,

Soaring upward, the Celestial Sphere I will greet,

Confident, in perfect balance, in temper sweet,

So certain that I will land upon my feet.

Headset: Yooma Gujin Dou “FairyLightsHeadphone”
Wings: 109prims “Fairy’s wing01 Imago-K” (also includes a smaller size wingset)
Butterfly: Epic “Butterfly Buddies”
Shirt: Silentsparrow “Lysi Cream Undershirt”
Vest: Silentsparrow “Lysi Leather Vest”
Scarf: Silentsparrow “(ash) ryou suit scarve feathers”
Shorts: 5th & Oxford “Seaside Sweetie”
Socks: Silentsparrow “Lysi Stockings”
Shoes: Lassitude & Ennui “Miss Dandy”
Hair: Maitreya “Piper II”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure” (also the skin has painted lashes)
Skin: Mynerva “Sunshine Fudge”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

Well, in shoe heaven. After resisting for months, I finally gave in at Shoe Fair and bought these yummy shoes. I had to have them. They were the perfect soul mate for this jacket. I don't care if you have seen this jacket on my blog before. :) It's my favorite! I moaned a little when I tried on these heels, partly from pleasure, partly hoping it wouldn't be too difficult to adjust the color of the sculpted toes to match my skin. But what was I worried about? Even with this gray tint, easy peasy lemon squeezy.

And this skin ... This lovely skin is part of a multipack available now in the Platinum Hunt for a mere L$10. The other skins have a few combinations of different eye and lip color. The package also includes matching ears. If you love fantasy, this is a Must Have. An ee-vill dark elf never looked so adorable.

Finally, the Necklace (and matching earrings) are available at AI's Le.Look location. Putting it on I was amazed by the details; the strands are held together by two beads shaped like tiny hands.

Jacket: Aoharu “BT Short Riders Jacket”
Shoes: Gos “Dare Bootie” (With HUD to tint skin and retexture shoe parts and nails)
Necklace: Alchemy Immortalis “Amaranthus Diminue Victoriana Clutch Pendant”
Bodysuit: mijn.t “Pepe is my Cat”
Jeans: fri.day “Low.Rise Jeans (includes three sets of leg attachments)
Hair: Tiny Bird “Girl Anachronism”
Skin: Mynerva “Platinum Red Lips” (part of Platinum Hunt Gift)
Ears: Mynerva “Platinum Drow Ears” (part of Platinum Hunt Gift)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by ImpEle, Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

p.s. Can you believe someone is reading my stuff? A Fabbie? *faints*