SWEET LAVENDER

The fae don't always wear fancy ball gowns and traipse about in the woods.  Dressing down for Tuesday to shop at the Gacha Garden. Some days, you just have to wear your old favorites. With some fab new shoes.



And beautiful lipstick and earrings. I really am a sucker for things that are shiny.



Shirt: Amitomo "Highfive" (gacha)
Shoes:  Lassitude and Ennui "Contessa" (for Maitreya feet)
Leggings: Lassitude and Ennui "Handstitched Leather Leggings" (appliers)
Hair: booN "Lab.005"
Eyes: Song "Roma"
Ears/Earrings: Schadenfreude "Fey Ears"
Lipstick: Alaska Metro "Sakura"
Skin: Essences "Natasja"
Head: Catwa "Catya"
Body/Feet: by Maitreya
Poses: by Del May

Love,
Serene

BUNBUN

A few more loverly makeups from the Secret Hideout (I have some extras at my yard sale hint hint).



Outfit: Gizza "Urban Princess" (w/ texture-change HUD)
Sneakers: Cult "Sneaker Tiptoe" (w/ texture-change HUD)
Necklace: Yummy "Embellished Key"
Bunbun: Schadenfreude "Grey Bunlet" (gacha)
Lipstick and Eyeshadow: Severed Garden "Izumi" (@ the Secret Hideout)
Hair: booN "Lab.011"
Skin: by Essences
Eyes: Song "Toki"
Ears: by Aitui
Body/Hands/Feet: by SLink

Love,
Serene

A LIL FOXY

I was feeling a little foxy today, so I pulled some classy vintage fur out of the closet. Anya Ohmai made this beautiful stole for Collabor88 ages ago. And the earrings are an old gift from Donna Flora. The pants are by Aranel Oh. Her in-world store is gone, but you can still get goods from the Boom store on the SL Marketplace.


Sweater: Amitomo "Warmest Day" (gacha)
Pants: Boom! "Norfold Tweeds" (on SL Marketplace)
Faux Fur: Ohmai! "A Lil' Foxy" (vintage)
Earrings: Donna Flora "Poison Drops" (vintage)
Shoes: Noodles "Amelia Flats Vintage" (not really vintage)
Sunglasses: Sorgo "Yaung" (now at Collabor88)
Undershirt: by Whippet and Buck
Hair: booN "Lab.004" (now at Hairology) *perfection*
Skin: Essences "Galadriel"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Lipstick: Croire "Mischief Night Gloss" (vintage)
Animation: by Diesel Works

Love,
Serene

PRINCESS

Some days you just want to feel like a princess.

Dress: Fallen Gods and Faida "Poesia Del Fiori"
Jewels: Lassitude and Ennui "Foreboding"
Hair: booN "Lab.004" (texture-change HUD)
Bangs: Barberyumyum "bangs (A)" (texture-change HUD)
Skin: Essences "Galadriel"
Ears: by Mandala
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: by Lelutka
Hands: by SLink
Pose: by Frooti

Love,
Serene

HORNED ONE

Don't be ridiculous. Of course I don't have horns under my chapeau. It's just the latest French fashion.



Headwear: Azoury "Aza"
Gown: Junbug "La Boheme" (gacha)
Neckpiece: Lassitude and Ennui "Chenoeh"
Hairbase: by booN
Skin: Essences "Galadriel"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: by LeLutka
Ears: by Aitui
Hands: by SLink
Tattoo: Plastik "Soul Ink Reloaded (Tint) Pluzi"
Lipgloss: by Sugar Heart (vintage unavailable)

Love,
Serene

STILL LIFE WITH FERRETS

Get real. If there is one thing ferrets never are, it's STILL. But they make me happy the way animals do. Just having an easy day in a casual outfit. The glasses, shirt and jeans are all in one, but you can also wear the jeans alone with something else. It comes with a HUD that changes the colors of each piece.



The shoes too, you can change the colors of the boot, heel, sole, elastic, and the socks. I used an extra HUD to get the vintage print on the socks. I love choices!!



Clothes: Amitomo "Skinny Jeans + Sunglasses T-Shirts" (The Chapter Four)
Shoes and Socks: FATEstep "Dolores Ankle Boots" and Retro Socks HUD
Ferrets: Birdy "Ferret Friends" (gacha)
Hair: booN "SAN886" with gathered raised hairbase
Skin: Essences "Aribeth"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: by LeLutka
Ears: by Aitui
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (unavailable)

Love,
Serene

RAIN

Another lovely skin that debuted at Skin Fair. "Rain" has subtly stronger features; a straight nose, and thick straight eyebrows. The look is a bit assertive, but still feminine. And lately the Essences skins have been accompanied with lipsticks options. Loving them!!



I thought this bold skin would be fabulous with a bolder coat. The David Heather Funnel Coat has made its way back to his Main store. I love the modern assymetrical line.



And these shoes are taken from a brand new collection that opened a couple of weeks ago at Fate Island. Damien Fate has a new shoe line including both men's and women's styles that come with a texture-change and tinting HUD so you can match them to any outfit you like. I adore this kind of flexibility. Thank you!!

Jacket: David Heather "Funnel Coat"
Shoes: FATEstep "Bennet Pumps" (with texture-change HUD)
Pants: Plastik "Aeda" (unavailable vintage)
Hair: booN "YNO421"
Hairbases: booN "gathered raised hairbase" and Truth Hairbase
Skin: Essences "Rain"
Lipstick: Essences "Rain Lipstick07"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Ears: Aitui "Ear Gen 4 Naked"
Pose: by Del May

Love,
Serene

FLYING LESSONS

Of course I am wearing couture for my flying lessons. Why not? These Cybersails will keep me from tripping all over my high high heels.



All the high tech fashion is all available over at FutureWave. Including the headpiece which receives comm-signals all the way up to suborbital altitudes. I wouldn't want to drop my cell phone from all the way up here.



Dress/Gloves/Boots: Gallactic "Skyla" (texture change HUDs)(at FutureWave)
Wings: Status "Cybersails" (texture change HUDs)(at FutureWave)
Headpiece: Chaos Panic and Disorder "Transmission Headpiece" (at FutureWave)
Hair: booN "ZGO223" with hairbase
Skin: Essences "Alice Yuki"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Eyeliner: Kooqla "Black Magic Eyeliner" (unavailable)
Ears: by Aitui
Poses: Rook "Galaxian" (at FutureWave)

Love,
Serene

LUPINE

I love to put together an outfit that mixes old bits and new. For example this is a mix of newer mesh pieces over older system layer clothing. The belt rig is lovely but I don't think it would fit well with many mesh pants.



Rawr. I feel like Hercules wearing the pelt of something I killed all by myself.  Alchemy made the furry headgear and the arm bracers. I really love their roleplay gear!



Furry and Toothy Hat: Alchemy "Winter is Coming"
Belt Rig: Ane "Holster Bag"
Sweater: Coco "Open Front Cardigan" (gacha)
Arm Bracers: Alchemy "Drengr Grimmr"
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui "Thylacine Boots"
Bodysuit: Nemesis "Friendship Bodysuit" (vintage unavailable)
Vest: Silentsparrow "Fenris Leather Vest" (system layer)
Shorts: Phoenix Rising "Taylor Shorts" (system layer/sculpted cuffs)
Bangs: booN "JOPE57"
Skin: Essences "Alice OMGacha08" (probably going back to the Mainstore after event)
Ears: by Aitui
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: by LeLutka
Hands: by SLink

Love,
Serene

TWELFTH NIGHT

Technically it's the twelfth night of Christmas, so I can still get away with my reindeer jammies and Christmas tree earrings. Right?



Pajammies: Pixicat "Whimsical Onesie - Deer" (gacha)
Earrings: Bliensen and Maitai "Tannenbaum"
Boots: fashionably dead "Bossy Boots"
Hair: boon "KED97" and "JOPE97" bangs
Skin: Essences "Galadriel"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: by LeLutka
Snowflake Tongue w/ Pose: by Juxtapose (vintage)
Hamster: by MishMish (gacha)

Love,
Serene

DEADLY

I'm not sure how gothic Plaid really is but I'll try. :D  I can always dress it up with black eyeliner and these skull-y accessories. Does it work? The coat and umbrella weren't even made by the same designer. The coat-dress was made by Fission and the gacha umbrella by Third Time's the Charm! Both at Gothmas by Gaslight.



I added earrings and a ring by Maxi Gossamer. And black and purple makeup from Mock cosmetics, to make the skin more in theme.



The shoes and nails are both pretty over-the-top Goth. Spiders at Christmas? OK! ;D



Coat: Fission "Iona Long Coat" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Umbrella: Third Time's the Charm "Gotholita Umbrella" (gacha at Gothmas)
Shoes: House of Rain "Poisonous Friend Shoes" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Nail Polish: Third Time's the Charm "Tsy Gothic Nails" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Eyes: Pin Me Down "Aeternium" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Shirt: PixelDolls "violet Duchess Top" (vintage unavailable)
Earrings and Ring: Maxi Gossamer "Sister Catrina Muertos"
Hair: boon "ZGO223"
Skin: Essences "Ingrid"
Ears: Mandala "Steking Ears Season 5" (accessories hidden)
Lipstick: Mock "Innocente Lipcolor - Jacarta"
Eyeliner: Mock "Exotica Eyeliner"
Lashes: by LeLutka
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (vintage unavailable)

Love,
Serene

LUCRETIA

So many beautiful things as Gothmas that I'm not sure I can show you all my favorites before the event closes! Today I wanted to bring you something that is neither goth nor Christmassy, but rather something perhaps for a dark Victorian fantasy.



Avatar Bizarre's purple frock isn't that dark, but I suppose you could style it that way if you like. I just wore it with some sweet birthstone jewels that VRD put into a little gacha. These eyes are intimidating aren't they? They come in a lovely rainbow of colors, at the Pin Me Down shop.



Gown: Avatar Bizarre "Lucretia" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Necklace: Venomous Rage "Elegant Birthstones {November}" (gacha at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Fingernails: Beautiful Freak "Dead of Winter" Applier HUD (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Eyeshadow: Chop Shop "Soft Purple Shadow" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Eyes: Pin Me Down "Aeternium" (at Gothmas by Gaslight)
Hair: booN "WMO003"
Skin: Essences "Loulou"
Hands: by SLink
Ears: by Aitui
Lashes: by LeLutka
Poses: by Bang and Estetica

Love,
Serene

HOLIDAYS GONE GOTHIC

I love red and green and candy canes too, but if you like your holiday season more dark and cold, Gothmas by Gaslight is opening its doors today at Noon SLT!! Gothmas is intended to show a darker holiday, catering more to the goth, Steampunk, diesel and dark Victorian genres. I may need smelling salts.



I styled this Cloak and Gown to look a bit more antique by layering a lace shirt underneath. I couldn't decide whether I liked the Black or the White version better, so I settled on wearing the White cloak over the Black gown.



Some lovely amethyst jewels from a set by NSP, and Beautiful Freak's drippy smeary eyeliner. How tragic. I also need to show you the purple snowflakes on the back of the cloak ...



Read more about Gothmas by Gaslight on their official website.

Cloak: Venomous Rage Designs "Winter Maiden White & Purple" from outfit (at Gothmas)
Dress: Venomous Rage Designs "Winter Maiden Blk" from outfit (at Gothmas)
Shirt: Whippet and Buck "Claven Lace Blouse"
Gloves: Boom "Dame Elbow Gloves"
Jewels: NSP "Gothmas Swagger Accessories" (at Gothmas)
Hair: booN "QPT129"
Skin: Essences "Lady Dyvine" (group gift)
Ears: by Aitui
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: by LeLutka
Eyeliner: Beautiful Freak "Bitter Winter Eyeliner" (at Gothmas)
Gazebo: Souzou Eien "Garden's Respite Gazebo (Worn Whitewash)" (at Gothmas)
Fountain: Atelier Visconti "Country Fountain"

Love,
Serene

INTERNAL BLEEDING

When going into a battle zone, please take a First Aid Kit and wear your assigned personal protective equipment. You can not help any injured if you are killed yourself. Are you ready?



This year has been ugly already, but it isn't over yet. Now for the hardest part.



First Aid Kit: Death Row Designs "Geekmania Healthpack" (gacha)
Goggles: Krieger "Tactical Goggles"
Neck and Chin Brace: Alchemy "Ritual" (other bits not shown here)
Chest Armor: Paradox "Plastron" (vintage, hmm I guess it isn't showing in these photos)
Shirt: Aoharu "BT CrewNeckKnit" (vintage system layer)
Bracelets: Blitzed "Legacy Cuffs" (vintage unavailable)
Pants/Boots: Pixicat "Rogue"
Hairbase: booN "Cornrows Hairbase" (editable mesh required some fitting)
Ponytail: booN "MMK375"
Skin: Essences "Ingrid"
Lipstick: Buzzeri "Cara Lip - Dark Plum"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Ears: Aitui "Ear Gen 4 Naked" (w/texture change/shape change HUD)(at the Men's Department)
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Label Motion and Marukin

Love,
Serene

WINGS

I am grateful that these days it is easier to find fun roleplaying outfits and gear. When I started in Second Life it seemed like the most of the clothes around were either bling-y club gear, or goth stuff suitable for vampire covens. Yay variety! I've got nothing against clubby or gothic but I love choices.



Honestly I have more than enough clothes and jewels but I love the artistry and I want to share it with you. Isn't this lovely? This outfit from the Muses includes the gown, cape, pauldrons, and also a corset I am not showing here. To be fair I should mention that in some poses my arms stuck through the cape in the back, so try a demo and see how it works with your Animation Overrider.



Crown: Pure Poison "Gladys Headdress"
Earrings: Lassitude and Ennui "Winged" (w/texture-change bits)
Necklace: Lassitude and Ennui "Lethe"
Gown/Cape/Pauldrons: The Muses "My Lady"
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui "Captain's Boots" (sorry they don't show)
Hair: booN "MKT012"
Hairbase: booN "Gathered Raised Hairbase"
Skin: Essences "Ingrid"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Del May

Love,
Serene

THE UNSEELIE

This. Coat. Is. So. Fabulously Dramatic! Love the collar. Worthy of nobility and/or Divas.



Or how about a Queen?

Crown: Alchemy "Iron Crown - Iron" (gacha)
Coat: Junbug "Duchess Fur Coat"
Shirt: Whippet and Buck "Claven Lace Blouse" (system layer)
Horns: Illusions "Cerwyn"
Hair: booN "GGL309"
Hairbases: Paperbag "Twigs" and booN "Gathered Raised Hairbase"
Skin: Essences "Ingrid"
Eyes: Ikon "Utopia"
Lipstick: Buzzeri "Cara Lip - Wineberry"

Love,
Serene

THE INEFFABLE EFFIE

I put on this lovely gown and felt inspired to style it as a young Miss Effie Trinket. (If you haven't read the Hunger Games books, you should. They are a perfectly apropos observation/warning about our times, its fashions, thinking and politics. Not really books for children at all.) Here these photos capture the young capitol socialite before she allowed herself to be lured into the role of stylist. Food for thought.



Jewels: Finesmith "Iris" (texture change options)
Gown: Junbug "Helena" (group gift)
Hair: booN "XFE275" (vintage)
Skin: Essences "Ingrid" (this version with colored eyebrows was at Candy Fair)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: Miasnow "Fantasy Curls" (unavailable)
Lipstick: Pink Acid "Overly Done Light Gloss"
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Marukin

Love,
Serene

CLOCKWORK LOVE

If you haven't gone yet, the Clockwork Spiral fundraiser is running through October 1st, so you still have a few more days to combine you love of charitable giving with your passion for everything steam/diesel/goth/punk/Victorian or whatever combination of those bits gets you all tingly. I love fusions and creative anachronism, so this kind of thing makes me happy. I also love that it benefits the National Kidney Foundation. Win-win!



Sometimes I get frustrated with my self-imposed guideline: I try not to use more than three pictures in a post to keep it short and sweet. Sometimes that means jettisoning the medium sized views or portraiture, so I can show details like these coggity eyes. Didn't you didn't realize I am one of the automata?



And I have to say, these boots look tough enough to survive whatever comes next, whether its a dirigible disaster or the rising of the undead next month. (October is coming, after all.) Are you ready?

Hat: Deco "Officer's Cap"
Jacket and Belt: Senzafine "Echelon" (at Clockwork Spiral)
Cravat: To-a-T "Ravenswood Regency Cravat" (vintage)
Pants: Silentsparrow "Severin Suit Pants" (part of outfit)
Boots: House of Rain "Decadencia Boots" (at Clockwork Spiral)
Ponytail: booN "DRJ224"
Hairbase: booN "gathered mid hairbase black"
Skin: Essences "The Greek Goddess"
Eyes: Chop Shop "Gear Creature 1" (at Clockwork Spiral)
Lashes: by LeLutka
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Frooti and Juxtapose

Love,
Serene

MAH BAYBEE

Just a quickie summer outfit. With another adorable pet. Everyone needs a baby seal right? (I resized this cutie to be a little smaller than he was right out of the crate.) Why can't I resist these things?!? Aww!



Baby: Alchemy "Seal Pups" (at Oh My Gacha)
Hat: Swallow "Flower Hat White and Pink" (at the Dressing Room)
Dress and Jacket: OVH "Alice Dress" and "Cisse Denim Shirt"
Shoes: Essenz "Tampa"
Earrings: Maxi Gossamer "Beach Castaway Starfish"
Hair: boon "JOPE57" (bangs only) with hairbase
Skin: Essences "Tila"
Teeth: by Essences (comes with in-store gift skin you should go get this!)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (unavailable) modified by the Seal

Love,
Serene