Take the long way home.

Pose : Foxcity. Made Up-1 (Fatpack Exclusive) (Note, the cupcake over-rides that hand&arm pose)

Cupcake : :::ChicChica::: Sweet Gacha #12

Background ; [BH9] - Brinkles ATM V1

So I succumbed to the fact that I might need a new head (obviously, I didn't, but I still DID). Initially, I thought I wanted the LAQ Ivy head, which I tried and gosh, it's beautiful... but then I started to wonder about what I could do to make it feel like me, and realized that there would be fewer skins, and lesser make up options... so I ran around for a while and tried this one, from Catwa. I still wanted the big eyes and doll-like features from the LAQ head, but with Catwa I knew I could find some skins that would work, due to the marketplace being full of them... and yay! I found one! (and also tried a good few older ones I have in my inventory and a fair amount of those worked too!) 

I really don't know why I have so many mesh heads. Part of me thinks it's just because it's SL and you can literally change your look from day to day in accordance with your budget, and in RL I think we'd all like to do that some times, although it might be a bit Worzel Gummidge (Older British people might remember good ol' Worzel!)

Anywho, have a beautiful day, Spoonies.

xoxo

All of the things.

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : CATWA Kittia

Skin : [Glam Affair] Serenity Applier [ Catwa ]

Eyeliner : -SU!- [HUD] Essential Eyeliners (Gacha)

Eyes : LOTUS. Camouflage Eyes 12 

Ears : ^^Swallow^^ Magic Pixie Ears 

Hair : tram G0210 hair

Choker : Amala- The Ariana Choker - Gold

Tattoo : DAPPA - Antora Tattoo.@ TLC

Outfit : .miss chelsea. Mona Set @ N21

If you do nothing else today, take a moment to listen to this beautifully under-rated song. ♥

These words.

Pose : FOXCITY. Fixated-3m

Background : wr - disco infernal 

Have I mentioned how much I love Narcisse's materials? Well I'm saying it again. Loveeee. Love. Loveeeeee. The end.

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : GENUS Project (babyface)

Skin : Insol: Mary applier for Genus {NEW YEAR GIFT} 

Eyes : HERMONY /  EYES OF THE BEHOLDER  

Hair & Hairband : TRUTH VIP Joy (Gift)

Choker : Amala - The Ariana Choker

Outfit : -Narcisse- Kit Set @ Fameshed

Nails : Ascendant - Million Bento Nails 

Always me.

Pose : Foxcity Flowers-7m (slim gown)

Background : FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Ballroom (Pastel Multi Chandelier) @ Backdrop City

Honestly, some days my brain is exploding with things to write, but the idea of writing them just makes me cringe...

for that reason, enjoy this gorgeously sparkly dress from Narcisse and some other credited thingy-ma-bobs below!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head & Eyebrows & Eyeliner : GENUS Project - Genus  Bento head  - Mocap (BETA!)

Skin (Head) : Not Found - Sophie Skin @ Cosmopolitan

Skin (Body) : [theSkinnery] Body Applier

Eyes : AMITOMO Eye Collection

Hair : Lamb. Dove @ Uber

Choker : Amala - The Kylie Choker - Thick -  Birthstone Version 

Dress : -Narcisse- Raquel Sequin Dress @ FaMESHed

Rings : (Yummy) Free Spirit Rings

Stockings : .::Dead Dollz::. Sheer Hosiery - Nudite 

Shoes : #EMPIRE - Nemophila 

Go slow.

Pose : .HG. Daisy 4 (modified slightly with Animare)

Location : The Nothing :: [ADULT]

Tic Toc.

Tic Toc.

I leave you with this, today. Draw your own conclusions.

“there's time for laughing and there's time for crying— 

for hoping for despair for peace for longing 

—a time for growing and a time for dying: 

a night for silence and a day for singing

but more than all(as all your more than eyes 

tell me)there is a time for timelessness”

- e.e. cummings

All of the things :

Body : Slink Physique Hourglass Mesh Body  

Skin : TRES BEAU MAKEUP CATWA ASHLEY

Head : CATWA Lona

Eyes : AMITOMO Eye Collection

Eyeliner : YKON - The 4 Girlies Types - Catwa/OMEGA

Septum : (Yummy) Selene Septum

Bindi : Nova -- Juliet Bindi 

Ears : L'Etre - Basic mesh ears 

Earrings : e.marie // Hoop Earrings 

Hair :  .ICONIC.:ASHA: @ The Hair Fair 2018

Necklace : Amala - The Dangerous Necklace

Dress : BUENO-Sweater Dress @ Uber

Gentle touch.

Pose : FOXCITY Milk Bath-1 (Fatpack exclusive) - Edited with Animare

Props : ~*GOD*~ Water Lilly 

[DDD] Twinkle Patches 

nani - dreamy pond - lotus set (Gacha)

[DDD]  Magical Bubble 

{anc} fish shop daughters / lotus:white (Gacha)

[The Emporium] Floating Candle (Store inactive)

Absolutely LOVE how this photo came out, and just as well, too, because it took me bloody ages to capture! 

I also tried some new things with the ripple detailing. Every time I do a picture involving water, I like to add a little something new, and I'm thrilled with this one! Now I just need to work out how to get droplets on my skin... *flails wildly*

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : DeeTaleZ *Appliers* LeLutka Heads "Face Dominique" 

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-MAY 

Eyeshadow : Veechi - Vivacious Shadow @ Uber

Ears : L'Etre - Crystal mesh ears 

Hair : *ARGRACE* Akane

Tattoo : DAPPA - Keegan Tattoo. @ Level Event

Rings & Bracelets : Amala - The Jacqueline Hand Bracelets & Stacking rings

Wise enough.

Pose : Le Poppycock - Vogue up

Background & chair : striped mocha - unicorn mane chair 

D.U.S.T. Mirrored Hall -photobox-

Sometimes, blogging makes me sad. 

I'm not talking every day, or even monthly, but there are times when brands you love decide they need to move on, and in doing so, they decide that you'll no longer be a part of their team.

Now the sensible part of me knows this has nothing to do with the quality of my work or the level of effort I have put into my posts, but more that there are SO many amazingly talented bloggers in SL at the moment, they have chosen to give others a chance, and are also broadening their range of customers, after all, different folks, different strokes!

I'd be lying if it didn't hurt a wee bit, but ultimately I DO get it. It must be incredibly difficult for blogger managers and store owners to make these decisions, and how awful must it be to "reject" so many eager bloggers and photographers who are all just as passionate about their blogs as the owners are their products? 

Change is an important part of growing, and in this little change that is being made by the brands who chose to 'sponsor' me, there are also new doors being opened. New ideas and new opportunities are being thrown my way and I can't even begin to describe how amazing that feeling is.

Besides, just because these wonderful brands have moved on - their items are still available to me as a customer, and there's no way I'm going to stop supporting the brands that I love!

Do what you do because you love it because if you love it, and your passion shows, I really do believe you will begin to reap rewards. Keep your head up through disappointments - they won't last forever!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body : Slink Physique Hourglass Mesh Body  

Head : CATWA Magy

Skin : Insol: 'Just Alice' gacha // 2. Lost brows - ST Milk (B2) @ Epiphany

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes

Eye Appliers : Go&See * Equa* Catwa Eyes

Ears : ^^Swallow^^ Rox Ears 

Eyeshadow : Veechi - Varnish Shadow 

Eyebrows : Bossie. sarah eyebrows [catwa] 

Hair : tram G0718 hair

Choker : Amala - The Ariana Choker 

Outfit : .miss chelsea. Mila Skirt & .miss chelsea. Mila Top @ FaMESHed

Boots : #EMPIRE - Sanvitalia @ FaMESHed

Want some?

Pose & Cash : *!R.O!* Assets BENTO Couple Pose w/ Mesh Money

Background & Props : {moss&mink} Deep Desires @ Epiphany

Includes : {moss&mink} Deep Desires - Skybox (White) RARE

{moss&mink} Deep Desires - Dance Pole (White)

{moss&mink} Deep Desires - Toys Shelf (White)

{moss&mink} Deep Desires - Twinkle Gems (Pink)

I'm featuring some of my very favourite sponsors here today, the first being Moss&Mink, and although I'm aware that you can't see much of the detail involved in this Epiphany set on this post - I have all the plans to show off more of this freakin' beautiful set in future pictures.

I was lucky enough to be involved with Cielo's creative process on this set, I listened as she came up with idea's on the fly and am secretly jealous of her amazingly imaginative brain. She's a creator who will actively listen to her customer base, she'll interact and ask for opinions and will try her hardest to apply many of the suggestions she receives in updates and upcoming releases. I cannot sing her praises enough - and yes, I'm biased, because she is one of my best friends.

Dappa! I legit dragged my alt, Paloma, back into this picture specifically to show off two Dappa tattoos and this is down to the fact that the speed at which they are being produced - seriously, he's KILLING it! Not only are Dappa becoming far more prolific in terms of events, but the quality he is producing is actually improving, every time. 

Of course, the pose is from Reve Obscura. I sincerely believe that he is one of the very best bento pose makers in SL. I rarely need to adjust anything to 'fit' (I did unlink the poses here and give them a wiggle, but I think that's down to the fact that both Paloma and Pickle are thicker avatars.) For many poses, I will use animare to yank out a hand from my stomach/leg/other random body part. I can't imagine how hard it is to develop these poses for every body-type, but R.O has always come through for me!

Here - find some things in the info below!

xoxo

All of the things, Paloma.

Body : Slink Physique Hourglass Mesh Body  

Skin : Insol: Lily skin  Former GIFT 

Head : CATWA Lona 

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes

Eyeliner : . MILA . Princess of Darkness Makeup

Hair : Besom~Pixie (Gacha)

Tattoo : DAPPA - Aloha Tattoo. (Now available in mainstore)

Lingerie : Wicca's Wardrobe - Vixen [Bound Box, October 2017] 

Nipples :  !~SV~! Nipples 

Nipple Piercings : [CX] Kinky Cobra 

Rings : (Yummy) Divinity Ring and Nail Set

All of the things, Pickle : 

Body : Slink Physique Hourglass Mesh Body  

Head : CATWA Magy

Skin : Insol: Gemma applier @ Uber

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes

Eye Appliers : Go&See * Boo * Catwa Eyes

Eyebrows : Bossie. sarah eyebrows [catwa] 

Eyeshadow : Bossie. glossy eyeshadows [catwa] 

Moles & Freckles : Bossie.  freckles & beauty marks [catwa]

Lipstick : [PF] CATWA LIPSTICK - Pure Matte (Pinks)

Ears : ^^Swallow^^ Rox Ears 

Earrings : Kibitz - Hailey's pearl heart hoops @ Kustom9

Hair : little bones. Twyla 

Tattoo : DAPPA - Jade Tattoo. @ The Seasons Story

Necklace : Amala - The Alessia Necklace

Nipples : !~SV~! Nipples 

Nipple Piercings : .miss chelsea. Thea Nipple Piercing

Lingerie : BBD - SAVANNAH Lingerie 

Rings : (Yummy) Serena Rings 

Shoes : [ VERSOV ] DINAROV@ Equal10

Hey you.

Pose : <K&S> True feeling. 

Background : anxiety %equinox

Please welcome Kat to Kaleidoscope today! I've known her for a little while, and she's managed to cling on all the while I was ill and weird af, and now, finally, we have a cute picture of us! Yaay!

We're kind of similar in the way that we don't mind changing our avatars up. Today you'll see we're both wearing the flat-chest v-tech mod. I've featured this a couple of times, but it really is wonderful in my opinion, and now that CandyDoll has begun rigging for the chest, along with the little boobies for the slink body, I figured it was only right to feature the boi's again!

I might even give the petite tata's a shot at some point, because; challenges!

Most of you will know I'm an avid overthinker. I'm never sure if I'm TOO effeminate with the femboy chest, but I figure there are many many different styles, and so for this particular postie, I went with girly boy, rather than boyish boy. Maybe i'll perfect the boyish boy too!

xoxo

Kat is wearing : 

*Note, Kat is a volunteer model, some items may be missing from the listings!

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara with the [V-Tech]Boi Chest Mod For Maitreya 

Skin (Head) : Not Found - Cassie Skin Toffee 

Skin (Body) : [theSkinnery] Maitreya Skin Applier FIT & V-Tech Boi Chest Mod.

Hair : Stealthic- Avela

Shorts : _CandyDoll_ Deja @ Collabor88

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara with the [V-Tech]Boi Chest Mod For Maitreya 

Head : CATWA Magy

Skin : [theSkinnery] Laura

Eyes :  CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Appliers :  LOTUS. Abundance Eyes  @ The Seasons Story (Also available in Lelutka Appliers & Regular Mesh eyes)

Eyebrows :  Bossie.  (Sarah, I think!)

Eye liner : In the Catwa hud, tinted.

Blush :  Veechi - Princess Blush

Freckles : Bossie. freckles & beauty marks [catwa] 

Ears : random.Matter. - Haruhi Ears

Earrings :  :: SAGA :: Aura Earring Set 

Hair :#Foxy  - Kels.

Choker : Amala - The Kitten Choker 

Outfit : _CandyDoll_ Deja Outfit @ Collabor88

Nails : toksik - Lunar Nails (Bento)

Rings : (Yummy) Curator Rings Set

Leave me alone.

Pose : Bossie. Bella pose 03-M (Edited slightly with Animare)

Props & Location : BUENO-Cubes-White @ Backdrop City

I'm super sleepy and have a bit of a big weekend planned that starts tomorrow, so please look at the pretties from CandyDoll and Essences and and and ALL THE PLACES before I fall asleep at my keyboard and Qwerty the fudge out of you all! 

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Skin : Lefort by Revoul.Nicole 

Head & Make-up : GENUS Project - Genus  Bento head  - Mocap (BETA!)

Eyes : -SU!- Ophelia Eyes /Fatpack (Rare Gacha)

Hair : Beusy: Electra Hairstyle [ The Electra Gacha ] RARE @ N21

Choker : Amala - The Ariana Choker 

Dress : _CandyDoll_ Aimee Dress @ Collabor88

Rings :  (Yummy) Free Spirit Rings

Shoes :  _CandyDoll_ Candy Heels (Previously at Kinky, please allow transfer to mainstore)

Hot like that.

 

Pose : Go&See * Confident * 4 @ The Chapter Four

Background things : anxiety %equinox 

MN Cluster of Candles

Astralia - Lussuria Cage

.random.Matter. - Light Our Way - Candle

NOMAD // Black Rose Petals 

I have a busy, busy week planned this week in SL, so I'm going to make this as quick as possible!

Evani has released this gorgeous bodysuit for Whore Couture 8, and it's worth mentioning that the top bra portion and the bottom ruffles can be made more transparent via the hud. As usual, they also have extra colours available in their hud if you purchase the fatpack.

Dappa is slaying with Tattoo's lately! I am in absolute love with the delicacy of this one. It'll be available at Anybody tomorrow.

Go&See has released a bunch of *Confident* poses at The Chapter Four, I've shown a few more of the poses below as well as in the main picture:

If you buy the fatpack you save 150L!

Take a look below to see the fabulous Saga jewelry and CandyDoll shoes in more detail!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : NOT FOUND - YUMI SKIN PEACH  (CATWA) @ Sense Event

Body Skin : [theSkinnery] Maitreya Skin Applier - peach

Head : CATWA Lona

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Applier : LOTUS. Vision Eyes (Gacha)

Freckles :  Bossie. freckles & star stickers

Lipstick : CATWA hud!

Earrings : :: SAGA :: Sexy Loops @ Whore Couture Fair 8

Eyebrows : Bossie. alice eyebrows 

Septum : :: SAGA :: Thick Septum @ Whore Couture Fair 8

Hair :  tram  H0210 hair @ Uber

Tattoo : DAPPA - Kanari Tattoo. @ Anybody (Open 7th March)

Bodysuit :  EVANI - Stormy  @ Whore Couture Fair 8

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

Nail Polish : Hello Dave - Nail Appliers - Astralia - The French One

Rings :  Amala  - The Atara Stacking Rings

Shoes : _CandyDoll_ Luiza Heels 

She wanna get married.

Pose : Go&See * Cutie * 1

Cakes & Backgroundthings : {moss&mink} Cake & Lace (Gacha) @ The Arcade

Once again I'm left squeeing with happy over Moss&Mink's newest gacha, available at the arcade.

This set has so many gorgeous bits and pieces that I just couldn't fit them all in to the one post and do them all justice! All of the cakes and pretties have materials enabled too, so if you activate your advanced lighting, you'll be able to see the in an entirely different way!

I always feel like I struggle to make pastel colours pop, and today was no exception. I actually started this post yesterday, but something just wasn't working. There are actually multiple versions of this picture sitting and glaring at me, because I didn't choose them! However, I was unperturbed (ok, not entirely, I did whine to Santi a little bit.) and continued until I had chosen this picture! Anywho, the reason I tell you of my struggle with pastels is not because I hate pastels. I LOVE pastels. I want to make the pretty kawaii posties that other bloggers pull off so well, and sometimes, I know I hit it. I guess it's like everything, practice makes perfect. However, the reason I'm rambling is because once again I feel like I have not done the Moss&Mink items justice. You REALLY need to see these items in-world, with your own two eyeballs (there's a demo out >HERE<). The details are always amazing and this time it's no exception. I can't tell you how much I want to eat all the things, I just know they will taste as good as they look, and the tiny (intentional) imperfections in the macaroons just make me want to pull them apart and lick out the middle like a naughty 6 year old at a fancy party. You might even find me sitting under the table in my party dress while I do it, too!

I've taken a photo of just the cakes, but like I said, there are many pieces to this set, and all of them are crafted beautifully. Stay tuned for tomorrows post, when there'll be even more shots of this set, and the amazing secondary set at The Arcade, too!

All of the wearing things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : NOT FOUND - YUMI SKIN PEACH  (CATWA) @ Sense Event

Body Skin : [theSkinnery] Maitreya Skin Applier - peach

Head : CATWA Lona

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Applier : LOTUS. Origin Eyes @ Pocket Gacha 

 Eyeshadow : Veechi - Moon Shadow @ Rewind 

Birthmark : [okkbye] bold birthmarks

Freckles :  Bossie. freckles & star stickers

Hair :  tram  H0219 hair @ Uber

Earrings : :: SAGA :: Dalia Earrings 

Necklace : Amala - The Alessia Necklaces

Dress : *{Junbug}* Uptown Girl (Former 50L friday offering)

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

Nail Polish : Hello Dave - Nail Appliers - Astralia - The French One

Rings :  Amala  - The Atara Stacking Rings