They think I'm crazy.

Pose : FOXCITY. Surface-6

Background : taikou / midnight tokyo elevator backdrop (window)

I had so much fun with this outfit!

I wanted to show off both the tattoo by Dappa which is currently at the Neo Japan event, and the shoes from Empire which are special for 50L Friday.

I knew it had to be an asian theme, but being the ignorant ass I am, I'm not actually sure if I've gotten the right mix of asian here, so there's probably a bit of japanese and chinese influence.. I know the backdrop is Tokyo, and the kitty cats on the kimono I believe are more Chinese. I may be wrong, feel free to correct all the things.

Anywho, this is what I came up with and I LOVE it! 

Some of the items listed may not be available anymore. The Kimono for example is an old item from Luxe Box, and they're no longer being sold, although there may be alternative colours in store. However, I truly believe that part of being a blogger isn't necessarily to allow people to copy you 100% (Nothing wrong with that if you do!), but to provide just enough inspiration to allow you, dear reader, to go off and do something similar... and heaven knows there are plenty of kimono's available, especially at the Kurenai & Neo Japan events listed, so go... wander off into the vortex of the land of shopping, and spread those Lindens far and wide to find your perfect asian mix!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : NOT FOUND - YUMI SKIN PEACH  (CATWA)

Body Skin : [theSkinnery] Maitreya Skin Applier - peach

Head : CATWA Lona

Eyes & Tears : CATWA Mesh Eyes & TS Moon Eye and Tear Fat Pack @ Kurenai

Sadface Makeup : DeeTaleZ MakeUp CATWA & STANDART "SAD"

Lipstick : Inside the CATWA Master Hud.

Tongue : [CX] STFU Trap (Plain) @ Kurenai

Hair : MINA - Audrie 

Choker & Thigh Straps : ::Axix:: PsychoVanity Collar&Gathers [AllColors] RARE (Gacha)

Tattoo : DAPPA - Hinshu Tattoo.@ Neo Japan Event 

Kimono : -tres blah- Ken Kimono (Former Luxe Box item)

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

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

Panties : .:villena:. - Red Thong (Former Gift)

Shoes : #EMPIRE - Flax (50L Friday!)

New technology.

Pose : FOXCITY. Steamy-4m

Background : ///BENJAMINZ/// CTRL BACKDROP @ Rewind 

Toro. Stacked Television {White Noise} (Gacha)

I'm not really one to get my nipples out without due cause, but this outfit just made all kinds of sense to me. It's a little bit naughty and a lot fantastic... and I feel like maybe I'm missing some of that fantastical stuffs lately, and with the fantasy gacha carnival thingies going on, sometimes regular posts can look a little bland.

This look shows more items from the Y2K round of Rewind, and I'm absolutely loving the ErschxOppa set (There are earrings and a necklace not shown, too).

It's a gacha and it's so different that as soon as it popped up I just KNEW it was going to be fun to photograph. As usual, my anxious little brain has been whirring with ideas surrounding the items, and finally I settled upon this. Tada!

I'm always slightly wary of wearing skins that aren't my RL race. I'm almost literally the whitest white girl in the history of white people. I've been bought up in the most white-collar, English way possible for my generation, and I am mostly pretty ignorant to the struggles of many other races. The last thing on my mind is making people uncomfortable or awkward because of a way that I portray an item, and I really hope that I do justice to the skins and pretties that I find across the grid. If you choose to look at this post, or any of my posts for any reason, just know that I am attempting to make art, regardless of race, colour, gender stereotypes or roles. I want so badly to bridge ALL the gaps and have a world where nothing matters except lifting people up and making others happy, but not at the expense of ourselves... but I know realistically this is just a dream for how the world works right now.

That being said, this skin is truly beautiful, as are all the items portrayed in today's post. I am absolutely thrilled with the outcome of the photograph, and only hope you enjoy what I have bought you. xoxo

All of the things : 

Body Hands : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

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

Body Skin : [theSkinnery] Maitreya Skin Applier - peach

Head : CATWA Lona

Eyes : Hayaru  - Jung mesh eyes 

Ears :  ^^Swallow^^  Dragon Ears @ Kustom9

Lipstick : .{PSYCHO:Byts}. Sadayakko Lipstick

Hair : booN Lab.004 hair

Headpiece & Wings : ERSCH & .Oppa.- TV Angel Gacha @ Rewind 

Nipples : !~SV~! Nipples 

Corset & Nipple Tags : ::Axix:: Tomoe's Ofuda&Bodysuit @ BoundBox Feb'18 

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

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

Shoes & Socks : =Zenith=Xiang Mo Boots (Red) -Maitreya (Gacha)

Chasing my mind.

Hi!

I was talking to my SL brother, Kim, today. He was discussing how he'd felt so much better since he'd gotten closure with a negative entity in his life, and sometimes it's nice to just put things behind you... and I while I agree completely, it's lovely to be able to close a door on someone/something and have nothing but positive energy, it's not always possible.

I think I tend to focus a lot on negatives for myself. With other people, I can almost always see a bright side, and I suppose that's quite nice if you ever come to me for advice.

Anywho... I know I have a terrible tendency to put situations in boxes in my head and then leave them there. The only problem with doing that is that they're never actually 100% resolved, and there's an odd residue, or a trail of broken neurons or something that just don't connect to anything anymore. Closing those doors completely might be beneficial, but at the same time, what if the responses you're met with aren't what you're hoping for?

I'm going to mull this over for a while. Maybe there are some synapses that I can reconnect to lost boxes safely.

All of the things : 

Head : CATWA Uma

Skin : more more. nari skin_RARE1 (Gacha)

Eyes :  CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Appliers :  LOTUS. Charmant Eyes (Gacha) @ Chapter 4 

Freckles : Bossie. freckles & star stickers

Eyebrows & Eyeshadow : Go&See * Frozen * Eye - Make-Up Pallete ~ Catwa @ Chapter 4 

Tongue : ::Axix:: Aine Tongue [Pierced] @ Kinky Event

Collar : Stockholm&Lima: Little Spiked Collar 

Hair : *Besom~Relle 

Headpiece : =Zenith=Winter Deer Headband (Milk) (Gacha)

Break my heart.

Pose : . MILA . POSES // Heini 1

Background : Stockholm&Lima:The Tea Party Table

JIAN :: Bunny

JIAN :: Fallen Bunny Log

-tres blah- Soiree - Pastries 

Apple Fall Juliette Tea Set

dust bunny . pastel celebration . funfetti cupcakes

dust bunny . glam celebration . funfetti cake

.AiShA. Winter tree W/ Lights White Snow

Skye Studio Enchanted Woods 

*alirium* DownyGrass [Snow]

Bunnies!!!

I was going to go all out bunny myself, but honestly - the cute lil Jian Bunnies seemed to be enough in this instance! I might be a little late posting the LootBox items, but they're so sweet, I just couldn't resist.

I've tried to edit myself in Photoshop a little more than usual today, while still keeping to the 'truth' of the items i'm portraying. I'm not entirely sure how to apply the same principles to my background-y items, and still favor the 'depth' look over the overly edited look, but I'm hoping you will notice that I'm constantly working to improve picture quality.

I feel like I'll never be done trying to edit things, or even making an attempt to get better angles for the products I'm trying to showcase. I've actually had a drawing tablet for about 4 years, but sadly, I never got the hang of it and much prefer using a mouse at the moment. Maybe one day I'll just pick it up and it'll suddenly make sense, then I'll be doing all the hair and fancy schmancy stuffs!

I have been working on a couple of new things for this bloggie. I know there's some updating needed and have plans to attack my locations page pretty soon. There are so many amazing resources for photography now too, that maybe I'll get around to adding a new page with all the things I've used to get to where I am now (I know, I've still got a long way to go!).

Don't forget to grab your 50L Friday items today! 

I hope you are continuing to enjoy the Festive Season, and I wish you nothing but love and light! ♥♥

All of the things :

Body & Feet & Hands (non bento) : -Belleza- Freya 

Head : LAQ Bento - Motion Capture - Scarlet 

Skin : Insol: face Vera, ST03 'Peach' 

Eyes : -SU!- Ophelia Eyes Fatpack /ULTRARARE/ @ N21

Hair : #Besom~ Pome @ N21

Bunny Mask : ::Axix:: BunnehTwins BunnyMask RARE (Gacha) @ LootBox

Tattoo : DAPPA - Vandal Tattoo @ Kinky Event

Shirt : .miss chelsea. Dani Top (Fifty Linden Fridays)

Panties : Blueberry - Tinker Panties 

Bunny Bag : ::Axix:: BunnehTwins HandCage RARE (Gacha) @ LootBox

Shoes : [BREATHE]-Bunny Heels

I hate you.

Pose : FOXCITY. Masked-7m (Fatpack exclusive) @ Cosmopolitan

Background : anxiety %local v2

All of the things :

Body & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : CURELESS[+] Morphine / For Catwa Catya (v.1) (UPDATE!)

Head : CATWA Catya

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Applier : Go&See * Pond * Catwa Eyes @ Anybody (opens 7th June)

Eyeshadow Applier : Veechi - Ambrosia Shadow [Catwa] @ Uber

Eyebrows : Just Magnetized - Perfect Eyebrows - set 05 for CATWA

Lipstick : ::SG:: Smerred lips  OMEGA @ Bodyfy (opens 8th June)

Piercings : ~LF~ Addiction -Catwa/Lelutka Bento @ Bodyfy (opens 8th June)

Ears:  BentBox Sylvan Ears (& Applier from Cureless YAY!)

Hair : TRUTH VIP - May *Kare*

Tattoo : DAPPA - Monster Tattoo. @ The Signature Event

Collar : [CX] Hell's Harbinger (Holographic)

Hands : -VA-F-VISTA BENTO PROHANDS FEM

Rings : [La Baguette] Claw rings ~ Red @ The Dressing Room

Ribbons : ::Axix:: Heaven Silks Red @ We <3 RP

Noo Noo Cover *cough* : Solange! - Thong Panty Mesh (Modesty Pad)

Shoes : Glamistry - ANTHURIUM Heels [PF1028]

Take it gladly.

Pose : { Speakeasy } Pet_2 @ The Fetish Fair 

Location : Not Your Daddy's Pub & Hangout (Adult)

Tyler is wearing :

Body : #TheMeshProject (BETA) Deluxe

Head : #TheMeshProject (BETA) Head(m) - Classic (Deluxe)

Beard :  [Deadwool] Full beard

Suit : [Deadwool] The Dandy

Shoes : [Deadwool] Dandy shoes

All of the things :

Body : Slink Physique Hourglass Mesh Body

Skin : ItGirls - Lelutka Skin Applier - Ava Summer @ Uber

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-SIMONE 2.2

Eyes : [JOE SL] Gigi mesh eyes

Eyebrows : [okkbye] Eutropic Eyebrows (OMEGA)

Eyeshadow : Veechi - Stygian Shadow 

Ears : ^^Swallow^^ Pyramid Ears

Septum : 3. ^^Swallow^^ Supreme Gold and Strawberry (Gacha item)

Hairband : ::Axix:: Kucki Pack KittyBand (Gacha)

Hair : DOUX - Roshambo hairstyle @ The Fetish Fair 

Collar : Violent Seduction - Aureus Collar

Necklace : Bauhaus  Movement - Christine

Pasties : From the :::insanya::: Underbust Corset set

Corset : .aisling. Vadna {Leather} @ The Fetish Fair 

Hands : -VA-F-VISTA BENTO PROHANDS 

Rings : Absolut Vendetta -Hydra Bento Rings
Cuffs : Kibitz - Dali's leather hand cuffs (Gacha)

Panties : Solange! Thong Panty Mesh

Tattoo & Bruising : BODY MOD - Vicious Tattoo @ The Fetish Fair 

Feet : Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet Deluxe (High)

Shoes : -KC- MARRAKECH PLATFORMS