This feeling.

Pose : FOXCITY. Lucid-1m

Furniture & propthings : {moss&mink} Adele Fireplace (White) @ FaMESHed 

{moss&mink} Ruffle Heart Rug @ FaMESHed 

{moss&mink} Bottled Wall Flowers (agapanthus) @ Cupid Inc

{moss&mink} Confetti & Heart scatter @ Cupid Inc

{moss&mink} Forever & Always @ Cupid Inc

{moss&mink}Soft Cubes (Lust - Red) @ Love Bites Hunt

{moss&mink} Heart Gem Frame (light landscape) @ Love Bites Hunt

{moss&mink} Love lamp (Red) @ Love Bites Hunt

 {moss&mink} Lace-up Chair no/blanket

=Zenith= Valentine's Day Heart Flower @ Collabor88

I'm a bit of a busy bee today. I'm dabbling in the DFS farm system in SL (again) at the moment, and so far, most of my day has been spent doing a quest for some Chives. It's all a bit bizarre, honestly, but I'm not mad, because it gave me the chance to edit some pictures and catch up on some of my favourite youtubers at the same time as completing it all. I may have gone a bit OTT though, because I bought 5 huds... and if any of you have already done this chive quest, you'll understand my slight amount of "omfg what have I done".

In other news, Moss&Mink has been very busy! I've paired together a bunch of her new items, available at different events which I'll of course list below... but all of them have a freakin' stunning finish and I'm once again blown away by how talented Cielo is!

There's also this adorable bodysuit from Miss Chelsea that I feel could be dressed up with the skirt (not shown) for a hot date or worn separately as shown above. The lace detailing is beautiful!

Lastly, Empire's shoes finish the outfit off with an appropriate amount of oomph! 

xoxo

All of the things :

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-PIPER 3.3

Skin : [Glam Affair] Maewe Applier @ Uber

Eyes : HERMONY /  EYES OF THE BEHOLDER  

Hair : Lamb. Wildflower

Headpiece : Mossu - Fleur.Wreath @ Collabor88

Rings : (Yummy) Art Deco Rings @ Collabor88

Bodysuit : .miss chelsea. Saga Body @ Belle Event

Thigh Strap :*MUKA* Leg Strap 

Shoes :  #EMPIRE  - Variscite @ Kustom9

Remember it all.

Pose : The Owl. I just wanna feel @ The Gacha Garden

Background & things : MINIMAL - The Forest (Saturday Sale find!)

{anc} NO LIMITS // flock of flying doves. [choco-brown] 4Li

I've been putting this post off and honestly, I don't really know why, other than I started doing DFS Farming in SL and I might be a little obsessed. 

Anywho, lemme get you these credits before my bread burns and I make a giant oopsie!

Also, I totes borrowed the Potato as a man-dolly and I'm really not sure of his credits as his net went poof. You can't really see him anyway but if you have any questions feel free to hit me up and I'll be sure to let you know when he's back online.

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-PIPER 3.3

Skin : [Glam Affair] Maewe Applier @ Uber

Eyes : LOTUS. Unhappy Eyes @ The Gacha Garden

Hair : tram F1124 hair

Dress : -Narcisse- Jamie Sweater Dress @ FaMESHed

Waistcoat : uc_fringe_ornamental_black_women_vest (Note: This is a standard size item. I'm not 100% certain but it may have been updated to fit mesh bodies - but I'd probably still use standard sizes to avoid the clipping issues sometimes encountered when layering!)

Boots : #EMPIRE - Kellys @ N21

Where you should be.

Pose : K&S - // I just love you // Bento pose (Slightly edited with Animare)

Pupper (not included in pose) : O.M.E.N - Christmas Morning - Puppy - Beige

Decor : {anc} NOEL. :  tears tree / 9Li RARE (Gacha)

DRD lazy Christmas chair

I'm so happy with how this picture turned out!

I roped in Durex again, because let's face facts - I gotta love me more than anyone else!

xoxo

All the things, Durex: 

Body: [SIGNATURE] Gianni - Mesh Body

Skin : Not Found - Robert Skin 

Head :  CATWA HEAD Skell

Beard & Scar : IDTTY Faces - Sharp Beard [CUT]

Hair : Vango. Alex

All of the things :

Body : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head & Eyeliner : GENUS Project (babyface)

Skin : Essences - Luisa (Genus) @ Kustom9

Eyes : Go&See * Babe * Genus Eyes

Lipstick : The Face ~ Genus - Original ~ Lipsticks palette

Hair : tram H1116 hair @ Uber

Tattoo : DAPPA - Mehndi Tattoo. @ Ultra

Lingerie : #EMPIRE - Xmas - Wrapped - Panties & #EMPIRE - Xmas - Wrapped - Bra @ The Arcade

Leave the light on.

Pose & Mug : MVT - Stay cozy 01 @ SaNaRae

Decor : {moss&mink} Bethany Sofa & {moss&mink} Bethany Chair A For FaMESHedGO

{moss&mink} Ruffle Curtains (Updated with new textures!)

{moss&mink} All that Glitters - Christmas Tree (classic) RARE (Gacha)

{moss&mink} All that Glitters - Gift Pile (classic) (Gacha)

{moss&mink} All that Glitters - Candle Red (Gacha)

{moss&mink} All that Glitters - Bauble Terrarium (classic) (Gacha)

{moss&mink} All that Glitters - Deer (classic) (Gacha)

{moss&mink} Heart stud table - Dark

Kalopsia - Joy, Love, Peace & Believe Sign

dust bunny . wood stove . black (Gacha)

JIAN Countryside Collies :: Family Rug (Gacha)

In fairness, I absolutely hate festivities before Dec 1st, however, when Moss&Mink dropped this Couch & Chair set, I needed to make a warm and cosy Christmassy area that you could cuddle up in contentedly.

The beauty of the Moss&Mink brand is that no matter what your purchase, and no matter what your taste, you can make items fit with their insane colour/pattern hud, and whether you like your entire house to match or just one room, you can make that happen.

With that said, there aren't multiple options when you purchase from Moss&Mink, there's one item (two, if there are pg and adult options), one extraordinarily reasonable price and the colour hud is usually included, so you can create your pastel dream, your classic perfection, or as above, an invitingly seasonal area for a few friends to gather together and bask in stylish comfort.

Happy friday, guys! ♥

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : GENUS Project (Babyface)

Skin : Go&See *  Aiko  * @ Harajuku

Eyes : LOTUS. Daylight Eyes @ The Arcade (Opening Dec 1st)

Hair : tram G0616 hair

Sweater :  #EMPIRE - Xmas - Sweater - Ugly @ The Arcade (Opening Dec 1st)

Shorts : BUENO-Nin Shorts

Tights : The Secret Store - Polka Tights (Applier)

Leg Warmers :: .miss chelsea. Nola Legwarmers  @ N21

Let it slip away.

Pose : W.Winx - First Snow 1

Location : Somewhere In Time

I have had a long day, in the BEST way, so there's not gonna be a bunch of ramblings here. Instead, have some actual factual information about the items i'm wearing!

xoxo

Go&See has produced this absolutely freakin' stunning Genus applier.

Above is the "Albi" and "Goth" tones.

Here's the Witchy & Tan options.

And this is the Tropic & Choco options!

All of the skin options come brows or no brows, and there's also extra buttons for Genus Eye options, Eyeliner AND the eyelashes shown are also included in the hud! Yay!

All of the things : 

Body : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : GENUS Project (Babyface)

Skin : Go&See *  Aiko  * @ Harajuku

Eyelashes :  Go&See *  Aiko  * @ Harajuku

Eyes : LOTUS. Daylight Eyes @ The Arcade (Opening Dec 1st)

Bindi : From the :: SAGA :: Wonderland Jewel Set 

Necklace/Choker : -Narcisse- Holly Pom Pom Choker @ Tannenbaum

Outfit : #EMPIRE - Xmas - Santa - Dress & #EMPIRE - Xmas - Santa - Hood @ The Arcade (Opening Dec 1st)

Patience.

Pose : FOXCITY. Glitz-3m (Edited v. slightly)

I know, I know, I ran away and didn't tell you!

I'm sorry!

Sometimes, mental health just creeps up on you and finally, for the first time in almost 10 years, I decided to distance myself from SL for a while.

Some of you will know that this is incredibly difficult for me. For a long time, SL has been somewhat of a crutch, but in recent months it's also become more of a beast in need of caging.

I can't help but see how SL is a boiling pot of people, all coming together to suit their own agendas, and in theory, that idea is beautiful. In reality, what seems we have discovered is that when our masks come off, humanity doesn't seem to care too much about others. We don't have the time to find ourselves, and we're all so hurt that hurting others is an easy alternative to focusing on our issues and building ourselves up. The society of validation has become ridiculous.. no one is responsible for your happiness other than yourself. I can't compete with social media likes, and I refuse to be one of the sheeples that incessantly kisses ass in order to become a someone.

This isn't linked JUST to SL and the internet, but the whole world is in a really crazy state of turmoil, and if you can't see it - I pity you the most.

I am tired.

We are ALL tired.

Plans for the future? Well, I'm going to continue to work on myself. I really do have everything I could possibly need in terms of material items and emotional support. I have a good group of friends that understand me and can kick my ass if needed, but will also lift me up and be legitimately proud of my accomplishments.

The whole idea of someone blowing smoke up my arse in order to make themselves feel better fills me with horror, and I can no longer be a party to allowing those people in my life.

I hope to continue to take a step back away from SL. I think it's going to be a very slow process, but I can see what a negative distraction it can become, and while I'm involved, I'd like my experiences to be filled with positivity, beauty and creativity.

Have a fantastic Wednesday, guys... and rest assured, although this may have been a bit of a downer to read, this is positive for me, and I hope it stirs something within you, too.

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Head : GENUS Project (Babyface)

Skin : [theSkinnery] Nadine (Genus Applier)

Eyes : [theSkinnery] Autumn Eerie Eyes 4

Glasses : VCO . Zion glasses [Gold]

Hairbase : Just Magnetized - Essential Hairbase - set 05 

Hair : DOUX - Ryan hairstyle @ Dubai

Earrings : Messy. Hoop Earrings Bear 

Bear ears & Tail : +Half-Deer+ Little Lights - Bear Ears + Tail 

Outfit : .miss chelsea. Nola Set  @ N21

Bear Bag : =Zenith= Babo Bear Bag 

Boots : #EMPIRE - Moonstone @ Tannenbaum

Senses.

Pose : Started with FOXCITY. Play Ball-4m  but edited in Animare to make it a sit-down pose.

Pumpkin : #Empire - Halloween - #18 - Bone Pumpkin Gold 

Prop things (bear with, doing it by store!) :

Studio Skye : Enchanted Woods v2 

[INDO] 11 Board Irregular Fence

LAGOM - Starlight Fence

Empire Halloween Gacha @ The Arcade

Includes : #EMPIRE - Halloween - #11 - Balloon 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #12 - Ghost 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #25 - Pumpkin Holder 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #26 - Pumpkin

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #23 - Boo Orange 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #10 - Lantern 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #13 - Tabel

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #24 - Boo Black 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #20 - Bowl Soup 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #16 - Candel Gold

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #22 - Tray Black 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #2 - Cupcake Orange 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #3 - Cupcake Green 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #5 - Cupcake Black 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #1 - Cupcake Rainbow 

#EMPIRE - Halloween - #14 - Bird String 

{moss&mink}  Marie Haybales & Dazzle Pumpkins @ Salem

{moss&mink} Twilight Zone Gacha @ The Arcade

Includes : {moss&mink} Twilight Zone - Midnight Branch

{moss&mink} Twilight Zone - Witchy Hatstand

{moss&mink} Twilight Zone - Candleabra

{moss&mink} Twilight Zone - Night-Light Pumpkin

{moss&mink} Twilight Zone - Witchy cakes

{moss&mink} Twilight Zone - Midnight Sidetable

{moss&mink}  Bubbly cauldron - Trouble

{moss&mink}  Magic & Mystery - Mystery Orb (Gacha)

{moss&mink}  Magic & Mystery - Mystery books (Gacha)

Sooo, that was a pretty long opening today!

There's more to come, too!

I applied very tentatively to Lumae Skins as a blogger, and I'm super proud because I was accepted! So this gorgeous purpley skin is currently available at Lumae, and there are more details below.

Check out all the things I've been working on today!

xoxo

Lumae has an absolutely STUNNING amount of options for many heads. I'm currently using Lona by Catwa, and the Catwa applier from the skin options.

Shown here are the no freckle options with the version 1 eyebrows.

Aaaand here are the version 2 eyebrows shown with the freckle options.

It's worth noting that you can use both eyebrow options with the freckles or no freckle skin bases, so be sure to check out ALL the options available for you!

All of the rest of the things! :

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin & Ears : ! Lumae Fantasy : All Heads - Ethesi // Neutral

Head : CATWA Lona

Hair : [e] Elphie - (previous Fifty Linden Friday)

Lingerie : ##Empire - Halloween - #29 - Witch Set - Black - Panties @ The Arcade

##Empire - Halloween - #29 - Witch Set - Black - Top @ The Arcade

Breaking.

Pose : FOXCITY Sass-6m (edited slightly with Animare)

Location : Dox - Tokyo Street 

I know, I know, I've already posted today! I just couldn't resist showing off these amazing finds for 50L friday from Miss Chelsea and Veechi, plus the super cute thigh high sneakers from Empire at this round of Uber.

The Dox sim has recently re-opened it's doors and it's an absolutely adorable Tokyo styled set up, with many nooks and crannies to explore, plus plenty of photo opportunities for the creatively inspired. Being that I'm just a semi-creative Pickle, I opted for the zebra crossing (not sure what they're called anywhere other than the UK) and the backdrop of the street almost as soon as you enter the sim!

Hope your friday is full of fun!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : Insol: Seo applier, tone 'Tanned' 

Head : CATWA Catya

Eyes : Hayaru - Jung mesh eyes

Eyeshadow : Veechi - Vivid Distress Shadow (FLF)

Hair : #Besom~Lady Like 

Choker : #SHOOK - Identity Choker [DOLL] @ The Level Event

Necklace : Nova -- Kace Necklace 

Jacket & Dress : .miss chelsea. Edie Jacket & Dress (FLF)

Gloves : **RE** Motor Gloves 1.1

Nails : (NO) French Tip Mesh Nails

Boots : #EMPIRE  - Coronaria @ Uber

Keep on.

Pose : BellePoses - Soha 5 (Bento)

Decor : {moss&mink} Modern Princess Gacha @ The Arcade

Includes : {moss&mink} Modern Princess - Draped Bed Light (Adult)

{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Beaded Lamp (Light)

{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Scented Diffuser

{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Side Table (Light)

{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Blanket Cart (Light)

{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Princess Kitty RARE

{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Keepsake Boxes (Light)

{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Princess Divider (Light)

The past couple of days have been hard for me, because I've made plans and they haven't actually come to fruition today, so it's left me feeling slightly frustrated and a little angsty about the entire deal, because I was relying on this ONE activity to roll me back to life and help me do what I need in order to continue down my road to self enlightenment.

Still, despite my set-back, I'm going to carry on as though everything is peachy, and when I wake tomorrow, my new routine will be put back into action.

I fully understood that I would be taking three steps forwards and two back for a while, but when the backward steps actually happen, they affecting me a whole bunch more than I ever imagined they would...

Now, old me probably would just shrug and sit for days in a funk, but new me knows that isn't an option if I want to improve myself and my situation.

Here's hoping that I really DO wake up tomorrow with some extra pep in my step, and rather than this just being talk, I manage to plod along.

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Skin : New Faces - Nyadak 

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-MAY 

Ears : L'Etre - Basic mesh ears 

Eyeshadow : Veechi - Autumn's Kiss Shadow @ N21

Freckles : Veechi - Foiled Freckles

Body chain : !CD Temple Chestlace @ We <3 RP

Gown : !CD Temple Robe Petal @ We <3 RP

Nails : ~GD~J Star's Ringed(Baddie Claws) 

Rings : (Yummy) Curator Rings Set 

Panties : Blueberry - Tinker Panties 

Shoes : #EMPIRE - Soapwort @ Uber

Waiting on the sun.

Pose : PM . Ayana 4

Background : FOXCITY K-POP Star 2. (1) You Think

Making this fairly quick today, because I can. :P

I've been thinking about choices, and what goes into our making them. I'm not very good at decision making, and while it's true that to some extent I thrive on the dramatic, making choices leaves me with funny feelings in my tummy, and not in a good way all the time - especially if they're important.

Since I've been told I have Borderline Personality Disorder, I've become far more aware of my impulses. I'm incredibly wary as to what I do, and when, and how - because I want to be sure that I'm making the RIGHT choice. But then I overthink that, too, and end up wavering in the grey area until finally I eeny meanie miney mo, and jump right in impulsively anyway.

Anywho. It's Saturday! Have an amazing weekend and make the right choices! :P

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : #Boataom :: Lisa Genus Applier

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

Glasses : .random.Matter. - Moonbul Glasses 

Hair : :::Phoenix::: Mishon Hair for FaMESHed Go

Bodysuit : Pixel Geek - Milo Bodysuit * Maitreya #23 @ PocketGacha

Jacket : Pseudo- Trucker Jacket Light @ Kustom9

Shoes : #EMPIRE - Fennel @ The Fetish Fair

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