I'm so stinkin' excited to be a new member of the Enchantment blogger team!
Today marks the opening of the new round, and it's themed (can we make an educated guess?) The Frog Prince! You can find all the fabulous details of the designers, organizers and bloggers involved in this epic masterpiece on this website >Here<
I was trying to remind myself of the story, but on my search of wikipedia, I quickly discovered that there are several variations, and I'm not entirely sure which one I would equate to the 'original' that I heard. The general outline of the story remains the same, Princess finds frog, Frog eventually turns into Prince and they live happily ever after.
However, there seems to be a few details that are always changing. In some versions, the Princess is kind. In others, she is a bit of a spoiled brat. Personally, I would prefer to go with the kind version.
Still, whatever Frog Prince story you're familiar with, this event is sure to be an absolute gem. I fully encourage you to visit the immersive shopping experience, and also to try out the hunt that runs along side it, again, details can be found on the website.
There are definitely certain days where no matter what I do, I just can't "brain" normally, and my mind blanks and I spend an entire day with a plan in my head, only to be completely distracted by other, less important things that shouldn't even be on my radar, let alone be considered as a potential thought process. Yesterday was one of those days for me.
I can't even tell you why, or how, but literally nothing was adding up or making sense. It took me three times as long to edit my pictures for the blog, and I think I watched about 5 movies on netfix.
Of course, I use the term watched very loosely, because I was so zoned out I can't even remember the names of the movies, let alone the storyline.
Along my journey of being a better me, I've opened up a lot to people who were technically just 'acquaintances', but because of their acceptance of my weirdness and the bizarre place I'm in, they've now become a staple part of my friends circle. One of the theories that I'm currently keen on discussing with them, is that when I was sick - and I was apparently a lot closer to being really sick than I was aware of - I didn't have the energy for my mental health to be in too much turmoil. So although there were little "Crazy Pickle" flare ups, there wasn't anything that made me worry. However, now that I'm starting to get some physical strength back, I really do feel like the crazy is seeping out of me! I have way more energy than I did before, and I'm still kind-of stuck in the same position I always was and that part is going to continue being a slowly slowly deal so I don't overwhelm myself.
So, to those that know me, thank you for sticking around during my mood swings and various rants (the rants aren't new, but the subject matter is!), and thank you for supporting me through this.
To those of you that don't know me, none of the above should even matter from a personal standpoint, but just remember that if someone seems a little 'off' it's probably not about you, just try to be there from a distance, if necessary. Not everything is a personal attack, sometimes, it just needs to be talked out and explained in detail... and when that happens, it shouldn't be considered "drama" but "further understanding a future friend".
Let's talk for a minute about proportions, because I struggle SO hard with the way my hand looks here - maybe it's because I really like having a big ol' SL bootay, but my hand looks teeny tiny in comparison and that annoys me!
I swear I even made my hands bigger for this, but any more and it just seemed too much. I know t-rex arms are one of my personal pet peeves, but so are baby hands. I mean you want to be able to wipe your butt effectively, right?
The inspiration for this post is obviously a bit of a tongue-in-cheek robbery type dealio with Pickle showing another type of cheek before she steals away with some of those money packets and gold bars. I hope you enjoy - and be sure to check out the gorgeous bikini/underwear set available at RLD - open today at midday!
All of the things :
Body Hands & Feet: Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya
I'm hoping this photo reminds you of a modern day fairytale. That was kind of what I was going for. Maybe a Snow White or Sleeping Beauty (pre-needle to her finger), wandering contentedly through the forest in relative innocence before any bad-things occur.
I've always struggled to take photo's with softer windlights, but I'm exceedingly happy with this one. The only thing I did differently was take my time, so I guess I need to stop being impatient!
I'm not going to do a giant Pickle rant today, so I'll just stop here long enough to wish you a very happy Wednesday! Love and light!
Apparently in this photograph, I'm smoking a joint. Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-weed.. I hear a bunch of stories every day about how it helps settle people's moods and yanno, other things... and if that's the case, even if it's just a fancy placebo effect then I'm all for it.
In SL, I find cigarettes and joints can make fun RP attachments. However, in RL I haven't touched a cigarette for three years, and there hasn't been a trace of weed for a REALLY long time.
When I was about 18-19, I had a really cute boyfriend. I guess he was my first love, and we went through a lot of things together over the year we were together - as you do when you're 18-19. I mean, you're still growing, everything is dramatic. You have a small argument and it feels like the world is ending and your soul is splitting.
The reason I bring him up is because he and I experimented with weed together. A mutual friend of ours used to "deliver" weed, and occasionally, he would drop by my boyfriends house and we'd smoke some 'left overs' with him. Some of my best memories with that first love of mine include sitting on his mothers couch (she was super liberal and would often join us for a smoke), sharing some weed, giggling ridiculously together and then taking crazy road trips to find snacks.
Most of the time, however, I would be asleep for the field trips... I had the habit of being a giggler and then falling asleep because I just can't hold anything - weed or alcohol. Both make me super emotional in some way and then I just pass out. On the couch. Which meant I would wake up with the English equivalent of cheeto's stuffed in my shirt, or bacon strips on my face - and one time - half an eyebrow....
I'm still reeling from the post I made about my daughter. It's been an emotional couple of days for me, but I feel oddly stronger because of it. I'm hoping that maybe having experienced an absolutely stunning amount of support that it might have changed something in my head. I always thought that if I told my story people wouldn't get it. That i'd be subjected to more abusive behaviour. I can't tell you how grateful I am for the outpouring of positivity you have all shown me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
I can't think of anything I want to say more than thank you today, instead... keep scrolling down to find out where all the items in this picture are from. This is my celebratory dance btw. I'm not proud of my behaviour - don't get me wrong. I still wish my little' un was with me... but I am feeling good about the future and I hope you are, too.
I didn't quite make Man-Pickle Monday yesterday and I can only apologize, things got a little hectic and I just brain-farted and then decided to concentrate on today's post, because I promised you ALL THE THINGS on the last one!
So here's all the things!
Can I just OHMYSPARKLES at how cute this flippin' Go&See Hela skin is? Literally every tone looks amazing, and I love love love the new TROPIC tone, it's a much 'warmer' tan, and I adore it! so just in case you can't see the little text i tried to apply, from left to right - Albi, Goth, Pale, Summer, Tan, Dark Tan, Tropic. As usual, there's no effects or photoshopping involved in these pictures except for the obvious lines defining the skin differences... and they're taken in Firestorm, on CalWL, on Ultra settings.
I noticed there was an omega face applier in the pack for the Go&See skin, so being the curious Pickle I am, I threw on my Lelutka Chloe head and gave it a shot.
Now, at first, I was a bit "ARGH WHAT HAVE I DONE!?" about it. But now? I think I really like it, and have actually been rocking this skin on the Chloe head for the last day or so. The picture shown here was my initial shape, and I've tinkered about with it a little more, and although this isn't a bad interpretation, I think what I've come up with is actually even better than this. So, from my experimental experiments, i can definitely attest to the Hela skin looking mighty fine on the Lelutka Chloe head too. At some point, I'd like to try it on the LAQ heads I have, but tbh, that might not happen because I can be quite lazy *coughs*.
It's worth remembering that although Omega appliers may be offered in skin packs, every head has different shading points. Something I noticed with the Lelutka Chloe head was that i needed to adjust my nose a bunch and make the nose as wide as possible along the bridge so that the shading made sense. I understand that many people don't like changing their shape, but again, I'll just make it clear that the teeniest little tweak really can make all the difference between "Oh no bb, wat r u doin'?" and "Oooh. Hello Gorgeous!"
I also want to shout out to Lotus here, because I'm a derp... the eyes I'm wearing in this picture come in the Lelutka Chloe hud, but Lotus DOES in fact provide lelutka eye appliers and you can get the same DREAMY eyes shown on my catwa head for your Lelutka head, too!
Stepping away from the Go&See skin for a minute...
Here's an up-close looksie at the beautiful Lashes supplied by Saga currently out at the mainstore.
There are FOUR packs, with TWO different lashes offered in each, and they all come with black and white (to tint, or not to tint!) options. The pack shown here is "Angy" and I'm sure you'll agree they're stunning.
They are only available for Catwa heads, so i'm rocking them on my Catya, and the eyes are of course the lovely "Dreamy" eyes from Lotus.
So this is gonna be a pretty quick post, but I have legitimately got SO MUCH TO SAY about all the things, I fully intend to do a much larger post on a few of the items.
For example! The go&see skin that i'm currently wearing is literally giving me life! Also, Kristyna has added TWO new tones, one paler than her gothic tone, and one darker than the old darkest tone. I will show you, I promise!! The Belleza foot problem is no longer a problem, and in her incredibly detailed hud you can now find three feet options, along with all the breast & bum & *cough* foof options, so she's definitely been super busy - and I hope you agree just from the headshot alone her work is definitely paying off!
The eyes I'm wearing are from Lotus, and i'm in awe of the gorgeous two-tone colours. I cannot heart hands these enough. I feel like eyes are the most under-rated body part in SL, with many people not quite realizing how much they add to the quality of their avatar. Lotus never fails to deliver.
Saga have a bunch of eyelashes available at their mainstore at the moment! I've probably not done these justice, and there are four versions, two black, two white (to tint), and I swear I'll revisit these gorgeous natural lashes and show you in more detail when I'm not doing all the things!
Tableau Vivant have been pretty impressive lately too. I'm not sure why, but with most of their hairs I seem to sway towards white. Especially when pairing it with any go&see skin... I just naturally gravitate towards it. This is slightly more grey toned than my usual white, so I guess that's a little different? :P
Anywho, I'm off to do the Partying with Adam & his Models @ Southern Roots. Who knows, maybe I'll see you there?
Sometimes I like to watch the people on Youtube, and one of the chanels I enjoy is Safiya Nygaard.
If you don't know who she is, I've linked her stuffs >HERE<. Basically, what she does is take a theme for her video, usually fashion or beauty, and then she'll run off and make herself into a 1960's fashionista, or dress like a store mannequin for a week. She's fun, relevant and her personality is just quirky and awkward enough to appeal but be successful in her delivery of information.
In one of her videos she decided to dress for her star sign, and then followed fashion magazines suggestions for a week. This intrigued me, because I've always had a vague interest in star signs (not sure how much I believe, but I DO enjoy reading about mine) and obviously, fashion is pretty important to me too.
When I read the Gemini Horoscope from Glamour >HERE< the whole thing made complete sense, even down to the colour palette & textures used - which is actually one of my favourite of recent posts. I have always loved yellow and sunflowers, and even before I had read my fashion horoscope this post was in my mind... it's comfortable to me. It's wearable, fashionable without being in-your-face, has a pop of colour for a little bit of attention and I would honestly wear this kind of thing in real life. All the points on the Glamour article were correct - and it makes me wonder, ARE horoscopes geared toward being suitable for everyone, and its just coincidence that I fall into this category, or is this an actual science? I feel like I'll never fully understand the whole horoscope thing, but it's often fun to delve into it and have a look at how it's 'supposed' to impact your life.
xoxo
The (almost) full range of Go&See * BonBon * poses @ The Secret Hideout, Almost because somehow I think I missed one. >.> It happens! I changed my hair here to MINA - Audrie, purely so that you could get a glimpse of the hand poses without them being obstructed by a bundle of gorgeous curls. These poses are available singularly or as a $L saving fatpack.
Can you guess what my inspiration for today's post was?
Usually at this point there would be a list of items in the background and a pose credit, but obviously, there's absolutely no point as this is just my face. I hope you'll continue reading, however, because I have a bunch of information about the Lotus skin & Eyes used in this image shown below!
Hair : Tableau vivant\\ Nouvelle hair (4 options, pulled forward, pulled back & L&R strands) @ Kustom9
All of the informational things :
For those of you who aren't familiar with Pocket Gacha, it's basically a hud-based game of chance that works exactly like in-world gacha machines. A bunch of creators are involved, you grab a hud and rather than teleporting to a laggy sim where you can't move and nothing rezzes and OMG I'M BEING EJECTED BECAUSE MY SCRIPTS ARE TOO HIGH, you sit in the comfort of your platform/house/that one dance club you like, and click through until you find something that sparks your interest. You then select the option to either pay the hud in Lindens, or specially purchased credits, and play the gacha you desire until you a. get the item you want, or b. give up and cry 5ever. Like all gachas there are a set RARE percentage, and with some creators there's the option to purchase a full set without even playing on the machine and trying your luck! For more information you should check their website at the link up there ^^, because I'm faffing and probably explaining super poorly! :P
ANYWHO.
Lotus has released this deliciously lovely skin & eye set called Rebecca, especially for the March round of Pocket Gacha. Here are some pictures!
This is the Rebecca skin, in CalWL on Ultra grapics in Firestorm viewer. I haven't used any shadows, and there is no shine on my catwa head, also, zero editing in photoshop other than the cropping effects when I popped the pictures together.
Shown here from left to right are the Tone 3 versions available, LOTUS.7 Rebecca Skin (tone 03), LOTUS.8 Rebecca Skin (tone 03), LOTUS.9 Rebecca Skin (tone 03).
This is my favourite tone! It's my humble opinion that the Lotus skins have come on leaps and bounds in this edition, the textures are much smoother, and the detailing across the nose and lips are much improved! I'm a real sucker for a cute button nose, and I don't feel at all let down here. I'm also absolutely in love with these cat-liners. They're sharp and realistic down to the matte effect on my eyelid, and I am doing some serious heart hands!
Shown from left to right are the Tone 2 versions, LOTUS.10 Rebecca Skin (tone 02), LOTUS.11 Rebecca Skin (tone 02), LOTUS.12 Rebecca Skin (tone 02)
Here are the rare skin hud tones.
It's worth mentioning that ALL the skins, whether common or rare come with the body applier huds for Maitreya and Slink, so you can guarantee a match for all of your bits at no extra cost. Honestly, each one of these skins are lovely and I'm ecstatic to be able to add them all to my collection!
And now for a musical interlude until next time. I'm sure you'll find this familiar.
"Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me."
Kinda apt this'd be a skin post, really... don't you think?
*Scampers off to put the lotion on her skin before she gets the hose again*
