All for you.

Left to right : Durex, Nana, Pickle.

Nana's Pose : Kokoro Poses - Mermaid 1

Pickle's Pose :Kokoro Poses - Mermaid 2 (Edited with animare)

Location : Seychelles (Private sim, Thanks Adam & Kristi!)

Props : Culprit Sonata Bento Upright Piano (LARGE)

[sau]Classic violin @ TMD

Thunk! Trumpet Silver & Rich

GCD - Vintage Microphone with Stand

This piano from Culprit is just EVERYTHING!

You can't tell from this picture, but I have included a little gif below just for a hint at how awesome it is. There's some amazing bento animations included, so when the music plays (and it really does play!) the hands of your avatar will move across the keys, and your fingers will wiggle too! It's so stinkin' cute!

I've only shown one style of the piano, but there are several different themes, which enable you to match it with practically every room conceivable to create in SL!

Here's the little gif. I'm still working out how to create video's in SL, so this is as much as I can do. The best thing to do would be to try a demo of the piano yourself. It truly is a dream!

All of the things, Durex : 

Helmet : Dominion Dive Suit* Market (Note: Other than one truly expensive gacha mesh helmet, this one was the only one I could find that seemed to fit the theme that had any kind of quality to it. It is made of SCULPTIES)

Suit : Kauna - 2BN Casual Suit (Note: a while back, Kauna set all his items to 0L in a clearout/no more Kauna sale. Kauna is STILL there, as are all the products, so go, buy the things, your wallet will not be harmed in the process!)

All of the things, Nana : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : ItGirls - Catwa Skin Applier - Lore

Head : CATWA Catya

Hair : little bones. Mara

Tail : ~ Cynefin ~ Lorelei Bento Mermaid Tail 

Ukulele :  REIGN.- UKULELE - #3 

All of the things, Pickle : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : L'Etre Skin Shop - Akemi Skin 

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-MAY

Eyes : Hayaru - Jung mesh eyes 

Ears : Lovely_Alien_WebbedEars

Hair : Tableau Vivant // Demon huntress 

Barnacle Tattoo : {Moon.Phase} Barnacles On Body And Face

Starfish Boobies : {LP} -  Mermaid Set

Tail : ~ Cynefin ~ Lorelei Bento Mermaid Tail 

Reverse.

Background : [sau]MC clubhouse @ TMD

Here we have a wild Man-Pickle in his natural habitat.

Yeah I'm not sure where I'm going with that, but this look was fun to put together!

I think almost everything I'm wearing is available at TMD, so once again, STOP TELLING ME YOU CAN'T FIND DECENT CLOTHING, DUDES.

Thanks so much! *skips off into the sunset*

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : [SIGNATURE] Gianni - Mesh Body (Updated, should be sent automatically)

Skin : Stray Dog - Liam Skin - TONE 04 @ TMD

Head :  CATWA HEAD Stanley 

Eyes :  LOTUS. Cosmic Eyes 18 (Catwa) MYSTERY RARE (Gacha)

Ears : [MANDALA]STRETCHED_Ears_Season2 HUMAN

Hairbase : Stealthic - Male Hairbase

Hair : Dura-B85 @ TMD

Glasses : [Z O O M] Aviator 2018: Retro @ TMD

Tattoo : *Bolson / Leonardo @ TMD

Shirt & Vest : <Kalback> Denim Jacket @ TMD

Bracelets : [ kunst ] - Skull bracelets @ TMD

Shorts : not so bad . mesh . ADAM denim shorts @ TMD

Boots : Lenox - Rider Boots @ TMD

Speak to me kindly.

Pose : FOXCITY. Insomnia-7

Decor, Props & Background : 

[sau]Grasshopper[lite][oil stain] (Previously @ TMD)

Turlaccor Custombike Helmet Red Devil

taikou / 2AM backdrop

Happy Tuesday peoples!

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.

More things & Landmarks below!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya 

Skin : Go&See * Hela * Pale @ Blush
Shape : Kaleidoscope : Revolution Shape.

Head : CATWA Catya

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Applier : LOTUS : Dreamy Eyes @ Pocket Gacha

Lashes : :: SAGA :: Angy Lashes/CATWA (Mainstore)

Hair : RAMA SALON - Gina Hair (Gacha) @ The Epiphany

Shirt :  .miss chelsea. Alix Tank @ Uber

Jacket : Jacket :BUENO-Gemma Jacket  @ Uber

Nails & Rings : ~GD~J Star's Ringed(Baddie Claws) - Belleza Bento Hands

Pants :  .miss chelsea.  Alix Sweats @ Uber

Shoes : REIGN. - Abbie Pumps 

All credit to the fabulous Juniface for the music today! Thanks for introducing me to this, Lady! <3 <3

Where you wanna go.

Pose (Pickle) : *!R.O!* Travel BENTO Pose (Note : this pose comes with a mesh suitcase, which I have switched out for a Doe Monster bag from The Arcade)

Scenery : (Milk Motion) Road to nowhere - Desert land - RARE @ Backdrop City

I had an entirely different angle for this picture envisioned in my head, but seriously, who can resist a lil bit of ass? 

Santi is my man-dolly for today, and I won't be listing his items because of a complete lack of spoons. I do know you can find his boots at the current (March) round of FaMESHed, and most of the other items have been listed on his blog "This Guy's Eye". We used a motorbike from the clearance section of [Sau] too, and I thoroughly recommend visiting to demo their bikes, because they're stunning quality and have tons of options.

This is the first post I've done with Backdrop City involved.

I try to steer clear of brands and places that have any sort of controversy associated with them, but for the sake of this post I had to make an exception. I sincerely do not understand why there is or was an issue with the Backdrop City sim, All I can see is that someone has taken it upon themselves and filled a niche for photographers and bloggers. I think this is a wonderful advertisement for the creators involved in making backdrops, and it's definitely somewhere I will visit more often when I have limited funds and a specific idea. Being a blogger or photographer even with a massive sponsor list can still become an expensive hobby, so to anyone willing to help out with creating special moments with SL pictures, I have to throw my hands up and cheer for bringing the community together in such a thoughtful and creative way.

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

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Applier : LOTUS. Origin Eyes @ Pocket Gacha 

Highlight : . MILA . Metallic Highlighter (Catwa & Lelutka)

Birthmark : [okkbye] bold birthmarks

Eyebrows : Bossie. alice eyebrows 

Ears : [MANDALA]SIMPLE_EARS_HUTUU

Earrings : :: SAGA :: Spring EarLoops

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

Eyeliner : Eyeliner : . MILA . Princess of Darkness Makeup

Hair : [RA] Katia Hair - Essential @ Whore Couture Fair 8

Hairband : #Foxy - Lace Cat Ears 

Choker : : :: SAGA :: Meow Collar

Tattoo : DAPPA - Mercy Tattoo. @  Men Only Monthly

Jacket : Birdy - Backstage - Jacket RARE @ The Arcade

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

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

Rings :  Amala  - The Atara Stacking Rings

Panties : From the Poppy (I can't find a current LM, sorry) - Summer Bikini *Group Gift*

Boots : #EMPIRE - Cestrum @ N21 

What they want.

Pose : Foxcity. On Point-3 (edited with Animare)

Background : MINIMAL - Illuminate Backdrop #5 (Gacha) @ The Epiphany

Bikes : [sau]Thunder[lite][carbon]

[sau]HAYA II[5.95][infected]

[sau]Thunder[lite][cosmos]

 (Note: These were rezzed for me, and I think they're mostly gacha's. They may still be available at events, but i'm not certain which ones. There's a massive display of Motorbikes at their mainstore that are well worth checking out!)

Let's talk about throat-punching people who ask for your advice and then promptly ignore all of it!

I mean, I know I've been there, I'm pretty good at asking for opinions and then being insane enough to go "Balls to your advice!" and running off to do the opposite. Although now, I really would like to think that I will at least consider what's been said before continuing down a road that could ultimately prove maddeningly awful.

I've come to the conclusion that no matter how frustratingly annoying it is, if someone asks your advice they usually want an "Okay, do it." sort of response. If there's a negative, chances are they're going to look for a door or a gateway, or even a ladder to find some loopholes and jump over that wall you've created, to do whatever they want anyway.

I need to bear this in mind more often.

All of the things : 

Body & Feet :  Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : CATWA Uma

Skin : [theSkinnery] Laura @ Collabor88

Eyes :  CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Appliers :  LOTUS. Duality Eyes (Gacha) @ Gacha Guardians

Moles & Freckles :  Go&See  * Bae * Moles - Pallete @ The Seasons Story

Birthmark :  [okkbye] bold birthmarks

Lipstick : -SU!- Lenore Lipstick

Hair : *barberyumyum*90

Cat-Ears : .Oppa. Emily Ears Headband

Cigarette : [ kunst ] - Cigarette

Earrings : :: SAGA :: Moon Phase Earrings

Choker : : CULT : WITCH COLLAR 

Necklace : #SHOOK - Leo Necklace {Moonlight}

Shirt, Pants & Socks : EVANI - HANNA GACHA @ The Epiphany

Jacket : SEUL - Kia Bomber 

Ankle Monitor : : Lewd :  House Arrest, Monitor & GPS

Sneakers : [VALE KOER] V-3 TRAINERS (Group Gift)

Slowly strolling.

Pose : FOXCITY. Observe-4

Background items : CITY FILLERS from URBAN JUNGLE

ROOST - Street Accessory Pack1

Apple Fall Metro Entrance

:Fanatik Architecture: LISBON ROADS

[sau]Tooldog[1][naked]

Hi!

I spent some of today listening to old-school musics with my special person. Turns out, a lot of the tunes he was sending me from the America's had been re-done by boybands in England a couple of years later. Naturally, I was flippin' shocked, and although I still prefer the English versions (soz America), it was interesting to hear the sometimes VERY slight differences in how they're portrayed to similar audiences at a similar time.. the only real change being the location.

I think I've stated before that I've  never really been super into the whole music scene. I LOVE songs, music and most of what is associated with it, but I don't like having to be overly genre specific, because I just don't know what is what. If it appeals to my earpieces, then I will like it. If it doesn't, I won't.

Of course, there are songs that are special to me. I'm not sure if that's because of the memory they evoke or the words or music itself, but either way, I'm glad we have it. The world would be a far quieter, more boring place without the tuneage.

All of the things : 

Body & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Head : CATWA Uma

Skin : [theSkinnery] Laura @ Collabor88

Eyes : -SU!- Ophelia Eyes /Fatpack (Gacha) (Formerly at N21)

Freckles1 : Bossie. freckles & star stickers

Eyeshadow : -SU!- Ilienne Eye Makeup 

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

Hair : TRUTH / Tinsley - Dec VIP Gift

Headphones, Dress, Necklace & Backpack : .miss chelsea. Day to Slay Gacha @ The Epiphany (Opens 15th Jan)

Tattoo : -7P-JP Reborn Tattoo @ Man cave 

Nails & Rings : [CX] Shredder Claws @ The Seasons Story (Note, although I am wearing the Belleza body, I am wearing Maitreya hands, with the 'slink fit' option on the body hud)

Shoes : _CandyDoll_ Anny Boots @ Fameshed