Make your choice.

Pose : Foxcity. Solitude - 4 (Slightly edited)

Location : Consent. Landing Point.

Includes : Refuge - Nautica Set @ Remnant

Skin fair opens today (8th March) and for those of you not aware, get yourself excited!!

Today I'm showing off the Lotus "Louise" skin. I've tried to edit this main picture minimally, and all i've done is add shading and a slight colour balance on the windlight I used because I believe it's important to show you how the skin looks in reality. If you need an entirely unedited photograph, the three grey pictures below will show you the skin, in tone 01, on ultra but with no shadows on the firestorm viewer. 

I'm thoroughly impressed with this skin. I believe the body has been completely re-done in time for the skin fair, and they are smooth, the shading is perfect, and I am in love with the face so much - I didn't even need to change my shape on the Uma head from catwa! That's a massive bonus for me!

Behind the flailing Pickle you'll notice a gorgeous seat and wooden box that totally looks like it belongs either under the sea in a fancy sunken ship, or on the deck of a gorgeous weather-beaten chalet close to the beach. It's from Refuge, who are fast becoming a favourite of mine in terms of home decor, especially because the items are so diverse, you're bound to find something to suit your taste. It can be found at the Remnant event currently going on within SL, and is now a permanent addition to the landing point at Consent!

When I started this post, I wanted to make it so that it looked like I was crawling out of the sea after a ship-wreck. Now however, I'm getting more like vibes of the Little Mermaid after she sells her voice to gain her legs, which is why I kinda cut my legs off. Think of this as the  Little Mermaid waking up, dazed and confused, and she hasn't yet taken a look below her waist to find out if her wish has been granted.

However you view this picture, I hope you find something that piques your interest, and as usual, all Landmarks are listed below.

xoxo 

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : LOTUS. Louise Skin @ The Skin Fair

Head : CATWA Uma

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Applier : LOTUS.  Studio Eyes (Gacha) @ TCF (Having watched the organizers over the last few years, & in light of recent new issues, I'll no longer be supporting this event by promoting them with a landmark to their location.)

Hair : *ARGRACE* HIKARI 

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

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

Wet Undies : nani - dreamy pond - wet set 2 @ The Arcade

On the Prairie.

Pose : FOXCITY. Numb-2

Location (& Dog) : Whimberly

Growing up, I'd be forced to religiously watch "Little House on the Prairie" where my family and I would sprawl out on the big, brown ugly sofa and enjoy Laura Ingalls Wilder growing up, often painfully embarrassingly, with her family.

A little known fact is that I was named after her in real life and despite that, I never really invested much into the whole plot & such, but I'll always remember the start of the show where the character of Laura (& her own siblings) ran over the fields. This image brings back the memory of the show for me, and all those Sundays where I would complain and begrudgingly sit down with my parents and my siblings. I kind of wish I had those back again and of course, what girly girl wouldn't want to frolic about in a field dressed in a pretty floaty skirt chasing a cute dogger around?

I hope you're as filled with peace & pleasant reminiscence as I am when you look at this image.

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

Eyebrows : Bossie. alice eyebrows 

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

Hair : [BURLEY]_Octavia

Headpiece : :MoonAmore: SwanLake / Feather Tiara (Pure) (Gacha) @ The Arcade

Choker : Hazy. UsagiNyan. Choker. Pink (Gacha)

Dress : 01. ERSCH - Dolly Gacha MAITREYA RARE DRESS+OVERDRESS (Gacha) @ The Dollhouse

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

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

Boots : #EMPIRE - Nelumbo (Previously at C88, allow time to 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 

Take a look.

Pose : <K&S> Bloom Male Pose 4

Background : FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Rose Bathroom @ Backdrop City

I had an entirely different idea for this outfit, I figured "Oh hey, it'd be really ironic to put this hair on, with those naughty pants, and do 'sexy lumberjack'", but the truth is, Man-Pickle just looks far too good to be ironic right now. Instead I'm doing "I'm at my girlfriends apartment, having a quick pee and a last look in the mirror before I go into the bedroom and seduce her". -shrugs-

I chose a Michael Jackson song for this picture. Mainly because the title is "Man in the Mirror." I was apparently 8 years old (shh, I'm getting on a bit), when he performed this at the Grammys in the video shown below. I admit, although I've always enjoyed MJ's music, I've never really watched his older videos. I guess they're all older now, because he's passed and I'm OLD. However, this particular song has always been one of my favourites.

When I was a child I had a keyboard. It taught you how to play popular songs at the time with a little red light on the keys. The light lit up when you were supposed to press down, and the only thing you had to do was to remember the rhythm. This was the only song I knew at the time, and I soon learned how to play the basics on the keyboard by religiously (and probably rather annoyingly for my parents) repeating it. It wasn't until I was older that I actually understood the lyrics, and not even then did I comprehend the massive impact MJ must have been having at the time by bringing world issues to the forefront of people's minds.

I guess we'll never really know the struggles this amazing artist went through, or the truth to the controversial issues we've been privy to, but I can't deny that even now, 30 years on (groans inwardly, 30 years!!), Man in the Mirror still makes my skin break out into goosebumps, and that's a pretty amazing feat.

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : [SIGNATURE] Gianni - Mesh Body (Recently updated, should be automatically delivered!) 

Skin : STRAY DOG -  TREY @ TMD 

Head :  CATWA HEAD Stanley 

Eyes :  [JOE SL] CAULIFLOWER MESH EYES

Ears : ^^Swallow^^ Dragon Ears @ Kustom9

Hair : MIRROR - Axel Hair @ TMD 

Tattoo :DAPPA - Lost Boys Tattoo

Watch : [Z O O M] Classic Johnson Watch @ TMD 

Pants : RIOT /  Triton Shorts @ TMD 

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 

Colours bleed.

Pose (Paloma, Left) : FOXCITY. Sits VOL2-4m

Pose (Pickle, Right) : *!R.O!* Rain BENTO Pose (Note, this pose comes with a mesh umbrella not shown. The Parasol is part of the {moss&mink} Cake & Lace Pt2 (Gacha) @ The Arcade)

Background items & Props : {moss&mink} Cake & Lace (Gacha) @ The Arcade

Various grasses from *alirium* 

JIAN Peacock

Paloma is making her return to the blog today in order to showcase the pretties I couldn't fit into yesterdays postie from Moss&Mink. I know, I know. More Moss&Mink, but I'm not even sorry!! The cuts of these dresses are absolutely gorgeous, and the designs are different to anything I've seen on SL. They're wonderfully detailed - as usual, the dress that Paloma is wearing has an adorable cut between the skirt and the top that just shows the slightest hint of skin, and the lace detailing in the dress Pickle wears is... well it's stunning, along with the cute bow around the and the delicately placed flowers across the skirt. I love that once again Moss&Mink has managed to make me feel both girly AND womanly with these amazing dresses.

I'm glad it's March now, because although the ground in my RL is covered in snow at the moment (thus causing the whole of the UK to go into a melt-down - I mean people are literally skiing to work, but that's another story) it reminds me that spring is most definitely on the way, which means cute baby animals (C'mon goats, make me babies and put 'em in Pj's!) and slightly warmer weather, colourful flowers and sitting in the garden for TEA PARTIES! \o/

As usual, you can find all the details on Paloma & Pickle below. Happy Saturday!

xoxo

All of the things, Pickle (Left): 

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)

Hairbase : SIIX// Pyramids Hairbase @ Kustom9

Hair : +Spellbound+ Pyramids @ Kustom9

Dress : {moss&mink} Cake & Lace - Blossom dress RARE @ The Arcade

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

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

Shoes : *COCO*_RomanSandals_PearlWhite @ Uber

All the things, Paloma (Right) : 

Body, Hand & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin & Eye Appliers: Insol: Lily skin  Former GIFT 

Eyes:- SU!- Phantom Eyes ALL COLORS GIFT 

Piercings : -SU!- Piercing Set 05 

Hair : [RA] Jas Hair

Hairpiece, Dress & Necklace : {moss&mink} Cake & Lace - Floral Dress (Blue) @ The Arcade

Shoes : REIGN.- Hierarchy Heels v2

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