LAST CALL

Last call today for Fashion for Life! It closes tonight at Midnight SLT. We've done so well! Thank you all for your fabulous support of this great cause. I have a few more outfits I bought there that I didn't write up but that's OK. We have a little more time!

Shoes from left to right:
Hollyhood "Blackberry" (at Fashion for Life)
Bliensen and Maitai "Bolero" (at Fashion for Life)
Essenz "Tampa" (at Fashion for Life)
Eclectica "Bohemian Salon" (at Fashion for Life)

Bags from top to bottom:
Duh! "Traveler's Bag" (at Fashion for Life)
Frogstar "My Safari Handbag" (at Fashion for Life)

Love,
Serene

AN EARLY SNOWFALL

I've been caught out in thin clothing by early snow. I guess I'll have to go shop for sweaters and jackets! Well today I am wearing an outfit of a type that I am hoping gets some traction in the stores. It's a hybrid, made of an old-school system shirt with separate sleeves, and a some nice mesh slacks. I like the system shirt because I could add a coat over it and leave off the puff sleeves. The only thing that needs improvement in my opinion is that instead of sculpted sleeves, it should come with mesh sleeves and collars. Unfortunately the makers of mesh have not been making much in the way of separate attachments. That would be such an improvement.



Outfit: LIV-Glam "Who Shot the Go Go"
Necklace: Lassitude and Ennui "Ophelia Cameo" (texture change HUD)
... you can put your own textures on the cameo HUD!
Shoes: Duh! "Floral Linen Flats"
Hair: D!va "Giz" (gacha)
Skin: Essences "Olyvia FLF"
Lipstick: Dead Apples "Balm Stains Fall Colors"
Eyeshadow: Mock Cosmetics "eShadow Dark Winterberry"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink
Poses: by Juxtapose, Pididdle and WetCat

Love,
Serene

THE EARLY BIRD

The Early Bird gets the beach. Sometimes I used to walk down early, earlier than you would think it possible for a teenager to get up on a Saturday morning, to get there before the screaming little kids and the pale tourists.



Maybe someone else would have harassed friends to come along. But they would have missed ... this.



*smiles* I always came back barefoot and sunburned.

Dress: LIV Glam "Susilie"
Purse: Duh! "Crocodile Bag"
Jewelry: Pink Cherry "Emerald Cut - Mandarine"
Nails: by Bamboo Nails
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Boudoir Mules"
Hair: Truth "Nola" (sale extended thru May 10!)
Skin: PXL Creations "Sophia Nat Spring" (VIP Group Gift)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Eyeliners: Kooqla "Black Magic Eyeliner"
         and  Pekka "Metallic Under Eyeliner - Turquoise"
Blush: the Skinnery "Blusher - Sunburn"
Lashes: Lelutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose (unavailable) and Marukin
Location: Baja Norte
Music: Surf and a Breeze

Love,
Serene

CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHTS

Aauugh, those lights. Halogen. Maybe I need sunglasses at night.

Whoever you are, get out of that car and we'll see who gets the upper hand.

Stupid shatterproof windshield.

I've just gotta get outta here.

I shuffled away from the lights and went hunting ... on the Mesh Around Hunt. I figure Zombie Stank thins the hunt crowd and reduces lag. :D

(Actually skull-and-zombie themed goods have been making their way into my inventory lately ... what is it almost October? ... so I figured it was kismet. Pirate Arts and Zombie Suicide are two new-to-me shops that have recently dropped me review copies. Thanks!)

Jacket: Lapointe and Bastchild "S'Wear Drift"
Corset: Zombie Suicide "Punk Corset Sugar Skull" (mesh)
Undershirt: Schadenfreude "Black Crimson Skelebeater"
Pants: Pirate Arts "Chica" (mesh)(Mesh Around Hunt)
Boots: Duh! "Tattoo Love" (at Zombie Popcorn HQ)
Hair: booN "MKT012"
Shaved Hairbase: Jomo "etched hair 08a"
Skin: Matrioska "Cheshire Skin" (at Skin Addiction Showcase)
Makeup: Matrioska "Cheshire Skin Makeup" (at Skin Addiction Showcase)
Eyes: Repulse "Undead Eyes"
Poses: by Creative Insanity, Kunstkammer and No Strings Attached (probably all unavailable)

Love,
Serene

FLOWER CHILD

Even if you are on a limited budget, you can still support the fundraising efforts at the Fashion for Life benefit. Many designers have provided very reasonably priced accessories for you. For example, Likka House filled a gacha machine full of these adorable little hats.

Or how about this adorable watch chain? There were several different watch faces but this one with the old-fashioned font and flowers made me smile.

These flower child threads from Boho Hobo are so colorful! After the long boring winter I just couldn't resist them. The seams on the corset are sewn a bit crooked, but I figured maybe the designer was hitting the hookah. And I am wearing Renee Harvy's boots, one of each color just to be noncorformist. :D

Dress: Boho Hobo "Crow and Hummingbird" (available at Fashion for Life Fair)
Vest: Boho Hobo "Meena Tajik Style" (available at Fashion for Life Fair)
Hat: Likka House "Rosephilia Hat - chocolate" (Fashion for Life Benefit Gacha)
Watch: Bliensen and Maitai "Tick-Tock Sakura" (Fashion for Life Benefit Item)
Boots: Duh "Sock Top Riding Boots" (Fashion for Life Benefit Item)
Hair: Lelutka "Rykiel"
Skin: My Dear "Hygeia" (Fashion for Life Benefit Item)
Eyes: Ikon "Sunrise"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent.eyelashes - pure"
Poses: by Diesel Works

Love,
Serene

ALAS!

Alas! Earwax. However, the Ohmai Emporium's jellybeans are so inexpensive that you may try another flavour almost for free. This little Ravenclaw student is fully dressed and showing her school spirit, having purchased a pet specially dyed in her house colours.

Or you can wash away the taste with some really excellent chocolate.

Outer Swearer: TokiDoki “Fall Cardigan (ravenclaw)” (group gift)
Sweater Vest: Boom “House of the Eagle Vest”
Shirt: Schadenfreude “White Oxford Shirt”
Tie: Schadenfreude “You-Know-Who Tie” (w/texture change HUD)
Skirt: Mon Tissu “Oxford Pencil Skirt” (mesh)
Arm Warmers: Boom “Arm Warmers – House of the Eagle”
Socks: Boom “House of the Eagle wool knee socks”
Scarf/Hair: Wasabi Pills “Brrree Mesh Hair” (mesh w/texture change scarf)
Pet: Ohmai Emporium “Pygmy Puff (the Eagle)” (gift set of four colors)
Necklace: Merlin’s Beard “Time Turner”
Wand: Schadenfreude “Tendrils Wand”
Jellybean: Ohmai Emporium “Every Flavored Bean (Earwax)
Chocolate: “Chocolate Frog” (unavailable the Gacha vendor vanished!)
Shoes: Duh! “Mary Janes”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Acorn Frex [Light] The Visitor-Probe 1”
Eyebrows: Curio “:GP: The Visitor-Dark Brows”
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Location: The Alley Shoppes at Accio

... In the interest of brevity, I restrained myself from also showing close pictures of the lovely Schadenfreude Tendrils wand and the gorgeous broomstick I purchased at Merlin's Beard. I would have shown the broom but my hands and mouth were already full of goodies :)

Love,
Serene

LOS MUERTOS REVUELVEN

Today the Day of the Dead Celebrations end and with them my last excuse to deck myself in black and orange and skulls. Not that I need any excuse if I'm ever in the mood for indulging the dark and gothy. I headed over to the Peatonville Asylum to explore its dark corners, suitably adorned with several memento-mori ornaments.

The mental asylum creeps me out ... complete with an interactive puzzle hunt, gore, cobwebs, creepy music and a quality build that begs to be photographed.

Don't get lost.

Headpiece and Makeup: La Malvada Mujer “Circe”
Necklace: Lassitude and Ennui “Sugar Skull Necklace” (w/texture change HUD)
Ring: Naith Smit "Blood Diamond"
Top: silentsparrow “(hollow) dominion dress undershirt” (old gift)
Undershirt: silentsparrow “(hollow) sylvan lolita top” (old gift)
Skirt: Jane “maxi skirt.meena.charcoal” (mesh)
Shoes: Duh! “Black Mary Janes”
Hair: Lelutka “Rykiel”
Skin: Ugly Duck “Lilith – Succubus”
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Eyelashes: Hebenon Vial “Dramatique Lashes” (in-store gift)
Lipstick: Ugly Duck “Lips 15”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose
Location: Peatonville Asylum by MadPea

Love,
Serene

HOT HOT SUMMER

Ready to go for an ice cream cone?

Yeah, me too.

This summer’s Seasons Hunt is a sweet treat as usual, and of course I cannot show all the beautiful hunt prizes, which range from beautiful clothing, shoes and accessories for men and women, to carefully crafted house wares and a lovely beach house. For those who don’t choose to idealize the season, there are several sunburns and zinc treatments available in this hunt, and Miss Shippe even provided heat rash and mosquito bites. (A little too much reality for me.) Enjoy!

Shirt: Paper.doll “Aria” (SeasonsHunt)(removed the balloon skirt)
Undershirt: Nanuk “elov ripped tank blue striped” (Seasons Hunt)
Pants: Kyoot “Elbo Trousers” (Seasons Hunt)
Shoes: Sleepy Eddy “Boston Sandals” (Seasons Hunt)
Necklace: Caroline’s Jewelry “Sea Necklace” (Seasons Hunt)
Necklace and Bracelet: Duh! “Colors of Summer” (Seasons Hunt)
Hair: Shag “Hearts Flutter” (Seasons Hunt)
Skin: Curio “:GP: Moonbeam [Dark] Pout-Melancholy”
Sunburn Tattoo: Antebellum “Sun Lover’s Torment” (Seasons Hunt)
Eyes: Insufferable Dastard “Summertime Reflections” (Seasons Hunt)
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Scooter Pose Prop: pda “Ca plane pour moi”(Seasons Hunt)
Poses: included in Scooter and Long Awkward Pose

Love,
Serene

AIRY FAIRY

A light comfortable outfit for the first really warm day I've had.

So comfy I ran around in it to do errands. And shopping.

Jacket: love me “girlie cape jacket”
Undershirt: Whippet and Buck “Hykova Buttoned Tank”
Leggings: choramimi “leggings lace”
Bag: rcbg “bohindian bag”
Shoes: Duh! “Floral Linen Flats”
Hair: Lamb “Isolation”
Hairbase: booN “gathered raised hairbase”
Skin: Mynerva “Bianca Latte” (at the Chic Birthday Event)
Eyebrows: Mynerva “Bianca Eyebrows Black”
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Poses: by Animazoo (and included in Handbag)

Love,
Serene

THE LAST DAY

Today is the last day of Fashion for Life. If you haven't yet been, still have some money left to put in the fabulous gacha machines, or have been trying to decide whether or not to buy that amazing whatever-it-is, now is the time to get over there.

As of earlier this morning, this event had raised more than 4.4 million (!) L$ for cancer research. Do you think we could make it to 5?

Shirt: Vanitas Vesture “Nervous Blouse” (Fashion For Life benefit item)
Shirt: Vanitas Vesture “Languid Party Dress” (a benefit item in a different color)
Skirt: Vanitas Vesture “Meticulous Pencil Skirt” (a benefit item in a different color)
Shoes: Duh! “Floral Linen Flats” (Fashion For Life benefit item)
Hair: booN “AEN105”
Hairbase: Tiny Bird “Blacks Pack Hair Base”
Skin: “:GP: Bean [Light] Pout-Whine 1”
Teeth: PXL “Mouth_open_Addon_v6” (prim teeth!)
Eyelash Alpha: Imabee “System eyelashes – begone!”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent. eyelashes – pure”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose

Love,
Serene

THE VAMPIRE'S HOUSEKEEPER

There isn't really much to do here. The Count does not collect trinkets.

She sweeps every day and dusts a little. There really is no help for the old bloodstain on the chaise. But if she works slowly, she can seem busy most of the day.

Perhaps she is more decorative than useful, a nod to convention. A rich count is expected to have servants. Why else?

You can find far more than ballgowns at the Fashion For Life charity fundraiser! When I saw this dark and lovely gown, I immediately thought "roleplay". The apron made me think of a housekeeper, but the colors are so goth that I started looking for other accessories that would go with that theme at the other Fashion For Life vendors. The hair is black with blonde tips, but I tinted it bloody red and added the menacing eyes.

Gown: Kouse’s Sanctum “Jocelyn”(includes purple apron)(Fashion For Life benefit item)
Hair: Amacci “Suzy” (tinted)(Fashion For Life benefit item)
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise Eyes – Gacha Red” (Fashion For Life benefit Gacha)
Clawmarks: Blood and Scars “back scratches”
Featherduster: RC Cluster “Feather Duster (red)” (multicolor pack on SL Marketplace)
Shoes: Duh! “Spring Flats Ink”
Hairbase: booN “gathered lower hairbase”
Skin: Sanu “Gemini Pure Skin” (unavailable)
Eyeshadow: Plastic Flowers “Black Eyeshadow”
Bloody Lips: Glam Affair “Tattoo makeup TDR 13” (unavailable)
Eyelashes: Exodi “Eyelashes”
Alpha: Imabee “System eyelashes – begone!”

Love,
Serene

I'LL HAVE SHORTCAKE

I was in the mood for something sweet. So I bring you ... Shortcake! This fluffy little confection might as well have the bell skirt made of fondant. (Yum)

I also wanted to show you the back of the jacket. I show it separately because when I stretched the skirt to be bigger, it interfered with the jacket ruffles.

Dress and Jacket: katatOnik “Shortcake Dress”
Undershirt: katatOnik “Sheer s/s Shirt” (wearing two layers)
Shoes: Duh! “Spring Flats”
Hair: Waka and Yuki “Hair New 123”
Skin: dekade “Bardot Nora Tan” (store closing sale)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Gesticulate
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

SCIENCE!

It’s poetry in motion
When she turned her eyes to me

As deep as any ocean
Sweet as any harmony

She blinded me with Science!

Dress: Teefy “Patio Dress” (available at the Circle Project)
Belt: Duh “Women’s Woven Belt”
Leggings: Teefy “LoveLetters Leggins” (available at the Circle Project)
Earrings: Zaara “Urvi Earrings”
Shoes: Gos “Platform Pumps”
Hair: booN “QPT129” (new at Hair Fair)
Hairbase: Tiny Bird “Blacks Pack Hair Base”
Skin: Imabee “Petal – Serene – Only Love Matters” (at the Circle Project)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent. eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by Dare and Long Awkward Pose
Photostudio: by N30
Lyrics: by Thomas Dolby

Love,
Serene

SPOOKY part 2 : What Scares Men

In that dream, I am standing in front of the playground wall where we always played dodge ball, when I notice I am holding a couple of very colorful purses.

Then I feel that draft that clues me that I am standing there in my jock strap. If I stand real still maybe no one will see me.

The Starlust Panty Raid while great fun is usually a huntfest for girls underwear but there are a couple of things out for the guys. The rcbg jockstrap is prime. I found some colorful boy-style pants put out by Pig Shop too. Oh yeah and today is the LAST DAY to run around the Starlust looking for clams at the Panty Raid, so if you want it hustle over there.

Hail to the Chief!!

Headgear: rcbg “chief head-dress”
Undies: rcbg “jock strap” (Starlust Panty Raid) (regular and with sock-stuffing!)
Purses: Duh! “Crocodile Bag” (Starlust Panty Raid)
and Miel “Glitter Bag” (texture change on touch)
Skin: Atomic Bambi “Benicio Beta”
Hair: Shag “Rocket Man” (Project Themeory)

Inotto

AUTUMN SO BRIEF

autumn so brief
to winter falls

last leaf descends
year's ending calls


Time passes quickly. Use some of it for Love.

Scarf: Kunstkammer “Comfy Cozy Scarves” Harvest (texture change)
Bodysuit: mijn.t “Pepe is my Cat Bodysuit” Purple (also includes turtleneck)
Skirt: Maitreya “HighSkirt” Chocolate
Socks: C’est la Vie “socks argyle purple”
Shoes: Duh “Women’s Cowboy Boots” Brown
Hair: Deviant Kitties “Callie” Coal (texture change headband)
Skin: Curio “:GP: Acorn [Dark] Breeze-Sepia 2”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by ImpEle and Animazoo
Location: iTutu “Forest Skybox” and “Fallen Tree Chair”

Love,
Serene

GRAY DAY

Just a quick outfit for a gray day. Now that fall is sweeping in, I am more in the mood for layers in my clothing. Yesterday I bought a sweater too.

If I am going to dress all in one tone of clothing, I love to layer in lots of texture. Houndstooth, worn print and the velvety corduroy keep me interested! The pants include two other cuffs options, a narrow pair of rolled cuffs, and a very wide set of 70's bells.


Shirt: Mr. Poet “Houndstooth Blouse”
Shirt: Ducknipple “Tessa Floral”
Pants: Sassy Kitty Designs “Hippie Velvet Pants Grey”
Shoes: Duh! “Slip-on Clogs”
Hair: Sand Shack Surf Co. “Georgie”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Acorn [Dark] Breeze-Sepia 2”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose

Love,
Serene

SOME SASSY PINK

The whole outfit isn't pink, but a little cotton candy goes a long way.

The pink necklace is Kunstkammer's RFL item, available at the Fashion Expo. The pink MichaMi corset dropped on me like manna from DSN, and its seams are subtle but they whisper "vintage". Finally pink clogs from Duh! ... (I bought them all, but that's not as expensive as it sounds.)


The black leather balances out the sweetness nicely. I love this little jacket ... the prim bits fit over a jacket-layer piece, but if you need the jacket layer for something else, the prims work well all by themselves.

I wear the Hat/Hair with lots of things cause the hat changes texture on touch.


Necklace: Kunstkammer “Poppy Necklace for RFL”
Jacket: DeLa “Short Jacket Bette”
Corset: MichaMi Carmela Bustier Top in Blush” (DSN sample)
Pants: Indi “Hunter Pants Black” (Make Him Over Hunt gift)
Shoes: Duh! “Slip-on Clogs” (L$20 a pair)
Hair/Hat: Argrace “Hunting - Chiffon Curl”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Acorn [Dark] Breeze-Sepia 1”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”

Poses:
[LA] Glam *male/unisex* “You Can Leave your Hat On”
[LA] Insolence *female* Badass

Love,
Serene