There’s not a soul to hear – Fantasy Faire Part V

Heya peeps!

Today something for the guys. :) The following pictures have been taken at Kaelus, a gorean role-play sim. ELves are NOT allowed. I got special permission to take a blogpicture, but usually, that is a big NO NO. ;)

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Hair: Wasabi Pills (MissAllSunday Lemon, NEW!!, Mesh!! @ Fantasy Faire –> Magnificat Sim)
Skin: The Body Co (TheBodyCo Resident)
Shape: selfmade
Ears: Illusions (Siyu Suen, Mesh!! @ Fantasy Faire –> Evensong Woods Sim)
Eyes: Umedama (umetaro Mayo)
Scars: proximity (Severus Koskinen)
Tunic: FATEWear (Damien Fate, NEW!! Mesh!! @ Fantasy Faire, Titans Hollow Sim)

The FATEWeaR Outfit comes in two versions: WIth or without a cloak, an din the usual 5 standardsizes. However, it comes as a whole outfit, all in one piece: BOots, gauntlets, tunic, pants. The outfit is AWESOME, but I like to mix and match, and so I cheated:

I selected the item IN my inventory, clicked on edit, then selected the face on my outfit I wanted to texture and dragged an alphalayer on it. This way, I am hiding my pants, boots, cloak and gauntlets. ^^

Pants: The Forge (Deccan Arida, Mesh!! Part of Brandon Outfit)
Boots: Lightstar (Krystal Silverweb)
Armor: The Forge (Deccan Arida, Mesh!! Part of Brandon Outfit)
Gauntlets: Deco (Orchid Zenovka)
Necklace: Pididdle (Brutus Martinek)
Bow: CentipedeWeapons (Kendra Zaurak, Mesh!!)

Location: Fortress City of Kaelus (GOREAN Role-Play), Alamut

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Dwarfins coming home! – Fantasy Faire Part IV

Heya!

So, I have a strange fascination for breedables in SL. I used to be totally into KittyCats. I don’t even know why I dropped it, well, duh, I do know! Because I lacked the time to keep track of them all the time. I think in my case it is mainly the theorycrafting that gets me. :D

So, a while ago I stumbled upon something that freaked me out at first: Dwarfins. Breedables dwarves. Breedable humanoids. At first I thought it was creepy, but you know…it is freaking cute. THe little dwarfins are really cute, wellmade. They have certain traits that can be common or rare and depending on how you breed them, those traits get passed on from generation to generation. They got different haircolours and -styles, weapons, clothes, eyecolours etc.

The pricing is very reasonable imho, both for the dwarfins starterpacks as well as the food. They also can interact through interactive items such as a barrel for ale (hahaha :D ), or fireplaces and many more. The furniture is REALLY cute. Also, they do not only come as breedables, but as wearable avatars (see second and third pictures!), too. I am the female avi in those pics. Am I not hot? :D

Horny dwarfins!

However, watch out! Them dwarfins are horny! If you do not turn off the breeding option through the menu (via clicking on the dwarfins) and you happen to be offline for a couple of weeks, you will come home to a GIANT family of dwarfins. :P Happened to me, though luckily the baby dwarfins stay in their stone-’eggs’ until you birth them.

Dwarfins at the Fantasy Faire 2013

Darfins has a big store at the Fantasy Faire 2013, located in the Lumenaria sim. The dwarfins you see displayed here have been made especially for the faire and come in cute little wizards outfits. Even the food, mushrooms in a bowl, is special. :D Dwarfins also offer them as avatars, alongside with an interactive Magic Book and an interactive Andronicus Stone. As a bonus, the newly released Rinn and Rorek Rockbeard dwarfins are available as avatars for those who could not win the breedable versions at the auction. All of these items are really wellmade. :)

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In the picture ALL furniture besides the bear rugs, the barrel to the right and the little bowl on the table are made by Anke Hatchuk and her team (Kalia Firelyte and Codereth1200 Nemeth) for Dysfunctional Designs who have a stall at the Fantasy Faire at The DragonSpire Sim. I really love her furniture and deco-items, my entire parcel is stuffed with it! It is handdrawn, original mesh and comes at very reasonable prices, so definitely worth to check it out. They had 14 (!!!) new releases for the faire, which I think speaks of a LOT of effort they put into it.

The bear rugs are made by Tia Biscuit for TIA, another store that I am incredibly fond of. Her textures and meshwork is plain awesome. :) The small bowl and the barrel are items for the dwarfins. :) The shack itself is a meshbuilding made by Nash Sauber for Absent Designs and a new release.

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In this picture you see more of Dysfunctional’s new releases at the faire: The dresser and towel-shelf to the right. The bed is made by TIA and the pictureframe comes from a store that is -about- to open: AISLING by Druunah Esharham and her team. Stay tuned for that one! I am amazed by the quality they offer and already had a chance to take a peek at some upcoming items.  On the left you can see more items by Anke’s team and the pillow on the ground is actually a freebie made by them. :)

So, Dysfunctional Designs, TIA and Aisling are definitely three of my favourite creators for rustic furniture in SecondLife. Envisage Limitless would be the fourth, but I#ll wait for her newest release before I blog them! :)

Here a look at Absent Designs’ shack in my parcel, with me as a sexy dwarfin with Elikatira’s hair in front of it:

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Beauty lays behind the hills.

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Hair: eep (Eep Resident, Mesh!! new!!)
Shape: selfmade
Ears: Illusions (Siyu Suen, Mesh!!)
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh Baral, Mesh!!)
Lashes: LeLutka (Thora Charron)
Furcoat: Zenith (Miffyhoi Rosca, Mesh!!)
Bolero/Sleeves: GSpot (Jalilah Jewell, Mesh!! New!! Part of Chloey Outfit)
Undershirt: Fishy Strawberry (Fae Eriksen, part of Suede and Wool Dress)
Corsetwrap: Cellar Door (Nitestar Albion, Mesh!!)
Pants: Ison (Harry Hyx)
Boots. Lassitude & Ennui (Jackal Ennui, Mesh!! New!!)
Belt: Ingenue (Betty Doyle, Mesh!!)
Necklace (long): MG (Maxi Gossamer, Mesh!!)
Necklace (short): Handverk (Daphne Klossovsky, Mesh!!)
Rings: Handverk (Daphne Klossovsky, Mesh!!)
Bow: Centipede Weapons (Kendra Zaurak, Mesh!!)
Dagger: LR Weapons (Larion Rhode)

Location: My secret Home. :P
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In the waves I’ve lost every trace of you.

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Hair: LeLutka (Thora Charron, Mesh!! NEW!!)
Shape: selfmade (not for sale)
Ears: Illusions (Siyu Suen)
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh Baral)
Corset: League (Nena Janus, Mesh!! NEW!! at Whore Couture Fair)
Bolero: GSpot (Jalilah Jewell, Mesh!! NEW!! part of Cloey Outfit)
Shrug: Zaara (Zaara Kohime)
Skirt: tram (Moca Loup, Mesh!!)
Sandals: Slink (Siddean Munro)
Belt with Flowers: GSpot (Jalilah Jewell, NEW!! part of Cloey Outfit)
Epaulettes: Gizza (Giz Seorn, NEW!! at The Arcade Gacha)
Headdress: GSpot (Jalilah Jewell, NEW!! part of Cloey Outfit)
Collar: GSpot (Jalilah Jewell, part of Serenity Outfit)
Ring: LaGyo (Gyorgyna Larnia)
Staff: Losthaven (Lucia Cyr)

Location: Humanoid (Artsy Sim), GilmourBlog186PS

Queen of the High Forest

Hellos!

So, I have been repeatedly asked why I do not dish out a post every day currently. Two reasons:

1. I passed my final, final, final exam on monday. 11 hours of exams, essays, showlessons and oral exams after 1,5 years of traineeship. I was really damned busy.

2. I do not post every random stuff some store happens to release, especially not if it is the usual template stuff. I do use template stuff at times, but only if it is really well done. I rather go for quality than quantity. I wait until I really love an outfit and then blog it.

I got a few outfits up my sleeve, so whenever I find the time the next days, I’ll blog.  Oh and if you want to listen to true greatness, listen to this:

Woodkid – I love you

Here another proof that you can mix and match mesh-outfits. :P

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Hair: Magika (Sabina Gully, Mesh!! NEW!!)
Shape: selfmade, not for sale
Ears: Illusions (Siyu Suen, Mesh!!)
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh baral, Mesh!!)
Coat: Ryvolter (Inna Bilavio, Mesh!! NEW!! Limited!!)
Corset: GSpot (Jalilah Jewell, Mesh!! NEW!! Part of Cloey Outfit))
Undershirt: League (Nena Janus)
Pants: Ryvolter (Sanya Bilavio, Mesh!! NEW!! Limited!!)
Boots: The Lounge (Erielle Deschanel, Mesh!! To be released!!)
Scarf: Drift (Kallisto Destiny, Mesh!!)
Belt: GSpot (Jalilah Jewell, NEW!! Part of Cloey Outfit)
Necklace: erare (Thora Charron, NEW!! GIFT!!)
Bangles: MG (Maxi Gossamer)
Crown: GSpot (Jalila Jewell, part of Queen of the Woods)
Dagger: LR Weapons (Larion Rhode)
Bow: Centipede Weapons (Kendra Zaurak, Mesh!!)

Location: My home parcel, IM me if you are interested in taking pictures. :)

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I survive by the memory…of you.

Hello peeps!

So, where was I? Mostly, in bed. The past weeks were odd for me and finally I got my bum up and went ot the doc, turns out I have a dysfunctional thyroid which caused me to be tired and feel sick all the time. I could sleep 18 hours in a  row at times and still felt as if it were possibly 2-3 hours at most. Well, with the new pills this should hopefully stop now and I’ll be able to spend some more time blogging again. :) My apologies if blogging is going slow, but an extremely busy rl + this stupid stuff really kept me distracted.

Please forgive that in my following post I won’t post every single (make up/skin-) layer I use. I have gotten a bit tired of meeting almost exact copies of my avatar ingame. While I can see how people might just want the same look, I never considered this blog being a guide about “How to copy every single bit of an avatar” but it is more meant to be inspirational. Especially now, that I finally got my absolutely perfect skin for my elf (I really do love the new Laqroki skin, but it just looked TOO innocent for my elf), I’d like that look to stay unique for a while, though I don’t doubt some of you people will figure out what I did anyways. :P

By the way, not fan of this new wordpress layout. Hmph. Never change a running system, damnit!

Hair: Truth (Truth Hawks, Mesh!!)
Shape: selfmade (not for sale)
Lashes: LeLutka (THora Charron)
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh Baral)
Ears: Illusory (Crushed Clarity)
Hood: REMY (TheRegular Resident, Mesh!!)
Vest: Milk Motion (Marie Lauridsen)
Corset: LeLutka (Thora Charron)
Dress: League (Nena Janus)
Undershirt: Kyoot (Saeya Nyanda, Simple Cozy Sweater)
Corsetwrap: Ever After (PersiaSky Lorefield, not for Sale anymore :( )
Pants: Zenith (miffyhoi Rosca)
Socks: Enchanty (Nuts Andel)
Shoes: COCO (cocoro Lemon, Mesh!! FREE!!)
Gloves: Caverna Obscura (Elvina Ewing, part of Asclaon Ranger)
Armwarmers: BOOM (Aranel Ah, Mesh!!)
Belt: Tea Time (Eloindir Davi)
Scarf: Molichino (Aurelia Chauveau)
Ring: Handverk (Daphne Klossovsky, Mesh!!)
Necklace: League (Nena Janus)
Quiver: GSpot (Jalilah Jewell, part of Shark)
Dagger: LR Weapons (Larion Rhode)
Bow: Centipede Weapons (Kendra Zaurak)
Armor: The Forge (Kain Flores)

Location: Happy Mood Store (Non-Role-Play), HappyMood

REVIEW: INNOCUOUS

Today I am reviewing the released items of a new store: INNOCUOUS. It is my first real review-post so be patient. :) The pants have been released now, too!

Below you can see my avatar in their items, in several variations of colours. The creator of these items wants them to be versatile and combineable. First and foremost, they are geared towards role-players, but honestly I do not think that people who only wear casual clothes should shun these. The pants I would totally wear in rl as well, same with the bolero. They are super cute.

Colours and textures

These are only a few colours of those offered. Corset, cowl and bolero come in five different colours, the pants come in eight colours. I really like them, very classy and even fitting for role-play without looking boring. The textures are highly detailed and unique. I love the shading on both the pants and the bolero.

I am especially happy that the fabrics of these items are fitting for roleplay. Linen, leather, cloth… it is perfect. If you have a closer look, you will see that the buttons, lacings and pockets on the bolero, corset and pants are not drawn onto the texture, but rather little mesh-items themselves which gives them a real 3D look. I think the wrinkles on the pants look especially realistic. Overall, I am really happy with the attention to details the creator has shown.

Shape and fitting

All items (besides the daggers) come in the usual five standard sizes: XXS, XS, S, M and L. In my case, my avi almost always fits in either size S or M. On the pictures I wear the pants in size S and the corset and bolero in size M. If you want to layer meshitems, you obviously will have to choose bigger sizes for the items you wear OVER other items.

In this case, the pants, as you can see on the photo, stick a bit through the corset on my avi’s right hip. While moving, that happened a lot. However, this has more to do with me than with the creator: I refused to wear XXS pants to prevent the corset/pants from sticking trhough, or I could have worn the corset in one size larger, but I refused to make my boobs bigger to adjust to that. So, I went with a bit of clashing mesh which, in my case, will be hidden under a belt anyway. I just think outfits with no belt usually look boring. :)

Overall I must say the items fit really well. Only some minor things that I noticed:  For the cowl I needed to wear an alphalayer from one of my LeLutka hairs, otherwise it would have shown on top. But I told the creator about that little problem and she said she’ll add alphas to the cowl-vendors, too.

The corset will at times stick through your boobs or not work well with crazy animation, but that’s how it goes with pretty much every underbust-corset that I own. I think it is more of a general rigging-problem than a problem this specific item has.

There is also a little gap showing between my legs. Not invisible-ponyrider-worthy, but it is there. Honestly, I have that with pretty much every single meshpants out there and if I want to have it less, I just wear the pants in size M and it looks better already, but then I have to hide that part under the belt, because pants size M and corset size M don’t go well together on my shape. I do think that my shape is partially at fault as well, because my elf has a big bum, so well, I’ll deal with a small gap. And those pants look really hot from behind, too! ;)

I am especially happy about the length of the pants: perfect for boots. Finally I have mesh-pants than I can wear with boots, woohoo.

So, what’s the result?

I think as a summary I can say that despite some minor things that more than liekly will eb ironed out soon, these items REALLY impress me and I hoped this review was helpful for you. If you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to tell me. :) I am always open for helpful advices.

Arica. :D

Don’t waste your time, or time will waste you


Hair: Maitreya (Onyx LeShelle, NEW!! Mesh!!)
Skin: League (Nena Janus)
Shape: selfmade (not for sale)
Ears: Illusory (Crushed Clarity, currently not for sale)
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh Baral)
Lashes: LeLutka (Thora Charron)
Blush: Bella di Notte (Jade Glazner)
Make Up: Kosh (Lynaja Bade)
Lipgloss: Dead Apples (Soleil Reid)
Blouse: Leverocci (Leverocci Resident, Mesh!!)
Short Skirt: The Sea Hole (Drinkinstein Sorbet)
Long Skirt: oyakin (kinbo Akina, tinted!!)
Socks: Modd.G (moddishh GossipGirl, old Gift)
Shoes: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Scarf: Tee*fy (Azure Electricteeth, The Dressing Room Blue item!! Mesh!!)
Bag: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Belt: Surf Couture (Emma Gilmour)
Necklace: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Ring: Kunglers (AvaGardner Kungler, The Dressing Room Blue Item!!)

Location: Arynfell (Adult Fantasy Role-Play), The Lost Realm

A million miles from home, I’m walking ahead


Hair: LeLutka (Thora Charron, Mesh!!)
Skin: League (Nena Janus)
Shape: selfmade
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh Baral)
Horns: Rue (Ruina Kessel)
Ears: Illusory (Crushed Clarity, currently not for sale)
Lipgloss: Dead Apples (Soleil Reid)
Make up: Kosh (Lynaja Bade)
Blush: Bella di Notte (Jade Glazner)
Dirt all over: Vigo (Vilandra Miles)
Tattoo: La Malvada Mujer (Faina Cortes, Dollarbie!!)
Vest: Tokddoki (Maya Levane, Mesh!!)
Shirt: Tokidoki (Maya Levane, Mesh!!)
Pants: Rochambeau (Leviathan Flux, Mesh!!)
Boots: COCO (cocoro Lemon, Mesh!! Gift!!)
Mouthie: Something in your Mouth (Aletta Milena)
Scarf: Miel (Mika Nieuport)
Slingbelt: DECO (Veluu Faulds)
Pile of Branches: Tee*fy (Azure Electricteeth, Epoch Legend Event Item, not available)
Bracelets: League (Nena Janus)
Weapon: LR Weapons (Larion Rhode)

Location: Pixel Mode and T Town (Non-Role-Play), Pixel Dreams

I wish nothing but the best…to you


Hair: LeLutka (Thora Charron, Mesh!! New!!)
Skin: League (Nena Janus)
Shape: selfmade (not for sale)
Ears: Illusory (Crushed Clarity, currently not for sale)
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh Baral)
Make Up: Kosh (Lynaja Bade), atchio (Silver Milneaux)
Blush: Bella di Notte (Jade Glazner)
Lipgloss: Dead Apples (Soleil Reid)
Corset: Aura (Tyr Rozenblum, Fairy Tales Event Item, Mesh!!)
Tunic: Niniko (Kae Sahara)
Leathershirt: Nemesis (Calypso Clip)
Pants: Celoe (ShaySibrian Resident)
Boots: Leverocci (Leverocci Resident, SALE!!)
Legwarmers: tram (Moca Loup)
Belt: Nyte N Day (Nyte Caligari)
Necklace: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Earrings: Fanatik (Kendra Zaurak)
Bracelet (left): EartStones (Abraxxa Anatine)
Bracelet (right): Willow (Weezey Warwillow)
Weapon: LR Weapons (Larion Rhode)

Location: Scribbled Heart (Non-Role-Play), Water Reserve