remain in the light

A dream of nightlife… the neon, the crowded dance floor, the laughter, the irressistable beat of the music that you feel as much as hear. Perhaps now the dance floors are empty, the music hard to hear as our world staggers to handle the strain… but hold this dream, this light, this feeling. What we hold we can retain.


Aeon’s pose is Try to forget you, female single pose 2 from Luanes World

Welina mai kākou! Hau‘oli Pō’aono! Aloha my friends, Happy Saturday!

There is sometimes a disconnect between SL and RL, and perhaps now more than ever… but SL gives us the chance to maintain the social contacts that we might be starting to starve in RL right now. So, it’s the weekend, let’s dance, for there is life!


Aeon’s pose is All Dressed Up 05M from [ west end ] poses

It’s no secret that I love sparkly and shiny, and a little bit of revealing is a happy joy — so Ally Adventure is always a big favourite of mine. This is the Cyra Deep Cutouts tunic dress from Ally★Adventure.


Aeon’s pose is [KIMONO-F] 4(M) from Happy Dispatch Animation

It’s all kinds of sparkly, and comes in 8 different colours, with somewhat varying degrees of… reveal. There’s also a free demo and a fatpack available.


Aeon’s pose is waiting for him, single pose 1 from Luanes World

I hope you are all well today, that the stress of the past two weeks and of the vision of the next few does not ride too heavy on your shoulders.

Mahalo! A hui hou kākou!

The Doomed Spaceship windlight was used.

Pictures were taken at Backtrop City

I am wearing:

Ally★AdventureCyra Deep Cutouts Tunic Dress (Chiffon Royal Sapphire) (Maitreya/SLink/Belleza fitmesh, 5 standard size rigged mesh)
Lindy Modern & Retro Shoes  — Lindy Falyn Silver heels for SLink Medium feet
Vibing — Elsie (silver) bracelet
*N@N@*Jennifer necklace & earrings
EarthStonesTumbled (rainbow> bracelet
Truth HairKaijah Hair
Alaska Metro <3Foil Flash tattoo
Oceane Body DesignQuinn Perle skin
Mayfly Luminous Twilight Forest eyes
[GA.EG]Barbara mesh face
[GA.EG]Glamour Lashes
MaitreyaLara mesh body, hands and feet


Deep in the forest

Aloha Po’akolu!  Happy Wednesday, everyone!  I have another lovely gown from Spyralle to share with you here today, it’s a beautiful piece featured at Mystic Market this month.  Sibyl Forest comes in both ‘plain’ and ‘glyph’ versions, and is just a perfect colour for me.

I had fun shooting, so I’ll just the pics speak for me.

Nature’s Splendor by EarthStones is a beautiful necklace-and-earring set that features a beautiful little texture-change HUD.  There are three sets of leaves here, so you can colour them individually or all together if you prefer.

The glyphs version of the dress features patterns that remind me of the ki‘i pohaku, the petroglyphs on the Hawaiian islands.  I definitely love the look, although if you prefer it without them, “un-glyphed” versions are also included!

This edition of Mystic Market ends soon, so you might want to stop by sooner than later!  Kerryth has a good record of bringing her event clothing into the main store, so if you miss it, you’ll have another chance.  And stop by The Lost Unicorn for a magical little visit.  There have been some recent updates, and the sim just keeps getting better and better.

Aloha kākou!  A hui hou!

Pictures were taken at The Lost Unicorn

Windlight used was Alchemy Immortalis – Fog Lifting

I am wearing:

 


It’s all been done

So, maybe it has all been done.

Sooooo it’s the curse of blogging, you’ve got a product out there and someone beats you to it.  Well, fooey, and I really liked that, too!  So, what do you do?  You take your own pics and show it the way you want to, that’s what.  🙂

Alaska Metro <3 is hosting a little mini-hunt, the Wardrobe Staples hunt with ten gifts: three at the Alaska Metro <3 main store, and seven at Free Dove.

Here are two of them that I just adored, the Long Tank and the Moto Leggings.

Each of the items in the hunt features a HUD with a couple texture choices.  The Moto Leggings and Long Tank each have three lovely choices to mix and match.  I really love the mesh on these, the leggings are very nicely detailed!

Oooh oooh and also?  This is the first time I’ve featured the Hatsune hair from *ARGRACE*.  I really have fallen in love with the *ARGRACE*.  In addition to a texture with a few choices for the headband (or whatever hair-related accessories a particular hairdo comes with), most of their styles feature a styling hud.  These allow you to add wisps or, in the case of Hatsune, a lovely braid across the forehead.

 

Stop by Alaska Metro <3 and Free Dove, the hunt is free and easy enough, and the goodies are lovely.  And above all, happy Aloha Friday my friends!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!


Caught in the setting sun

I’m in trouble — or my bank account is.  I’ve found a merchant doing what I’ve been waiting for for ages: combine the beauty of mesh and the motion of flexi in the same skirt!  Nur from ALB Dream Fashion features just this:  a mesh top and base skirt, and flexi skirt add-ons that swish and flow as you dance!  WOW!

I know there’s been some well written posts about the dearth of fitmesh for Belleza bodies lately, and while I don’t have Belleza, I certainly sympathise.  Nur comes with fitmesh for all three Belleza bodies, TMP, both SLink and Maitreya.  Well done!

I think I’m going to have to go back to ALB and spend some more money, there are some beautiful flexi skirts there!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!


The Courtesan

Night,
dark, soft, alluring,
spinner of dreams I want to be lost in,
is a kindhearted courtesan,
who never demanded anything
for all her loving, that to me
was like a swim in the pool
of “Ananda” I was searching for.

I climbed her door steps
with the silent footfalls of a cat,
all these years for solace,
when the fair lass ,
regaled by my songs evening after evening,
scoffed and taunted,
when I fell wounded
in duels of life, I was forced to fight
to keep my honor intact.

Once,
seeing me left in the lurch,
blood soaked and badly wounded
she led my tired legs
to her house of magic and secret treasure hunts,
blessed me with oblivion, till I woke up.
Her mansion became
arena of silent dances of wounded memories,
till sun appeared above misty mountains
cheering me up with new promises,
but my thoughts never left her.
I spent my darkest hours
in her house,
thrilled by dreams she induced,
in which under moonbeams
princesses gathered,
bubbling fine wine brimmed
in sparkling glasses,
I felt the most loved man
within her tender arms.
I would wait for the night, my sullied lover,
to arrive with her hands of breeze,
to tousle my hair and caress my face.
Night  took away my pains,
her lasciviousness is the only drink,
that makes me ask for more.
She is not only mine,
as a courtesan, she needs to entertain
whoever seeks her,
But when I am with her,
she is all mine.

(Night is a Kind Hearted Courtesan, by K. Balachandran)

Solas and Bee at Silvan Moon Designs have a beautiful new gown for you at The Secret Affair.  The Courtesan is a two-piece mesh gown (gown and overskirt) available in four different lovely colour combinations for SLink and Maitreya bodies.

The Secret Affair has some wonderful treasures.  Stop by and take a look around before this secret disappears!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

 


Dialing Home

There is joy in wandering…. and joy in returning.  The cosmos is my home, the dance of the stars my heartbeat. 

Neil said “We are made of the dust of stars, and the oceans flow in my veins”.

Come with me…. let’s set a course.  Second star to the left, and straight on until dawn.

Mahalo!  A hui hou!


songbird

With graduation marking the end of the school year, summer is officially here as far as I’m concerned! Song Bird is a wonderful little fitmesh shift from Precious Designs with a six-colour HUD.

Beautiful weather, waking to the dawn chorus, picnics, hikes, a little more relaxation time (hopefully), warm rains and thunderstorms — I love summer!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

 


Boho eclectica

Okay, something I don’t do enough of — assemble outfits from components!  This was a lot of fun, though, and features a few new goodies and a few old ones that I found in my inventory.

The two Alaska Metro items come from the Spoonful of Sugar 2017 Spring Festival going on right now!  The Foil Flash tattoo gacha comes in ten different placements over the torso, arms and legs.  The rare features all ten on one layer for your convenience.  I think I found a new fave tattoo!

A different shade for the Petite Mort scarf — melon — and taupe leggings.  Petite Mort‘s Gypsy beaded scarf is gorgeous, and comes in several lovely colours.  It’s a perfect accent piece!

All I want to do is savour the taste of that kiss goodnight.

So… the question is, what will you put together today?

Mahalo!  A hui hou!


Tastes of Spring

With the change in the seasons, Tres Chic starts today, and Petite Mort has two lovely exclusives just for the occasion!

Lara is a lovely mesh dress in fitmesh for Maitreya Lara, SLink Physique and Hourglass and the standard SL avi.  It comes in six lovely colours, two of which I’ll show you today.

Melora Frost at Petite Mort really does such a lovely job with textures.  Her tastes fit perfectly with my wardrobe!

If you haven’t visited Petite Mort before, you simply must.  Melora has a wonderful eye for the bohemian style.  Stop by Tres Chic and check out the exclusives — and the rest of the market — there are so many wonderful things to see!  Don’t dawdle, Tres Chic is only around for a limited time!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!


A little Friday festival

For your Friday pleasure (or Saturday morning to my lovely friends on the other side of the dateline), a little group gift from Petite Mort.  Festival is a beautiful maxi-skirt and bandeau top in five mesh sizes.

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  • Mistress Midnight — MM Model Pose 17

Now, Petite Mort currently has nine past group gifts back up on the wall, Festival included.  I don’t know how long they’ll be up, but stop by and take a look, and peruse the rest of the bohemian fashion offered in the store!  In the meantime, I’ll show you another one or two of those gifts in the next week or so.

Mahalo!  A hui hou!