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A Masque for Life

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A mask protects, a mask hides… and a masque tantalises….


Aeon’s pose is Winter Spirit 02 from *Eternal Dream*

Aloha kākou!

I have a wonderful little couple of things to share with you today, a beautiful mask from Kerryth at Spyralle and a beautiful new updo from Magika.

The Masque of Summer is a wonderful mask, perfect for a midsummer’s… masque — for the ball, beautiful gowns swaying under the stars as the orchestra plays. Kerryth’s Masque of Summer is unrigged mesh: it can be resized and positioned for your face, and comes in six different lovely patterns. Each one has a HUD for choosing gem and metal colour to tailor it to your look. You can find it at We Love Role Play this month for another few days!


Aeon’s pose is Summer Breeze 5 (rev) from Stardust

I also get to share this quick pick-up — the Midnight updo from Magika. Magika is coming out with some new hairstyles with some very life-like texturing. I really love this one. I don’t have really close-up shots of it to share: Firestorm on a linux system has a known but that causes some triangular rendering errors in some meshes with alphas. I’ve got it on great authority (my assistant today who held the lights for me) that the triangles that I could see were completely invisible to her on her windows machine. It looks really wonderful, and I’m really excited for new styles from Magika soon!


Aeon’s pose is The Mirror Pose from Shi.S Poses

One last note, my wonderful friends. My friend, the beautiful and talented Kerryth, owner and creative force of Spyralle announced to her group that she is facing some rather serious health issues. Please keep her in your thoughts, your prayers if you have them. She has not shared prognosis, but keep her and her loved ones in your thoughts.

Mahalo nui kākou! A hui hou!

The Hyborian Age – Water E – morning windlight was used.

Pictures were taken in a custom-created skybox at Realm of Light

I am wearing:

•Spyralle – Masque of Summer currently at We Love Role Play
•Magika — Midnight hair
•Paris METRO Couture — Wild Bunch Flower mesh gown
•Luminesse — Mokolea (Lekika) Necklace and earrings set
•Spyralle – Summer Leaf  bracelets
•Barerose — Glass Fairy B-Wings (Green)
•DS’ELLES — Clemence (Ambre) skin
•Mayfly — Luminous Twilight Forest eyes
•[GA.EG] — Barbara mesh face
•[GA.EG] — Glamour Lashes
•Maitreya — Lara mesh body, hands and feet

Esmeralda

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While the world may sometimes look dark, take a moment and listen — the birds sing, the flowers bloom. The breeze blows in the trees. The Planet, in all Her majesty, dances on. How can we not pause to hear the piper?


Aeon’s pose is 99 Luftballoons 5 (rev) from {NanTra}

Welina mai kākou!

We’re just over half-way through June, and the June edition of We Love Role Play is going strong! Bee and Solas at Silvan Moon Designs bring you Esmeralda. It has a wonderful care-free feel to it. While it’s a longer mesh, it’s flared up about calf-length, so it doesn’t pose the kind of problems that you often see in movement for a longer mesh dress. Esmeralda comes in six lovely colours, and is sized for Maitreya only.

The outfit features separate skirt and top, so you can mix-and-match. The beautiful boots are included, and totally complement the dress. I’m already thinking about other outfits that I can pair these with. I’ve added the beautiful bangles from @rOrO and a necklace and earrings from EarthStones. It must have been fate, for the Esmeralda hair and scarf from Fantavatar & Moonstruck [Oblivion] just matches perfectly, completing the look.


Aeon’s pose is Summer Breeze 5 (rev) from Stardust

I… feel I’ve got to say one more bit here, though, because I love the jewelry from Earthstones and rOrO, but… we really should stop using the term ‘gypsy’. Yes, I know, there’s a lot of debate about this — many ethnic Roma say “please don’t use the word, it’s hurtful”, and others say that they don’t care. There’s a nice discussion of the term and its history and usage here. I think the long and the short of it to me is, why say it if it makes people feel bad? Political correctness isn’t a bad thing, it’s simply a different phrase that means “polite”.

So, you know, be kind. Let the word go.


Aeon’s pose is Summer Breeze 3 (rev) from Stardust

Let’s close on a happy — we’re on location outside of Silvan Moon Designs. My favourite sim designer, Gidgy, decorated the sim beyond the store for Bee and Solace. Queensgarden lives on, in our hearts and all over the Grid!

I wish you all a wonderfully happy weekend. May you have peace and serenity, and stay healthy. Aloha kākou!

A hui hou kākou!

Pictures were taken at Silvan Moon Designs at Emerald

I am wearing:
•Silvan Moon Designs — Esmeralda dress (Maitreya Lara size only!)
•@rOrO — Golden Gypsy Stack bracelets
•EarthStones — Gypsy Necklace and earrings
•Fantavatar & Moonstruck [Oblivion] — Esmeralda hair with scarf
•DS’ELLES — Clemence (Ambre) skin
•Mayfly — Luminous Twilight Forest eyes
•[GA.EG] — Barbara mesh face
•[GA.EG] — Glamour Lashes
•Maitreya — Lara mesh body, hands and feet

Night lights

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Aloha kākou!  Happy Friday, everyone!  I was thinking about going out dancing tonight, so I thought I’d share a wonderful little outfit and skin with you!  The outfit is a little mix-and-match from R2 Fashion A/D/E, and the Psy skin is from Fallen Gods.

  • <K&S> — Loveliness #3 pose

I’m always amazed at what the creators in SL can do with textures and materials these days.  The shine on the R2 outfits is incredible — from the metallic sheen to the gloss on the transparent bits.

  • Stardust — Summer Breeze 05 Bento Pose

I really love the Psy series of skins that Alia at Fallen Gods has created.  The electricity/plasma/lightning-y patterns on the dark skin really lend themselves to my creativity.

  • Stardust — Summer Breeze 03 Bento Pose

Sometimes you just need to dress how you feel…. and sometimes you need to feel how you dress.  So, you know — it’s Friday… time to feel sparkly.

Have a wonderfully happy weekend, my friends!  A hui hou kākou!

Pictures were taken at Backdrop City and at INSILICO

I am wearing:

 

Fantasy Faire 2019: Violet Pixie

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Go big or stay home.

But it’s okay to feel small, too.

In fair warning, this is my full-sized avi with a Maitreya body, and the lovely Ademe Warrior outfit from Roped Passions is Maitreya fitmesh: it’s just the lovely scenery at Fantasy Faire 2019 that makes makes me teeny.

 

The Ethereal wings from Lunaria are unscripted, but have a gentle flexi-like motion as you move.  They’re not flight wings, but they’re great for wearing in high-lag areas… or anytime you just want to look wonderful.

I left off jewelry with this outfit, but augmented instead with the beautiful Hope tattoo from Stardust, exclusive for the Fantasy Faire: when the Faire is over, this lovely adornment will be gone!

There are so many wonderful things at Fantasy Faire, and every one helps contribute to the fight against cancer.  With 16 sims, you can always get in somewhere and have a look around.  Fantasy Faire 2019 is only here until May 5, and there is SO MUCH to see.

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

Mix and Match 3

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Sometimes inspiration strikes from any old place. I was out and about furniture shopping and came across a sign in the store with a picture of a dress I really thought was pretty. I IM’d the store owner to ask what is was and she kindly told me. It was called The Bridal Gown from Dead Dollz, and what particularly appealed to me was the lace overdress. So I bought the dress and took that part and start building around it.

As being all lace it was already see through, and rather revealing at the top, I add a set of flower modesty covers for top and bottom, also from Dead Dollz, which matched the lace overdress pattern nicely. To this I added a set of flexi sleeves from one of my favorite gowns, the Bianca from FlowerDreams.

  • Pose: The Finnley Series – Four by An Lar

Rounding it out was a pair of nice lace applier gloves and of course my favorite boots, the Gothic Lolita’s from Candy Kitten.

So let your inspiration soar – be inspired by something in your inventory and start mixing it up with other bits and pieces and see what you can create! Cheers!

Captured in the Net

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I came across this lovely net top at the Liaison Collaborative event, and just squeaked it in to the blog – the event is only through the 26th so don’t wait on this one!

I am not generally a fan of the off-the-shoulder look but this one, Aly by Baiastice, just seemed to work really well to me. It comes in 12 colors, with and without the bra, plus a fat pack with four additional colors and the ability to mix and match the bra colors.

Pose: GP Emma 8 by An Lar

The see through of the net is really nicely done and gives this top a fun summery look.

Summer Breeze – 04 by Stardust

And of course… the bra is optional… if you’re feeling a little daring with that net look…

Pose: Summer Breeze – 05 by Stardust

Is it cold in here or is it just me? 😉 Cheers!