SL Disney Bound – Week Twenty One: Rapunzel

I have been wanting to show off this dress from Jane for ages, and Rapunzel made the perfect excuse for a textured, purpley-pink robe that allows for swinging around, climbing, and general tomfoolery. I love the layered effect, and all of the different designs Jane did with it - this lighter fade over a darker pattern is in three tones, while three different tones have a more elemental aesthetic. You can see how well and smoothly it moves, and I love the broad shoulder straps and squared bodice as well. The length is short enough to be flirty, but long enough to cover everything critical, and the mesh is line inside up quite a ways, though if one uses alpha layers to prevent clipping there is a certain height where it stops working well. I chose the shoes to match with the lower, crosshatched layer of dark purple and light pink; they're a very new release from Schadenfreude, and if you get the fatpack you can tint all different parts of it different shades. I chose pink for the toe and heel, and the darker purple for the sides, and I really think that they are glorious together.

The Schadenfreude shoes are available at the Collabor88 Birthday Event, as is the hair from Wasabi Pills. It's a gorgeous short, curling style with the most adorable headband, perfect for layering with some of the jewelry available at that same event. What I love about her hairs is that almost always the curls are far enough back to easily clear my ears (my eternal favorites, from Illusions), which means I can take pictures from every angle, instead of having to be careful. I tugged out a caged bird necklace and a shiny little crown from Krystal as the icing on this particular look;I have no idea when or where I got these, but aren't they adorable? I love the pink and blue together, and the gleam of each tiny prim as I wear them. Finally, the wings from Deviance are one of the commons from the Fantasy Gatcha Event, and I really adore them. One thing I discovered between now and then is that when you fly, these wings flap in response. Isn't that delightful? I love learning new things, even if I probably should have learned them from reading a notecard...

( More pictures here. )

Credits: 

Skin: De La Soul, Candace Creamer
Hair: Wasabi Pills, Claudette
Crown: Krystal, Miss Imperial - Mini Tiara
Ears: Illusions, Seelie Ears
Eyes: De La Soul, Mesh Eye Rainbow
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Eyeshadow: De La Soul, Charlie Makeup - Ink
Wings: Deviance, Sidhe  Wings (Fantasy Gatcha Faire)
Hands: SLink, Rigged Mesh Hands
Nails: A. E. Meth, Tie-Dye Nails
Jewelry: Krystal, Bird Cage Necklace
Dress: Jane, Carolina Dress
Shoes: Schadenfreude, Casinelle

Poses: Long Awkward Pose

Location: Isle of Amras: Castle
Light Settings: Mod of TOR Foggy Windlight
Water Settings: Glassy

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
Post processing: Cropping, only

Twisted Color Challenge: Week 27 - Cabbage Patch Forest

I went out looking for the Cabbage Patch Forest and ended up stumbling across an awesome free photo studio, put together by the creator behind Souzen Eien, called Captured Moments. I found out about it a few weeks ago, but it wasn't until today I finally had enough time to play around with all of the different poses, and I completely had a ball. There is one level of standard pose stands with different backgrounds, and then two levels - two - of an astonishing array of in situ pose objects, including a martini glass, a birdcage, and a box with different leans for awesome shadow work (all show in this post). In addition, there's a gorgeous outside garden area perfect for shadows. This is really worth any photographer going past and exploring; while there are several things I own, there are so many more I don't, and I really enjoyed a chance to bounce from one to another playing around with different effects and poses in a way I rarely do.

My green lovers outfit is a fantastic combination of things, and I think I hit the color mark more closely than I have recently. The dress is a semi-recent release from Jane that I have been wanting to show off for a while, and I really love it. The double layer skirt is novel and different, and my only wish would be to have it in more colors - at three colors per style, I was crying even while I was loving it. I suppose it's really wonderful when you're only complaint is "more please?" I paired it with this gorgeous necklace from Donna Flora, made up of a variety of flowers and then the twisting curl of vines. The necklace and earrings are sold separately from the ring and bracelet, but all of them are tintable with a single HUD, which is really space saving for my poor inventory. My cosmetics are a mix of two favorites - the thick liquid eyeshadow of MiaSnow and the light gloss from Mock. I especially like Mock's glosses because you can layer them over other things and really give a new edge to an old lipstick. Finally, my awesome shoes, shown with awesome shadows below, are the newest release from Felicity. I particularly like the ruffle along the back of the foot for this shoe; the foot is included, and it's tintable with a manually tintable HUD, which makes matching a breeze.

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Credits: 

Skin: De La Soul, Candace Creamer
Hair: Eep, Hair 016
Ears: Illusions, Seelie Ears
Eyes: De La Soul, Mesh Eye Rainbow
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Eyeshadow: MiaSnow, dark 3 green
Lipstick: Mock, Lucir Lipcolor Dandy Lion
Wings: Deviance, Titania Mesh Fairy Wings
Jewelry: Donna Flora, Vera
Hands: SLink, Rigged Mesh Hands
Nails: Izzie's, Metallic Nails
Dress: Jane, Carolina Dress
Shoes: Felicity, Paige Stilettos

Pose: various

Location: Captured Moments
Light Settings: TOR, HORROR Land rising
Water Settings: Nacon's Water

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
Post processing: Cropping, only

Cream and Dust

It's often the counterpoint of things which tickle me most about the internet - people's dreams placed on display for other people to go into, explore, discover, and reinterpret into their own mind. It's this aspect I like the most, too - the synergy that arises out of the creative powers of many people all mixing together in one place. Take the jewelry above - from Primalot - a mix of heavy pearls and chain The texture it had when I put it on (it's texture change) is a pale pink that initially didn't seem to match the green and purple in my Jane dress; the fact all of the textures are dull, though, with hints of gray and darkness - a common thread which makes them flow together well even though the colors are so different. The large stretches of white also help blend together the different colors, offering space in between each so that they glow each in their own right. I had initially thought to seek out a more quietly colored sim for pictures, to dovetail off of the soft grays and whites of my gown, but I think it really ended up being set off better against the brightness of this dream city now out at the Imagin@rium that began as a painting only to come to technicolor life in three dimensions. The counterpoint of me, the dull creature (except for my gleaming horns) against brilliance of an almost cartoon extent tickles me more than I can express.

The shoes from Felicity (available at Steals and Deals) are dully colored as well - they are actually gray, matching the darker gray on the dress - but the pink of the environment has tinted them. You can also tint the nails, and I chose the pale green of the ribboning on my dress. There is a very clear reflection below them in this pictures due to the Mirror Effect water I learned how to make - this really does make the clearest reflection in Second Life and it's a lot of fun to play with. The hair, from Discord Designs, is a newer release and a gorgeous mesh creation - non-rigged, so you can resize it (I had to, a little) and move it around to fit your head most effectively. There's a gorgeous, thick bun in the back, and combined with the hair tattoo the effect is hugely realistic and really fun. I tucked some horns from Lassitude & Ennui on top. But Deoridhe, I can hear you all say, Lassitude & Ennui do shoes, not horns! I know, I know, gorgeous shoes, says I, but apparently for the Starlust Monster Beach Party they make horns as well! And really fun, rainbow ones, too! So in the end, I really don't match much at all, but the effects are all so fun and cool that I don't much mind at all! In fact, I rather like the mismatched madness.

( More pictures here. )

Credits:

Skin: De La Soul, Aestali - Cream Rose
Eyes: De La Soul, RooMee Eyes - Rainbow
Eyeshadow: Elymode, A Little Drama - pink/green
Lipstick: Mock, Lucir Tall Poppy
Ears: Illusion, Seelie Ears
Hair: Discord Designs, Leah - Baby Blonde (promotional item)
Horns: Lassitude & Ennui, Slightly Monstrous - White Rainbow
Wings: Fancy Fairy, Azarelle
Lingerie: Adam n Eve, Ana Lingerie
Dress: Jane, Summer Maxi Dress "Fiona" - milk
Jewelry: Primalot, Nuclear Motion
Shoes: Felicity, Jessica Stilettos - Fabric 3 (Steals and Deals - promotional item)

Poses: Glitterati

Location: Imagin@rium
Light Settings: TOR DUSK Patriotix
Water Settings: Mirror Water

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
Post processing: Cropping, only

Artful Mourner

I've been having fun with mesh - Jane has a slew of clothing; my only sadness is that my belly and breasts are so large that the dress doesn't reflect them at all - and some of the Jane dresses I can't wear because they're cut low enough that they slice off a bit of my breasts. One fun thing about mesh is that you can pull a double strap - bra and dress! Slightly trashy, very fun. I paired this chevron dress with a new, medieval style hair from a new-to-me store Fantavatar which has a bunch of medieval styles (yes I picked up three. Yes my inventory is huge. Yes I... shaddup!).

On the sad side, a huge folder in my inventory - the one with all my meeroo nests and horse bundles, all of my photography supplies, many of the things I use regularly, and all my roleplaying things ...they are gone. I have a ticket open with Linden Labs and it might be recoverable, maybe, but in the mean time I'm resigning myself to rebuilding a lot of things, and simply giving up on others.

A moment of silence for my possibly lost inventory.

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Credits:

Skin: De La Soul, Aestali - Cream Rose
Eyes: De La Soul, RooMee Eyes - Rainbow
Eyeshadow: Damned, Rainbow 1
Eyelashes 1: *X*plosion, Prim Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Lipstick: Mock, Bella Vetro Gloss - Santa Fe
Hair: Fantavatar, Medieval Style 003 - Blond
Ears: Illusions, Mystic Ears
Jewelry: Earthstones, Nataliya Set
Lingerie: katat0nik, Holiday Bra and Panties - red
Dress: Jane, Tank Dress - Chevron Delicious
Bracelets: Silent Sparrow, Batty Chapiteau Wristbands
Ring 1: Alchemy Immortalis, Nestling Talisman
Ring 2: Earthstones, Eternal Blossom Ring - Bouquet
Stockings: Vextra Fashion, Sheer stockings - red
Shoes: G Field, Bow Strap Shoes "Kate" - red

Pose: Glitterati

Location: LEA 6 - 'Where I found my Ivory Tower Surrounded by a Huxleyan World, Which Turned out to be an Orwellian World'
Light Settings: Places Astryls Wild
Water Settings: TOR, Glaznost

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
Post processing: Cropping only