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Bring us back to Life!

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TUNES

All of this time, I can’t believe I couldn’t see
Kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me
I’ve been sleeping a thousand years, it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything
Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
Don’t let me die here
(There must be something more) bring me to life

[- Amy Lee, Evanescence -]
Ideas and inspiration for pictures… I get this asked a lot and often I have no idea what to answer. Many times I just unpack boxes of what I have bought and see what would maybe go together – that usually is a long process of try and error. When I am done styling, I try to find or build a scenery that in my opinion goes with that look.
The second way I come to an idea is a little more easy. I go out and take a look at some events and maybe I find something that kicks me and I do get a instant idea of what I would like to do with it.
The third possibility is I saw a picture in real life, or I heard a song where the lyrics did inspire me and I try to make my own version or my own vision of it.
Or… it is somehow a combination of some or all of those *giggles*
Most of the time I just go with the flow, let it happen and if I like the result it gets posted – yes, I do trash ready pictures if I do not like them and start over, even if I did work hours or days on them 😉
I do not know if it really is blogging like I used to do it in the past. In my personal view blogging is showcasing and maybe even review the items to give the reader a picture of what they get when they buy it. That was what I was taught when I started blogging. Over the time, that changed for me as I wanted more and more my own twist and visions in the pictures I do. Not only a blunt showcase of the item in the perfect day light, but my emotions, my feelings and.. maybe even myself somehow.
I was struggling for a while if I do still want to call myself “blogger” or if I should call myself just “digital artist”
Seeing how blogging changed in general and seeing how much more freedom bloggers do get, I decided to combine both and just have fun with it – as long as my sponsors do allow me 🙂
Today it was a combination of ideas.
First I saw the amazing Horns from Nefekalum at The Warehouse Sale and did know I do want to do something with them. They are so extraordinary in shape, textures and colors – just a must have! While was walking through the event I did see the new Hair from no.match – which I was allowed to be on the advertisement (thank you no.match and sis) – and with the shaved sides, they perfectly went with the horns!
I do not get that lucky all the time to find a whole style at one event usually but this time, it seemed to be fortune, as I found the outfit from Rokins and the cool makeup from [Reverie] at the same event, too!!!
After I put everything together, certainly with nails from FORMANAILS – my most favorite nail designer ♥ – I loved what I saw, but had no idea of what I could do with it *chuckles*
If I do not have the blink of an idea what to do, I usually jump first into my animals folder and see if I find something that calls to be rezzed out. This time it were the smelly raven friends from {vespertine} I got a while ago (sometimes things need to sit unused in my inventory until they are ready to go *giggles*). Seeing those the cool “Messenger Crow” animesh made – by [Apika] – came to my mind again. Why not doing something like “Bring the ravens back to live” like the “Messenger Crow”?
Where else than at a dark cemetery with a Gothic looking fence around midnight, dark magic could be done better?
Said – Done!
And here it is 😉
Clothing
Outfit: Rokins – Sitana V1″ (Maitreya LaraX) – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // December 2023
Accessories
Horns: Nefekalum – “Archduke Horns” (unrigged, materials) – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // December 2023
Piercings & Tattoo (Forehead): BodyArts – “Signum” (unrigged)
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Nails: FORMANAILS – “Kalia” (Maitreya, Bento)
Hair & Makeup
Eyeshadow 1: [Reverie] – “Yule Eyeshadow #2” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // December 2023
Eyesjadow 2: [Reverie] – “Yule Liner #7” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // December 2023
Head, Body & Tattoo
Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Tattoo Head & Ears: BodyArts – “Void”
Face Tattoo: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL.EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or one of her various amazing facebands)
Body: Maitreya – “LaraX 1.0”
Poses, Props & Tools
Backdrop: Paparazzi – “BACKDROP – Gothic Gate 1”
Animal 1: [Apika] – “The Messenger Crow” (animesh)
Animals 2: {vespertine} – “Skelly Friends – Raven” (static)
Model, Stylist & Photographer

Gothic Cats ;)

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Clothing

Top: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Lisbeth Top” (Reborn)
Pants: AVEC TOI – “The Angelique Shorts” (Reborn)
Shoes: 718 – “Willow Boots // Black” (Reborn)

Accessories

Piercings & Tattoo (Forehead): BodyArts – “Signum” (LeL.EvoX BoM, unrigged mesh)
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Glasses: [CX] – “Farseer Glasses”
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Collar: [CX] – “Achlys Posture Collar” (Reborn)
Armbands: Badwolf – “Hera Armbands” (Reborn)
Gloves: .:E.A.Studio:. – “River Gloves” (Reborn)
Nails & Rings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Tyra Claw Set” (Reborn, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match – “No Louder”
Eyeshadow 1: Guapa – “Akeldama Black Eyeshadow” (LeL.EvoX BoM)
Blush: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Blush Black” (LeL.EvoX BoM)
Lipstick: Guapa – “Akeldama Spiderlips” (LeL.EvoX BoM)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Face Tattoo: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL.EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: eBODY – “REBORN v1.69.6”
Tattoo Neck & Chin: BodyArts – “Ornamentum” (LeL.EvoX BoM)
Tattoo Body: .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo Dindy ( Full )( Medium )” (BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Backdrop: Paparazzi – “BACKDROP – Abandoned Factory”
Pose (incl Cigarette: [piXit] – “Fumer – F – Groundsit // Cig_Floor_F6” (Bento)
Cats Group: [Rezz Room] – “Bengal Cat Family” (Gacha)
Cat (jumping): [Rezz Room] – “Bengal Cat Jump” (Gacha)
Cat (left): [Rezz Room] – “Bengal Cat Play” (Gacha)

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

No one knows what it’s like…

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TUNES

But my dreams they aren’t as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That’s never free

[- The Who -]
Clothing

Top: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Lisbeth Top” (Reborn)
Pants: FashionNatic – “Blythe Shorts Black Jeans” (Reborn)
Gloves: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Riot Kidz” (Reborn)
Shoes: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Avril Leg Warmers” (Reborn)

Accessories

Piercings & Tattoo (Forehead): BodyArts – “Signum” (LeL.EvoX BoM, unrigged mesh)
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Chains & Blood Tears: Hexed – “Sinner Set” (Mesh, LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ FaMESHedX // October 2023
Armbands: Badwolf – “Hera Armbands” (Reborn)
Nails & Rings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Tyra Claw Set” (Reborn, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match – “No Savior (size 1, normal”
Hairbase: no.match – “Hairbase – braided / bw2″ [LeL.EvoX BoM)
Eyeshadow 1: Guapa – “Akeldama Black Eyeshadow” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Eyeshadow 2: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Eyeshadow Black” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Blush: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Blush Black” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Lipstick: Guapa – “Akeldama Spiderlips” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Face Tattoo: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL.EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: eBODY – “REBORN v1.69.6”
Tattoo: .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo Dindy ( Full )( Medium )” (BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop – “Arts Wall”
Deco 1: DRD – Converted Tram – Trash Can
Deco 2: DRD – San Mora – City Trash – Bins
Dog: JIAN – “Boston Terrier :: Companion” (Animated)

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Halloween Nightmares 2023 – Part 1

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TUNES

Stitched you up, put you together
With cotton and feather
Gave you love, put my heart inside you
Oh, what could I do?

When you started talkin’ in your sleep
Saying the things you’d do to me
I didn’t care, I wasn’t scared
Now I’m findin’ knives under the sheets
Crumpled photographs of me
I’m in despair, should I be scared?

Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

[- Melanie Martinez -]

Time for a little writeup today 😉 I didn’t write for along time more than just some quotes or lyrics. Sometimes you do not have something to say and then it is better to just shut up I was taught in my childhood – I believe that is true.

Life was just a mess the past couple of months and always when I thought it can’t become anymore worse – it did.

It did come to a peak when I was told I cannot be a teacher anymore, because I had already to many limited contracts – about 12 years (I stopped studying after the first exam due a record label contract and some other reasons, which none ever cared until now). Now that Germany is seriously short on teachers, none even thought they would pull that card after so many successful years, but they did. So, while we hear everyday on the news “We desperately need teachers”, I am sitting at home, not yet sure what I am going to do since I was half of my life a teacher and the other half a musician – I am way not the only one facing that situation and no one does understand that idiotic misery.

Long story short – I had to sort my mind first before I wanted to talk about and just underlined my pictures with songs, quotes and emotions I was in during that process. But now we have the dark season of the year – Halloween and so many other holy days, that pulled me out of my corner and back to work – aka styling and taking pictures!

Since I had a lot of time over the past weeks, I was able to so some fun in SL again and I went to do a few cool Halloween themed hunts and visited some cool dark events, where I found a looooooot of strange, spooky and cool things I want to showcase now in a little “Halloween Nightmares” series – And here is it is… Part 1 😉

(Btw it is really funny AND amazing, how you can find lyrics and songs to al kind of weird imaginations like the one I found for todays post *giggles*)

Clothing

Top: [CX] – “Ragged Tubetop – Black” (Maitreya)

Accessories

Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Fingers: L’Emporio – “Kick It – Bandage Rings” (Maitreya, Bento)
Nails: [FORMANAILS] – “Zombie Updated” (Maitreya, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: CAMO – “Alusi Dreads” (Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Face Band: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Eyes: REPULSE – “Psychotic Eyes” (LeL.EvoX Applier) – NEW @ The Dark Style Fair // October 2023
Tongue: [The Dead Boy] – “Morus Tongue”
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Tattoo Neck: THIS IS WRONG – “Venom Tattoo DIRT FADED” (LeL.EvoX BoM, Materials, Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Tattoo (Arms): .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo ( Medium ) Eclipse” (BoM)
Stitches: [POUT!] – Stitched up” (LeL.EvoX BoM, Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023

Poses, Props & Tools:

Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS – “Spooky St [360] Backdrop”
Teddybear, Knive & Armposes: KitCat – “Dead Teddy Bloody” (Hunt Item) – NEW @ Haunting Labyrinth – Terror Trail Hunt // October 2023
Animals 1: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Death Moth”(Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Animals 2: Ghoul – “Centipest 2023 – Scolopendra subspinipes” – NEW @ FLF-o-Ween // October 2023

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Your Instincts telling you to Run

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TUNES

When you suffered it allAnd your spirit is breakingYou’re growing desperate from the fightRemember your loveAnd you always will beThis melody will always bringYou right back home

[- Linkin Park -]
Clothes

Outfit: .Evil Baby. – “Symbiote Bodysuit” (Reborn) – NEW @ The Dark Style Fair // October 2023

Accessories

Piercings & Tattoo (Forehead): BodyArts – “Signum” (LeL.EvoX BoM, unrigged mesh)
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Nails: [FORMANAILS] – “Boneta” (Reborn, Bento)
Collar: [CX] – “Achlys Posture Collar” (Reborn)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match – “No_Diversity ( size 1 )
Scars 1: [Cubic Cherry] – “{Stitched} the tears” (LeL.EvoX BoM, Materials) – NEW @ FLF-o-Ween // October 2023
Scars 2: [Cubic Cherry] – “{Stitched}  the smile” (LeL.EvoX BoM, Materials) – NEW @ FLF-o-Ween // October 2023

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Face Tattoo: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: eBODY – “REBORN v1.69.6”
Ear Tattoo: Hexed – “Strange Ears Tattoo” (LeL.EvoX BoM)
Head/Neck Tattoo: BodyArts – “Luna” (LeL EvoX BoM)
Eyes: REPULSE – “Psychotic Eyes” (LeL.EvoX Applier) – NEW @ The Dark Style Fair // October 2023

Poses, Props & Tools

Backdrop: Paparazzi – “BACKDROP – Magic Attic 4”
Pose: BodyArts – “Fantasia”
Animal: [Apika] – “The Messenger Crow”

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Sleep tight and let dreams of the tooth fairy’s gift fill the night…

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Your smile is a little gappy. The tooth fairy is coming to leave you a little treat to make you happy.

I am back… again! *giggles*

After surviving that weird thing called “real life”, I felt it was time again to go back to Second Life and do some pictures again – I really missed that!

Some already contacted me worrying if I might have been gone – thank you for that that really made me smile and feel better instantly. Yes I am alive and slowly RL seems to calm down again more and more 🙂

When I came back and browsed Flickr, I wondered to still find all those tilted pictures. I know before I had my forced “offline time” they already were there, but I was hoping after that kind of a break they would be gone *chuckles*
When I asked someone back then they tried to convince me that I would be because of the Black Dragon viewer. For what ever reason (I didn’t really understand that and yes I tried Black Dragon too) I was told, that this is the only way to have a good picture/ratio/what ever, that you snap the picture like that. Ok I get that and maybe that is the only way you can do that there, but since most anyway use programs to post-work their pictures, why can you not tilt them the right direction there before you upload it anywhere?
Another person told me they do it, because of the way Flickr displays pictures and because of they would get more Flickr headers in groups… do we really make pictures only to achieve that?

I am not… I prefer my pictures the way people can see them without laying sidewards on the couch, or tilt their heads until their neck gets sore to look at them *snickers* – but what ever floats your boat, I just still try to understand why it is still be done, maybe someone can give me a reason I do understand 😉

Today I come to you with a lot of new releases of the actual round of Midnight Order. Sadly we could not make it this time with the store (damn RL), but the more I would love to show you the amazing designs you can get there.
In the past I wrote about each design and realized people look mostly the credits anyway, so if you want to know the specific items, below you will find them all with names and surals :p

I really enjoyed doing pictures again even if it felt a little bit like walking in high heels after along time… rock road kinda *laughs*, but I found may way back there and I am looking forward to have many more over the next weeks since I’m on holiday now \o/

Thank you so much for reading and supporting my work!

Clothing

Outfit: AsteroidBox – “Midna Corset” (Maitreya) – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023
Cape: toksik – “Sweet Time Cape (XS)” – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023
Sleeves: [Cubic Cherry] – “{Thai} sleeves” (Maitreya) – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023

Accessories

Crown & Halo: Nefekalum – “Sable’s Crown” – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Glasses: [CX] – “Farseer Glasses”
Nails & Rings: .:. SHARD .:. – “Ophelia Revenge Claws” (Maitreya, Bento) – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023

Hair & Makeup

Hair: Exile – “Abby 1”
Eyeshadow: Nefekalum – “My Anubis 2022 – Eyeshadow 16” (BoM, Materials, LeL. EvoX)
Face Tattoo: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Tattoo: +Nuuna+ – “KATI Black 90%” (BOM) – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023

Poses, Props & Tools

Pose: Foxcity – “All Nighter-6m” (Bento, modified)
Backdrop: Spires Society – “The Traitor’s Sanctum w/materials” – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023
Lamp (incl. hand/holding pose): [ContraptioN] – “Investigator’s Illuminator L hand” – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023
Teeth: [Apika] – “Tooth Fairy” – NEW @ Midnight Order // August 2023

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin