For the past round of We ♥ RP we went cyberpunk and created Nemesis Arms. These cyber arm prostheses have been designed for Maitreya only and come with a HUD that provides you with 10 color choices for carbon, stripes, plates, fingers and claws.
TAXI: Wicca’s Wardrobe
After a rough week I finally can do a post again 🙂
The time before Christmas seems to be a hard time for many people. I feel it a lot lately with the kids at school. The quiet time, the time of love and family – for some it seems to be the opposite of that. Maybe it is because they miss that feelings at home, or they do have problems they try to hide the whole year and when Christmas comes close they start to realize even more. I do not know what it is, but some do need more attention and care. I try as much to give them what they need, in a way I am allowed to, but I realized it really soaks a lot of power and energy off myself – more than usual and more than in any other year before. That means to me I need to find moments and ways to refill my own ‘batteries’ and making pictures in Second Life is one of them 🙂
I had the great pleasure to meet Hattie Panacek – owner and builder/designer of Ex Machina – when she agreed to built us our new custom made Mainstore for Wicca’s Wardrobe. I never dared to even think about her as the builder for our store, as I know she usually not does any custom builts. Salt from Salt and Pepper encouraged me to ask her and even offered herself as reference. I hesitated for a while… I looked around to maybe find a store that would fit to us, our designs and our imaginations, but all that I found had one of those criteria but not more than one at the same time.
So I gathered my courage, took a deep breath and opened an IM to Hattie. I kinda was prepared to get a no to my request, but what I had to loose? I was a little worried, that she would be too busy to answer and so I thought it would take a while for her to come back on me and after I typed my proposal I closed the IM – maybe I just closed it so fast, as I was scared about the answer *snickers*
You know what?!?!?! It turned out to be one of the most amazing talk I had in Second Life. She replied kinda instant and I nearly fainted as I really didn’t expect that. She got our vision after just a few seconds and already had even some ideas for it. When she said she looked at our stuffs and liked the way we design and some of the stiff we do… I really was close to just pass out *giggles*. She pointed out some things and even did let our vision grow with her input. It felt like I would talk to an old friend – unbelievable. I always admired her work, her ideas and building skills and as well her incredible textures. She makes things look like used and not just shiny and nice – even if she certainly can do that as well 😉 I just really really adore her way to do things. The more we talked when we met for sneak previews of what she was building for us, or for some more talks about specific things for the built, the more she became a friend to me as well and we discovered, that we share a lot of things, thoughts and likings.
One day she showed me her newest release for an event and I instantly loved it. I already did showcase the right side of that amazing backdrop before (https://wiccamerlin.de/late-autumn-soon-i-need-to-turn-on-the-heating-again/) and today it is time for the left side 😉
I am talking about the “Atelier Baudelaire – By Ex Machina” backdrop.
The left side is a neat little atelier of a painting artist – according to Hattie the whole backdrop was inspired by the great French poet Charles Baudelaire. The backdrop has it’s own lights but since it is modify you can even turn them off if you want to use your own light setting. Did you ever see such an amazing love for the detail for just a corner of one room? The different paintings, the cool ‘used look’ details for the walls even behind the paintings and then the cardboard with the brushes and spilled paint… simply incredible and stunning. The more you look at that stunning backdrop the more details you will find like the awesome pipes at the ceiling. As well the materials are super awesome! If you are able to turn on materials the whole backdrop is like a new experience again. It does look already cool without but if you turn the advanced lighting model on in your graphics it does look like as you could even feel the little crackles or the bricks at the wall when you touch it – just breathtaking!
All the paintings, paint buckets and brushes reminded me of a fun mesh head/body applier of paint from Izzie’s I always wanted to use and never found the right chance to do so. The same I had with the super cool and amazing Paintball gacha set – I had no one yet playing that with me – where I had Redclaw shooting at me to get the paint splatter effect on the top 😉 I guess I drove him nuts with that, as I wanted too have as many colors as possible on my short and he had to change between the guns all the time until I liked the way the paint applied to myself and the shirt *giggles*
Overall todays pictures where a lot of fun and I wasn’t able in a long time to just fool around with items, poses and things as my RL kept me so much. I hope the next days it will be a little easier going and I have more room for creative pictures and stuff to fool around with and getting inspired again 😉
Shirt: Salt & Pepper (S&P) – “Paintball Tank” (Maitreya, Gacha, Common)
Pants: Neve – “Pant – Destroy” (Maitreya)
Shoes: DECO – “Classic Sneaks”
Hair: [INK] – “Colored Pencil w/Tanbarumori” (Gacha, Common)
Makeup: alaskametro<3 – “Bali Eyeshadow” (LeLutka Applier)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.3”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Tattoo: Izzie’s – “Color Explosion” (LeLutka/Maitreya Applier)
Poses: Le Poppycock – “Just Alice” (with ladder, paint bucket & brush)
Backdrop: Ex Machina – “Atelier Baudelaire”
I don’t want no dissension, just dynamic tension
I’m a muscle fan
In just seven days, I can make ‘me’ a man
[Rocky Horror Show]
The Reanimator Gacha from DRD and their hunt and the Stein hunting, inspired me for this post…
I already had a “Dr. Stein grows funny Creatures” post not too long ago and today, I would like to make a continuation of that thought 😉
What about, if one of his creatures desires company? In German we have a phrase “Is the cat of the house, the mice dance on the table”. I do not know what this phrase is called in English, the dictionary gave me something like “When the cat is away, the mice will play.” Anyways, I guess you get my point… when the doctor is away… I can do studies and practice for my evil plan. Maybe you will discover the story I wanted to tell via my pictures 🙂
The whole set is built from the “The Reanimator” gacha by DRD while all the poses I used for this post were made by Satomi Masukami for her brand Foxcity.
I had to find a look and I wanted something cute, paired with some spooky horror. A longer time ago, I got the “Shattered Existence” applier from CURELESS [+]. I wanted to use it for such a long time, but never got a good chance for it – today was the day! When I had edited all those little staples on my face, neck and wrists, I looked at me and I have no clue why but instantly I had a school girl look in mind. The “Junko” dress from Bauhaus Movement was released longer ago, but it totally made the look I wanted. again I have to admit I do love to use older things again for my posts if they fit. I hate it, if I just try to twist and force a new release it into a picture, when it does not 100% fit. I know that many blogger struggle with deadlines and duties, but to me blogging is more than just stuff as much new releases in a post as you can. I want to create cool pictures and have fun while I am styling, building, or looking for sets and backgrounds. I get that new releases have to be posted in time to be perfect promotion, but sometimes things just do not go together and then I prefer to make more than just once post and showcase each item properly. My friend Shena Neox, as well designer and blogger manager for some popular brands, brought it on the point when she wrote a notice in a blogger group, that people should think about the brand they showcase and respect and reflect its style. In the end most designs end up in the main stores anyways and if I am not a blogger for a specific brand and just bought the items, I guess I can give them a second time promotion as they won’t get dusty in store 😉
So I had a schoolgirl outfit, some scary moments with the cool “Scattered Existence” and with the “Thauron” ears from Eclipse Art Studio, I added my little touch of fantasy and even a little more cuteness to the whole look 😉
The cool and lightly messy looking hair was made by no.match hair for the past round of COSMOPOLITAN, but I am sure you will find it at the no.match main store by now.
The amazing rings and nails – I guess you figured already – certainly were made by FORMANAILS. Who else could do such delicate, perfect shaped and ornamented hand accessories, if not Ivi Bing. This time I really cammed close into my hands as I was curious how she makes it, that all those little shapes are crip and sharp edged and not blurry and distorted. What I found was a super high-poly created, awesome shaped art piece that shows Ivi’s incredible skills. No wonder that she became so popular and so many love her little art pieces 😉
Coming back to my little story… this time I was not able to finish my studies before I heard the doctor coming back up the stairs to his lab. I quickly removed all the evidence of my secret trials and hided again in a corner of the lab, hiding a few tears that would discover me an my little experiments. He will go out again… some when… and then… then… I will try harder!
Outfit: Bauhaus Movement – “Junko Dress 4” (Maitreya)
Socks & Shoes: NYU – “MaryJane w/ High Socks” (Maitreya)
Rings: FORMANAILS – “Rinsg 1” (Maitreya, Bento)
Nails: FORMANAILS – “Wedding” (Maitreya, Bento)
Collar: Dirty Princess – “The Night Maid Princess Collar” (Maitreya, part of an Outfit)
Hair: no.match – “No.Modify”
Makeup: Zibska – “Noir Pack 06” (LeLutka Applier)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Skin: YS&YS – “Immortal
Tattoo/Facetattoo: CURELESS [+] – “Shattered Existence” (OMEGA Applier)
Ears: .:E.A:. Studio – “Thauron”
Eye right: Clemmm – “Ancient Eyes”
Eye left: .ARISE. – “Blind Eyes /Grey”
Tears: LAQ – “Falling Tears”
Poses: Foxcity
Set:
1 – DRD – The Reanimator – Tower (Rare)
2 – DRD – The Reanimator – Operation Table
6 – DRD – The Reanimator – Conductor
7 – DRD – The Reanimator – Workbench
9 – DRD – The Reanimator – Switchboard
10 – DRD – The Reanimator – Circuit Breaker
12 – DRD – The Reanimator – Brain
16 – DRD – The Reanimator – Work In Progress
17 – DRD – The Reanimator – Lab Clutter
18 – DRD – The Reanimator – Beakers and Bottles
23 – DRD – The Reanimator – Regulator
24 – DRD – The Reanimator – D Cables
Picture Made for Eclipse Magazine September 2018 // https://issuu.com/eclipsemagazinesl/docs/eclipse_magazine_september_2018
Jacket: MSS – “Ellen Shoulder Coat”
Top: MonCheri – “Dead Romance Tank”
Headpiece: Janka – “Novo Scarf”
Pants: Dirty Princess – “Lil Suspense Princess Shorts” (Maitreya)
Leggins: lassitude & ennui – “Hisa leather leggings” (Maitreya Applier)
Shoes: N-core – “Rogue” (Maitreya)
Hair: .Shi – “Hearken”
Makeup: Zibska – “Noir Pack 06” (LeLutka Applier)
Lipstick: Izzie’s – “Fae Lipgloss” (LeLutka Applier)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Face: Izzie’s – “Pores & Blemishes (LeLutka Applier)
Picture Made for VERSUS Magazine Fall/Winter 2018 (https://issuu.com/versus.sl.magazine/docs/versus_magazine_fall_winter_2018)
Necklace: Kunglers – “Rosalia”
Hair: no.match – “No.Arrest”
Makeup: alaskametro<3 – “Molten Eyeshadow” (LeLutka Applier)
Lipstick: alaskametro<3 – “Fey Lipgloss” (LeLutka Applier)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Face: Izzie’s – “Pores & Blemishes (LeLutka Applier)
Pose: Foxcity
Backdrop: Moon_Sha – “Wall Ivy 1 – Summer 1”
Love controlled by time
Future lovers shine for eternity
In a world that’s free
Put away your past
That will never last
If you’re holding on to a dream that’s gone
I’m gonna tell you about love
Would you like to try?
In the evidence of its brilliance
[Madonna]
And again it was Madonna, the Queen of Pop herself, that inspired me for today’s pictures. I again saw the Confessions Tour Opener on youtube and I so wanted to capture that mood, colors and theme. It looked so cool with her and all the dancers dressed as ponies, her way to move and control them… just awesome.
I digged deep in my inventory and it was quite time consuming to find all the parts I wanted. I did not just want to have a fetish looking pony girl, I really wanted to capture that special mood of the video. I did not want to have a typical pony tail or one one of the ‘usual’ pony boots…
I was so happy when I discovered one of the amazing !dM gachas called “PonyPlay”. I picked the latex looking tail and as well the shiny latex boots with the hooves at the bottom. Those were exactly the base for what I was looking for. The cool outfit with the back-bound arms I found in my inventory in my Ghoul’s folder. It is an older outfit but for today’s post it was exactly what I wanted. The “Bondage Harness” was perfect, but since I am not a friend of having all the private parts completely exposed, I decided to add some cool latex pasties from CURELESS [+].
The poses and the right backdrop were quite a challenge too… I needed a certain light, several light sources and as well something that is not too crowded or busy. I tried with a plain black backdrop first and added some lights and projectors but it did not yet feel right. Then I remembered a background from Foxcity and some cool editorial poses from the same creator. With the neon lights it was perfect and while I played with some windlights I realized that this would be the perfect choice.
Madonna always was/is a great source of inspiration for me anyways if I was thinking about fashion or music. I am sure that will not be my last post that she inspired me too 😉
Outfit: {Ghoul} – “Juuzou Bondage Harness” (Maitreya Lara Exp)
Pasties: CURELESS [+] – “Sterile Pasties” (Maitreya, Group Gift)
Stockings: .:Avanti:. – “Noirette Stockings” (Maitreya Applier)
Shoes: !dM – “PonyPlay” (Maitreya, Gacha)
Tail: !dM – “PonyPlay” (Maitreya, Gacha)
Collar: #187# – “Leashed Collar”
Face Deco: +XAnSA+ – “JianDi Face Straps”
Gag: ::Axix:: – “Beloved Nocturnia Gag” (BoundBox October 2017)
Hair: no.match (Bangs Verion A) – “No.Cake”
Makeup: Zibska – “LTD Noir 13-24” (LeLutka Applier)
Lipstick: Zibska – “Folia Lips” (LeLutka Applier)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”
Ears: ^^Swallow^^ – “Gauged Ears”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Face: Izzie’s – “Pores & Blemishes” (LeLutka Applier)
Tattoo: [White~Widow] – “Volver” (Maitreya Applier)
Poses: Foxcity
Backdrop: Foxcity – “Photo Booth – Neon City Vol3 Black”
Picture Made for VERSUS Magazine Fall/Winter 2018 (https://issuu.com/versus.sl.magazine/docs/versus_magazine_fall_winter_2018)
Top: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Elowen Bra” (Maitreya, Gacha)
Jacket: Vinyl – ” Lenka” (Maitreya)
Shoes: REIGN – “Suicide Heels” (Maitreya)
Collar: Voluptas Virtualis – “Rye”
Nails: Slipper – “Deidra” (Bento, Maitreya)
Hair: .Shi – “Hearken”
Makeup: Zibska – ” LTD Noir 13″ (LeLutka Applier)
Lipstick: je suis – ” lelutka lips no. 006″ (LeLutka Applier)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Face: Izzie’s – “Pores & Blemishes (LeLutka Applier)
Tattoo: [White~Widow] – “Wilding” (Maitreya Applier)
Pose: Foxcity
Background: Paparazzi – “Slum Riverside – BACKDROP – blue”
Outfit & Headpiece: Fellini Couture – “Mazzo” (Maitreya)
Necklace: Kunglers – “Marianne”
Rings: *elise* – “Caterina” (Maitreya, Bento)
Nails: Slackgirl – “Benny Mesh Nail” (Maitreya, Bento)
Hair: no.match – “No.Longer” – NEW @ Hairfair 2018
Makeup: Zibska – “Agafia Eyemakeup” (LeLutka Applier)
Lipstick: Zibska – “Chooli” (LeLutka Applier)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Face: Izzie’s – “Pores & Blemishes (LeLutka Applier)
Poses: Foxcity
Background: Foxcity – “#MOOD Gacha – 10 – My Runway (Black)” (Gacha, Common)
Recently I had the huge luck and pleasure to meet one of my dearest friends from SL in RL. I never would have thought of ever seeing her for real as she comes from Australia, the other half of the world!
We met in Bamberg, a romantic and amazing little city in Germany. She was on a little world trip and came to Germany on a river trip with a huge boat. The weather was amazing and so we could walk around and see a little bit of the historic buildings and then we sat down in the sun at a cafe and had some coffee and typical German drinks from our region. The feeling when I could hug her for real was indescribably amazing and priceless. She was exactly like I got to know her and it immediately felt so familiar and as I would know her my whole life. It was one of the rare moments, that showed me why it was worth sticking so long to SL as I never would have met her otherwise.
Sis, I know we are living so far apart, but I really, really wish I get another possibility to see and hug you again. After having that chance once, I do not want it to be the first and last time we did that! I hope you have a wonderful rest of your trip and come home safe!
I had to say that first before I start my regular post as I am so happy about that 😉
Today I was in a cyber mood again and I was waiting for so long to have a reason to buy that cool tentacles from [CX]. Being in SL for over 10 years, normally means you have a uncontrollable inventory – at least in my case. I do have so many things, even if I do not use them to much – or not at all – some of them have amazing memories to them and I simply can’t delete them. I do sort and as well clean it out, but no matter what I can’t make it below a certain number and even that number grows every year for some reason :p
That was why I did impose a rule on myself… “Never buy something you do not have an initial idea for, or that you do not use in a reasonable time frame!” Sometimes that is really hard as I see many things on events and in stores, that I do like immensely…
With that, I at least protect my inventory from exploding too much but, it still grows… just slower*giggles*
It did change my whole shopping habit a lot, as well it did change my view on some things. I used to buy lots of stuff and then I even forgot, that I got them. Sometimes I found things weeks and month after I got them and they already were dusty and old and I had still no idea what to use them for 🙁
Now I get excited again when I buy things, as I know I maybe waited a while before I found the inspiration for, or I was thinking hard to imagine what I could do with them. I do not know how to describe but things got more value to me again. It does make a difference if you just buy things because you want to have them, or if you buy things to actually use them. It did feel bad when things stayed unused and got deleted some when without not having them used at least once even if it is ‘only’ virtual goods. Someone worked to create them and it feels disrespectful to me for what ever reason.
What kind of a shopper you are? Do you think much about what you buy or do you just buy all you like?
Outfit: A&Y Cybernetics – “Aglaya Latex Cyber Corset” (Maitreya)
Gloves: A&Y Cybernetics – “Electra Cyber Gloves” (Maitreya)
Shoes: A&Y Cybernetics – “Aglaya Latex Cyber Boots” (Maitreya)
Heart: [Neurolab Inc.] – “Heart Reactor MK-6 V.2”
Tentacles: [CX] – “Sentinel Tentacles”
Mask: DRD – “Cybermask”
Collar: .:Avanti:. – “Nayomi Collar”
Nails: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Obsess Claws” (Maitreya, Bento)
Chin: [CX] – “Chin Pointer” (Group Gift)
Nose: [CX] – “Scarred Bridge” (Group Gift)
Nose Ring: [CX] – “Pierced Septum” (Group Gift)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Skin & Lekku: LURE – “Twi’Lek (blue)” (Maitreya/Omega Applier, Gacha, Rare)
Tattoo: LURE – “Upgrade Tattoo” (Maitreya Applier)
Face: LURE – “Survivor Pack Tattoo” (Omega Applier, Gacha, Common)
Eyes: CURELESS [+] – “Spookshow Eyes”
LePoppycock, Fairey Poses & Foxcity
